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post 1699744953 03-26-2024, 02:21 PM
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Went to get my tires rotated this morning.

Skipped out of work at about 10 AM to get my tires rotated at my nearby tire shop. I drive up and the place is busy. Girl behind the counter says "We have a three hour wait time"

Yeah what the fuk. Why is a ****ing tire shop so God damn busy like this at 10 AM on a Tuesday? I used to be able to take my car anywhere and they always had openings at 9 am to 12 pm or so, especially middle of the week.

Everyone needs to get a job or something, I dunno.
post 1699745023 03-26-2024, 02:23 PM
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EOD warned you
post 1699745073 03-26-2024, 02:25 PM
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Originally Posted By DolphinPilot⏩
Skipped out of work at about 10 AM to get my tires rotated at my nearby tire shop. I drive up and the place is busy. Girl behind the counter says "We have a three hour wait time"

Yeah what the fuk. Why is a ****ing tire shop so God damn busy like this at 10 AM on a Tuesday? I used to be able to take my car anywhere and they always had openings at 9 am to 12 pm or so, especially middle of the week.

Everyone needs to get a job or something, I dunno.
you dont have a jack/stands or know someone? I could have this done within 10 minutes using an impact wrench. For even a pleb it would be under an hour.

If youre rotating fronts/rears just jack up one side at a time if you dont even have the jack or stands there should be the one that came with the vehicle
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post 1699745153 03-26-2024, 02:27 PM
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post 1699745233 03-26-2024, 02:29 PM
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Don't know about you, but my tires rotate the whole time I'm driving.
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post 1699745303 03-26-2024, 02:30 PM
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Originally Posted By BullittEV⏩
you dont have a jack/stands or know someone? I could have this done within 10 minutes using an impact wrench. For even a pleb it would be under an hour.

If youre rotating fronts/rears just jack up one side at a time if you dont even have the jack or stands there should be the one that came with the vehicle
You don't even need an impact wrench. I just use a 17mm socket wrench.
post 1699746203 03-26-2024, 02:51 PM
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Or just bad luck, OP. I've had a similar experience at a place, came back the same time a couple days later, dead AF.
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post 1699746323 03-26-2024, 02:53 PM
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Originally Posted By DolphinPilot⏩
Skipped out of work at about 10 AM to get my tires rotated at my nearby tire shop. I drive up and the place is busy. Girl behind the counter says "We have a three hour wait time"

Yeah what the fuk. Why is a ****ing tire shop so God damn busy like this at 10 AM on a Tuesday? I used to be able to take my car anywhere and they always had openings at 9 am to 12 pm or so, especially middle of the week.

Everyone needs to get a job or something, I dunno.
Things like this is why i guess i can support the depopulation agenda. Because it's either i survive and get to reap the benefits, or suddenly it's not my problem anymore.
post 1699746513 03-26-2024, 02:57 PM
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Originally Posted By mchabs⏩
You don't even need an impact wrench. I just use a 17mm socket wrench.


they torque those aluminum rims so damn tight at the tire places you need your own impact gun or a 3ft 3/4" breaker bar to loosen them.
if they come off with a ratchet they were loose.

if you have steel rims like people use for snow tires then maybe just a socket wrench though the classic T-bar for lugs works better i think.
post 1699746543 03-26-2024, 02:57 PM
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Originally Posted By mchabs⏩
You don't even need an impact wrench. I just use a 17mm socket wrench.
Lol not having cordless Milwaukee 1400 ftlb impact
post 1699752293 03-26-2024, 05:11 PM
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Originally Posted By NitrogenWidget⏩


they torque those aluminum rims so damn tight at the tire places you need your own impact gun or a 3ft 3/4" breaker bar to loosen them.
if they come off with a ratchet they were loose.

if you have steel rims like people use for snow tires then maybe just a socket wrench though the classic T-bar for lugs works better i think.
I have never had an issue or needed a breaker bar to remove my wheels, even after it came back from the shop.

You must be weak.
post 1699752853 03-26-2024, 05:22 PM
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1. Like 1 in 6 people don't work as of 2023


2. Tire rotations are a literal scam and not necessary


3. Buy a jack and do it at home if you don't care about your pinch welds


4. The tire place was busy because again no one is at work, they're out racking up more debt on cards


Originally Posted By mchabs⏩
You don't even need an impact wrench. I just use a 17mm socket wrench.
Hey uh.. most lug nuts are 19/21/22mm..


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post 1699753173 03-26-2024, 05:28 PM
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This must be a Les Schwab.
post 1699753253 03-26-2024, 05:29 PM
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Originally Posted By blissful88⏩
1. Like 1 in 6 people don't work as of 2023


2. Tire rotations are a literal scam and not necessary


3. Buy a jack and do it at home if you don't care about your pinch welds


4. The tire place was busy because again no one is at work, they're out racking up more debt on cards






Hey uh.. most lug nuts are 19/21/22mm..


You rockin' those 1992 Honda Civic 14's my guy
Most VW/Audi are 17MM. Also, lug bolts not nuts.

IIRC my Subaru's have been 19MM.
post 1699753543 03-26-2024, 05:33 PM
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I've never been able to get even really simple autowork tasks like oil change and tire rotation combos done without an appointment

Originally Posted By BullittEV⏩
you dont have a jack/stands or know someone? I could have this done within 10 minutes using an impact wrench. For even a pleb it would be under an hour.

If youre rotating fronts/rears just jack up one side at a time if you dont even have the jack or stands there should be the one that came with the vehicle
^^^^^

Half of your answers or more will be horse chit like this trying to take cheap shots at your masculinity
post 1699754943 03-26-2024, 05:58 PM
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Originally Posted By mchabs⏩
Most VW/Audi are 17MM. Also, lug bolts not nuts.

IIRC my Subaru's have been 19MM.
Will never touch lug bolts again; most annoying design of anything ever made

VW/Audi are junk btw; that's a free tip
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post 1699755583 03-26-2024, 06:14 PM
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Real men change their own tires, ded srs
post 1699755633 03-26-2024, 06:15 PM
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I don't rotate. I have snow tires and summer tires and they get rotated then I suppose. The tire shop where I buy my tire do tre rotations for free though if bought there.
post 1699755873 03-26-2024, 06:18 PM
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Originally Posted By FelixTheCat1919⏩
I've never been able to get even really simple autowork tasks like oil change and tire rotation combos done without an appointment






^^^^^

Half of your answers or more will be horse chit like this trying to take cheap shots at your masculinity
Im not even mechanically inclined- youtube, forums, the manuals that come from the factory for repairs/disassembly are made for the average person IMO.

I wasnt even going to get into torque specs and confuse him even further. I just cant imagine rotating tires needing to be something youd waste your time at a business for.
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Originally Posted By blissful88⏩
1. Like 1 in 6 people don't work as of 2023


2. Tire rotations are a literal scam and not necessary


3. Buy a jack and do it at home if you don't care about your pinch welds


4. The tire place was busy because again no one is at work, they're out racking up more debt on cards






Hey uh.. most lug nuts are 19/21/22mm..


You rockin' those 1992 Honda Civic 14's my guy
Dude it has to be closer to 50% that aren't working. It is insanely busy out all day 24/7 now.

Even busier during the day than i remember anywhere being in the 2000s
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Why are you rotating? Just buy new ones.
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Originally Posted By BullittEV⏩
Im not even mechanically inclined- youtube, forums, the manuals that come from the factory for repairs/disassembly are made for the average person IMO.

I wasnt even going to get into torque specs and confuse him even further. I just cant imagine rotating tires needing to be something youd waste your time at a business for.
The place that does my oil changes throws in for free because I bought my tires there, too. They let me use a loaner car so I don't have to waste time sitting at the shop. It's cheap and convenient enough that it doesn't make sense for me to do it any other way, really.
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Originally Posted By 300Lane1⏩
This must be a Les Schwab.
........ bro you explain yourself right fcking now. did you follow me?
Originally Posted By blissful88⏩
2. Tire rotations are a literal scam and not necessary
they do it for free. When I used to go there I was in and out in like 20 minutes.
Originally Posted By eod8989⏩
Dude it has to be closer to 50% that aren't working. It is insanely busy out all day 24/7 now.

Even busier during the day than i remember anywhere being in the 2000s
yeah I think I post this every time there is a "nobody is working anymore" thread, but I used to work a night shift job like 10 years ago. I could go out at 9AM-12PM most any day and get things done. I even remember going to the mall at 9 AM on a Monday or Tuesday and doing some clothes shopping, and the place was mostly deserted. These days I can't go to the grocery store during the middle of the day and NOT have it be a madhouse.
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Originally Posted By blissful88⏩
2. Tire rotations are a literal scam and not necessary
Not in most cases, typically the tires wear at different rates depending on RWD/FWD ect so If you never rotate them they will wear out at different times so you'll be wasting time trying to get 2 tires replaced in half the time as 4 regular worn tires. And if its an AWD vehicle putting 2 new tires with 2 warn tires can severely fook your transfer case.
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Originally Posted By Khumatmibro⏩
Why are you rotating? Just buy new ones.
LOL...I take it you don't own a car? Why would you buy new tires when the ones you have are still good?
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Originally Posted By mchabs⏩
I have never had an issue or needed a breaker bar to remove my wheels, even after it came back from the shop.

You must be weak.
no. you must never have taken lugs off.
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Originally Posted By DolphinPilot⏩
........ bro you explain yourself right fcking now. did you follow me?



they do it for free. When I used to go there I was in and out in like 20 minutes.



yeah I think I post this every time there is a "nobody is working anymore" thread, but I used to work a night shift job like 10 years ago. I could go out at 9AM-12PM most any day and get things done. I even remember going to the mall at 9 AM on a Monday or Tuesday and doing some clothes shopping, and the place was mostly deserted. These days I can't go to the grocery store during the middle of the day and NOT have it be a madhouse.
Same i used to go out multiple times per day during the day either for lunches or breaks or sometimes i was just off that day. The town was pretty desolate unless it was rush hour. I mean it was usually quiet too. Everywhere is slammed now with what seems like 10x more traffic and it's 10x more congested as well. You used to also never see people at the gym until 3-4pm. Now they are packed all day.
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All place are packed though, tire places, supermarkets, restaurants etc i don't even know how it's possible there used to be literally nobody there lol
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I always make an appointment to get my tires rotated.
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Originally Posted By blissful88⏩
Will never touch lug bolts again; most annoying design of anything ever made

VW/Audi are junk btw; that's a free tip
Owned VW/Audis for 10+ years and never had any major issues srs.

I actually had the most issues with my Subaru's and a Mazda. The costliest repair bills anyway. Transmissions made of glass.
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