Do you allow TA PETRO to work on your truck? or do you take it to your preferred shop if it can wait til you get home.

920617

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931275

{"replyTo":"","text":"I GO TO PEPBOYS something about that name gets my heart warm Everytime","replyToPid":0}

735313

{"replyTo":"","text":"only for tires or oil changes IF I have to otherwise we do the work ourselves or take it to a real shop","replyToPid":0}

929266

{"replyToPid":0,"replyTo":"","text":"TA/Petro and loves are the Walmart of mechanics, only good for tire changes and maybe change a fuse. Even then, if you are mechanically inclined,  still double check their work.\n\nSadly, even \"real\" shops are seemingly not any better.  I've taken my truck into a cummins shop a few different times and have had it come out worse than what I took it in.   Example: Took my 98 FLD with a N-14 in to Cummins to have the accessory drive replaced.  Picked it up and found they put the old fan belts back on (2) One had a apparent crack.  The coolant line from block to air compressor was finger tight and the steel fuel line from a T to the back of the head was cross threaded.  They even told me that I needed a fuel pump, quoted me $1,400...I had told them that it does not need a fuel pump.  Long story short I had left there calling them pretty much incompetent 1diots.  So basically even taking your truck to a \"real\" shop...you just never know,  unless you're able to double check the work that's been done."}

920617

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929266 发表于 2020-03-03 12:58:44 TA/Petro and loves are the Walmart of mechanics, only good for tire changes and maybe change a fuse. Even then, if you are mechanically inclined,  still double check their work.\n\nSadly, even \"real\" shops are seemingly not any better.  I've taken my truck into a cummins shop a few different times and have had it come out worse than what I took it in.   Example: Took my 98 FLD with a N-14 in to Cummins to have the accessory drive replaced.  Picked it up and found they put the old fan belts back on (2) One had a apparent crack.  The coolant line from block to air compressor was finger tight and the steel fuel line from a T to the back of the head was cross threaded.  They even told me that I needed a fuel pump, quoted me $1,400...I had told them that it does not need a fuel pump.  Long story short I had left there calling them pretty much incompetent 1diots.  So basically even taking your truck to a \"real\" shop...you just never know,  unless you're able to double check the work that's been done.

","text":"Yes sir.  I was thinking that earlier too.  I should re-word the post.  but I have only ever gotten tires or oil change done at TA or Love’s.  you think they could replace a brake chamber ? ","replyToPid":338235}

484866

{"replyTo":"","text":"simple repairs maybe. most techs are inexperienced.  do more harm than good.","replyToPid":0}

929266

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920617 发表于 2020-03-03 23:05:12 Yes sir.  I was thinking that earlier too.  I should re-word the post.  but I have only ever gotten tires or oil change done at TA or Love’s.  you think they could replace a brake chamber ?

","text":"When you ask them, be sure to notice the look on their face, if they look confused.....walk away. lol.","replyToPid":338596}

235536

{"replyTo":"","text":"tires","replyToPid":0}

627125

{"replyTo":"","text":"only one true person who I trust, myself, tire change oil change okay .\ndouble check everything. I a Volvo and they change the oil, Volvo is all metric, and they put standard threads oil filters and it leaked like a sieve.","replyToPid":0}