[Z06] Ouch!!!!!
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From: Thonotosassa Florida
Ouch!!!!!
Last night, when I got home, I noticed my driver's side rear tire had a huge nail protruding out of the bottom of the tire about 2 inches in from the side wall. I decided to take it to my local chevy dealer to have it taken off and patched from the inside. I received a call from them stating the nail was too close to the sidewall thereby making it unrepairable. To the tune of $442 later my car was fixed. I felt this repair was excessive but I was stuck because they would not let me leave with the tire in that condition because of the liability placed on them. Have anyone esle have had situations like this? I felt I had no recourse but to have the tire replaced. :mad
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From: Humble, Tx
Re: Ouch!!!!! (Z06_2002)
Tom,
No offense, but they can't hold your car like that. It is not their responsibility if you want to drive it or not. It's your car........They just told you that to get you to spend all that money with them. Next time say thanks, but no thanks and order a tire from Tire Rack for $279 + shipping, and you can get it installed for under $20. All in all you should save at least $100 as opposed to the dealers raping......
No offense, but they can't hold your car like that. It is not their responsibility if you want to drive it or not. It's your car........They just told you that to get you to spend all that money with them. Next time say thanks, but no thanks and order a tire from Tire Rack for $279 + shipping, and you can get it installed for under $20. All in all you should save at least $100 as opposed to the dealers raping......
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From: Missouri City,Texas, USA
Re: Ouch!!!!! (TomsZ06)
I have about 9k miles on mine and at least 6 nail-in-tire repairs - what is it with thes tires???
And as far as bullseye repair on your windshield - buy a kit from auto supply store (or Target where I got mine) - works Perfect.
And as far as bullseye repair on your windshield - buy a kit from auto supply store (or Target where I got mine) - works Perfect.
Burning Brakes
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From: Austin, TX
Re: Ouch!!!!! (Z06 Quin)
Tom,
... Next time say thanks, but no thanks and order a tire from Tire Rack for $279 + shipping, and you can get it installed for under $20. ...
... Next time say thanks, but no thanks and order a tire from Tire Rack for $279 + shipping, and you can get it installed for under $20. ...
Just curious...
Melting Slicks
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From: Stamford CT.
Re: Ouch!!!!! (VetterMan)
Tom,
... Next time say thanks, but no thanks and order a tire from Tire Rack for $279 + shipping, and you can get it installed for under $20. ...
Maybe it's different in Humble, TX; but what establishment is going to dismount/mount a 295 series tire on an 18" rim ... not to mention high speed balance it (preferably on the car) for $20 [especially when they didn't even get the sale of the tire]?
Just curious...
... Next time say thanks, but no thanks and order a tire from Tire Rack for $279 + shipping, and you can get it installed for under $20. ...
Maybe it's different in Humble, TX; but what establishment is going to dismount/mount a 295 series tire on an 18" rim ... not to mention high speed balance it (preferably on the car) for $20 [especially when they didn't even get the sale of the tire]?
Just curious...
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Burning Brakes
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From: Austin, TX
Re: Ouch!!!!! (Power Shifter)
Tire Rack will be more than happy to give you a list of local installers in your area. Hope that helps, give them a call and check it out your self. Ric
:party:
BTW: I believe you may wish to check again because Discount Tire doesn't sell Goodyear F1's 295/30 18's for $250.:crazy:
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From: Humble, Tx
Re: Ouch!!!!! (VetterMan)
Guys,
Discount tire will dismount/mount and balance for $18+tax per tire....been there ...done that.....however, there is a Super Wal-Mart by my house with all the latest equipment (Euro TIre changer, etc.) that will do it for $11 a tire. And don't say anything about the Wal-Mart personnel, they are the same young kids you find at any tire shop, and do just as good a job. If you are like me, you stand there and "supervise" the installation anyway....
Discount tire will dismount/mount and balance for $18+tax per tire....been there ...done that.....however, there is a Super Wal-Mart by my house with all the latest equipment (Euro TIre changer, etc.) that will do it for $11 a tire. And don't say anything about the Wal-Mart personnel, they are the same young kids you find at any tire shop, and do just as good a job. If you are like me, you stand there and "supervise" the installation anyway....
Instructor
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From: Great White North
Re: Ouch!!!!! (TomsZ06)
TomsZ06,
I feel your pain. The day I drove my car home from the dealership I picked up a nail in the passenger rear tire. :banghead: It was about 1/2" from the side wall. Nobody in town would repair the tire, said the nail was to close to the side wall. So, I ended up getting a new tire from the local Good Year dealer for $305 (this included tax, mounting and balancing).
I feel your pain. The day I drove my car home from the dealership I picked up a nail in the passenger rear tire. :banghead: It was about 1/2" from the side wall. Nobody in town would repair the tire, said the nail was to close to the side wall. So, I ended up getting a new tire from the local Good Year dealer for $305 (this included tax, mounting and balancing).
Burning Brakes
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From: Houston Texas
Re: Ouch!!!!! (Z06 Quin)
Guys,
Discount tire will dismount/mount and balance for $18+tax per tire....been there ...done that.....however, there is a Super Wal-Mart by my house with all the latest equipment (Euro TIre changer, etc.) that will do it for $11 a tire. And don't say anything about the Wal-Mart personnel, they are the same young kids you find at any tire shop, and do just as good a job. If you are like me, you stand there and "supervise" the installation anyway....
Discount tire will dismount/mount and balance for $18+tax per tire....been there ...done that.....however, there is a Super Wal-Mart by my house with all the latest equipment (Euro TIre changer, etc.) that will do it for $11 a tire. And don't say anything about the Wal-Mart personnel, they are the same young kids you find at any tire shop, and do just as good a job. If you are like me, you stand there and "supervise" the installation anyway....
Burning Brakes
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From: Austin, TX
Re: Ouch!!!!! (CP)
Guys/Gals ... unless you've had your wheels balanced on your car ... they're not really ultimately balanced; you've got to take the rotating assembly into account to get things done right. Once you've had it done this way you'll never go back to just a regular spin balance. Furthermore, it seems a bit strange that some folks would spend "crazy" money on overpriced go-fast BS (silicone couplers ... red-hot plug wires, etc.) but yet consider taking their car to the local Wal-Mart for tire work (the folks most probably accustomed to working with 15" steel rims typically found on economy cars) just to save a few bucks. To each his/her own. Again, as I've mentioned before ... if you take your car to your local performance shop that regularly works on Vettes, Porches, Mercedes, Ferrari’s, etc. you should expect your investment to to be about $50 per corner to dismount/mount a new tire and balance it on the car.
Time to move on...
Save the wave,
VetterMan
PS: Wal-Mart is a great place to big up Mobile1 in the big jugs. :blueangel:
Time to move on...
Save the wave,
VetterMan
PS: Wal-Mart is a great place to big up Mobile1 in the big jugs. :blueangel:
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Re: Ouch!!!!! (VetterMan)
Vetterman,
The only place in Atlanta I know tht does on car balancing is Grand Tourismo, and their work drives smooth as Ice. However I would not spend the money on it.
Find a shop and tech you can trust with the work. In Atlanta I know a few people I can trust with my wheels.
The only place in Atlanta I know tht does on car balancing is Grand Tourismo, and their work drives smooth as Ice. However I would not spend the money on it.
Find a shop and tech you can trust with the work. In Atlanta I know a few people I can trust with my wheels.
Burning Brakes
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From: Austin, TX
Re: Ouch!!!!! (93Polo)
Glad you chimed in Lamar...
And before I forget racing bro;) , congrats on your new ride! Gran Tourismo East is exactly the shop I was referring to. In fact, should anyone need tires, balancing, or alignment in the Atlanta Area they should definitely check out GTE and ask for Harris Conner, VP (tell 'em I sent ya!). He certainly knows his business well (a true racing enthusiast) and does first rate work at reasonable prices. You want high prices call Butler tire.
:cheers:
VetterMan
And before I forget racing bro;) , congrats on your new ride! Gran Tourismo East is exactly the shop I was referring to. In fact, should anyone need tires, balancing, or alignment in the Atlanta Area they should definitely check out GTE and ask for Harris Conner, VP (tell 'em I sent ya!). He certainly knows his business well (a true racing enthusiast) and does first rate work at reasonable prices. You want high prices call Butler tire.
:cheers:
VetterMan
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From: Florida
Re: Ouch!!!!! (VetterMan)
Guys/Gals ... unless you've had your wheels balanced on your car ... they're not really ultimately balanced; you've got to take the rotating assembly into account to get things done right. Once you've had it done this way you'll never go back to just a regular spin balance. Furthermore, it seems a bit strange that some folks would spend "crazy" money on overpriced go-fast BS (silicone couplers ... red-hot plug wires, etc.) but yet consider taking their car to the local Wal-Mart for tire work (the folks most probably accustomed to working with 15" steel rims typically found on economy cars) just to save a few bucks. To each his/her own. Again, as I've mentioned before ... if you take your car to your local performance shop that regularly works on Vettes, Porches, Mercedes, Ferrari’s, etc. you should expect your investment to to be about $50 per corner to dismount/mount a new tire and balance it on the car.
I would add that these centers are certainly light-years ahead of the local Chevy dealers, half of whom can't even perform simple repairs properly. The only equipment piece dealers and GY stores have others may not is the special safety equipment needed to remove the EMT runflats, which is the only run-flat tire requiring that safety equipment because of its obsolescent design.
Bottom line is, Thom got swindled by the dealer and the tactic of refusing to release the vehicle is flat illegal. Had they been of good faith, they would have offered Thom a loaner while he shopped for a better tire deal and brought them the tire, if they were truly concerned for his safety. I would file a formal complaint with the BBB and GM.
Burning Brakes
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From: Austin, TX
Re: Ouch!!!!! (TTRotary)
... I don't know about Wal-Mart, but Sears, Discount Tire, Pep Boys, and about a dozen other national tire/repair centers have state-of-the-art balancing equipment including digital high speed balancers that do it on the car. The same goes for alignment equipment. Of course, if you never set foot in one of these centers because you automatically relegate them to incompetence, then you won't know that. Your loss. ... yadda yadda yadda
Called Pep-boys, Discount Tire, and Sears here locally (just to check out your claim), none of which indicated that they were equipped to balance tire/wheels on the car. In fact, when talking to Sears the moment I mentioned that it was a Corvette that I was interested in having the work done on he asked the year ... I told him an '02, and he immediately suggested that I take the vehicle to a performance shop since, according to him, they weren't accustomed to working on a high line car--his words.
Go ahead and take your Corvette to Sears and the like and take your chances, but stop trying to misinform fellow brethren when you're obviously misinformed.
Cheers,
VetterMan