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Canadian Tire told student her used SUV was safe, but missed a dangerous flaw during required inspection

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Canadian Tire told student her used SUV was safe, but missed a dangerous flaw during required inspection - Star Trek: Website

Oct 30, 2023 at 4:00pmWeb
Show threadAngry_ZombieOct 30, 2023
In the Vermont rust on the frame / bummer is an automatic fail on the yearly inspection. I find it hard to believe it isn’t the same in Canada
Show threadValue SubtractedOct 30, 2023
At least in my part of the country, they’ve been cracking down on rust significantly, even on non-structural parts of the vehicle.
Show thread44razorsedgeOct 30, 2023

Let’s be honest here. Anyone who expects CT to do anything over the barest legal minimum is delusional. That the head office coughed up the $5K this poor soul spend on the car is as close to an admission of greedy guilt as you’ll ever get from a corporation without a legal gun to their head.

And lest you think me just a hater, when I was younger I went to CT faithfully, resulting in: an AC/Delco alternator being bodged onto my Celica, my 1/2" ventillated rotors being replaced by 1/4" unventillated on my Monza, losing a hubcap and putting a tire on backwards on my Corolla, and flat out refusing to touch my brakes on my Chevy G-20. They are consistently the worst place for service in the country.

Show threadmeseek #2982Oct 31, 2023

I don’t know why you keep going back lol. They are about as competent as any cheap, 5 min oil change places. They end up doing more harm than good times where even basic installs always leave a scratch or some kind of derp.

I thought this was just known.

Show thread44razorsedgeOct 31, 2023
I guess I believed their ads.
Show threadramjambamalamOct 31, 2023

Canadian Tire

Eyuuuup, there’s your problem right there.

I once read on the big Canadian Tire sign: “HIRING AUTOMOTIVS TECHS / NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY”

Yeah, no thanks.

Show threadBCsvenOct 31, 2023
In the Olden days they were good, and had awesome tool selections, now it is like a dollar store and hardly any auto tools. The had a great loan a tool program so you could borrow a rarely used tool. They still have it as a policy but a friend said the staff were trying to deny him a return of the tool saying he bought it no refund on deposit. So they are absolutely shitty these days. Whole store devoid of staff and using face recognition cameras to try to deter theft, rather than having staff.