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So angry!!!!

Post by Jordi » Sat Apr 12, 2014 2:28 pm

I was having a bad day as the KJA wouldn't run. Eventually got it going and popped out for some bits and decided to drop a 33" tyre in and get it taken off the rim as it was leaking round the bead.

The tyre fitter only took a chunk the size of my thumb out of the side wall!!!

No arguments, there is a chunk out of the tyre, a scuff leading to it and a nice graze around.the alloy rim!

They are supposedly sourcing me a new one.

To say my piss is boiling is an understatement
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Re: So angry!!!!

Post by Edweird » Sat Apr 12, 2014 2:31 pm

How the hell did they manage that?
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Re: So angry!!!!

Post by Ladaman » Sat Apr 12, 2014 3:49 pm

If they can do that to a big chunky 4x4 tyre, what are they like with high performance tyres?!? :shock:

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Re: So angry!!!!

Post by Jordi » Sat Apr 12, 2014 9:00 pm

I am super pissed off with it!

I just hope they don't try and worm their way out of replacing it.
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Re: So angry!!!!

Post by donkeychomp » Sat Apr 12, 2014 10:08 pm

Bummer Jordi...they have to replace it, and maybe the wheel too if it's badly damaged.
If it ticks over...leave it

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Re: So angry!!!!

Post by Jordi » Sat Apr 12, 2014 10:17 pm

donkeychomp wrote:Bummer Jordi...they have to replace it, and maybe the wheel too if it's badly damaged.
Wheel should be fine just a surface scrape, tyres is shagged. I went light with them, pissed me off more that he never actually acknowledged it was their cock up, just said he'd source me a new tyre.
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Re: So angry!!!!

Post by ScottieJ » Sun Apr 13, 2014 12:50 am

Nightmare!!! if they get you a new one make sure you keep the one they fucked! As long as it hasn't torn the plies then you can get the sidewall vulcanised and keep it for a matching spare. usually for around £25.
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Re: So angry!!!!

Post by dominic » Sun Apr 13, 2014 3:45 pm

I can understand how pissed of you are about it.
Long time ago, I was giving out to the staff at a Suzuki garage in south London about their appalling work and attitude.
They were lucky that I didn't go mental.
Never went there again, I believe it shut down soon after.

Don't let them get away from getting you a new tyre.
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