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Old 10-02-2021, 6:53pm   #1
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Paid $475 for the alignment and the 2 quarts of DCT fluid, and raced a bunch today. I tipped the tech $100, and it turns out the alignment quality was shit.

Car ran good most of the day, but when I went to go home, the on-center steering wheel indicator was off by nearly 10 degrees, and the right rear wheel is pushed way back in the wheel well. Car is dog-legging. Extremely displeased with the dealer at the moment, and they know it. Ding dong didn't torque everything to spec, and it shifted under load.
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Hopefully it won’t ruin that tire.
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going to get your tip back?
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going to get your tip back?
he'll double it to have it done the right way... you know... because.
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going to get your tip back?
Already communicated with the salesman who sold me my $92,000 out the door Corvette that we have to "discuss" the price paid. He said "Understood". Supposedly going to be fixed on Monday.

And I'm only dealing with the salesman at the moment. He was assigned to me by the owner when I placed my order in December '19. I'm very close to the owner, and chat frequently, but I'll save wasting his time until I see how this gets resolved. Needless to say, I won't be racing it tomorrow. I am taking the '09 Z to the track and will take a few laps, albeit, non-competitive. Car is not on competitive tires.
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Already communicated with the salesman who sold me my $92,000 out the door Corvette that we have to "discuss" the price paid. He said "Understood". Supposedly going to be fixed on Monday.
Sounds like the alignment will be comped and perhaps a new tire depending on the wear from the botched torque values.

Since they royally screwed the pooch, the next alignment should be on the house.
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Sounds like the alignment will be comped and perhaps a new tire depending on the wear from the botched torque values.

Since they royally screwed the pooch, the next alignment should be on the house.
Tire wear not an issue just yet, but car nearly un-driveable. Was actually extremely pleased with the tire wear on the R888R's compared to the stock tires and stock alignment.

This is the same dealer that sponsors my race car. It will be taken care of, but WTF? Who the hell are you hiring to do your repairs? I've asked that this tech never touch my car again. Clearly can't focus and do everything to the letter. He was not who I asked for. Guy I asked for was booked, and suggested this alternate tech. Vouched for him....
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That sucks but just had that happen this year, guy did not tighten everything up properly and shit came loose and was knocking around.
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Hell, I've always got a screw loose.
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I have an appointment to get the 1st oil change in my new truck. I will not let them rotate the tires. I don’t trust the dealer service department techs with the wheels or proper lug nut torque.

I’ll go to a local shop where I trust them and can verify (watch) that they are doing it correctly.

And I’ll still check the torque when I get home.

Btw- do y’all rotate straight front to rear (and rear to front) or cross fronts to rear and rears straight to front?
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I have an appointment to get the 1st oil change in my new truck. I will not let them rotate the tires. I don’t trust the dealer service department techs with the wheels or proper lug nut torque.

I’ll go to a local shop where I trust them and can verify (watch) that they are doing it correctly.

And I’ll still check the torque when I get home.

Btw- do y’all rotate straight front to rear (and rear to front) or cross fronts to rear and rears straight to front?
Craig's tires are not "square" meaning the fronts are a different size than the rears so no rotation is available. Tire wear is solely controlled by the alignment. EDIT: Radial tires are not rotated side to side on the car so that's a non starter as well.
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Craig's tires are not "square" meaning the fronts are a different size than the rears so no rotation is available. Tire wear is solely controlled by the alignment. EDIT: Radial tires are not rotated side to side on the car so that's a non starter as well.
Yup. Tires on mine are directional and different sizes on front and rear so no rotating is possible.
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Tire wear not an issue just yet, but car nearly un-driveable. Was actually extremely pleased with the tire wear on the R888R's compared to the stock tires and stock alignment.

This is the same dealer that sponsors my race car. It will be taken care of, but WTF? Who the hell are you hiring to do your repairs? I've asked that this tech never touch my car again. Clearly can't focus and do everything to the letter. He was not who I asked for. Guy I asked for was booked, and suggested this alternate tech. Vouched for him....
Instead of just the tip, next time you see that technician, give him the entire dick.
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Instead of just the tip, next time you see that technician, give him the entire dick.
Yep definitely balls on the chin for that **** up.
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Instead of just the tip, next time you see that technician, give him the entire dick.
[DJ]Preferably a whole bag of them[/DJ]
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Can ANYONE do shit right the first time these days?
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Can ANYONE do shit right the first time these days?
It’s very rare. Try building a house. Holy crap people just don’t give a chit. And it’s almost a celebration when someone shows up as scheduled and does something correct. When that should be normal.
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See any difference between the two rear wheels?
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See any difference between the two rear wheels?
Whoa ! That bottom pic shows the wheel is clearly moved back.
Maybe the tech hit something on the test beat, errr, drive ?
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Whoa ! That bottom pic shows the wheel is clearly moved back.
Maybe the tech hit something on the test beat ?
He didn't drive the car, and the car got run numerous times at the track. Wasn't like that most of the day, but when I did the test runs for today's course, it clearly let go.
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