First time I ever paid for an oil change, they were a quart short. Glad I checked.



But the worst was when I got a set of tires at Tire Warehouse on the one ton dually. About 50 miles later, I had a load of sand - two tons - and made a turn. Left duals came off and wound up across the road in the ditch. Mechanic later figured out they'd been put on too TIGHT. Besides having to unload the sand and get the snowplow off to get anyone to haul it, repairs to the brakes and axle was $800. Tire Warehouse denied responsibility cause I hadn't brought it back to be checked within 25 miles.

Speaking of schemes - Back in the 50s, my Dad went to a dealer to trade cars. He tried getting over on them by pouring thick oil in the crankcase to mask bad valves. But the car he traded for had sawdust in the transmission to keep it from slipping for awhile.