Midas >:-(

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nhmtns

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Last year, I couldn't get my fiance's winter wheels/tires off her Mazda in the spring because of salt corrosion (hitting them with a rubber mallet didn't work). Long story short, she went to Midas and they swapped her winter setup for her summer wheels and tires. Being unedumacated, they didn't notice that her summer tires are directional. She drove for several months with the summer tires rotating the wrong way.

This obviously wore the tires in an improper fashion. They've still got plenty of tread, but is it still safe to use them?

 
You can use them to make a big hole in the front window at Midas.

But seriously, I guess that it depends on exactly how badly they are worn. If you have a 1% doubt in your mind, bring them to Midas and find out what they plan to do about it. There are times to "ask" and times to "tell"....this seems like its a time to tell them to fix it.

 
It was a while ago, so I don't know how I can prove they did it. The idea of using them to make a hole in their window sounds good, except then they would get the wheels.

 
^ dismount them first. i can do that at work for you if you need help. and i'll drive the getaway scoob
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I don't know for sure but I feel like they would be fine to use. Wear is wear, the direction would only affect handling as the water would be forced to the center of the tire instead of being forced out away from the tire. Again, don't quote me on that, but that's what I think ... assuming the wear is even.

 
Not to get off topic, but I can vouch for the VIP in Augusta. The have a guy named Josh who works there and is really good at his job.....but I just go for tires on/tires off.

 
Just like anything else, you can only blame the companies so much, then it comes down to the individual.

A friend up at school had his Jeep **** the bed, some guys at midas hooked him up with cheap labor rates and got him back on the road, rather then robbing his ass. It's the people that make the business. Some people will help you out and not **** you, others will. Wonder why we all love Evergreen on here so much, it's because they do great work and put the customer first. Some of the oil place jockeys might do a great job, and others will air wrench your drain plug back in after it cross threads.

This isn't just part of the car industry, it's everywhere. Go out to eat? One waitress might be terrible and mess up your order, another working the next table over might be amazing. The service of the individual is a HUGE factor in public perception. I sold phones for nearly 4 years, and some of the stuff people in the industry informed customers was down right shameful. Some people seriously have no idea what they're doing and are just trying to sell ****. Some of the CSR reps didn't know stuff they should, others were mindblowingly helpful. Often times I would hang up on CSR reps who sucked when I needed to get something done that I couldn't do on our limited systems.

The individual is just as bad as the company.

 
What's interesting is that I've heard from several people that the manager of this Midas will often make up a cheap price for small jobs but ask the customer to pay in cash. He did that with me once too when I had a seized bolt on a catback I was trying to swap. I needed it done right away and didn't want to go to a real shop to save $. They threw it up on the lift, got the bolt off, and swapped the catbacks as well. He charged me $20 but said it had to be cash. He wrote me a hand receipt. Hmmm...

 
If its a small shop, sometimes its easier to keep little things off the books and to the owner, he has a customer who thinks they're on the "inside" and will bring the shop whatever business they have...like a stubborn bolt or an oil change they don't want to deal with. Unless parts need to be ordered or some serious digging around is part of the job, puttin the car on the lift for some quick air wrench work along with a reciept (hand written or not) isn't a bad thing...just don't tell the feds.

 
Hope you get this worked out. It happened to me last year, but I noticed when I got home and drove back and had the dude switch them out. (not Midas)

 
Last year, I couldn't get my fiance's winter wheels/tires off her Mazda in the spring because of salt corrosion (hitting them with a rubber mallet didn't work). Long story short, she went to Midas and they swapped her winter setup for her summer wheels and tires. Being unedumacated, they didn't notice that her summer tires are directional. She drove for several months with the summer tires rotating the wrong way.
This obviously wore the tires in an improper fashion. They've still got plenty of tread, but is it still safe to use them?
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on a little car, that mistake is big noticable. if not...just how directrional were they? maybe there is no problems putting them back to normal.

I did the backwards thing with hakkas... the car earthquaked for a year.
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