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Let's use this forum to spread the word about poor businesses around the metro area. Maybe if enough people view and post on this site we'll be able to avoid the ones that suck and hopefully run them out of business.
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once again, ive set myself up to be let down by the fucking brown truck. ups needs to be run out of buisness. ive not ever dealt with a company so horrible ever. FUCK UPS!!!!!!!!!!!! they fucking suck!!!!!!
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Wallyworld (Walmart) = lines too long, always understaffed. People that shop there remind me of the guests on the Jerry Springer show.
Rainbow foods = stupid super saver cards allow customers to get regular prices. Pepsi 12 pack should not be $8.99 without a card that allows Rainbow to track your spending habits.
Old Hucklebuck (Chicago) = Nice atmosphere, but $7.99 for 24 oz Honey Weiss is highway robbery.
Worstbuy = Run by a bunch of children. Why do they try so hard to push those service plans on you? Could it be because they sell junk? Actually, it's because they make a 80%+ profit margin on the service plans.
p.s. J/K Brad, Steve, and Jerry - Bestbuy is a good store - but you have been brainwashed on the service plan stuff :)
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USWest is now Qwest and customer service and technical support are even worse.
I finaly got ISDN up and running tonight and ive had the line installed and the modem for 4 weeks. Everytime i call they tell me its a problem at my end after the 6th call i finaly got them to send a technician out ant he found out the first tech who installed the line used the wrong cable!
Posts: 2331 | From: Rosemount | Registered: Mar 2001
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Sorry for the test line, I forgot my password and didn't want to type a reply only to have it denied.
I'm going to disagree a bit on the best buy spite. I recently pulled off a great scam there. When I bought my two room satallite system it was 100 with a 100 mail in rebate. Instalation was 88 bucks at the time. I went in today and they have a different special. The system is now 199 with a 100 mail in rebate and free instaion. I played dumb and said to the clerk that I got mine home and no longer wanted to try installing it myself. He just clicked some buttons on his computer and it was a done deal. He also told me I wasn't the first one to figure this one out and smiled.
As for the service plan; JUST SAY NO! Really only the very weak minded consumers are dupped by their little scheme and who cares about them anyway. Let Best Buy prey on them for they are weak and pittiful.
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One cool thing ive found out about this BBS is that if you mistype your password you can hit your back button and it will have all the stuff you wrote in the mesage field.
Posts: 2331 | From: Rosemount | Registered: Mar 2001
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It's been said before, but I don't think it's enough - fuck Old Chicago and everything they stand for. I thought that the chick that smeared poop all over the walls in the bathroom that one night was insane. Now I know she had a purpose. The first chance I get I'm pooping in the ice to shut that shithole down! I want to see the place sealed up tight with guys in space suits walking around cleaning it up. Fuck them and their over priced beer. I want to see it so over run with insects, rodents, and bacteria that they have to burn it to the ground to save the rest of Eagan. We’ll make a giant sling shot and launch runny poop balloons though their windows.
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I agree with you Mike that many scams can be pulled off at Best Buy, simply because it is run by children. I pull the ol' bait & switch about twice a year.
Pfaff's classic line at Old Chicago on Sat. night went like this.
Waitress: I can't serve you anymore unless you have something to eat.
Pfaff I am going to poop in the ice bin and have this place shut down. Pfaff opens phone and starts to dial 1-800-fda-sucks
PfaffLouder to Waitress I am going to SHUT THIS PLACE DOWN WITH POOP!!
Waitress With Poop??? Waitress walks away dazed and confused about what that means.
Pfaff THE SERVICE SUCKS AT THIS PLACE Pfaff takes out pen and write check to the order of Old Chicago sucks
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I still don't know why we ever started going to Old Chicago. They can sit on their $7 beers and spin! Applebee's has always been faithful, reasonably priced and the food is good.
Here's another couple business to avoid:
SUPER AMERICA on Town Centre Dr & Duckwood in Eagan. That place is also run by a bunch of 15-year-olds who don't have a clue that throwing out f'inheimers in front of the customer to their little off-the-clock coworkers gets people fired at most businesses. What a joke! Not to mention the prick night managers that spite people over the loudspeaker for trying to use the pumps without pre-paying after 10:00PM. Ya know what, I don't get the attitude or the inconvenience at Holiday, buh-bye SA.
VALVOLINE INSTANT OIL CHANGE on Yankee Doodle Rd & O'leary Ln in Eagan. Interestingly enough, I believe Valvoline is owned by Ashland Oil who incidentally also owns Super America, hmmmm... Anyway, also run by clueless high school kids who have less mechanical aptitude than most 65-year-old ladies and also don't seem to understand that a person's vehicle is their pride & joy not to mention their livelihood. It's bad enough they had some idiot try to jam a 1/2" oil plug in the pan of my 4Runner which has a 14mm plug. But on top of that, no one double-checked the brainless moron's work so they let me drive away like that. I'm lucky Cramer happened to be looking under there later that weekend at the shop and noticed it. Of course, the manager didn't seem to understand the gravity of the error at first and was more concerned about the "frame oil" that was leaking from my truck. The last (and final) visit I had, it took the dumbasses 15 minutes to take out four bolts to remove the front skid plate so they could change the gear lube in the front diff. Apparently they never heard that foreign vehicles use METRIC bolts. So while they dicked around trying to fit a standard socket on there because they didn't have a 12mm, I decided I was done going there. F them 1000%.
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Bunch of monkey's working at oil change places thats you're problem. Why not just change your oil yourself? That way you know everything is done right. Im supprised they didnt break half the bolts off taking you're skid plate off. If i were you i would take a peek under the front of you're truck and see how many bolts they snaped the heads off while taking that skid plate off.
When i don't have enough time to do my own mantinance i just take it dirrectly to the dealer ive never found it to be any more expensive in labor. Oil change at my dealer ship is acutaly 4 dollars less than valvoline or jiffy lube. Plus they do 30 point inspection for free (which is usally worth what you paid for it) but still its not some highschool kid who's only experience is takeing apart his father's chainsaw. My dealership always does good work and they never use remanufactured or reconditioned stuff from a vehicle that got droped out of an airplane or something. Just new factory parts.
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I second Chad on the dealership oil change: this is where you'll find the crafty veterans who only want to work 9-5, M-F and have all the OEM parts and proper tools...
Posts: 559 | From: Blaine, MN | Registered: Oct 2000
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Negative on the dealership service. They might be a little more experienced than the Valvoline monkeys but I don't trust them either. I've heard a lot of stories on the TDI forum I visit about how clueless the dealerships are about servicing the TDI engine. VW has mandated that the TDI get 5w40 fully synthetic diesel oil that meets the CH-4 API spec which is quite expensive. A lot of dealers have been caught using their 5w30 Castrol Syntec (a lie because it's not fully synthetic) crap in people's TDIs. They then turn around and bill VW for the 5w40 diesel oil they were supposed to use and pocket the difference. The only oil that's going to be put in my Jetta's engine is the 5w40 syth I buy from Caterpillar. Then I buy genuine Toyota and VW filters and change the oil myself even though I don't really have anywhere really good to do it at. Pain in my ass but definitely worth it knowing it was done right.
Posts: 402 | From: Mpls, MN | Registered: Oct 2000
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Any CompUSA, These are a bunch of acne covered anime porn watching worthless freeks. They managed to fuck up a laptop they said they could not work on. It needed a parallel cabel? they said they did not have the cabel. WHAT THE FUCK DO THEY SELL. Then the proceded to incorrectly mount the hard drive wich damaged the controller card, they also loaded an os without the drives even working. To top it all off they managed to destroy the mouse. This has been a three mounth ordeal that has still to be resolved.
Just for the record this was not my decission, but the old ladys. I know better. Read the papers when I snap!!! and Fuck CrapUSA
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True the TDI is different. It is still a VW and if a VW dealership ever did something like that not only would I not ever take my car there (assuming I owned one) but I would sell the fucking thing and go with a company that mandates and quality controls their dealerships a bit better. I mean if you can't trust the dealership that you bought you're vehicle from to do honest work then how can you trust the company that manufactures the vehicle. I may not like fords but Brent is right. They have excellent quality service at their dealerships on the whole. It is obvious that exceptions can be made in any dealership or manufacturer. Like anything everyone makes mistakes and oversights. But if I logged onto an Internet forum and saw what you saw over and over again I would question the integrity of the company as a whole because, hey, the sign out in front of the place says "VW" not "bob's car repair". That says to me that anything with a VW nameplate on it they should know inside and out. What happens if something fails while the motor is still under warranty, would u trust them to perform the service? What u could do is what i do. I bring my own oil and tell them to use it. I don't suppose they can pocket that for profit. Buy the Cat oil and bring it in with you.
Another thing about special interest Internet forums they can have some useful information but imagine what type of people make up the majority of who posts on those forums. Probably avid TDI freaks that are anywhere from slightly to obscenely over protective about their automobiles. I know, I used to be one (remember that little blue money pit?)
Posts: 2331 | From: Rosemount | Registered: Mar 2001
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The Blue money pit? What about the Patsyfinder? Didn't you just put like the 3rd new $300 fuel injector in that thing? It still has under 100,000 miles on it dosen't it? The Dealer has really taken you for a ride, I am surprised you support them.
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As usual you blatent ignorance shines. Yes it has needed 2 fuel injectors but that and a fuel pressure regulator is the only thing that has failed in the last 75000 miles. It has 115000 miles on it and thoes are the only non-scheduled mantinance it has needed. Also Nissan fuel injectors are 100 for that engine. How much are they for the 22RE? That's what i thought. And speaking of moneypits what HAVEN'T you replaced on that 4runner of yours?
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1988 Toyota 4runner 220,000 miles New Transmission = $700 New Engine = $750 New Alt, Starter, Clutch = $400 Under $2000 for a truck I have had for 5 years - that is now as you say almost new.
199$ Patsy Finder 110,000 miles 2 fuel injectors = $100 each plus labor $200 Random trouble shooting (by the dealer) = $800 over the years A bunch of new sensors and stuff that the dealer found? = $500 I am sure I am forgetting something here, but I think your total is well over half what mine is for the mileage.
Don't get all cranked up Chad I am just messing with you - you know the Pathfinder has been a moneypit for you.
I never paid more than 100$ total for full computer diagnostics on my truck. No sensors have been replaced.
So lets add this up again
(100parts+100labor) X 2 fuel injectors = 400 100 for diagnostics = 100 fuel pressure regulator = 300 installed
= 800 total
800 < 2000+
< = (less than sign)
No money spent on sensors
The only other money i have spent on my PATHfinder is for regularly schedule maintinance which i keep up with even when i dont have time to do it myself. Brakes, fluid changes, and other. If i have ever complained about costs it was for the labor for that type of maintinance which i only agree to becasue i didn't have the time to do it myslef.
Also my truck has been under its own power the whole time ive owned it.
Posts: 2331 | From: Rosemount | Registered: Mar 2001
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I say 2000+ because what about all the other stuff you forgot about your truck
Didnt you lose a radiator in there somewhere? And what about all the stuff extra you had to buy for your engine install? Timing chain kit, misc hoses and such?
Wasnt the transmission over 1000 with shipping?
Im not saying that your truck isnt a good truck. 220K mi anyone can expect to blow a transmission or engine but you cant say that my pathfinder has been a moneypit. It as been a hell of a trouble free car. And if i didint have thoes fuel injectors replaced it would still be running just fine.
And i realize you havn't payed for any labor.
Lets just stop this shit. My point was never to start this crap.
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Ok, lets stop the stupid exchange. But my point was that you have spend a lot of money on having the dealer look at your truck. And you have spend a lot of money on having the deal install what you consider cheap parts (like the fuel injectors and fuel regulator). I on the other hand have been very fortunate to not have spent any money on labor (thanks to Scott B and Cramer). While my parts may have cost more, your labor is where all your money is going. Did I mention that my truck is paid off... j/k ok, enough is enough
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christ sake martin!!! what the fuck? its not scotts fault YOU purchased two of the most worthless pieces of junk to float accross the big pond.. skid-zuki and nissan... hmmmm sound like junk to me.... but that could be the rabid partisan in me....ya know, you talked about getting a good hand-gun, then you buy the most over-priced,over rated off road tires EVER!!! GOODYEAR???? JUNK TIRE JUNK TIRE!!
for fucks sake martin, could have saved you the trouble and just sold you some of the junk in the tire pile out here, would have been a bit cheaper too....
by the way, who are you going to wheel with next year??
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Correct me if I'm wrong Sir Spitealot but... I distinctly recall a set of 35" Goodyear MT's on your Cruiser a few years back, no? And not to say that I'm necessarily a Suzuki believer but when has it ever failed mechanically, engine or otherwise? Granted, its operator doesn't exactly put it through the paces, but we've seen Mr. Miller do some things that probably makes the manufacturer's "destructive R&D" tests look like childsplay with his Samarui. I'd say they're pretty sturdy albeit silly.
Posts: 402 | From: Mpls, MN | Registered: Oct 2000
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Martin what about the $400 hub lube you recieved when they did not engage. And for god's sake why can't that peice of shit have the a/c on when it is going down the road. If the engine is that weak that it overheats you would be better off walking...... Fact is, it is an overpriced car.
Posts: 88 | From: North Idaho | Registered: Oct 2000
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Also what about the fn' exaust manifold bolt that still isn't fixed what did they nail you for on that......we all have overpaid at sometime or another fix you own damn veichle.
Posts: 88 | From: North Idaho | Registered: Oct 2000
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I have kia with 130000 now problems so far i think i have spent 200 on oil changes and brakes..so your toyotas and nissian ans suzuki really should be replaced with some reliabilty.
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Never paid for a hub job just replaced them with auto locking. Didnt want to deal with paying for the scheduledd maintinance on the hubs.
Cramer, Shut the fuck up. My trucks are fine. Havn't broken the zuk yet. The new good year tires can't be all that bad since they are used by over half of the pro rockcrawlers. I'll bet you can't open a 4 wheeling mag and not see thoes things so they must be doing something right. Your the only person who has ever said anything bad about them and you havn't owned a set. Not the new ones anyway. So we will so how good they perform. And don't even go down the swampers are like concrete road. I saw two boggers shred this year at dresser and you blew a swamper out in SD too. Fact is, any tire can go at any time. The new goodyears are a good tire more puncture resistant than the old ones. And ive actualy seen tests that say that only the Swamper SX was stronger in certain situations. In many the goodyear was at the top.
I hope to be wheeling with you next year, and with everyone else too.
And to fargo, the liberalist kia driver. Man where did you come from? I dont think kia has even been around long enought to put that kind of millage on one. But hey koreans make good......um.......well they make good......um......shit, nothing!
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And in response to larry. If i dont need the A/C i dont use it. I do seem to remember a landcruiser (toyota) with massive overheating problems though.
Posts: 2331 | From: Rosemount | Registered: Mar 2001
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Had the Cruiser been driven as the driver had been instructed by the owner...no overheat problem... Posts: 88 | From: North Idaho | Registered: Oct 2000
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Christ on a bike, Larry! He barely got to Lakeville and it was overheating at a variety of speeds. And didn't you drive it for about an hour "as the owner instructed" and also have the same problem?
Posts: 402 | From: Mpls, MN | Registered: Oct 2000
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ok mr bootie....
ill try and be not so mean to martin. sorry and yes, there was a time when i ran those junk tires. but, not those " specific ", junk tires... after being on trail rides in the hills, and watching 5 sidwalls fail in less than 100 feet on a trail from each other i lost faith in that, and almost all tire manufactures... and to jump your re-butt about me cutting a swamper out there, lets put ANY radial on my truck and run them at 2.5-5 psi and see whats left after a rock trail. funny tho, ive ran birdgestone radial mud tires goodyear radial muds and swampers
i cut one bridgestone, after 3 years of hard use. ( do i need to specify that?) i cut one swamper,after only, what, two weeks? and never had any problem with my goodyear tires. what does that say?
NOTHING!!!
its all just dumb luck. martin just has not shook the dumb luck yet.
and one more thing... when a sami, can carry what i can, and go where i go, without having to leave the trail for paved roads, i will gladly accept them as viable, untill then, they are a junk truck.
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Mr booty.... i didn't have the pwners instructions at the point in which i drove later in the week when after talking to the owner i drove suprise no problems with a/c on and loaded with a fair amount of gear..
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