Last year, I bought a car from Charlenes dad, that was sitting around the house here so long one of the tires had gone flat.
I called around, and got a price on 4 new tires.... they do things right here.... when they quote you a price, thats the price for tire, mounting, disposal, balancing, new valve stems. the works.... no gimmes or gotchas.
ok, so I got a car here with a flat.... and I am disabled.... but I have emergency road service through my car insurance...
I call the station, and the guy remembers me. I asked if there was someone to come bring an air tank, or put the spare on, so I could come spend some CASH there... not a problem, give us 10 minutes.
the tire aired right up, and I carefully drove to the station, where they mounted 4 new tires, and did an oil and filter change, with the brand of oil I am comfortable with. In and out, and on my way in under 90 minutes.
later on, talking to charlenes parents, one of charlenes grandmothers is a CO-OP member, so she gets a share of the profits the CO-OP makes at the end of the year.
I will be buying my next set of tires here, no price shopping needed this time
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