Re: My 91 is Going to Hell!!!

From: Thomas Vacchino (tommyv@thecia.net)
Date: Thu Sep 03 1998 - 07:03:38 EDT


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Your getting screwed buddy!!...............Sounds like their giving you
the "jiffy boob" treatment! Go to another place, it's like getting a
second opinion from a doctor. I also go to a brake specialist about the
Rotor issue.

"psychonaut"

Tony Sarro wrote:

> Well my truck seems to be getting old and requiring alot of
> maintence. I went into Firestone to get a simple brake job done (got
> a coupon because I am such a "loyal customer" tells what I have been
> through) and when I get the call from them performing the 12.99 total
> inspection I am looking at close to 1000 worth of work. First my
> front disc were to thin and couldnt be turned again. I can understand
> this but they wanted to charge me 137 bucks for each. Then they tell
> me all of my tie rods are shoot and need replacement. I had just had
> the left inner an outter replaced alittle over 6 months ago by
> Firestone when they put on my new tires. Then they said I NEEDED an
> oil change but I just switched it over to Mobil 1 syn. about 80 miles
> ago which really made me mad and feel I couldnt trust not a word they
> said. I also saw on their checklist they had suggested that I get the
> plugs and wires replaced, you guessed it I did this last month. They
> are also telling me that my master cyclinder might be gone too. I
> need help! How can I tell if what they say is wrong is really bad?
> Is my truck going to HELL in a had basket? Sorry to take up so much
> space.Tony Sarrotonyms@acadiacom.net

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Your getting screwed buddy!!...............Sounds like their giving you
the "jiffy boob" treatment! Go to another place, it's like getting a second
opinion from a doctor. I also go to a brake specialist about the Rotor
issue.

"psychonaut"

Tony Sarro wrote:
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE> <FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE=-1>Well my
truck seems to be getting old and requiring alot of maintence. I
went into Firestone to get a simple brake job done (got a coupon because
I am such a "loyal customer" tells what I have been through) and when I
get the call from them performing the 12.99 total inspection I am looking
at close to 1000 worth of work. First my front disc were to thin
and couldnt be turned again. I can understand this but they wanted
to charge me 137 bucks for each. Then they tell me all of my tie
rods are shoot and need replacement. I had just had the left inner
an outter replaced alittle over 6 months ago by Firestone when they put
on my new tires. Then they said I NEEDED an oil change but I just
switched it over to Mobil 1 syn. about 80 miles ago which really made me
mad and feel I couldnt trust not a word they said. I also saw on
their checklist they had suggested that I get the plugs and wires replaced,
you guessed it I did this last month. They are also telling me that
my master cyclinder might be gone too. I need help! How can
I tell if what they say is wrong is really bad? Is my truck going
to HELL in a had basket? Sorry to take up so much space.</FONT></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE=-1>Tony
Sarro</FONT></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE=-1>tonyms@acadiacom.net</FONT></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
 
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