Funny story for ya'll....

[Wennfred]

Did you bring Jackpads with you to lift the car?

Fred

 

[MichaelP90DL]

Memories of the times when only the owner knew the secret combination of manual choke and # of gas pedal pumps to get the car started! Yup, they don’t make’em like they used to!

Suddenly I'm remembering vapor lock problems with the flathead V8 in a 1953 Ford.

 

[Phlier]

I give my business to the local Discount Tire because:

• No "insurance rules" bs, I can stand over the tech the whole time if I want
• If I say "4-ways only" then no power tools
• If I say "floor jacks only" then no lifts

I hate being "that guy" but when I take the DeLorean in, I'm 100% sure it's their first time working on one. The fiberglass underbody has steel-reinforced jack points, and the unreinforced areas will not hold the weight of the car, so a slight misalignment can do significant damage.

After vetting out all the local tire places over the last 30 years, one (of the two) Discount Tire locations here gets all of my business. The shop manager is honest and offers top notch customer service. I could write a wall of text with stories of how great this store is.

The prices aren't the best, but I don't mind paying a bit more to know that I'm not going to walk away with incorrectly torqued lug nuts, wheel damage, vehicle damage... there's just no stress involved with doing business with this one particular store. If you can even FIND a store like this, you're doing well. I don't mind paying extra for guys that actually care about their work.

 

[john5520]

I'm sure this isn't news to most, but I find Yelp really helpful in these situations. I've had my favorite shops over years, but things change. They hire new people and the quality of service usually go downhill. A couple weeks ago I decided to switch to the OEM 19s and ordered the tires from Tire Rack. I had them drop shipped to one of their installers all of which
I vetted on Yelp. Only one stood out (Tires Plus) with mostly positive reviews. Needless to say, they were better than expected since they regularly work on Teslas. Friendly service as well.

 

[Tom Flyer]

Yes and make sure they torque them to the new specs, I think I read 135'# not just with their air gun make sure they use a calibrated torque wrench

 

[Tom Flyer]

OH yeah, my 15 year old daughter knows how to jack up a car properly, too bad mechanics cant do it right.

 

[MichaelP90DL]

OH yeah, my 15 year old daughter knows how to jack up a car properly, too bad mechanics cant do it right.

Plz tell your daughter for me that she rocks!

 

[MAYAND]

My car just does not feel right after getting back tyres, it's a 2019 model three, just as I was leaving he said remember to disable jacking mode, I don't think it has a jacking mode does it? It does feel as if it is sitting high, might just be my overactive imagination.

In air suspension jacking mode is one option

 

[ai4px]

So... which tires did you go with? I need new tires too.

General 235/45R-18 GENERAL ALTIMAX RT43 (H- OR V-SPEED RATED) XL. But they have increased my watthours per mile from 239 to 261. I thought a harder rubber (ie higher mileage) tire would have less rolling resistance.

 

[qingshan]

For future reference Discount/American Tire is highly recommended.

They're doing mine Thursday, I asked about pucks, and was told yours or ours, whatever you want

 

[MichaelP90DL]

They're doing mine Thursday, I asked about pucks, and was told yours or ours, whatever you want

That's where I'm getting my next set of tires. Good people.

 

[ai4px]

OH yeah, my 15 year old daughter knows how to jack up a car properly, too bad mechanics cant do it right.

Our daughter rode around with brakes scrubbing so I made her put on new pads and rotors.

 

[qingshan]

Our daughter rode around with brakes scrubbing so I made her put on new pads and rotors.

My daughter uses my jack when doing her brakes but she did the power steering pump for her E46 on the grounds
Next daughter brag please

 

[Saguarojoe]

My Discount Tire shop will either have someone who knows how to drive it there 15' or ask me to do it.