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Date:         Sat, 8 Sep 2007 06:05:37 -0700
Reply-To:     Georgios Stylianides <gstylia@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Georgios Stylianides <gstylia@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Alignment at (Sears/Pep Boys)?
Comments: To: Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM>
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did I mention I have never gone back, even for parts, at Pep Boys? We don't have one here, so I don't have to worry about it.

geo

--- Georgios Stylianides <gstylia@yahoo.com> wrote:

> that's interesting! > I too took the Van into PepBoys once and received it > back damaged. They raised it from the tank and bent > it. Not to mention that in the process of them > trying > to find the engine, I caught the mechanic with a > pretty big screwdriver trying to disassemble the > front > grill. I ran into the shop as soon as I could!!! ha! > They didn't do anything ... not even an apology. I > wrote to the manager and central offices, and no > word > back. > > geo > > --- Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > > > Multistage unhappy experience at Pep Boys when I > got > > tires there. I chose them for evening hours but > was > > told on arrival they don't begin installs after > 5PM. > > Dropped it off the next day and got it back that > > evening with minor body damage that I did not find > > until in my driveway the following morning. > > Mentioned > > that to the service manager, who apologized but > did > > nothing. Wrote a letter to the manager and never > > heard > > a word back. > > > > I hope you have a more pleasant time. > > > > Stephen > > > > --- Wesley Pegden <wes@CS.UCHICAGO.EDU> wrote: > > > > > Hi all, > > > I just finished doing a bunch of front end work > on > > > our westy and want to > > > have my alignment checked. Is there any reason > > not > > > to go to a pep > > > boys/sears or something similar for this? > > (They'll > > > be open on Saturday > > > is the advantage.) I had an alignment done at > > sears > > > on another vanagon > > > that I was very happy with (especially the the > > > price... $60 or so?). > > > > > > Anything I should know before taking the van > > > somewhere like this? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Wes > > > '83 1.9l westy > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > > Be a better Heartthrob. Get better relationship > > answers from someone who knows. Yahoo! Answers - > > Check it out. > > > http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396545433 > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Take the Internet to Go: Yahoo!Go puts the Internet > in your pocket: mail, news, photos & more. > http://mobile.yahoo.com/go?refer=1GNXIC >

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