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Getting some Michelin Pilot Super Sports installed GOODBYE RUN-FLATS!!!! Finally!

 

The Tire Gods will look fondly upon thee! Trust me you'll love those tires.

 

It definitely was an act of god trying to prevent me from getting them. Last week I made an appt to get them installed. I use Kaufman tire. Made the appt, show up the day of the appt. the guy tells me there is no appt. or tires for me. I showed him the confirmation, he looks it up. Tells me that "those tires are discontinued", I say "DISCONTINUED" he follows up with, "well going to be discontinued". I told him every tire will eventually be discontinued. He asked why I wanted those tires, I said I'd been researching for months on what tires to get and I want those. He said he'll let me know when they come in. I make an appt yesterday to have some Continental Extreme Contact DW's. I get a call this AM saying they can only get 3, international back order. I was at my whits end. He asked if there was any other tires I would be interested in. I said Goodyear Eagle F1 Asym 2's, he said thats a special order and could take a while. Then I said, the first ones I wanted were the Pilot SS's and he puts me on hold, Comes back"WE HAVE THOSE MICHELIN'S FOR YOU". The reason I wasnt called is because they were purchased from an outside vendor and when that happens, they have no call tag. Also I contacted Michelin about them discontinuing the SS's and they are not discontinued just on national back order. SO, after all that I get the tires I wanted in the first place. Thank ya jeebus!

 

Two words..... Tire Rack! And, find another shop.

 

I work in Automotive service. I can tell you they have no idea what they're doing and need to find another place to do your business. At least until they find new personnel. They were clearly lying to you about being discontinued. And they didn't put any effort to look in their pile of "Special Order tires" in back(I guarantee you there is such a section) to see you had already ordered those and commit to the appointment you clearly made.

Use Tire Rack for your business when ordering. I personally talk to Denny (been talking to him for over 10 years, before I had a MINI) but there is a "MINI Specialist" there too. Then look around and find a better installer. There is no reason that should have happened.

 

I did find them on Tire Rack. I'll be buying a set of rims and tires this summer from Tire Rack. The reason I stay with this shop is because they generally are good to deal with, this was the first time I ran into something like this there. I guess the new guy needs to learn real quick that lying to someone who knows what they're talking about will blow up in his face like it did. I have a credit line with the shop so I get a big discount and road hazard protection, all that jazz. But will be considering different shops after this whole ordeal.

 

Your allegiance to the shop certainly appears to run deeper than his understanding of customer service and dedication to his job. Sadly, your experience is becoming more the norm everywhere. Just the other day, at Harbor Freight, the worker didn't know what a drop light was, and at AutoZone, that worker didn't know the difference between a shift knob and shift boot... We're doomed.

 

I've had just the opposite experience at a Harbor a Freight near us with me being amazed that they know where things are and some of differences between similar products. You just have to hope if the person is young or looks to be new to the job they become knowledgeable with time or they find a job more suited to their skills.

 

I buy all Goodyear or Dunlop because of my former/retired employee discount. I find the tires on line, apply the discount code, and they're delivered to my local Goodyear service center. He was "misinformed" about the Eagle F1's too. Unless he considered it special order for anything they don't have in their shop at the time. When I bought mine they checked the computer for inventory and found two tires in two different locations on the east coast. Took two days to get them in with no shipping charges involved. I have a coupon code that allows you to shop on the Goodyear website and order the tires you want (Goodyear or Dunlop) and have them delivered to your local service center with no shipping charges. When ordering you enter the coupon code and it gives a 25% discount. If you put it on your Goodyear credit card like I do you have 6 months no interest to pay them off and depending on the time of year you can get up to a $120 Visa gift card to boot.I've made this offer before on here with no takers, but I'll offer it again. I have one extra coupon code that I'll give someone, but only if you're sure you're gonna use it. I only get four a year that are good for up to four tires each. Family has two called for and I'm holding one for myself, so if anyone's interested PM me.

Oh yeah... sorry about the thread drift. To stay on topic. I'm taking the Mini to PT today.

 

Very nice of you to make such a generous offer. Wish I needed tires now. Driving your MINI over to PT makes you a PT Cruiser. :wink:

 

Very nice offer, two MINIs with new tires, so I am good. Someone should take you up on this.

Don

 

Watched the snow melt on mine. Might be 60 on Saturday, seems like it might be a good day to see if it will even start after sitting for 2 weeks. If so, a drive shall be in order.

 

Hope to see 40 on Saturday for a rinse of the salty red Mini. The other one, well, it's clean and hasn't seen the outside of the garage since November. It will stay in there for at least another month.

Last night I got a package with StopTech rear braided brake lines, the first part to arrive in prep for my spring brake overhaul. Lots of other pieces are still on the way, and even more need to be purchased yet to deal with two Minis.

 

Yep, the needles are still going to be orange, but they will match the AutoMeter gauges better, should be interesting to see how the needles light up when done. [emoji12]

 

Going to get the bike and the black one out of the garage on Sat. supposed

to be almost sixty. They both need exercised.

 

It was 71* here today and the wind is howling out of the south, you all should get it tomorrow or even sooner at this rate!

I drive the Blue Max to school today, but if we're gonna have this nice weather, I need to get Buzz out again....

 

Mid fifties and sunny here, I drove all over the city running errands, like it was a REAL CAR or something. Weird. No issues, no warning lights, no drama. Tonneau makes it nice and real car-ish. Can stash stuff under there when I go shopping (just nothing super valuable). I love having a functional MINI again!

 

The Porker said it was 74 on my way home from work today! [emoji2]

Got home, and sprayed the Rat's new gauge needles... Did a Dodge Header Orange base coat on the center caps first, ten mixed up some neon orange additive into some clear and sprayed everything down with that. I hate mixing neons, they have to be saturated in reducer, then added to the clear or it just clumps up...

The picture doesn't do the brightness any justice, but they are neon orange, and do glow under a black light. Yes the needles themselves are still transparent, and the sides were masked off so everything will illuminate as it should at night. Won't be able to test them until I can get the Chrono-Crap coded out. I'm excited to see what the semi transparent top coat on the needles does to the lighting though. [emoji12]