I broke down, need some information.
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Safety Car
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From: Chandler AZ
It's funny Pep Boys sent me a random email asking for a review about the one pulley that flew off the car, not the other pulley or tensioners.
I have not contacted them at all. Maybe they(and/or Dayco) know these are having trouble and are seeing if people give bad reviews?
Last edited by 1999corvettels1; Oct 10, 2017 at 12:37 AM.
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Safety Car
Joined: Jul 2010
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From: Chandler AZ
I'm thinking the tow truck driver was jealous about the Corvette, he had some things to say that IMO were slightly rude or unprofessional.
First he told me and my girlfriend he tried to refuse taking the Corvette tow call from his dispatch "I told her no way, I don't want to run the Corvette tow", but the boss was on another tow, so he then took it.
Then he went on to tell us how he likes fixing up old Honda cars because you can make them faster for cheap and they are easy to work on.
In other words I'm a moron who could have saved tons of $$ and bought a Honda Civic.
I explained sooner or later any vehicle will need a tow, cheap cars or expensive, he agreed.
At the end of the tow, he mentioned he was thankful for the call because he had not had any work or tows for a few days.
I made it super easy for him by driving the Corvette up the ramp all the way on, and again off at the end.
He said there were no holes to put his hooks in to pull the car up. I showed him where they were for future cases where a driver can't or won't drive their Corvette up the ramp.
He used straps and tied down to my wheels, imagine aftermarket wheels that do not have those big spaces to pass a strap through?
First he told me and my girlfriend he tried to refuse taking the Corvette tow call from his dispatch "I told her no way, I don't want to run the Corvette tow", but the boss was on another tow, so he then took it.
Then he went on to tell us how he likes fixing up old Honda cars because you can make them faster for cheap and they are easy to work on.
In other words I'm a moron who could have saved tons of $$ and bought a Honda Civic.
I explained sooner or later any vehicle will need a tow, cheap cars or expensive, he agreed.
At the end of the tow, he mentioned he was thankful for the call because he had not had any work or tows for a few days.
I made it super easy for him by driving the Corvette up the ramp all the way on, and again off at the end.
He said there were no holes to put his hooks in to pull the car up. I showed him where they were for future cases where a driver can't or won't drive their Corvette up the ramp.
He used straps and tied down to my wheels, imagine aftermarket wheels that do not have those big spaces to pass a strap through?
