New C5 Tires

Pappy · 2006-03-29T09:42:26+00:00

I recently bought tires from I wanted to change to the non-run-flat version of the W rated tire to have a better, softer ride.Including shipping, the cost was about $600 as opposed to $1,200 for the Goodyear F1 tires.Early Saturday morning, I took the tires and Vette to a local Firestone to have them mounted for $120. So far I'm way ahead of the usual $1,350 total cost of the Goodyear tires.When I dropped the car off, I talked to a lady behind the counter about how much I like the car, and the store manager (a guy), who seemed very knowledgeable about the Vette wheels, tires and air pressure sensors in the wheel. It costs $10 extra per tire to mount because they must take extra precautions not to damage the sensor.Conversation went like this:ME: You guys are NOT going to put any weights on the outside of my bright, polished aluminum wheels, right?STORE MANAGER: "Oh, we would never do that! We are a REAL TIRE STORE! We know tires!! We're NOT A Jiffy Lube or K-MART!!!". (actual quote)ME: "GREAT!"I left the car... When they called later in the day and said it was ready, my expectations were so high, I didn't carefully look at the wheels...Sunday I got it out to wash it, and HOLY COW! There were at LEAST 2 weights on the outside of each wheel...I took it back Monday morning, and the lady I had talked to (The GENERAL MANAGER) was in the office. When I walked in, she did not expect to see me back again so soon...GENERAL MANAGER: "Is there a problem?"ME: "yes, you guys have ruined a $2,000 set of wheels".GENERAL MANAGER: "Oh, that can't be, I had my store manager do it personally, so that there'd be no problems!!!"ME: "You mean that the guy who I stood RIGHT HERE ON THIS SPOT and told not to put weights on the front is the one who did this!????"GENERAL MANAGER: "Yes it was him... Oh, yes, I remember you saying that about the weights..."ME: "Let's get him in here and see what he has to say for himself..."-------------------------------------AND NOW THE PUNCH LINE...

Mar 29, 2006 20 Replies

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Spud 20 years ago

Pappy,

Glad to hear it ended up positive. Someone's got some 'splain to do down at the Firestone to the DM!

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