MikeInParadise
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I had snow tires put on my wife's brand new 2008 Toyota Matrix. It had 2450 km on it. 50 km later it has a flat tire. I notice the flat in the driveway as I am heading out to the woodlot to clear the drive and meet a guy out there to give him some parts.
I clear out the driveway at the woodlot and he doesn't show up so I walk the dogs. Now he is an hour later and it is getting dark so I am sitting waiting in the truck with it running. He shows up, I get out of the truck with it running and the dogs freak out barking at him and hit the power door lock button and I am now out at the woodlot with the truck running, the dogs in it and no cell phone. The guy I am meeting cannot get a signal with his phone. He has no tools and mine are in the truck and locked in the cabin.
We dig through the snow and I find an old piece of metal and we pry the window in the club cab open enough that I can break the catch off. This opens the window about 3 inch so I get a big stick and start stabbing in the by now, pitch black night, trying to hit the door lock button. After about 1/2 hour later I hit the button and get it open.
I scratched the crap out of the paint beside the widow.
Anyone want a couple of dogs?????
So I get back home. Next morning I get up to deal with the flat on the Toyota. Look at the tire and it is ruined so I obviously drove it with it flat without even realizing it.
Look at why it went flat and when they put on the new studded winter tires and rims they left a piece of packing tape on a rim and the air leaked out.
Go back and leave the tire and they phone saying they cleaned the rim and re-inflated it and it now ok. So I ask about the fact that the tire is ruined and unsafe to drive on. Get a call an hour later and they have agreed to replace the tire and tell me that it is ready to pick it up.
I get to the store, wait 15 minutes at the counter and they cannot find the invoice. They find the invoice and then the guy cannot find the tire. Another 15 minutes and they finally find the tire. They then charged $10. 00 to rebalance it.
Arrrgggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
I clear out the driveway at the woodlot and he doesn't show up so I walk the dogs. Now he is an hour later and it is getting dark so I am sitting waiting in the truck with it running. He shows up, I get out of the truck with it running and the dogs freak out barking at him and hit the power door lock button and I am now out at the woodlot with the truck running, the dogs in it and no cell phone. The guy I am meeting cannot get a signal with his phone. He has no tools and mine are in the truck and locked in the cabin.
We dig through the snow and I find an old piece of metal and we pry the window in the club cab open enough that I can break the catch off. This opens the window about 3 inch so I get a big stick and start stabbing in the by now, pitch black night, trying to hit the door lock button. After about 1/2 hour later I hit the button and get it open.
I scratched the crap out of the paint beside the widow.
Anyone want a couple of dogs?????
So I get back home. Next morning I get up to deal with the flat on the Toyota. Look at the tire and it is ruined so I obviously drove it with it flat without even realizing it.
Look at why it went flat and when they put on the new studded winter tires and rims they left a piece of packing tape on a rim and the air leaked out.
Go back and leave the tire and they phone saying they cleaned the rim and re-inflated it and it now ok. So I ask about the fact that the tire is ruined and unsafe to drive on. Get a call an hour later and they have agreed to replace the tire and tell me that it is ready to pick it up.
I get to the store, wait 15 minutes at the counter and they cannot find the invoice. They find the invoice and then the guy cannot find the tire. Another 15 minutes and they finally find the tire. They then charged $10. 00 to rebalance it.
Arrrgggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
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:censored: I sell this car yesterday but the guy is $450.00 short on the agreed price of $3250.00 but asks if he can go register the car and come back with the remaining $450.00. So like a dumb a$$ I give him the title and tell him just to bring the $450 when he comes to pick the car up and I will give him the keys and the car. 4hrs go by and the guy calls and says I want my money back The title is no good. I tell him the title is fine its clear, signed over with a clean carfax report but if he wanted his money back to bring the clear title back and he can have it. He then tells me that he signed it but he did not care he wanted his money ASAP. Now mind you this is some mid thirties wanna be thug punk that paid me $2,800 in 10s and 20's Getting the picture yet? Anyways I tell him I cant give him his money back then but he can come and give me the last $450 and take the car or I would hold his money untill he could get the title back in his name and sign the car back over to me and I would refund his money. So now he starts the threats untill I make it loud and clear he won't get anywhere with me with threats.:censored: 
Long story short the cops show up today and pretty much say the kids a piece of sh!t but because I gave him the title, I have to give him the car and then take him to small claims court to get my money. Screw that I told him I refuse to waiste anymore of my time over this poor excuse for a human. So moral of the story, never give up your paperwork before you get the money because there is a line of scam artist waiting to screw you over as soon as you drop your gaurd. I hate the generally low life no good sue happy society we live in today.
