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Discount / America Tires (thumbs down - long)
Posted by kevine [Email] (more from kevine) on Sat, 26 Apr 2008 10:59:42
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So I wore out my Continental ContiProContact in approximately 11K miles. When I took it in to Discount, the authorized Conti dealer, the fronts were down to the wear bars and the rears were worn evenly bald on the center tread. I was running factory pressure so that should not have been the issue. I am a "spirited" type of driver, but not so much that it warranted THAT early of a treadwear.
Anyway, Discount told me they would credit me for the Conti's, but could not get in touch with the manufacturer as it was on a Saturday, but they would just do it.
So they talked me into the discount-specific yoko's (yk-520) even though I had never heard of them (yeah I am a sucker). But I figured since I wasn't paying much for them, I would try them out. However, when he rang me up, I declined the Road Hazard Certificates. He was visibly pissed. HE was saying that the Cert's were how he was "able" to warranty my Conti's, even though he just got through telling me he was 99% sure Conti would warranty them. Then he says he has to "go out an a limb" for me and the cert's were his insurance in case Conti said no-go. I held my ground saying that in all the years of purchasing the cert's, I never once used them. So he types on the computer for quite a while and then tells me to hang out while they mount everything up.
Well a couple of days goes by and I start noticing pretty severe vibrations. I take my car into another Discount and they tell me EVERY wheel was out of balance and that one of them was almost 2 grams out.
That is great customer service on Discount #1. Was he trying to get poor wear out of the current tires so they could deny me replacements next time? Did I just get the "difficult customer demarkation" on my file? Or am I just being paranoid?
'06 9-3 Aero SC (saab #4)
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Posts in this Thread:
- Discount / America Tires (thumbs down - long), kevine, Sat, 26 Apr 2008 10:59:42 <-- Viewing This Message
- Paranoid? Nah! You nailed it., Railhead , Mon, 28 Apr 2008 01:46:47
- I had the YK-520's..., Ted M., Sun, 27 Apr 2008 19:41:35
- You bought the tires new? From where?, patm, Sun, 27 Apr 2008 16:31:22
- I wouldn't call this a "Discount" issue, Benji, Sun, 27 Apr 2008 10:30:02
- Re: Discount / America Tires (thumbs down - long), dtech, Sun, 27 Apr 2008 08:43:41
- wow on the conti wear!, washaero, Sun, 27 Apr 2008 06:32:51
- Not a Discount fan, but I had a different experience, AeroBaron, Sat, 26 Apr 2008 20:12:23
- Mmmm-sounds like the old 'complaining before the food, nicknick , Sat, 26 Apr 2008 19:29:54
- this is a common thread..., Erik919kt, Sat, 26 Apr 2008 18:06:59
- Re: Discount / America Tires (thumbs down - long), Aero~0657, Sat, 26 Apr 2008 17:31:00
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