>Just had my van in for tires at firestone (love the guarantee that you >can take anywhere). Had them do a drivetrain inspection while I was >there. They say I need new belts. > >2 issues - >One - How hard is it to replace these myself? Ridiculously easy. >Two - They say I need three new belts, but I can only see 2 when I >look into the engine? WTF? Also one they said I needed was the AC >compressor belt, but I don't have AC? > >Am I missing something? They're either stupid (bad) or thieves (worse). There are only 2 belts for non-AC. My wife used to take her truck to Firestone, till they sold her three timing belt replacements in a 2 year span at the same service center. Crooks. They're not necessarily all bad at all Firestone places, but I don't think I'd trust them for anything except maybe tires. John Bange '90 Vanagon "Geldsauger" |
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