"Straight6PackRacing" (Straight6PackRacing)
04/05/2014 at 19:18 • Filed to: None
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"Straight6PackRacing" (Straight6PackRacing)
04/05/2014 at 19:18 • Filed to: None | 1
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FedEx isn't all to blame. I could have noticed it one of the 25 times I tracked my packages this week. But alas - my car sits on jackstands until Monday because I wasn't home to sign for the last package for a complete suspension overhaul.
Stated innocently enough. I slid into a curb when it was iced over the winter and messed up my alignment and thew a wheel out of balance - so last weekend I took my '09 Forester to the shop to get it fixed. The tech found the wheel wasn't out of balance, it is bent. Nothing but a new wheel will fix that. While the car was in the air, I noticed the rear shock was blown and there were some bushings the looked a little worse for wear so the shopping listed started to grow.
On the way home I started thinking about other items that weren't quite right with the car. I had lowered my Forester onto a WRX suspension a year ago, alignment was always an issue and the height of my SUV caused a considerable amount of body roll.
Shopping for the new wheel and bushings lead to a swaybar, a swaybar led to stiffer springs, stiffer springs led to Koni shocks, and Koni shocks lead to camber plates. I admit - it it was a little much. But everything was on order as of last Sunday, giving everything a week to be delivered and making today the designated day in the garage.
But I got home yesterday and the springs were not on the front porch. In their place there was a FedEx door tag. I had been tracking obsessively and the items I hadn't received we on truck for delivery while I was at the office Friday so this was confusing. The door tag indicated a signature was required. The dreaded signature required. Called customer service and they offered to deliver on Monday. I spent a considerable amount of time educating the rep how all the parts worked together and that my weekend could not proceed without the springs. This made no difference to them, their policies, or their delivery schedule. I was SOL.
So now my Koni shocks and camber plates are sad. They are sitting on the floor just waiting for their '11 STi springs. I took the job as far as I could, but this car get to hang out on the jackstands until Monday evening. I need this car next weekend so the Subie will be in and out of tire and alignment shops this week - instead of being able to have it knocked out tomorrow by my tire guy. Just annoying and will mess up my work schedule. All because of a stinking signature.
My only condolence is the fact my hobby car (below) is running at the moment. At least I have something I can tool around in while my daily driver comes back to the land of the living.
(Ed. Note: The Earth Quake line of air tools from Harbor Freight are awesome. Bought a new impact wrench Friday and on holy hell - it is awesome. Don't cheap out, but the good impact wrench!!)
Vince-The Roadside Mechanic
> Straight6PackRacing
04/05/2014 at 19:26 |
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stupid fed ex nice Volvo though
707Miata
> Straight6PackRacing
04/05/2014 at 19:30 |
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Svend
> Straight6PackRacing
04/05/2014 at 19:34 |
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Do Fedex not text you on your mobile a one hour window of when they will arrive?
Hell, DPD and the rest even tell me the name of the driver. I have no idea why I need that information.
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Straight6PackRacing
> Svend
04/05/2014 at 19:42 |
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Wouldn't have mattered - I couldn't have gotten to the house anyway.
But I need to look into that anyway...
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Svend
> Straight6PackRacing
04/05/2014 at 19:45 |
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Hopefully you got the parcel rescheduled for tomorrow or get to pick it up from the depot and your back in your DD.
Takuro Spirit
> Straight6PackRacing
04/05/2014 at 20:14 |
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Could have been worse.... parts could have been on this FedEx truck:
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Takuro Spirit
> Straight6PackRacing
04/05/2014 at 20:16 |
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I had an issue with UPS leaving $600 worth of car parts on my parents' very visible from the street side entrance. After that I always had stuff shipped to where I work. Just so happens I do all the shipping & receiving at work soooooo it works out.