I've got to take the car in for an alignment and was wondering how to go about making sure that the idiots at the shop don't smoke my clutch.
Now I may sound a little paranoid but I've been at those places and hear how they treat cars. On one sad occasion after I had tires put on my 5 speed ranger, I noticed that my clutch "felt" different..like a little soft (not as grabby as a 4 month old clutch should be). Finally got to the point where it was REALLY bugging me and when I pulled the inspection plug, it looked like it had been nuclear hot (blueish metal with burnt smell). Never did go after them as it was months later but I did learn a valuable lesson that day.
I can't just walk in there and say, " I want you to do an alignment but you aren't driving my car" can I??
Sad state of affairs but I don't trust a whole lot of people with my car ESPECIALLY pimple faced morons that have never driven a stick and think they can learn at my expense :angry7:
Now I may sound a little paranoid but I've been at those places and hear how they treat cars. On one sad occasion after I had tires put on my 5 speed ranger, I noticed that my clutch "felt" different..like a little soft (not as grabby as a 4 month old clutch should be). Finally got to the point where it was REALLY bugging me and when I pulled the inspection plug, it looked like it had been nuclear hot (blueish metal with burnt smell). Never did go after them as it was months later but I did learn a valuable lesson that day.
I can't just walk in there and say, " I want you to do an alignment but you aren't driving my car" can I??
Sad state of affairs but I don't trust a whole lot of people with my car ESPECIALLY pimple faced morons that have never driven a stick and think they can learn at my expense :angry7: