Hi Chuck,
I guess you pointed out to me a problem that I had not considered. I drove
a couple of small front-wheel drive vehicles in the early 80s, and never
gave a thought to rear wheel alignment. Most of my experience since then
has been with rear wheel drive, where the rear alignment is fixed.
I now have 3 year old Volvo with FWD, so I need to keep a watch for such
problems. However, it is building miles very slowly, so I may not see
anything for some time.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, September 20, 2010 6:49 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] Update on the Buick story, was: No one caught my stupid
error, was: GH2 specs! wow!!!
> 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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