Cars Tires Slashed

[kach22i]

Cars Tires Slashed

I had parked both of my cars on the street in front of my house, each had one rear tire stabbed in the sidewall by a knife, I'm guessing sometime late Sunday night.

The Geo Tracker only gets 2,000 miles a year put on it, the 4-year old tires looked almost new. Discount tire pro-rated the tire wear and gave me half off the tire. They said had I purchased the Road Hazard Certificate they would of replaced the vandalized tire for FREE.

My 30 year old Porsche 911 originally got new rubber from Discount Tire when I purchased it 5-years ago. I replaced the two rear tires at Belle Tire 6-months/1,000 miles ago. Story is that one of the rear tires went flat at a job site, Belle Tire was right across the street, my client gets his tires there and recommended them, plus my client gave me a ride back down town afterwords. No tow truck, no driving on the rim. Now get this, Belle said I did not purchase the Road Hazard (they never offered it to me) and had I done so they still would not cover the vandalized tire. In addition Belle Tire said they would not pro-rate the almost brand new tire at all, they would not give me a discount of any kind either.

I took the tire to Discount tire, not only did they give me half off the new tire, they allowed me to purchase Road Hazard coverage for BOTH rear tires (even the one they did not sell me).

DISCOUNT TIRE America's Largest Independent Tire Dealer, rated number one for as far back as I can remember, and for a good reason - they value their customer's business.

[KnottyBuoyz]

http://www.discounttiredirect.com/direct/home.do

and on e-Bay too

http://stores.ebay.com/Discount-Tire-Direct-Auctions

I hear they have free shipping too. I see a lot of their tires at the local UPS store, usually stacked to the ceiling.

[safewalrus]

Guess you won't be using "Belle Tire" (or "Tyer" depending on which side of the Atlantic you come from) nor will any of your buddies - how to do yourself out of business in one easy move!

Handy thing to know if you live in the States and drive! As I do neither I guess it's not a lot of use to me - but if I did I guess Belle would be on the way to bankruptcy! A timel warning and what this forum is about (OK so it's not about boats, but hang on a minute, what makes the BEST fenders? car tyres that what! so maybe it is about boats {not in MY marina! you say, but hell they keep the snotty yottie who can't boat handle for 5H1T clear - wouldn't want his topsides marked paint 'em black you numpty!}) ;)

[Frosty]

Sounds to me youve been given a little message,--both cars? Have you located a source of windscreens. Those porche headlamps wont be cheap.

You must be doing something wrong,--going to bed with the wrong wife perhaps?

[longliner45]

dont mind frostys synister mind,,,,,,young punks with nothing to do ,,,or maybe (hovering) around the wrong place,,,,,,,longliner

[Frosty]

I dont think so,--slashing a tyre is the cheapest damage. Walking down it with a key is easier to do and will cost many tyres.

Both cars both rear wheels ---thats a neighbour.

[charmc]

maybe (hovering) around the wrong place,,,,,,,longliner

Good one, John! :D

[charmc]

Cars Tires Slashed

I had parked both of my cars on the street in front of my house, each had one rear tire stabbed in the sidewall by a knife, I'm guessing sometime late Sunday night.

Sorry to hear that, George. Young punks, most likely. Your decision if it's worth investigating, maybe staying up late a few nights and inviting them in for a bit of "up close counseling".

By the way, you're not the only one mistreated by Belle Tire. Apparently they don't believe in building long term relationships:
http://www.complaintsboard.com/complaints/belle-tire-lansing-mi-c616.html

[PI Design]

Crumbs - the service in the US has to be admired (at least at Discount tyres). Can't imagine what would happen here if I got a puncture on a newish tyre and I asked for a discount on the replacement. Laugh? I think I heard a rib crack... I think Belle's attitude woul be standard in the UK, more's the pity.

[safewalrus]

I'm with Frosty on this one (that's as rare as rocking horse **** too!) both tires in the same place? How many others in the same street had that done to them? If as I suspect the answers none - check out your neighbours - somebody don't like you!! If the answers plenty check out your local police - somebody ain't doing his job!

Talking of windscreens, head lamps etc - the one that really hurts is the opened and upturned tin of paint stripper on the roof at 0200 by the time you get up its run a bit - that's mean!!

[eponodyne]

More fiendishly subtle is the gallon of water in your landlo.... I'm sorry. In some random stranger's gas tank on a night when the temperature is well into the 20's below zero Fahr.

Settles to the bottom, freezes and causes all sorts of aggravation.

Or so I heard. Or, in warm weather, one can rub the door handles with the pulp of a habanero (Scotch Bonnet) pepper. They'll rub an eye eventually that day.

[Landlubber]

Emmmm, now we can see clearly how Hitler was able to "lead" his people into doing all sorts of horrific deeds.

[Frosty]

Where is Upper Midwest I need to know desperately.

[PI Design]

Clues in the name. I'm guessing slightly left of centre and towards the top.

[Frosty]

Yeah,-- continue towards the top?? ----of what. The street? Africa, Zimabwe?-----

[PI Design]

You never watch any John Wayne films? Its cowboy land! Sitting Bull and all that...

[Frosty]

Well why didnt he say so then, eermm wheres that then? Canada?

Oh that reminds me of a joke ,--right Im off to the joke thread.

[PI Design]

Well, you know Frosty. Them thar sceptics don't always realise there is a world outside the US. ;)
I'm off to see what your joke is.

[safewalrus]

Following yer PI and Frosty

[charmc]

Yeah,-- continue towards the top?? ----of what. The street? Africa, Zimabwe?-----

Right again, Frosty. My septic blinders initially had me thinking eponodyne was somewhere in one of about 14 US States, but then my eddication kicked in. :rolleyes: Could be the Upper Midwest of Australia, Canada, Mexico, ... Merry Olde for that matter. :D :D

Off to hear your joke, Frosty.

[Frosty]

Na dont bother ,--Mr w Walrus has disapproved of it , suggesting that he had heard it before and even offered me a better punch line. Shame he cant do em himself.

Any way I was thinking,!!!!!! Kach 22 started this thread to discuss the tyre warranty of his slashed tyres. He hasnt commented but ist it strange that our attention has been more on the slashing than the warranty situation?

Mmm maybe I should stop thinking! What do you think?

[Frosty]

Sometimes I think America is the only country in the world. Ever tried using Ebay?

Only some will ship to world wide and its usually the case that the thing you want wont.

Im wanting a oil fiter relocation kit to get the fiters on my Yanmar 6LP's the right way up so oil doesnt drain out of the filters and I have to spin them over for about 30 seconds to get some oil up.

Anyway I cant find the Yanmars huge 24mm filter kit out of all the manufacturers that there are. They cost about 50 dollars --shipping is over 240 dollars. I tried on various items with a shipping calculator,-- Something wrong there. 4llbs 240 dollars???????? What good is Ebay if your not in America?

[Bergalia]

Note I've used the correct spelling for tyres, by the way...But America is the only country the world Frosty...why else would they hold the 'World Series' Baseball competition...in which only America competes....:D

[safewalrus]

But with baseball anybody COULD compete, it's just that we call it 'rounders' and only young girls play it - Oh of course........ yes .........why didn't I think of that!

[Frosty]

wrong--Baseball is a hard game and involves extremely high speed.

What you are thinking of is Soft ball which is different but equally as popular and is like rounders that girls play in school in the UK.

I used to play rounders a lot when I was at school --if I could find the bus. I didnt like playing with the rough boys at football so I played rounders with the girls. I think I had more fun. They used to wears blue knickers,-- well the ones from rich families that could afford them.

The field was just next to the pig farm and the Farmer would come out and give us pigs testicles, ---dont know why?

[Bergalia]

Gentlemen - the above is 'classic' Frosty...As that great Scots bard, Wullie MacShakespeare said: Those of you who have tears, prepare to shed them now...Those of you who have spare reputation points - prepare to spread them now....:D

[eponodyne]

I believe that Frosty is single-handedly responsible for the sun setting on the British Empire.


BTW, "Upper Midwest" in my case means Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Illinois (depending on where the boat is). Having lived outside the United States for 9 of my 40 years, I know all too well that there's a lot more to that big round wet ball where billions of people live. But them-uns all talk funny and eat spicy food with weird parts,

[safewalrus]

Now epondyne is it the spicy food or the people that have the weird parts? In Frosty's case we don't really need to ask he's just.........weird!

[safewalrus]

Mmm maybe I should stop thinking! What do you think?

When you gonna start? thinking that is!:confused:

[artemis]

:) About noon in Portland, Oregon on a sunny Sunday - white fluffy clouds in the sky; temperature's supposed to reach 67F. Just the usual Frosty and Walrus fighting; Bergie pushing the Stuarts and hagis; and others doing their inimitable things - but no real rancor or anger. Wish all days could be this nice.

[kach22i]

:) About noon in Portland, Oregon on a sunny Sunday - white fluffy clouds in the sky; temperature's supposed to reach 67F. Just the usual Frosty and Walrus fighting; Bergie pushing the Stuarts and hagis; and others doing their inimitable things - but no real rancor or anger. Wish all days could be this nice.
Go outside man, it's nice here in Michigan too.

Getting off the computer now so I can enjoy it.:)