Thanks. As I was driving away I was wondering to myself if I'd have
been as lucky on the wheels if I didn't also have the tire complaint at
the same time.
Chuck Norcutt
On 9/20/2010 6:24 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
> Congrats on half a victory!
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chuck Norcutt"<chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion"<olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, September 20, 2010 4:25 PM
> Subject: [OM] Update on the Buick story, was: No one caught my stupid error,
> was: GH2 specs! wow!!!
>
>
>> Not satisfaction at all on the tires but they have agreed to replace all
>> four chrome wheels under warranty.
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>>
>> On 9/20/2010 9:04 AM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>>> No, the only possible connection with Moose is that he has seen this
>>> Buick parked at his house.
>>>
>>> Last year, at 28,000 miles the Buick scared the bejeezus out of me by
>>> hydroplaning at 70 mph on I-81 in Pennsylvania during a heavy
>>> thunderstorm. I thought sure I was going to lose it as it started
>>> turning itself sideways but did manage to recover more due to luck than
>>> skill. I was absolutely shocked because I'd not experienced
>>> hydroplaning since about 1970. Both incidents were due to worn tires.
>>> It was my fault for not inspecting the tires but in the past 15-20 years
>>> I've not had a set of tires that lasted less than 60,000 miles. I was
>>> not prepared for worn out tires at 28,000 miles on a $34,000 car.
>>>
>>> As a result of that experience I spent almost $800 at the Buick dealer
>>> on a set of Bridgestone Turanza tires. I had spec'd those specific
>>> tires based on some research showing they were highly rated as rain
>>> tires. Following good practice the car was also given a 4 wheel
>>> alignment when the tires were changed.
>>>
>>> Fast forward 8,500 miles. I took the car to the local Goodyear shop
>>> which was offering a free tire rotation if you brought your car there
>>> for the annual New York state inspection. They discovered very
>>> significant tire wear to the edges of the rear tires due to serious
>>> toe-in error. In short, the tires are not ruined but their life has
>>> been significantly shortened. It's especially irritating since this car
>>> gets almost no driving on the pot holed local roads. Its express
>>> purpose is highway travel and it spends its winters in Florida. I
>>> suspect error on the part of the Buick dealer's alignment guy which is
>>> emphasized by it taking them until the 3rd alignment to get the car to
>>> track straight after I bought it.
>>>
>>> Then, to top it all off, while I was inspecting the tires at the
>>> Goodyear shop I noticed that the chrome plating on the wheels is
>>> beginning to peel off. I'm not happy.
>>>
>>> Chuck Norcutt
>>>
>>> On 9/20/2010 5:27 AM, Jez Cunningham wrote:
>>>> To be honest the Buick story might be more interesting. Does it
>>>> involve Moose and Mt Cadillac at all? ;-)
>>>>
>>>> On 18 September 2010 22:01, Chuck Norcutt<chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I think my mind was distracted by thinking about going to do battle
>>>>> with
>>>>> the Buick dealer this morning. Long story.
>>>>>
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