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mountainkowboy
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Joined: April 06, 2008
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Location: Socal
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Sorry you went through the ordeal, but this is why you should do your own work. I do not let the tire stores drive my bug or anyone else for that matter. I will drive it in and out or I will bring the wheels to get them done. If they don't like that I wont get anything done there. A 18-20 year old kid wasn't born when my car was made.....I don't expect him to know how to drive it,
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talljordan
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Joined: January 10, 2012
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Location: San Francisco, CA
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| Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2014 1:59 pm Post subject: |
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| mountainkowboy wrote: |
| Sorry you went through the ordeal, but this is why you should do your own work. I do not let the tire stores drive my bug or anyone else for that matter. I will drive it in and out or I will bring the wheels to get them done. If they don't like that I wont get anything done there. A 18-20 year old kid wasn't born when my car was made.....I don't expect him to know how to drive it, |
Yup, I have DEFINITELY learned my lesson.
That bolded bit made me chuckle (I'm 19)
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pwmcguire
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Joined: January 30, 2011
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Location: Kennesaw GA
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sb001
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Joined: May 19, 2011
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Location: NW Arkansas
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| Joel wrote: |
there is a complete autostick with the tanks, hoses, flexplate etc on AusVW that hasnt sold for weeks yet the second a manual one goes up its usually sold. |
I bet there are a few folks over on vwar that would be interested in that autostick, at least 3-4 Aussie posters over there!
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iowegian 
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Joined: February 16, 2005
Posts: 9829
Location: Somewhere between Dubuque and Keokuk
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"Kal" should have paid the entire amount.
Their incompetent worker manhandles your shifter--due to the fact that he doesn't know what he's doing--and they only want to pay half?
Damn!
Tim |
I agree Tim, Im going to settle for this for now since the manager is dropping subtle threats that if I don't go along with the 50/50 he wont pay anything.
After he pays Duane Im going to be sending a physical letter to Kals head office and having a nice chat with the BBB. Especially considering this isn't my first issue with them not knowing how to drive a standard, last guy didn't know you had to press the clutch before turning the key... |
You got half of the money,considering it was a used trans to begin with you made out ok...let the BBB and letter writing thing go. |
Maybe a better "deal" can be worked out if the Kal Tire tech has a cute sister.  |
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johnnypan
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Joined: October 24, 2007
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Location: sackamenna
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| Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2014 6:11 pm Post subject: |
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| iowegian wrote: |
| johnnypan wrote: |
| talljordan wrote: |
| Tim Donahoe wrote: |
"Kal" should have paid the entire amount.
Their incompetent worker manhandles your shifter--due to the fact that he doesn't know what he's doing--and they only want to pay half?
Damn!
Tim |
I agree Tim, Im going to settle for this for now since the manager is dropping subtle threats that if I don't go along with the 50/50 he wont pay anything.
After he pays Duane Im going to be sending a physical letter to Kals head office and having a nice chat with the BBB. Especially considering this isn't my first issue with them not knowing how to drive a standard, last guy didn't know you had to press the clutch before turning the key... |
You got half of the money,considering it was a used trans to begin with you made out ok...let the BBB and letter writing thing go. |
Maybe a better "deal" can be worked out if the Kal Tire tech has a cute sister. |
The poor guy almost loses his job for breaking a customers car and now youre his sister a cheap slut.. |
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iowegian
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Joined: February 16, 2005
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Location: Somewhere between Dubuque and Keokuk
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| Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2014 6:22 pm Post subject: |
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| johnnypan wrote: |
| iowegian wrote: |
| johnnypan wrote: |
| talljordan wrote: |
| Tim Donahoe wrote: |
"Kal" should have paid the entire amount.
Their incompetent worker manhandles your shifter--due to the fact that he doesn't know what he's doing--and they only want to pay half?
Damn!
Tim |
I agree Tim, Im going to settle for this for now since the manager is dropping subtle threats that if I don't go along with the 50/50 he wont pay anything.
After he pays Duane Im going to be sending a physical letter to Kals head office and having a nice chat with the BBB. Especially considering this isn't my first issue with them not knowing how to drive a standard, last guy didn't know you had to press the clutch before turning the key... |
You got half of the money,considering it was a used trans to begin with you made out ok...let the BBB and letter writing thing go. |
Maybe a better "deal" can be worked out if the Kal Tire tech has a cute sister. |
The poor guy almost loses his job for breaking a customers car and now youre his sister a cheap slut.. |
190 bucks ain't "cheap" where I come from. |
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johnnypan
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Joined: October 24, 2007
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Location: sackamenna
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| iowegian wrote: |
| johnnypan wrote: |
| iowegian wrote: |
| johnnypan wrote: |
| talljordan wrote: |
| Tim Donahoe wrote: |
"Kal" should have paid the entire amount.
Their incompetent worker manhandles your shifter--due to the fact that he doesn't know what he's doing--and they only want to pay half?
Damn!
Tim |
I agree Tim, Im going to settle for this for now since the manager is dropping subtle threats that if I don't go along with the 50/50 he wont pay anything.
After he pays Duane Im going to be sending a physical letter to Kals head office and having a nice chat with the BBB. Especially considering this isn't my first issue with them not knowing how to drive a standard, last guy didn't know you had to press the clutch before turning the key... |
You got half of the money,considering it was a used trans to begin with you made out ok...let the BBB and letter writing thing go. |
Maybe a better "deal" can be worked out if the Kal Tire tech has a cute sister. |
The poor guy almost loses his job for breaking a customers car and now youre his sister a cheap slut.. |
190 bucks ain't "cheap" where I come from. |
nope,no matter how slow you throw I aint swinging,no way.. |
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mountainkowboy
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nope,no matter how slow you throw I aint swinging,no way.. |
ROFLMAO!!
You owe me a keyboard Johnny, I spit my Pepsi all over it when I read that.
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Dwayne_71SB
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I feel bad for Kal Tire and the new kid working there. What condition does a transmission have to be in such that it can be thrown out of alignment using the shifter? Is your shifter plate aligned correctly so that each gear was easily found? Bushings all ok? You mentioned some slop. Don't let someone else drive a car with a finicky setup and then complain if something doesn't work right afterward.
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Derek Cobb
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| You don't always get what you pay for, but you always pay for what you get... |
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Bob Loblaw
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| mountainkowboy wrote: |
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nope,no matter how slow you throw I aint swinging,no way.. |
ROFLMAO!!
You owe me a keyboard Johnny, I spit my Pepsi all over it when I read that. |
Serves you right for drinking Pepsi.
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Her74buggy
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| Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2014 8:57 am Post subject: |
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| Dwayne_71SB wrote: |
| I feel bad for Kal Tire and the new kid working there. What condition does a transmission have to be in such that it can be thrown out of alignment using the shifter? Is your shifter plate aligned correctly so that each gear was easily found? Bushings all ok? You mentioned some slop. Don't let someone else drive a car with a finicky setup and then complain if something doesn't work right afterward. |
Agree x100! |
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