rocknxj
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- Location
- Clinton, Utah (SLC area)
Dang criminals. Costco Tire Center stripped my locking wheel key by blatant and unnecessary use of their impact gun.
Here’s the story. I dropped off my Jeep at Costco for my tire's first rotation since I purchased them. I eagerly handed over my keys and wheel lock key, thinking something as simple as a wheel rotation would be handled quickly and painlessly.
Not so, brothers and sisters of
. Nearly 2 hours later, my Cherokee was ready for pick up. Key in hand, the counter dude told me that my wheel key was beginning to "strip."
I knew what I was in for. Remember, the key was brand new and I only removed the real wheels once (by hand) to re-torque my u-bolts after my lift install.
I took a quick glance at the battered key and sure enough, that small black hunk of cheap metal was as stripped as a used ho. I became instantly enraged, mostly due to the lack of concern of the Costco Tire guy, as well as the unnecessary abuse my little locking key lug took. Poor thing, it looked worse than Brittany after that aweful MTV music awards show.
Here's the moral. Never let your insensitive tire guy use an impact wrench on your locking tire key. I assumed every semi-intelligent auto worker knew that small detail, but I guessed wrong.
I now need to find a replacement, but that is another story. I love Costco and all its bulk, but man, that was way out of line. Don't ya think?
Here’s the story. I dropped off my Jeep at Costco for my tire's first rotation since I purchased them. I eagerly handed over my keys and wheel lock key, thinking something as simple as a wheel rotation would be handled quickly and painlessly.
Not so, brothers and sisters of
. Nearly 2 hours later, my Cherokee was ready for pick up. Key in hand, the counter dude told me that my wheel key was beginning to "strip." I knew what I was in for. Remember, the key was brand new and I only removed the real wheels once (by hand) to re-torque my u-bolts after my lift install.
I took a quick glance at the battered key and sure enough, that small black hunk of cheap metal was as stripped as a used ho. I became instantly enraged, mostly due to the lack of concern of the Costco Tire guy, as well as the unnecessary abuse my little locking key lug took. Poor thing, it looked worse than Brittany after that aweful MTV music awards show.
Here's the moral. Never let your insensitive tire guy use an impact wrench on your locking tire key. I assumed every semi-intelligent auto worker knew that small detail, but I guessed wrong.
I now need to find a replacement, but that is another story. I love Costco and all its bulk, but man, that was way out of line. Don't ya think?
