i love a good story with a happy ending! almost brings tears to my
eyes....oh please tell me there was a nice sun set that day too! lol!
chuck.
----- Original Message -----
From <IfixMGs at aol.com>
To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2001 6:10 AM
Subject: Re: Thanks for Advice!!!!!!
> T'was Sears that did me in - I took theold Trooper (LBC content Brad: it
> sports MG logos, steering wheel, shifter knob, MGB grille and an octagonal
> tire cover...) down to the local store while they were having one of those
4
> gas-shocks installed plus a tire rotation for $59.95. I figure, I can't
buy
> 4 shocks for much less than that. The two tire monkeys - NASCAR pit
crew
> wannabees not only spun the lugnuts on with a 3/4" drive impact wrench,
> they didn't finger start any of them....
> So, imagine my surprise a month later, on a rainy night in a motel
parking
> lot jumping on my BIG 4 way tire tool - 210 pounds at the end of a 2 foot
> lever supported by a jackstand.... trying to break the lugs loose. All six
> came off, one peeled thread at a time, and reassembly was even worse - I
had
> to use a couple of shims from the feeler gage to lock a couple of the lug
> nuts down... Tried one lug on each of the other wheels, and they actually
> scream as I try to move them....
> I took the truck back to Sears. The manager says I must have had the
> tires rotated since leaving Sears. Next.... he rifled thru the reciepts,
and
> said that they made a mistake and didn't rotate the tires, and offers me a
> $15.00 rebate. Next....
> "Well, neither of these guys work here anymore so I can't ask them what
> happened so I can't help you..." NEXT!!! ..... I was not about to miss
the
> opportunity to take him to task, reminding him that Sears was already
under
> the gun for the same kind of tactics elsewhere. They offered to do the
> repair "FREE OF CHARGE!" then explained that I had to pay sales tax, shop
> supplies, shop disposal etc.
> A quick call to one of my lawyer-customers with an outstanding repair
> bill on his Jag, and the next morning I was called by the store manager.
He
> had arranged for new lugs and studs to be installed the same day by the
> local dealership. "Oh, gee thanks, sir, how beneficient of you. Then I
> decided I needed a rental for the day. Not to get even, but to get ahead.
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