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[Chew]

So this guy needs to buy a tire so he calls the dealership I work at to order it. He starts out great when I ask him what kind of car he has, his response was its a dodge. I ask him what kind of dodge, he says I am not sure let me look at the title. Not off to a good start here. So he finally figures out he has a Dodge Caliber, and next I ask him what size tire he needs. Again, he does not know so I tell him to go look at the tire its on the side of it. So he puts down the phone comes back 5 mins. later and says it says goodyear on it that must be the size. By this point I am trying not to laugh, but I simply explain it to him that he needs to get the numbers off the side as I give him an example p205/60r16. So he finally gets the size and orders the tire. I explain to him if he wants us to change the flat tire for him it will be a extra 15 bucks on top of the price of the tire. He says no thanks I will do it myself (yea right I think) The boys at the shop get a good chuckle over my story and all is forgotten till he comes back today to pick up the tire. Now I would have understood up to this point that he may not have know that much about cars but he what he did next sealed his fate. He comes back to the counter and I have the tire sitting there for him. I give him his invoice and such and tell him to go pay. He then looks at me with all seriousness and asks where his tire is? I point to it and he says doesn't it come with the round metal piece in the middle (the rim) ? How am I gonna put this on my car? He actually though all tires come with the tire already attached to the rim. Now here is a guy in his 20's or 30's asking me these questions. Am I out of line here or is this guy just a barking idiot?

Edited by mastachew, 11 July 2007 - 04:58 PM.

[philywilly]

I would've lost my patience. Honestly, wow, that dude is plain stupid. He was probably mentally retarded or something. I don't like cars, never really did, but atleast I can understand the basic things in your story. lol "goodyear"

[Kane]

That guy is just a plain idiot xD.. feel sorry for him though... did he get angry?

[Chew]

I would've lost my patience. Honestly, wow, that dude is plain stupid. He was probably mentally retarded or something. I don't like cars, never really did, but atleast I can understand the basic things in your story. lol "goodyear"

I would say by his appearance he was of sound mind, not mentally challenged. I wasn't gonna loose my patience with him, rather it was hard not to break out and laugh my ass off at him.

That guy is just a plain idiot xD.. feel sorry for him though... did he get angry?

Nope, he just acted like this was all totally normal questions to be asking.

Edited by mastachew, 11 July 2007 - 05:11 PM.

[SupermanFTM]

Watch, he's going to be in the news now. "Local Tenant Killed While Trying To Change Own Tire"

[Chew]

Watch, he's going to be in the news now. "Local Tenant Killed While Trying To Change Own Tire"

HAHA I am waiting for him to call tomorrow and ask how come he can't get the tire off with the car on the ground still.

[Black Flame]

I really don't know that much about cars(what's ironic about that is that my dad is the vice president of a company that makes car parts ), but only idiots think you get the tire AND the rim. I mean come on

I congratulate you, mastachew, for somehow not losing your patience or mocking him in any way. I don't know if I could do that

Edited by ßlack ƒlame, 11 July 2007 - 06:38 PM.

[Christopher Robin]

I always associate them as the same part of a car Though I know when buying shit, the rim and tire are separate...


Buddy wasn't the sharpest tool in the shed...

[Tyler.]

I keep reading your name as masturbation o.o

[Hawk]

I thought it was almost an instinctual thing for guys to know about cars...

I mean I a reasonable amount, like... how to change a tyre... (first is to hail someone down to do it for me, if that fails I'll do it myself lol), how to check oil and water, tyre pressure, and all that, and I'm the exact generalisation as to what type of person shouldn't know this stuff.

I don't know if I could decide to be really mean to that person and subtly mock him or to be really nice since it's clear he's a few sandwiches short of a picnic

It isn't instinctual to know about car parts, but it is instinctual to be drawn to cars. I feel that is a pretty safe assumption to say most guys have at some point tried to see how fast their car could go.

I keep reading your name as masturbation o.o

Even though it looks nothing like that. You need glasses?

[pyke]

It isn't instinctual to know about car parts, but it is instinctual to be drawn to cars. I feel that is a pretty safe assumption to say most guys have at some point tried to see how fast their car could go.
Even though it looks nothing like that. You need glasses?

160km/hr till it hits its governor. Unless I'm using the old beast, in which case 190-200km/hr

I don't know much about cars, I'd have probably paid the extra 15 to get it changed, since I've only done it myself once

[Crayon]

I thought it was almost an instinctual thing for guys to know about cars...

I mean I a reasonable amount, like... how to change a tyre... (first is to hail someone down to do it for me, if that fails I'll do it myself lol), how to check oil and water, tyre pressure, and all that, and I'm the exact generalisation as to what type of person shouldn't know this stuff.

I don't know if I could decide to be really mean to that person and subtly mock him or to be really nice since it's clear he's a few sandwiches short of a picnic

First thing you need to know before you check the pressure of a tire or even change it is that you need to know how to spell it Unless im going crazy and can't spell a 4 letter word..

[redlion]

160km/hr till it hits its governor. Unless I'm using the old beast, in which case 190-200km/hr

Unless you're running down public servants, I have no idea what a governor is

First thing you need to know before you check the pressure of a tire or even change it is that you need to know how to spell it Unless im going crazy and can't spell a 4 letter word..

Regional differences, mate. New Zealand, Australia Britain and most of the old British empire call them 'tyres'. The only reason Canadians don't is that you want to be like Americans

[Bryan]

Unless you're running down public servants, I have no idea what a governor is
Regional differences, mate. New Zealand, Australia Britain and most of the old British empire call them 'tyres'. The only reason Canadians don't is that you want to be like Americans

In essence, restricts power engine puts out which restricts speed. Doesn't allow cars to go past certain speeds. Most are around 140, I think Motorcycles are around 180.

[Christopher Robin]

It isn't instinctual to know about car parts, but it is instinctual to be drawn to cars. I feel that is a pretty safe assumption to say most guys have at some point tried to see how fast their car could go.
Even though it looks nothing like that. You need glasses?

;o My dirtbike maxes out somewhere over 115 I can guarantee ;o

1981 cr 125 I sold it today though... I was passing cars on the highway, going noticeably faster... I was on a road parallel though... Blowing by them

[redlion]

In essence, restricts power engine puts out which restricts speed. Doesn't allow cars to go past certain speeds. Most are around 140, I think Motorcycles are around 180.

...must have been invented by a woman.

[Hawk]

Makes me think of Old School

"Yeah, thanks, I took the restrictor plate off- Give the red dragon a little more juice. But uh, let's keep that on the downlow. It's not exactly street legal."

...must have been invented by a woman.

[Christopher Robin]

...must have been invented by a woman.

Oh WHAT gave you THAT idea?!

[Rikku]

wow.. guy's an idiot...
i kinda wonder if he'lll call you back asking you to change the tire for him... keep us updated k?

[redlion]

Makes me think of Old School

"Yeah, thanks, I took the restrictor plate off- Give the red dragon a little more juice. But uh, let's keep that on the downlow. It's not exactly street legal."

Oh WHAT gave you THAT idea?!

Sorry, that was my chauvinist moment for the year.

[Hawk]

Sorry, that was my chauvinist moment for the year.

Its okay, the comment was completely understandable. We all know how women drive, and the governor was probably put in to limit the damage they could do.

[Cataliste]

You should sue him for making you dumber.

[Oaken]

Sounds like something off a hidden camera show. It's hard to believe there are people that stupid out there

did he fit the tyre himself in the end or did you have to do it? Him fitting that tyre sounds like a recipe for disaster.

[Crayon]

I keep reading your name as masturbation o.o

ROFL. I keep thinking it's Mastacate

[Tyler.]

Even though it looks nothing like that. You need glasses?

YES I DO. HOW NICE OF YOU TO NOTICE, YOUNG MAN.