Anyone use discount tire? I have for 7 years but not anymore.....

[ddgsxr504]

So to cliff note it...

I have used Discount Tire for over 7 years now; GREAT prices, top notch customer service blah blah blah.

I went to DT back in July to get two new rear tires 255/40 17R's. Everything went fast and friendly.... as far as I knew. The guy did forget to put my valve stem caps back on and I had to point that out to them.

Fast forward to today when I jack up my car to install my new ISIS testpipe only to my dismay to discover this.....





I guess the jack@ss thought is would be a good idea to jack up my car utilizing the frame rail.... I am super pissed about this and I am going back tomorrow to give them the ol WTF!!

Any ideas? I want to have them pay to fix it however I might be inclined to get my next set of tires for free as compensation.


Modified by ddgsxr504 at 11:41 PM 9/13/2009

[thebab]

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[ddgsxr504]

Working it now, .... wait one.

[thebab]

Holy crap..... wow....

[gnvarnadore]

dude that sucks

[ddgsxr504]

dude that sucks

Yea no sh*t, problem is not only did it fubar the frame rail it bent in the floor pan as well.

Suggestions would be helpful not comments...


Modified by ddgsxr504 at 10:50 PM 9/13/2009

[OutToWinPAHC]

Call the 1-800 number before going to the shop. A big company like that will pay to fix it, shop accidents happen. Get a repair estimate first thought.

[Dire91]

That's f***ed up, how can a shop hand be that stupid....I say you have them pay to fix the frame rail, screw getting new tires you don't need them right now.

[24j0hn]

well, a shops legal obligation is to keep the keep the customer informed...

go to the shop and threaten them by saying that your going report them to the B.A.R. (bureau of automotive repairs) if you arent compensated for the repairs...

[ddgsxr504]

Call the 1-800 number before going to the shop. A big company like that will pay to fix it, shop accidents happen. Get a repair estimate first thought.

Now I have to find somewhere to get it fixed.... more work because of someone's f*ck up.

Thanks for the info though. I appreciate it.

[ddgsxr504]

I actually think I spoke to your dad once. He stopped me while I was leaving work to ask about my car and he mentioned you and how you wanted to buy one (this was a long time ago like a year +)

If I can be of help just let me know.

First tip... clean the engine bay...lol

[pacotaco345]

What's up, sorry to hear about your ride, but this doesn't really have anything to do with it. My dad is the crew leader in hangar one, and I'm sure he wouldn't mind you dropping by, he might drive it there sometime in the next couple weeks to get a sticker. His name is David Adams and he says he's seen a couple s14's at the base, I'm guessing one is yours. I just got a '91 s13 a couple weeks ago and was wondering if you could point me in the right direction as of what to do. Here's a couple pics of it, my name is Geoff btw. Thanks

[pacotaco345]

He says he doesn't remember talking to you, (he has kinda bad memory tho so I'm inclined to think he forgot) but yeah, can you send me a couple pics of your car because i don't have a photobucket. My email is [email protected].

[AZ89two4Tsx]

Lol, my frame rails look like that. Not quite THAT bad, but the same thing happend.

Except I did it myself.

Stupid cheap jap unibodies. You know it's wimpy when you can bend structural s*** with channel locks.

[S133P3R]

Lol, my frame rails look like that. Not quite THAT bad, but the same thing happend.

Except I did it myself.

Stupid cheap jap unibodies. You know it's wimpy when you can bend structural s*** with channel locks.

what DT was this? ill be sure to avoid it in the future.

Op,do you fly the helicopters like teh one in your avatar? i work in south San clemente and can always hear and see deh choppas at pendleton. just curious.

[ddgsxr504]

what DT was this? ill be sure to avoid it in the future.

Op,do you fly the helicopters like teh one in your avatar? i work in south San clemente and can always hear and see deh choppas at pendleton. just curious.

It was the discount tire in Oceanside off Plaza by College BLVD east of the I-5. Funny thing is I've gone to that one for the last 7 years with no issue. I really HATE letting other f*kers work on my car.... I don't, however, see myself buying a wheel mounting machine so what can I do?

I fly in the helicopter (aircrew/AO) not a pilot. They leave that up to the college yuppie f*ckers who think they know it all.

[EnjoiNismo]

Ouch, thats not goooood : /Sorry about your frame rails : /I have a friend that works at discount tire and he's the only one that I let mount tires on and work on :]

[spectral7]

I used to work there, at a different shop...none of us made the kind of stupid mistake. Sucks it had to happen to you

[S133P3R]

It was the discount tire in Oceanside off Plaza by College BLVD east of the I-5. Funny thing is I've gone to that one for the last 7 years with no issue. I really HATE letting other f*kers work on my car.... I don't, however, see myself buying a wheel mounting machine so what can I do?

I fly in the helicopter (aircrew/AO) not a pilot. They leave that up to the college yuppie f*ckers who think they know it all.

you should look for a spare set of wheels and just bring them in for mounting, sure its a PITA but you wont soon forget this incident and less willing to even let the f***ers look at your car.

thats pretty rad about the helis, do you guys do a lot of live fire exercises? what kind of weapons, if any do you guys fire? im always curious about what the hell is blowing up and being shot down there.

[ddgsxr504]

thats pretty rad about the helis, do you guys do a lot of live fire exercises? what kind of weapons, if any do you guys fire? im always curious about what the hell is blowing up and being shot down there.

I fire these from the helicopter.....

GAU-19/A .50 cal gatling gun.... fires either 1000 or 2000 RPM which I select at the flip of a switch.

http://media.militaryphotos.ne...d.jpg

Below is the GAU-16/A Browning .50 cal machine gun... cyclic rate of 650-850 RPM.

http://www.marines.mil/units/m...g.JPG

We do low level gun runs and the helo itself has 70mm 19(x2) shot rocket pods.


Modified by ddgsxr504 at 11:59 PM 9/13/2009

[zerepdivad]

Well in the guys defense....... would you not think that a cars FRAME RAILS could support the car? I would think so...... as would most people unfamiliar with the car. It's a big company they got money it'll get fixed or they';ll give you the cash that it would cost to get fixed.

[S133P3R]

I fire these from the helicopter.....

GAU-19/A .50 cal gatling gun.... fires either 1000 or 2000 RPM which I select at the flip of a switch.

http://media.militaryphotos.ne...d.jpg

Below is the GAU-16/A Browning .50 cal machine gun... cyclic rate of 650-850 RPM.

http://www.marines.mil/units/m...g.JPG

We do low level gun runs and the helo itself has 70mm 19(x2) shot rocket pods.



Modified by ddgsxr504 at 11:59 PM 9/13/2009

that is f***ing rad.if you ever fly by here: My Work and want to shoot some of those 70mm rockets thru the 3rd window from the left, my CEO and i would be forever indebted to you. just look for the SWELL sign, cant miss it.

[Fibre guy]

To me... That's an excuse to weld some new box steel frame rails in.

This has also inspired me to weld in some jack pads on the unibody frame rails.

[ddgsxr504]

that is f***ing rad.if you ever fly by my work and want to shoot some of those 70mm rockets thru the 3rd window from the left, my CEO and i would be forever indebted to you. just look for the SWELL sign, cant miss it.

Unfortunately the best I can do is pour my huge @ss bottle that I use to piss in on his car as we fly over... hows that?

[S133P3R]

Unfortunately the best I can do is pour my huge @ss bottle that I use to piss in on his car as we fly over... hows that?

that is f***ing gross.but ill give you a discount on s*** from my work for your disgusting creativity. SWELL.COM for all your surfer-bro needs (clothes, glasses, watches, girls crap)... lmk.

PSS: please keep the piss in the bottle, as you may hit my delapitated vehicle.

[ddgsxr504]

that is f***ing gross.

What? When you gotta go you gotta go.... I can't just stand up and piss out the cabin..... that ish would go everywhere.

[S133P3R]

What? When you gotta go you gotta go.... I can't just stand up and piss out the cabin..... that ish would go everywhere.

lol, thats true. i was justvisualizing you hovering deh choppa 20ft off the ground and pouring piss out of a coke bottle onto my bosses car. probably be the equivilent to peeing out the side of an open door feet away from a huge prop. gross.

[Dammitboy]

Had the same thing happen to me at my Discount, but I caught it as the guy was doing it. I brought it to the managers attention, and suprisingly he was a pro about it. They actually have a body shop they send their little "accidents" to.

I would try the same approach with them.

[BrianHarte]

Yikes.That's pretty bad.

What I'm wondering right now is this,

Can you PROVE that it was them who did it?For some reason, I could see the company simply saying that they didn't do it and you cannot prove it was them.

I hope this isn't the case, but we live in a time where people don't like to be responsible for their actions.

[SR20_FLO]

Yikes.That's pretty bad.

What I'm wondering right now is this,

Can you PROVE that it was them who did it?For some reason, I could see the company simply saying that they didn't do it and you cannot prove it was them.

I hope this isn't the case, but we live in a time where people don't like to be responsible for their actions.

Yea thats true man, but that mostly happenes with small companies, the kind that cant afford to loose money. lol. im pretty sure DT would be bishes about it.