The Ohio Random Thread... aka We Should Probably Be Working
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just made a loud humming noise until he got it fixed. It started about a day after he ran over a muffler that fell off the car in front of him.
.... Ugh. Torsen upgrade? Lol
My high school, classy as always...
http://www.10tv.com/content/stories/2013/04/30/columbus-fire-in-northland-high-school.html
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princess peach
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Does anybody know of a good immigration lawyer? I'd like to see how I can help my dad get his tourist visa back so he can come visit.
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maybe contact Tom to send you in the right direction ... just a thought.
Thanks Will!!
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I finally got a chance to snap a few pics of my car with the new wheels. Too bad my phone doesn't take the best pics. Also, it's very difficult to get a good picture of a red car on a very sunny day around noon lol.
Larry is going to get you, he hates Black Wheels, personally, I love em! How are the Conti's treating you?
HAHA thanks! So far the Conti's are awesome. Haven't had a chance to push the car too much yet, but I can definitely say they're good in the rain.
ok time for a rant. I was really pleased with the tire shop I went to (Kauffman Tire in seville, ohio on Lake road) when they did a mount balance and TPMS rebuild for me on the wheels my dad and I just got done painting together (picture here 
). Well one of the TPMS sensors started leaking after two days so I take the car back and they raplace it no problem or charge to me. Well the service manager (drive a GLI) said he is going to take my car around the shop then have the tech make sure the lugs are tight... I was like "ok, dont see the point but whatever" so I walk outside as the manager drives my car off and as soon as he turns the corner he jumps on it and I hear him break the tires loose in the parking lot. I was kind of offended but then I got mad when he got out of the car, laughed, and said I know what you mean now (we had just got done talking about our cars). So a little irritated I go over to the wheel the tech is tightening down and look at my wheel and it is just trashed (picture here 
) I ask what happened to the paint and the tech looks at me and says "I don't know sir, my machine doesn't go near that area" So now I'm pissed. Well I just chalk it up to a loss and I'll fix it. So another three days goes by and another TPMS starts leaking so I take it back and then they try to charge me to fix it. This time I put a valet tune on it so nobody could do to much damage (car runs like s*** in valet map, the MAP tables aren't set up for my intake) and Everything was good this time, the tech wouldn't even look or talk to me this time. So I tell the manager everything that happened last time and he goes out and talks to the tech and said everything should be good this time. I get outside to look at my car and the wheels is trashed again (not as bad but besides the point). So I call in and talk to the manager and they said they would pick up the bill to repaint the wheels whenever I want them redone, I guess its not so bad but I still dont want to deal with it. Two saturdays ago I go on a double date up to Lakewood to go out to eat and drive around and see the sunset and take pictures and stuff. Well my car sounds like the wheel is going to fall off, I stopped at jake's and jacked up my car and I could spin four of the lug nuts on the last wheel the tire shop messed with. I torque them all down on all four wheels and I'm good to go. Really made me mad because I had someone else's daughter in the car with me. So Monday after school I go to repaint my brakes for this season (came out awesome 
) Well I go to take the wheel off and I get all the lugs off no problem except the one I didn't need to torque down. I finally get it off and there are no longer threads on the stud or inside the lug itself. I call the tire place and they said that it must have been me because they all know what they are doing. So now I had to order I completely new set of lugs (got the extended ones so me or the future tire place cant hit my wheels with the socket anymore http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-5...2&toolid=10001&campid=&icep_item=261107401732) and I have to get a new stud. All because of one tire shop not wanting to put any effort into doing a job the right way. Oh yea they also broke my socket and said it was already broken when they used it last. Another reason I bought another set of lugs. There is my rant and sorry for the book.
Kauffman Tire
http://www.kauffmantire.com/retail/o96.html
330-769-9092
8692 Lake Rd
Seville, OH 44273
Please if you know anyone that may ever use them, tell them to go somewhere else. Don't subject aother car to this treatment.
). Well one of the TPMS sensors started leaking after two days so I take the car back and they raplace it no problem or charge to me. Well the service manager (drive a GLI) said he is going to take my car around the shop then have the tech make sure the lugs are tight... I was like "ok, dont see the point but whatever" so I walk outside as the manager drives my car off and as soon as he turns the corner he jumps on it and I hear him break the tires loose in the parking lot. I was kind of offended but then I got mad when he got out of the car, laughed, and said I know what you mean now (we had just got done talking about our cars). So a little irritated I go over to the wheel the tech is tightening down and look at my wheel and it is just trashed (picture here ) I ask what happened to the paint and the tech looks at me and says "I don't know sir, my machine doesn't go near that area" So now I'm pissed. Well I just chalk it up to a loss and I'll fix it. So another three days goes by and another TPMS starts leaking so I take it back and then they try to charge me to fix it. This time I put a valet tune on it so nobody could do to much damage (car runs like s*** in valet map, the MAP tables aren't set up for my intake) and Everything was good this time, the tech wouldn't even look or talk to me this time. So I tell the manager everything that happened last time and he goes out and talks to the tech and said everything should be good this time. I get outside to look at my car and the wheels is trashed again (not as bad but besides the point). So I call in and talk to the manager and they said they would pick up the bill to repaint the wheels whenever I want them redone, I guess its not so bad but I still dont want to deal with it. Two saturdays ago I go on a double date up to Lakewood to go out to eat and drive around and see the sunset and take pictures and stuff. Well my car sounds like the wheel is going to fall off, I stopped at jake's and jacked up my car and I could spin four of the lug nuts on the last wheel the tire shop messed with. I torque them all down on all four wheels and I'm good to go. Really made me mad because I had someone else's daughter in the car with me. So Monday after school I go to repaint my brakes for this season (came out awesome ) Well I go to take the wheel off and I get all the lugs off no problem except the one I didn't need to torque down. I finally get it off and there are no longer threads on the stud or inside the lug itself. I call the tire place and they said that it must have been me because they all know what they are doing. So now I had to order I completely new set of lugs (got the extended ones so me or the future tire place cant hit my wheels with the socket anymore http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-5...2&toolid=10001&campid=&icep_item=261107401732) and I have to get a new stud. All because of one tire shop not wanting to put any effort into doing a job the right way. Oh yea they also broke my socket and said it was already broken when they used it last. Another reason I bought another set of lugs. There is my rant and sorry for the book.Kauffman Tire
http://www.kauffmantire.com/retail/o96.html
330-769-9092
8692 Lake Rd
Seville, OH 44273
Please if you know anyone that may ever use them, tell them to go somewhere else. Don't subject aother car to this treatment.
Lots of rants in here lately...
I have to ask you Patrick, why on earth did you go back to them? I understand they messed something up and they should make it right. But you already had an example of what kind of work they do, and how they treat their customer's vehicles. That shop wouldn't of been given another opportunity to touch my vehicle if I had been in your situation.
All in all, sorry to hear that they messed up your wheels. Hopefully they just need another coat of paint and the metal itself wasn't scratched.
Finally... your brakes look awesome in that color! (2thumbs)
I have to ask you Patrick, why on earth did you go back to them? I understand they messed something up and they should make it right. But you already had an example of what kind of work they do, and how they treat their customer's vehicles. That shop wouldn't of been given another opportunity to touch my vehicle if I had been in your situation.
All in all, sorry to hear that they messed up your wheels. Hopefully they just need another coat of paint and the metal itself wasn't scratched.
Finally... your brakes look awesome in that color! (2thumbs)
Damn, Patrick, that sucks.
I would think that when a customer brings a modified car into the shop it's obvious this customer cares about his car and his wheels. So I would be extra careful with his baby. But they would rather trash it?
V said that Rocky's in Akron mounted his powdercoated RX8 wheels with a machine with Teflon arms so it doesn't scratch anything. We saw them mounted up at Jakes and they are flawless. I'll be going there for sure.
I would think that when a customer brings a modified car into the shop it's obvious this customer cares about his car and his wheels. So I would be extra careful with his baby. But they would rather trash it?
V said that Rocky's in Akron mounted his powdercoated RX8 wheels with a machine with Teflon arms so it doesn't scratch anything. We saw them mounted up at Jakes and they are flawless. I'll be going there for sure.
Thanks, red is on to many cars so I changed it up. but I didn't want to pay to get it fixed on the second wheel. and I knew they would need painted again anyway because every lug hole is chipped because they used an impact and tried to go fast.
