I ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR ABOUT 7 MONTHS THEN. I HIT A SPIKE ON THE ROAD, WHICH BLEW A HOLE INTO THE EDGE OF THE TIRE, SO THE 'DONUT' SPARE WAS PUT ON. THIS WAS PRIOR TO MY FIRST TRIP BACK TO ALASKA.
THE NEAREST DECENT TIRE DEALER WAS ABOUT 200 MILES DISTANT. THEY DIDN'T HAVE THAT SIZE, CLAIMING IT WAS AN UNUSUAL SIZE AND WOULD TAKE TWO OR THREE DAYS TO GET.
I CALLED THE HONDA 800-NUMBER TO ASK FOR HELP, POSSIBLY FROM ONE OF THEIR DEALERS, ANOTHER 200 OR SO MILES AWAY. USING BATTERY-CONSUMING TIME ON THE PHONE, I FOUND THAT SAID DEALER HAD NOT SUCH TIRES IN STOCK, BUT THAT IT WOULD BE OKAY TO DRIVE 55mph AND UP TO 3000 DISTANCE. NOT GOOD FOR A 4000-MILE ROAD-TRIP.
EVENTUALLY, A TIRE DEALER IN FLAGSTAFF AZ WAS BRILLIANT ENOUGH TO SELL ME A SMALLER RIM WITH A LARGER ASPECT TIRE THAT COMPLEMENTED THE OTHER SIZES AND ALLOWED NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS. REALIZING MY PREDICAMENT, THE TIRE DEALER HAD ME IN AND OUT WITHIN 40 MINUTES. THAT'S WHAT IS CALLED SERVICE!
HAD IT BEEN FOR HONDA, I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT FOR A 2/3 DAYS, PAY FOR A HOTEL ROOM AND MEALS IN AN UNFAMILIAR PLACE UNTIL THE TIRE ARRIVES. WHEN A COMPANY CHANGES ITS APPEARANCE-ONLY FUNCTIONS, LIKE LARGER RIMS, WHY NOT HAVE AVAILABLE A FEW OF THOSE HARD-TO-GET REPLACEMENTS, JUST IN CASE?
THERE WERE OTHER LITTLE ANNOYANCES, BUT I'M TIRED OF STARTING A NEW PAGE FOR THEM ALL.
I ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR ABOUT 7 MONTHS THEN. I HIT A SPIKE ON THE ROAD, WHICH BLEW A HOLE INTO THE EDGE OF THE TIRE, SO THE 'DONUT' SPARE WAS PUT ON. THIS WAS PRIOR TO MY FIRST TRIP BACK TO ALASKA.
THE NEAREST DECENT TIRE DEALER WAS ABOUT 200 MILES DISTANT. THEY DIDN'T HAVE THAT SIZE, CLAIMING IT WAS AN UNUSUAL SIZE AND WOULD TAKE TWO OR THREE DAYS TO GET.
I CALLED THE HONDA 800-NUMBER TO ASK FOR HELP, POSSIBLY FROM ONE OF THEIR DEALERS, ANOTHER 200 OR SO MILES AWAY. USING BATTERY-CONSUMING TIME ON THE PHONE, I FOUND THAT SAID DEALER HAD NOT SUCH TIRES IN STOCK, BUT THAT IT WOULD BE OKAY TO DRIVE 55mph AND UP TO 3000 DISTANCE. NOT GOOD FOR A 4000-MILE ROAD-TRIP.
EVENTUALLY, A TIRE DEALER IN FLAGSTAFF AZ WAS BRILLIANT ENOUGH TO SELL ME A SMALLER RIM WITH A LARGER ASPECT TIRE THAT COMPLEMENTED THE OTHER SIZES AND ALLOWED NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS. REALIZING MY PREDICAMENT, THE TIRE DEALER HAD ME IN AND OUT WITHIN 40 MINUTES. THAT'S WHAT IS CALLED SERVICE!
HAD IT BEEN FOR HONDA, I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT FOR A 2/3 DAYS, PAY FOR A HOTEL ROOM AND MEALS IN AN UNFAMILIAR PLACE UNTIL THE TIRE ARRIVES. WHEN A COMPANY CHANGES ITS APPEARANCE-ONLY FUNCTIONS, LIKE LARGER RIMS, WHY NOT HAVE AVAILABLE A FEW OF THOSE HARD-TO-GET REPLACEMENTS, JUST IN CASE?
THERE WERE OTHER LITTLE ANNOYANCES, BUT I'M TIRED OF STARTING A NEW PAGE FOR THEM ALL.
- notafitfan, Glennallen, AK, US