New Tire Saga

[eddiememphis]

Monday- $1300 for new BFGs on my FJ Cruiser.

Tuesday- Get on the highway to go to a Sally Beauty in Cheyenne (work- not pleasure). TPMS light is on. Pull off at I-70 and Peoria to check pressure. Missing valve caps. Pressures from 34 to 39. Worried about the lug nut torque. Call Discount to tell them about the issue and I will bring it in tomorrow. I ask the kid several direct questions about the issue (having been a mechanic and parts guy for a decade). He has no idea what I am talking about...

Wednesday- I set them all to the same cold pressure and the light was still on.

Went back to Discount. Different kid says the left front isn't working and admitted it may be their fault. Popped off the tire and said it looks fine, battery likely dead. $60 for a new one.

I said no thanks, a piece of black tape over the light is free. He put it back together and tried to drive it out but doesn't know how to drive a manual.

I jump in and stop right away. I get out and walk over to him to tell him... great job- the light is out!

His buddy laughs and says "Toyotas are like that, kinda weird sometimes".

My takeaway- Life is like that, kinda weird sometimes.

[scratchy]

tpms is a general pain in the ass. I hate yellow/red on the dash.

[Martinjmpr]

Remember when being able to drive a manual was a job requirement for working in any kind of automotive shop?

Pepperidge Farm remembers.

[BPTactical]

You dont even want to know why Discount Tire wrote me a check for $4500............

[hollohas]

TPMS drives me nuts. It's super sensitive in my HD truck. Rears at 80psi drop just enough when it's cold in the morning to light up the dash. By the afternoon it's off again and sitting perfectly at 80. Cool weather shouldn't light up the warning.

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[Sawin]

You dont even want to know why Discount Tire wrote me a check for $4500............

I do. I tend to like your stories.

[OctopusHighball]

You dont even want to know why Discount Tire wrote me a check for $4500............

They recently wrote me a check for $1200. Overall, it was about as good as experience as it could be. Of course, I had them dead to rights on video, so that probably did a great deal to grease the wheels.

[Clint45]

Remember when being able to drive a manual was a job requirement for working in any kind of automotive shop?

Pepperidge Farm remembers.

In tractor trailers, some of the old ones had three stickshifts and more switches than a 747.

Today they're all automatic transmissions with just 2 buttons for the air brakes, and a rear facing camera to record the driver.

[zulu01]

They recently wrote me a check for $1200. Overall, it was about as good as experience as it could be. Of course, I had them dead to rights on video, so that probably did a great deal to grease the wheels.

Having used Discount Tire on several occasions, I would love to hear the stories. Should they be avoided?

The last time I used them was for tires on my manual trans Jeep. It was fun watching the first guy go out to get my Jeep and immediately go back to get someone else who could drive a stick.

[BPTactical]

I do. I tend to like your stories.

2023 F-250 XLT, 356 miles.
I wanted to get rid of the craptastic OEM Bridgestones and put Michelins on it. I bought the tires on TireRack and made the appointment for install at Discount Tire close to my work.
Cool, get the confirmation email and we are good to go.
Appointment day and time arrives- I arrive, go to check in and the dork at the counter tells me he has no idea what I am talking about, they don’t have the tires in stock. I show him the confirmation e mail that shows the order and appointment confirmed for that location and he looks at me and says “I don’t have it in the system-it’s not my problem-don’t know what to tell you.”
I leave before I earn a felony charge and get back to my office, call their corporate offices and unload on the guy who takes the call. He is furious and apologizes up one side and down the other. I hang up and about 5 minutes later I get a call from a very, very apologetic regional manager.
He tells me he has the tires I wanted at another store but they are a higher speed rating and he will eat the difference.
Fine, I go back to the original store after work to get them installed.


Every single wheel gouged down to the bare aluminum.
They wanted to repair them, I told them absolutely not-the truck was brand new and only had 356 miles on it-I wouldn't accept "repaired" wheels.
3 e mails back and forth with quotes from 2 different Ford dealers and and 4 days later a check showed up from the highest quote.