A very expensive whoops

shawn-o · 11-08-2006, 01:14 AM

This story hit the EliseTalk forums yesterday -- it all starts with an Lotus owner in Orlando, FL who took his Elise into Goodyear to drop a new set of tires on his canary yellow grip-tight speedster. And the result was -- well, let's just say we'd be laughing if we weren't crying so hard. Here's the story, straight from forum member and dented-Elise owner qball:

First of all, I did EVERYTHING I was supposed to except stick around and watch.

Dropped my Elise off to the local Goodyear shop to have new F1G3s installed. My Father-in-law is the service manager and has been for 10 years. He is out on medical leave, but he met me at the shop this morning, because he understands the uniqueness of the car.

I handed them the tire tools and opened the Owner's Manual to the jacking instructions so they would be clear. We went over all the instructions and they assured me I was in good hands.

We left...1 hour later I get a call about the "accident" and that I needed to come down...

WTF!

So this is what I found...

http://www.jalopnik.com/photogallery/LotusTire/

Ok class, our next lesson, weight distribution....

foolio_67 · 11-08-2006, 01:17 AM

Maybe there was a strong wind?

Way2Short · 11-08-2006, 01:18 AM

holy crap, thats gotta suck bad

8thgenuser · 11-08-2006, 01:20 AM

Wow, I actually got

after reading that story and looking at the pic.

CivicWithNav · 11-08-2006, 01:29 AM

IDIOTs....god

mechanics=dumbasses

think they are the shit I know better than they do and I aint no mechanic! and didnt even go to school for it.... I don't trust mechanics unless they have 10+years of experience

SiRyan · 11-08-2006, 01:32 AM

Stupid Morons!!LOL

**marc-o-lishuz** · 11-08-2006, 02:11 AM

wow... that's complete ignorance! why the hell do the need to lift the car 3+ ft off the ground to install new tires?! 0.5-1ft is plenty, especially for a low car like that Elise! sheesh. stupidity pwnd.

MordeKyle · 11-08-2006, 04:02 AM

this made me sick to my stomach.... i guess after this all the goodyear tire pricess are going to go up to pay for this car

eugenekim.net · 11-08-2006, 04:42 AM

man look at the underbody to that thing...

oncesir · 11-08-2006, 08:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CivicWithNav

IDIOTs....god

mechanics=dumbasses

think they are the shit I know better than they do and I aint no mechanic! and didnt even go to school for it....

Take my word, you arent smarter than any certified mechanic. Someone who you dont know made a mistake and now ALL mechanics are dumbasses. How quickly can YOU R&R an odyssey trans? Or do an alignment? Can you even read an electrical schematic?

Do yourself a HUGE favor, stick to your day job and dont be so damn judgemental.

***Cybergypsy*** · 11-08-2006, 09:01 AM

i have always been afraid of that.......

aznchzexr · 11-08-2006, 09:17 AM

haha ya i seen this on one of my local car forums....idiots! LOL

**twistedframe** · 11-08-2006, 10:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CivicWithNav

IDIOTs....god

mechanics=dumbasses

think they are the shit I know better than they do and I aint no mechanic! and didnt even go to school for it.... I don't trust mechanics unless they have 10+years of experience

you should be careful about makeing such broad generalizations. There are plenty of mechanics out there with under ten years experience that deff know what they are doing. Just because some quick lube techs suck doesn't mean all techs suck.

si_civic · 11-08-2006, 10:31 AM

I HATE HOISTS!! I hate lifting anything and being underneath those things. No wonder my dealership offers life insurance.

Did I mention I hated hoists?

Oh, and I despise the comment about all mechanics or techs are IDIOTS. That's a HUGE generalization and you are definitely misinformed. Does that make me and the great people I work with idiots? We're all techs too.

whitecivicsi · 11-08-2006, 10:32 AM

WORD!

Sad story though! double

**GeezerSi** · 11-08-2006, 10:45 AM

Wow. This thread reminds me of this > http://www.idiots-guide.org/badday.htm

whitecivicsi · 11-08-2006, 10:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeezerSi

Wow. This thread reminds me of this > http://www.idiots-guide.org/badday.htm

Damn thats just bad...man can you think of anything else that couldve happened that day? lol

MordeKyle · 11-08-2006, 02:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeezerSi

Wow. This thread reminds me of this > http://www.idiots-guide.org/badday.htm

does that look like it has been photoshoped to anyone else?

CivicWithNav · 11-08-2006, 03:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oncesir

Take my word, you arent smarter than any certified mechanic. Someone who you dont know made a mistake and now ALL mechanics are dumbasses. How quickly can YOU R&R an odyssey trans? Or do an alignment? Can you even read an electrical schematic?

Do yourself a HUGE favor, stick to your day job and dont be so damn judgemental.

i'm sure if i did it once, i can do it in half of the time of the first one.

i'm pretty good with mechanicals. I can pretty much do it if i had tools to do it. I just choose to do it as a hobby. and everyone of mechanics(exception to few) have been wrong or try to tell me some BS so i'm pretty confident that I know better than most. (on certain cars)

are all college graduates smart because they have a degree? not really so think on that

Kakashi · 11-08-2006, 03:50 PM

forgetting to pull out, also very expensive whoops.

11-08-2006, 01:14 AM	#1 (permalink)
shawn-o Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Great white north Age: 21 Posts: 1,452 iTrader: 3 / 100%	A very expensive whoops This story hit the EliseTalk forums yesterday -- it all starts with an Lotus owner in Orlando, FL who took his Elise into Goodyear to drop a new set of tires on his canary yellow grip-tight speedster. And the result was -- well, let's just say we'd be laughing if we weren't crying so hard. Here's the story, straight from forum member and dented-Elise owner qball: First of all, I did EVERYTHING I was supposed to except stick around and watch. Dropped my Elise off to the local Goodyear shop to have new F1G3s installed. My Father-in-law is the service manager and has been for 10 years. He is out on medical leave, but he met me at the shop this morning, because he understands the uniqueness of the car. I handed them the tire tools and opened the Owner's Manual to the jacking instructions so they would be clear. We went over all the instructions and they assured me I was in good hands. We left...1 hour later I get a call about the "accident" and that I needed to come down... WTF! So this is what I found... http://www.jalopnik.com/photogallery/LotusTire/ Ok class, our next lesson, weight distribution....

11-08-2006, 02:11 AM	#7 (permalink)
marc-o-lishuz Doraemon! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC Age: 26 Posts: 24,562 Marc iTrader: 2 / 100%	wow... that's complete ignorance! why the hell do the need to lift the car 3+ ft off the ground to install new tires?! 0.5-1ft is plenty, especially for a low car like that Elise! sheesh. stupidity pwnd. __________________ forum rules / whistler06 / whistler07 / harrison08 / flickr

11-08-2006, 09:01 AM	#11 (permalink)
*Cybergypsy* Resident Caraholic Join Date: Apr 2006 Age: 48 Posts: 8,101 iTrader: 3 / 100%	i have always been afraid of that....... __________________ I would rather be judged by 12, than carried by six!

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11-08-2006, 01:17 AM	#2 (permalink)
foolio_67 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Kamloops Posts: 897 iTrader: 1 / 100%	Maybe there was a strong wind?

11-08-2006, 01:18 AM	#3 (permalink)
Way2Short Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Age: 21 Posts: 1,973 iTrader: 23 / 100%	holy crap, thats gotta suck bad

11-08-2006, 01:20 AM	#4 (permalink)
8thgenuser Webby's Minion Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 7,065 Nikon Squad Member #8 iTrader: 1 / 100%	Wow, I actually got after reading that story and looking at the pic.

11-08-2006, 01:29 AM	#5 (permalink)
CivicWithNav Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Woodstock MD Posts: 2,566 iTrader: 13 / 100%	IDIOTs....god mechanics=dumbasses think they are the shit I know better than they do and I aint no mechanic! and didnt even go to school for it.... I don't trust mechanics unless they have 10+years of experience

11-08-2006, 01:32 AM	#6 (permalink)
SiRyan Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Vallejo,Ca. Age: 23 Posts: 5,617 iTrader: 17 / 100%	Stupid Morons!!LOL

11-08-2006, 04:02 AM	#8 (permalink)
MordeKyle Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,097 iTrader: 1 / 100%	this made me sick to my stomach.... i guess after this all the goodyear tire pricess are going to go up to pay for this car

11-08-2006, 04:42 AM	#9 (permalink)
eugenekim.net Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: huntington beach, ca Age: 21 Posts: 1,811 captain obvious iTrader: 0 / 0%	man look at the underbody to that thing...

11-08-2006, 09:17 AM	#12 (permalink)
aznchzexr Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Brampton, ON Age: 24 Posts: 2,729 Chester iTrader: 0 / 0%	haha ya i seen this on one of my local car forums....idiots! LOL

11-08-2006, 10:31 AM	#14 (permalink)
si_civic Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: B.C. ,Canada Age: 30 Posts: 4,608 A/Cst.D.F.Abate iTrader: 10 / 100%	I HATE HOISTS!! I hate lifting anything and being underneath those things. No wonder my dealership offers life insurance. Did I mention I hated hoists? Oh, and I despise the comment about all mechanics or techs are IDIOTS. That's a HUGE generalization and you are definitely misinformed. Does that make me and the great people I work with idiots? We're all techs too.

11-08-2006, 10:32 AM	#15 (permalink)
whitecivicsi Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 2,722 iTrader: 14 / 100%	WORD! Sad story though! double

11-08-2006, 03:50 PM	#20 (permalink)
Kakashi Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Aurora CO Age: 22 Posts: 3,706 iTrader: 1 / 100%	forgetting to pull out, also very expensive whoops.

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