RE: true story

["Jerry Chyo" <jkchyo@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

So that's what they mean when they say they are staffed with Certified
mechanics. :^)

Great story.  I hope she doesn't bring it back to the alignment shop when
she notices them out of whack when she gets home.

Jerry Chyo
'88 M5
'72 tii

Dan wrote:

> Gentlemen
>   I had a woman refuse payment for an engine tune & brake pads
> because when
> she saw her car parked in front of the shop, she immediately noticed I'd
> damaged her expensive wheel allignment.
>   As I was trying to explain to her that the allignment had not been
> touched, she reached into the glovebox and produced receipts for a very
> expensive 4-wheel laser-allignment.
>   We stood back and looked at the wheels, and sure enough, the BMW emblems
> on her wheels were out of allignment with the horizon and each other.  I
> tried to explain that they rotated as the wheels turned, and came to rest
> where-ever.
>   Well, how come the front and back weren't the same??  I cannot believe I
> tried explaining that each wheel turns at different speeds at different
> times....
>   She wasn't about to pay her bill until her wheels were re-alligned, so I
> rolled out the floor jack, raised each corner and neatly oriented the BMW
> emblem straight up.
>   Thank Gawd she didn't have a limited slip differential.
>   Put up with this sort of customer abuse for 36 years, and you'll
> understand why I'm certifiable.
>   If you enjoy this sort of true story, I'll post one/week.

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