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Don't go to GOODYEAR for tires! LMAO!

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Old Nov 7, 2006 | 09:48 PM
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Don't go to GOODYEAR for tires! LMAO!
Had to post this....

Look what happen to this poor Lotus owner after taking his car to Goodyear to get some tires!!!!!



Talk about having a BAD DAY!!!!

Here's his post...
http://www.elisetalk.com/forums/show...ighlight=tires
 
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Old Nov 8, 2006 | 12:04 AM
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hahahahahha........havent seen you post in ages
 
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Old Nov 8, 2006 | 06:16 AM
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Don't they read car and driver. 60% rear weight bias. More when you take off the front wheels.
 
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Old Nov 14, 2006 | 02:42 PM
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OMG....what kind of damage did that cost goodyear?

did those guys get fired? damn it's funny yet sad at the same time...

would you guys take ur g's to COSTCO?
 
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Old Nov 14, 2006 | 02:46 PM
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Yah, he just won a New Car..
 
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Old Nov 14, 2006 | 03:19 PM
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That's classic...and a picture to boot.
 
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Old Nov 14, 2006 | 03:55 PM
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ouch...!


I wonder since the car is so light, will it have any frame damage?
 
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Old Nov 25, 2006 | 05:21 AM
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that bottom chassis looks sick.
 
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Old Nov 25, 2006 | 05:27 AM
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Originally Posted by bobshuai
that bottom chassis looks sick.
^+1, that ****s aerodynamic.
 
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Old Nov 25, 2006 | 06:26 AM
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thats messed up.
 
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Old Nov 25, 2006 | 11:02 AM
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Wow, that's a bad experience for everyone concerned. His FIL must not feel very good about it either.
 
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Old Nov 25, 2006 | 11:20 AM
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Not just Goodyear..................
When I was having my last exhaust system installed
the rack my car was on dropped the right side about
6" and scared the **** out of me. That's a hell of a
way to wake me up............not funny!!
 
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Old Nov 25, 2006 | 02:38 PM
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Something looks fake. Their are some straps on the front end.
 
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Old Nov 26, 2006 | 12:14 AM
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Originally Posted by bobshuai
that bottom chassis looks sick.

wait till you see a porsche carrera Gt underside... its all carbon fiber.
 
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Old Nov 26, 2006 | 12:30 PM
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Originally Posted by johnadlertech
Something looks fake. Their are some straps on the front end.

Check out the link. They hooked straps from a wrecker truck to stabilize it after the blunder happened.
 
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