Scott Wesolowski Review of Mike Johnson's Hickory T
My wife and I had bought a ticket to a performance...
My wife and I had bought a ticket to a performance at LR University. On the back of this ticket was a coupon for a free oil change with Mike Johnson's Hickory Toyota. Since I do all of the PM on our vehicles (brakes, belts, fluids, oil, etc.) I figured, "sure...why not." I am reluctant to take my vehicle to ANY repair shop because for some strange reason, something always goes wrong which is going to cost me more money. Having said that, I was reluctant to bring my wife's vehicle in for an oil change. But I did. Regret doing it. First off, I know I was a few weeks away from doing the brakes. Nothing was wrong with them. It was just time. Possible rotor change out. But it was a still a few weeks out like I said. So my wife and I are waiting in the waiting area. service guy comes up and asks me to follow him. Here we go...I figure "okay here comes the sales pitch." So I told the guy, "Im only here for an oil change." He says "I know but I need to show you something." So we get back to where they have they have the car up in the air. Now correct me if I am wrong, but since when do you need to take the tires off to change the oil?? I asked for the oil change. THATS IT!!!! I didnt ask for the safety inspection. So he tells me that I needed brakes. I told him I know. He showed me the rotors...said they should be changed. I said I know. At this point I was pissy! O-I-L C-H-A-N-G-E. SO, here is where my philosophy on NOT trusting any service center is verified. We get the car back, paperwork done, I get the key, pull out on to HWY 70 and wouldnt you know it? My brakes are squeeling. HOW ABOUT THAT! They pulled the squeeler pin on the pads to prematurely start squeeling. OK, fine. You guys played me with your games. So I get the stuff to change the brakes. I go to take the tire off with my tire iron. Huh....I cant get them off. Im thinking to myself "boy they sure are tight." I am a 330 lb 6'3" guy. I can take off a lug. Been doing it for years. So I stand on my tire iron to break it loose. Nothing. I am standing on my tire iron and the damn things still wont come undone. After fighting with them I was finally able to get them off. I bent my effing tire iron in the process. Those lugs should not have been on there that tight. They were done like that on purpose. I'll NEVER step foot on that property EVER again. Ive been working on my own cars for the better part of 35 years and ALL of my cars have lasted well over 200k miles. This crap is downright dirty to get me to either come back so they can fix what they effed up, or done it out of spite. Never again. You guys SUCK!
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