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The 17" rims sure know how to go "boing" over road humps. :D Happy issues aside, there's one incident that bugged me terribly today. And go "tsk, tsk" over some motor shop dealers. I wonder how long are they going to survive.

Due to poor workmaship problems that caused unslightly scratches where the tyre screws were, Dad complained to Komoco Motors and they referred him to the original workshop that did his 17" rims. However, some unpleasant incident occurred there.

They originally offered to change the whole set of rims for $120 to a new set. The new set was more expensive, hence the extra charges.

But after their calculations showed them that well, they were making terrible losses due to the scratched rims, and replacing ours for $120, they decided to up to price.

They apparently sabotaged my dad by scratching the old rims furthur, (how clever) and hoping dad will pay an additional $100 for them to spray paint the old rims.
They said that it was due to dad's driving and he somehow scratched both the tyres at the back of the car. Dad felt that it was ridiculous, and decided to tell them to stop replacing the new ones, and put the old ones back. He also offered $50 for their troubles.

It is also funny, and suspicious, is that those were the back tyres they were complaining about. Firstly, the first 2 tyres they removed, and had problems with were the first 2 that they replaced.
My brother and I, being the newbies we were, didn't know how tyres are changed, so we stood there, looking at them work at the 2 back tyres, also the tyres in question, until both of it were done. Then while they were starting work on the front set of tyres, dad decided to get them drinks and all. So we went to Shell to get them drinks for the trouble and all.

Little did we know of the troubles that ensued after that. They started to complain about the tyres, the back ones.

Here are my questions.

• Why didn't they complain of the scratches while they started work on it? Afterall, we were there THE ENTIRE TIME. Those were the FIRST 2 they removed. Why not complain IMMEDIATELY when they sensed that there were problems?
  
• I washed the tyre rims the night before. And didn't note any scratches on the back tyres, except at the screw area. Ironically, the 2 tyre rims in problem, was the ones I washed. Unless I'm blind, even so, I can feel.

I don't think the scratches were there before, and my dad thinks that it might have been done by them on intention, which was also what I was thinking about.

Then, someone stepped in and offered a price. Dad paid another $60 for something he did not do.

I was very mad initially and wanted to post this entire thing on STomp forums, which will, marr their reputation for abit. But I relented eventually. No point. What will I gain from it. Besides, what goes around comes around. They'll get what they deserve eventually. Dad was okay with it and said it was common practice, and he was not surprised.

On account that they lost quite a couple of hundreds due to the scratches their workers made, I'll let it rest. It's not like they wanted it or gained alot from the transaction anyways.

Plus, if I am really out to wreck them, say if I'm dad. I'd insist on replacing the old ones back, drive immediately to Komoco Motors to complain, and call the newspapers and post it on the forums, and maybe complain to CASE.

In that way, good game man.

Anyway, I'm tired and deadbeat now, else this might be on STomp already. Afterall, I can be quite hot headed.

278McPhersonRoad. Hahs. I'll remember you.