Calgarypuck Forums - The Unofficial Calgary Flames Fan Community
Old 09-26-2023, 12:44 PM   #10001
bizaro86
Franchise Player
 
bizaro86's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2008
Exp:
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Fuzz View Post
That's enough to fill both of our vehicles!
You may not have heard, but he has a truck.

So probably a pretty big tank. Plus iirc he lives in BC, so he has to buy fuel and the BC-LCFS credits embedded in the price of the fuel.
bizaro86 is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to bizaro86 For This Useful Post:
Old 09-26-2023, 01:09 PM   #10002
bc-chris
Franchise Player
 
bc-chris's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Kelowna, BC
Exp:
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by bizaro86 View Post
You may not have heard, but he has a truck.

So probably a pretty big tank. Plus iirc he lives in BC, so he has to buy fuel and the BC-LCFS credits embedded in the price of the fuel.

i last filled up on sep 11... $146.91
gas was "only" $1.70/liter
it was $1.81 yesterday
__________________
"...and there goes Finger up the middle on Luongo!" - Jim Hughson, Av's vs. 'Nucks
bc-chris is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-26-2023, 01:21 PM   #10003
bizaro86
Franchise Player
 
bizaro86's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2008
Exp:
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by bc-chris View Post
i last filled up on sep 11... $146.91
gas was "only" $1.70/liter
it was $1.81 yesterday
That's a bigger difference than I expected. Most of the stations here are around $1.40-$1.42. Costco is as low as $129.9.
bizaro86 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-26-2023, 03:30 PM   #10004
Weitz
Franchise Player
 
Join Date: Mar 2013
Exp:
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Fuzz View Post
That's enough to fill both of our vehicles!
It would be annoying to drive 2 vehicles with less than 85 L total space.

Even my 2019 golf holds 50 L
Weitz is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-26-2023, 03:37 PM   #10005
WhiteTiger
Franchise Player
 
WhiteTiger's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2010
Exp:
Default

I had gotten tired of the sh**** service at my mechanic shop. The last thing I needed to complete the break was for them to get my winter tires and rims out of their storage. This required four business days for them to do, and a service appointment for me to complete. I'm not sure why I need a service appointment to just pick up four tires, but whatever.

The appointment was today. When I got there, it took them 20 minutes to find my appointment. Then it took 35 minutes for the go-fer to find my tires. When I got my tires back, they weren't clean and didn't have the rocks picked out of the treads.

Then they had the balls to ask me about why I am no longer using their business...
WhiteTiger is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-26-2023, 03:46 PM   #10006
Fuzz
Franchise Player
 
Fuzz's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Pickle Jar Lake
Exp:
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Weitz View Post
It would be annoying to drive 2 vehicles with less than 85 L total space.

Even my 2019 golf holds 50 L
I didn't say they were currently empty!


My truck is 70L, the Impreza is about 50L. I rarely put more than half a tank in my truck though, since I don't drive it much and don't need gas getting old. So 85L happens to be the perfect amount.
Fuzz is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 09-26-2023, 05:21 PM   #10007
Sliver
evil of fart
 
Sliver's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2009
Exp:
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by WhiteTiger View Post
I had gotten tired of the sh**** service at my mechanic shop. The last thing I needed to complete the break was for them to get my winter tires and rims out of their storage. This required four business days for them to do, and a service appointment for me to complete. I'm not sure why I need a service appointment to just pick up four tires, but whatever.

The appointment was today. When I got there, it took them 20 minutes to find my appointment. Then it took 35 minutes for the go-fer to find my tires. When I got my tires back, they weren't clean and didn't have the rocks picked out of the treads.

Then they had the balls to ask me about why I am no longer using their business...
You expected them to pick rocks out of your treads?
Sliver is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following 4 Users Say Thank You to Sliver For This Useful Post:
Old 09-26-2023, 05:27 PM   #10008
WhiteTiger
Franchise Player
 
WhiteTiger's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2010
Exp:
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Sliver View Post
You expected them to pick rocks out of your treads?
Every time I've gotten my tires back for the last 7 years (13 swaps), they have...
WhiteTiger is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-26-2023, 05:30 PM   #10009
bizaro86
Franchise Player
 
bizaro86's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2008
Exp:
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Sliver View Post
You expected them to pick rocks out of your treads?
That's probably not reasonable for picking up out of storage.

But 55 minutes to pick up out of storage with an appointment made in advance is also not reasonable, imo.
bizaro86 is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to bizaro86 For This Useful Post:
Old 09-26-2023, 05:36 PM   #10010
pylon
Lifetime Suspension
 
Join Date: Jul 2007
Exp:
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Sliver View Post
You expected them to pick rocks out of your treads?
LOL, that was my thought.

I've been in the car business my entire adult life, and have never heard of a dealer/shop doing this. It just seems so pompous. Like the waiter feeding you caviar while giving you a foot massage at a restaurant or something.
pylon is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to pylon For This Useful Post:
Old 09-26-2023, 05:41 PM   #10011
Fuzz
Franchise Player
 
Fuzz's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Pickle Jar Lake
Exp:
Default

I've only ever done it when a customer complains about a "ticking" coming from one of the wheels. Easiest fix ever.
Fuzz is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 09-26-2023, 06:42 PM   #10012
Knut
 
Knut's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2002
Exp:
Default

Why is traffic so effing bad tofus. It’s like there are double the amount of cars out there. Every road and intersection is busier than normal. Took me an extra 15 mins to get hkme today
Knut is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-26-2023, 06:47 PM   #10013
Fuzz
Franchise Player
 
Fuzz's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Pickle Jar Lake
Exp:
Default

Too many people.
Fuzz is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 09-26-2023, 07:06 PM   #10014
calgarygeologist
Franchise Player
 
Join Date: Dec 2013
Exp:
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Fuzz View Post
Too many people.
Gotta limit the immigrants.
calgarygeologist is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 09-26-2023, 07:15 PM   #10015
DownInFlames
Craig McTavish' Merkin
 
DownInFlames's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2008
Exp:
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Fuzz View Post
Too many people.
DownInFlames is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 09-26-2023, 07:19 PM   #10016
musth
Crash and Bang Winger
 
musth's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2022
Location: Zambia
Exp:
Default

The tapatalk signatures.

Other boards I'm on ban them as spam and slowing site bandwidth.

Surprised they're allowed here.
__________________
Musth – mostly misunderstood.
musth is online now   Reply With Quote
The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to musth For This Useful Post:
Old 09-27-2023, 07:36 AM   #10017
Erick Estrada
Franchise Player
 
Erick Estrada's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: San Fernando Valley
Exp:
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Sliver View Post
You expected them to pick rocks out of your treads?
I have to admit I've never heard of shops doing that. It's a pretty tedious job as there's usually hundreds of those chips embedded in the tread. I've done it a few times on my winter tires but came to the conclusion it's just too much work so I just go over the tires and remove the big ones.
Erick Estrada is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-27-2023, 09:41 AM   #10018
Sliver
evil of fart
 
Sliver's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2009
Exp:
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by WhiteTiger View Post
Every time I've gotten my tires back for the last 7 years (13 swaps), they have...
There's absolutely no way in hell they've done this. It could take a couple hours at a shop rate of probably, like, $120ish an hour. It's just not a thing - and certainly not one anybody will do for free for you. And it's totally unnecessary unless there is some actual noise/issue with a large and deeply imbedded rock. They'll just come out of the tires as you drive. It's not like tires go around picking up so many rocks we're all just driving on rock treads. I've had to yank a rock out of a dually before, but in all my years I've never heard of a shop picking out rocks from tire treads. That's preposterous.
Sliver is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to Sliver For This Useful Post:
Old 09-27-2023, 09:51 AM   #10019
Sainters7
Franchise Player
 
Sainters7's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: back in the 403
Exp:
Default

This makes me want to inspect my tires now when I take em in. My place does a great job. Have they...have they been clearing rocks out of my treads this entire time and I've just never noticed?
Sainters7 is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 09-27-2023, 09:53 AM   #10020
Fuzz
Franchise Player
 
Fuzz's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Pickle Jar Lake
Exp:
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Sliver View Post
There's absolutely no way in hell they've done this. It could take a couple hours at a shop rate of probably, like, $120ish an hour. It's just not a thing - and certainly not one anybody will do for free for you. And it's totally unnecessary unless there is some actual noise/issue with a large and deeply imbedded rock. They'll just come out of the tires as you drive. It's not like tires go around picking up so many rocks we're all just driving on rock treads. I've had to yank a rock out of a dually before, but in all my years I've never heard of a shop picking out rocks from tire treads. That's preposterous.
Free studs for winter tires! If only...
Fuzz is online now   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -6. The time now is 03:06 PM.

Calgary Flames
2024-25




Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright Calgarypuck 2021