The other day, when I was at the tire store, there was an elderly man in there arguing with the store manager.\u00a0 It seems that several years ago, he bought 4 new tires for his Mercedes and a warranty for the tires from the store.\u00a0 And, he now had a defective tire on his car and wanted a free replacement.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, the defective tire was a different brand than the ones that he had purchased from the store.\u00a0 But, the man claimed that these were the tires that he had purchased.\u00a0 So if the tire was a different brand then is was the fault of the tire store.<\/p>\n
Needless to say, the store manager was skeptical but offered to replace the tire for half price.\u00a0 The man however demanded a FREE replacement.<\/p>\n
Like the store manager, I too was skeptical.\u00a0 Reputable tire stores will always sell you tires as a set of four and not a mixture.<\/p>\n
I suspect that the fourth tire was replaced for some reason with a different brand after the sale.\u00a0 Maybe it was the spare.\u00a0 But, more to the point, if you can’t afford $100 for a replacement tire, then maybe you shouldn’t be driving a Mercedes.<\/p>\n
10 cent millionaires are a dime a dozen in GR.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The other day, when I was at the tire store, there was an elderly man in there arguing with the store manager.\u00a0 It seems that several years ago, he bought 4 new tires for his Mercedes and a warranty for … Continue reading