Back from vacation...it started off bad, but got much better at the end...let me begin...
we took our car to Sears to get an alignment and oil change before we left...this was at 1:00 pm...we told the mechanic we had to be out by 4:00 and figured we could get some shopping done while they had our car in...after the initial inspection we were told that the left front bering had gone bad in my car, and needed to be replaced...okay, i am driving through the mountains, can't afford to have a bad bering, change it, IF you can ge it done by 4:00...no problem rings in my ears...we were told it would take an hour and a half to get all of this work completed...after an hour and half past, the manager came out, said they received a bad bering it would be another hour and a half, no problem fix it, and lets go...after another two hours we were told that it was not the left side after all, the noise had traveled from the right side, so the right side needed to be changed...not only would it take another hour and a half, but they were going to charge us for the left side, because they replaced it and couldnt take it off...i dont think so...i proceed to get very angry...time is one thing, money is another...well...at 9:38, yes 8 hours and 38 minutes later, and many many shouting matches with the manager i was told that they could not fix my car...they realized at 9 pm they needed another part and all the part stores had closed at 9:00...it took them the 38 minutes to muster the courage to tell me they couldnt fix it...i had to call my inlaws 45 miles across town to pick me up at 9:38 pm...i lost my first night at my cabin...$150...i lost the fun day at dollywood we had planned for just our kids...priceless...all because a bunch of morons cannot pull a bering off and put it back on.... the next morning i come in and the third mechanic is working on my car...two and half hours later, we are off (and we did not pay for their mistake, but the rest of the money and time was lost, with only an apology, which does nothing for me). We get a mile down the road and realize the car is making an awful noise when you stop, assuming this was caused by cold brakes because the tire had been off all night, we figured it would stop, we wasted enough time, it was time to get on the road, after all there was a 6 hour drive ahead of us, and two other parties were meeting us there Thursday and noone could check into the cabin without me...it was in my name...we drove on, the more we used the brakes the worst the noise got...my car pulls worse now than it did when we drove it to sears...my luck totally... the rest of the vacation was a blast, family time, fun and games, we enjoyed the mountains, pigeon forge and gatlinburg. Went to an awesome haunted house, played lots of mini golf, saw shows, rode rides and ate lots of good food...well deserved and well worth the waite...wish i could have stayed longer, but all good things must come to an end...
we took our car to Sears to get an alignment and oil change before we left...this was at 1:00 pm...we told the mechanic we had to be out by 4:00 and figured we could get some shopping done while they had our car in...after the initial inspection we were told that the left front bering had gone bad in my car, and needed to be replaced...okay, i am driving through the mountains, can't afford to have a bad bering, change it, IF you can ge it done by 4:00...no problem rings in my ears...we were told it would take an hour and a half to get all of this work completed...after an hour and half past, the manager came out, said they received a bad bering it would be another hour and a half, no problem fix it, and lets go...after another two hours we were told that it was not the left side after all, the noise had traveled from the right side, so the right side needed to be changed...not only would it take another hour and a half, but they were going to charge us for the left side, because they replaced it and couldnt take it off...i dont think so...i proceed to get very angry...time is one thing, money is another...well...at 9:38, yes 8 hours and 38 minutes later, and many many shouting matches with the manager i was told that they could not fix my car...they realized at 9 pm they needed another part and all the part stores had closed at 9:00...it took them the 38 minutes to muster the courage to tell me they couldnt fix it...i had to call my inlaws 45 miles across town to pick me up at 9:38 pm...i lost my first night at my cabin...$150...i lost the fun day at dollywood we had planned for just our kids...priceless...all because a bunch of morons cannot pull a bering off and put it back on.... the next morning i come in and the third mechanic is working on my car...two and half hours later, we are off (and we did not pay for their mistake, but the rest of the money and time was lost, with only an apology, which does nothing for me). We get a mile down the road and realize the car is making an awful noise when you stop, assuming this was caused by cold brakes because the tire had been off all night, we figured it would stop, we wasted enough time, it was time to get on the road, after all there was a 6 hour drive ahead of us, and two other parties were meeting us there Thursday and noone could check into the cabin without me...it was in my name...we drove on, the more we used the brakes the worst the noise got...my car pulls worse now than it did when we drove it to sears...my luck totally... the rest of the vacation was a blast, family time, fun and games, we enjoyed the mountains, pigeon forge and gatlinburg. Went to an awesome haunted house, played lots of mini golf, saw shows, rode rides and ate lots of good food...well deserved and well worth the waite...wish i could have stayed longer, but all good things must come to an end...
posted by smeggs5 | 6:36 AM
3 Comments:
glad you had a good time after all the drama at Sear... listen to Ron White..he will tell you sears sucks on automotive fixing. :)
i know, we laughed Friday night...we are going to compromise and call it meggs and ron white's big fu$#ing tire...haha...i hate them...and i will tell everyone i know!! haha...
lol!!!!!
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