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Old 09-24-2011, 03:30 PM   #524 (permalink)
Clev
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Location: Yorba Linda, CA
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The Clunker (retired) - '90 Honda Accord EX sedan
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Originally Posted by jamesqf View Post
Well, there was the (national chain) tire shop that forgot to put the lug nuts back on one wheel of my pickup. Drove fine for a couple of blocks, made a left turn, felt a thump as the corner dropped, and I watched in bemusement as the tire went rolling merrily down the road.
I went to one of those "lube" places that works in a "jiffy." They brought me my air filter to try to upsell me. When I declined to pay $35 for a $5 item, they buttoned up the car and gave it back to me.

A few months later, I bought a replacement filter and opened up the cannister... to find that I'd been running without an air filter for several thousand miles!
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