Discount Tire finally ****** me off!

[curtintex]

This is why I use my local tire shop. I'm not a number. I spend a little more but it's worth it to me


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Yep.

[Bisch]

That's the way they operate nowadays! I had a tire with a wobble, so I took it in for a balance. They took the tire off, then he gets me and takes me out to the bay and shows me a worn spot on the tire. He then tells me that balancing won't do any good because of the wear, and that he cannot put that tire back on my truck. I told him i did not ewant to buy tires today, and he basically said, too bad!!! I was pizzed, and we went around and around a bit. All they do now is try to make you buy new tires whether you need them right then or not.

Bisch

[captainsling]

once I get down below the minimum to prorate, me and the manager are going to have a chit chat. If I don't get anywhere, then I will go higher. The Toyo website says that tire has a 50k mile warranty.

[txwhitetail]

Lots of crying for a Saturday.

[Graysonhogs]

That's the way they operate nowadays! I had a tire with a wobble, so I took it in for a balance. They took the tire off, then he gets me and takes me out to the bay and shows me a worn spot on the tire. He then tells me that balancing won't do any good because of the wear, and that he cannot put that tire back on my truck. I told him i did not ewant to buy tires today, and he basically said, too bad!!! I was pizzed, and we went around and around a bit. All they do now is try to make you buy new tires whether you need them right then or not.

Bisch

You're spot on with that assessment sir. In my experience. I prefer local as well.

[M6A2REPR]

That does not suprise me with discount.

I no longer shop with them.

[Filletem]

I buy local now. I don't even have to go home and air all the tires to the same air pressure and check all the lug nuts anymore. My local guy is even cheaper.

[Traildust]

The last time I used a local guy he rounded off 4 lug nuts before I noticed what was happening. I could have stopped him sooner if if I had known how to say " Hey, you ****ing idiot...what the **** are you doing" in Spanish. He tried to blame it on the lug nuts being the wrong size!

[Swampa]

Lots of crying for a Saturday.

No ****!


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[12RingKing]

Discount has been going downhill the last few years. They're more interested in getting you in and out. They rarely listen to you about things you ant, atleast in LJ. Once I wanted inner wheel weights in a brand new set of wheels, so the clamp type wouldn't screw up the finish. Well they ignored that request. Really ticked me off.

They are also very rough on hubcaps, the center cap on allow wheels. I lost many center caps on my Nissan Frontier I had because they continuously dicked them up. Not that firestone or any other place would be any better.

Service and knowledgeable people all around seem to be diminishing every generation that goes by.

I have an oil leak on my wife's 1 year old highlander. Took it in, this is the 4th time, and their "master tech" at the dealership tells us it's the crankshaft seal. Absolutely ridiculous. You could tell that the crankshaft seal wasn't the issue. My dad gave it a thorough look over, about 30 minutes and a little while digging around on the net, located the issue. Took it back up there today and they treat you like you're a DA and don't know what you're talking about.

Sorry I got off subject. Had to get that one out

[Walker]

I use walmart for one reason and one reason only. There are walmarts everywhere.

[the-butcher]

That's the way they operate nowadays! I had a tire with a wobble, so I took it in for a balance. They took the tire off, then he gets me and takes me out to the bay and shows me a worn spot on the tire. He then tells me that balancing won't do any good because of the wear, and that he cannot put that tire back on my truck. I told him i did not ewant to buy tires today, and he basically said, too bad!!! I was pizzed, and we went around and around a bit. All they do now is try to make you buy new tires whether you need them right then or not.

Bisch

They tried this with my daughter. I called. She left with a new tire on their dime. They play that saftey card and i put it right back on them. In her case it wasnt really even a big issue.

[fullsizeaggie]

Talk to manager. I bet your options change.

[Drycreek3189]

This is why I use my local tire shop. I'm not a number. I spend a little more but it's worth it to me


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This, ^^^^^ , plus I've heard several Discount Tire rants in the past. Some of them posted here

I try never to do business with chain stores, I get better service from locally owned.

[DRT]

Cowser Tire in Fort Worth.