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Subject: [OM] Update on the Buick story, was: No one caught my stupid error, was: GH2 specs! wow!!!
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2010 17:25:41 -0400
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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