Tires Plus.. What a Joke

Firebase99 · 04-02-2016, 08:49 PM

Case in point. My guy, ten year mechanic. Genius on the wrenches and fluid car guy. Done free stuff for me cuz "that's a how a sports car should run" guy". Got my Pilot Sports on a few weeks ago. Fine. Getting gas ready to head to Miami, 2 hours away, keep in mind JUST got these new tires on 30 min ago. Pimping gas I'm like "these look weird" seeing from back end. Sure enough he had the 245 in back and 275 in front!! I call him saying we got an issue...he's like I had my new guy do your ****, simple. Sorry. He fixed obviously but can't be too careful.

Redmann1d2n · 04-02-2016, 09:14 PM

I have never like Tires Plus either. I went in there once to get tires on my truck. They were going over things and I said I just want tires and no other BS. I was sitting there with my Dad and this older gentleman had a 2 or 3 year old Impala and they told him he needed his brake fluid changed because it was becoming corrosive. 3 year old car. No. I was a mechanic and aircraft mechanic no way brake fluid in a car thats 3 years old starts to corrode...

Once I went in to a dealer (not my Z) and said my clutch was spongy and losing fluid and I think the slave cylinder needs to be changed. The service writer said the fluid is boiling and thats why and that they would change the master cylinder....... I couldn't believe what I heard. I went in to the service manager, slapped down my Airframe and Powerplant license (FAA license to work on aircraft) and said no way in hell the clutch fluid boiled and that I work on jet engines and that was all BS. Got a free slave cylinder and labor free after that...

04-02-2016, 08:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
Firebase99 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: fl Posts: 1,372 Drives: 14 3.8 Gen Coupe GT Rep Power: 14035	Case in point. My guy, ten year mechanic. Genius on the wrenches and fluid car guy. Done free stuff for me cuz "that's a how a sports car should run" guy". Got my Pilot Sports on a few weeks ago. Fine. Getting gas ready to head to Miami, 2 hours away, keep in mind JUST got these new tires on 30 min ago. Pimping gas I'm like "these look weird" seeing from back end. Sure enough he had the 245 in back and 275 in front!! I call him saying we got an issue...he's like I had my new guy do your ****, simple. Sorry. He fixed obviously but can't be too careful. __________________ '14 3.8 Genesis Coupe, '13 Volvo S60, '04 Honda Accord, '13 370Z-sold, '05 350Z Touring-sold, '92 300Z Twin Turbo-sold, '82 280ZX-gone, '79 260Z-gone

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04-02-2016, 09:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
Redmann1d2n Base Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Minnesota Posts: 19 Drives: 2014 370z Black Auto Rep Power: 13	I have never like Tires Plus either. I went in there once to get tires on my truck. They were going over things and I said I just want tires and no other BS. I was sitting there with my Dad and this older gentleman had a 2 or 3 year old Impala and they told him he needed his brake fluid changed because it was becoming corrosive. 3 year old car. No. I was a mechanic and aircraft mechanic no way brake fluid in a car thats 3 years old starts to corrode... Once I went in to a dealer (not my Z) and said my clutch was spongy and losing fluid and I think the slave cylinder needs to be changed. The service writer said the fluid is boiling and thats why and that they would change the master cylinder....... I couldn't believe what I heard. I went in to the service manager, slapped down my Airframe and Powerplant license (FAA license to work on aircraft) and said no way in hell the clutch fluid boiled and that I work on jet engines and that was all BS. Got a free slave cylinder and labor free after that...