# Hey Newman........Dont take your car to Goodyear **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [November 7, 2006, 3:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hey-newman-dont-take-your-car-to-goodyear/19848 "2006-11-07T15:00:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Boarderx192](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b782af/32.png) [@Boarderx192](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boarderx192)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 3:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hey-newman-dont-take-your-car-to-goodyear/19848/1 "2006-11-07T15:00:15Z")
Saw this on the Car Lounge: "From EliseTalk: [http://www.elisetalk.com/forum…tires](http://www.elisetalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=30674&highlight=tires) ![http://www.my914-6.com/crap/PICT0077.JPG](http://www.my914-6.com/crap/PICT0077.JPG) First of all, I did EVERYTHING I was supposed to except stick around and watch.Dropped my Elise off to the local Goodyear shop to have new F1G3s installed. My Father-in-law is the service manager and has been for 10 years. He is out on medical leave, but he met me at the shop this morning, because he understands the uniqueness of the car. I handed them the tire tools and opened the Owner’s Manual to the jacking instructions so they would be clear. We went over all the instructions and they assured me I was in good hands. We (my father-in-law and I both left) 1 hour later I get a call about the “accident” and that I needed to come down… WTF! So this is what I found… ![http://www.my914-6.com/PICT0082_small.JPG](http://www.my914-6.com/PICT0082_small.JPG) It get’s better. They said they read the manual, but not to the point where it spoke about the 4-point lift. After the crash, they continued reading. Yipee for me. The damage is inclusive of the rear clam, front clam, underneath the driver’s door, and a nice puncture through the bottom diffuser around the passenger seat area. More pics here… [http://www.my914-6.com/crap](http://www.my914-6.com/crap) When I was there, they had a wrecker attached with a winch to the front end so it wouldn’t come crashing down. After it cleared the lift, the front end swung around and crashed into some tool chests. I’m mostly worried about the rear structure… the puncture underneath and the loss of value of the car (it’s paid off free and clear)! I’ve already called Dimmit in Clearwater and they are expecting the vehicle. Goodyear has filed the claim with their carrier and has promised to fully cover the repair. Luckly my FIL was there as a witness. What else do I need to be concerned about in the repair/insurance claim? Diminished value, loss of use (not my primary vehicle), etc. Dammit!!! And I have the Central Florida Lotus Fun Run on Saturday which I’ve been organizing. Guess I’ll have to drive the 911." Check out the link with more pics ---
**Author:** ![Dex](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dex/32/7210_2.png) [@Dex](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dex)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 3:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hey-newman-dont-take-your-car-to-goodyear/19848/2 "2006-11-07T15:04:03Z")
i never saw the underbody of an elise. that’s pretty bad ass. sucks about the car though. ---
**Author:** ![Locutus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/locutus/32/7574_2.png) [@Locutus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Locutus)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 3:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hey-newman-dont-take-your-car-to-goodyear/19848/3 "2006-11-07T15:04:05Z")
omg :lol: ---
**Author:** ![MPD47](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mpd47/32/7383_2.png) [@MPD47](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MPD47)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 3:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hey-newman-dont-take-your-car-to-goodyear/19848/4 "2006-11-07T15:04:54Z")
DAMN! Nice underbody aero! ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 3:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hey-newman-dont-take-your-car-to-goodyear/19848/5 "2006-11-07T15:06:44Z")
the orange ones are all back heavy. ---
**Author:** ![91MR2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/91mr2/32/7217_2.png) [@91MR2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91MR2)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 3:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hey-newman-dont-take-your-car-to-goodyear/19848/6 "2006-11-07T15:11:24Z")
Sigh… ---
**Author:** ![turbo\_ls1\_ss](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbo_ls1_ss/32/7303_2.png) [@turbo\_ls1\_ss](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/turbo_ls1_ss)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 3:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hey-newman-dont-take-your-car-to-goodyear/19848/7 "2006-11-07T15:12:51Z")
ive always feared that putting my car on the 4 post with no engine/tranny ---
**Author:** ![66impalass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/66impalass/32/7429_2.png) [@66impalass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/66impalass)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 3:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hey-newman-dont-take-your-car-to-goodyear/19848/8 "2006-11-07T15:14:19Z")
uhm thats a two post lift, four post lift is ![http://img.alibaba.com/photo/50620850/4_Post_Lift.jpg](http://img.alibaba.com/photo/50620850/4_Post_Lift.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![turbo\_ls1\_ss](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbo_ls1_ss/32/7303_2.png) [@turbo\_ls1\_ss](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/turbo_ls1_ss)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 3:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hey-newman-dont-take-your-car-to-goodyear/19848/9 "2006-11-07T15:16:08Z")
> [@66impalass](#): > > uhm thats a two post lift, four post lift is > > ![http://img.alibaba.com/photo/50620850/4_Post_Lift.jpg](http://img.alibaba.com/photo/50620850/4_Post_Lift.jpg) im aware, i just said it backwards. trust me, i use them everyday 😉 im usually call them “drive on lifts” and “4 post lifts” ---
**Author:** ![JEG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jeg/32/7246_2.png) [@JEG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JEG)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 3:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hey-newman-dont-take-your-car-to-goodyear/19848/10 "2006-11-07T15:20:38Z")
> [@Dex](#): > > i never saw the underbody of an elise. that’s pretty bad ass. sucks about the car though. :word: that fuckin blows!!! ---
**Author:** ![audios](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c4cdca/32.png) [@audios](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/audios)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 3:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hey-newman-dont-take-your-car-to-goodyear/19848/11 "2006-11-07T15:34:32Z")
there is no way i would want that car back if it werent totalled. bodies would be dropping if that were my car…royal fuck up ---
**Author:** ![Skurge](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/skurge/32/7285_2.png) [@Skurge](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Skurge)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 3:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hey-newman-dont-take-your-car-to-goodyear/19848/12 "2006-11-07T15:35:39Z")
gdam i’d kill every one of them if that was my car holy shit ---
**Author:** ![Zong](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zong/32/7580_2.png) [@Zong](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zong)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 3:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hey-newman-dont-take-your-car-to-goodyear/19848/13 "2006-11-07T15:40:24Z")
> [@newman](#): > > the orange ones are all back heavy. was that the tech’s excuse? ---
**Author:** ![EvilJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a5b964/32.png) [@EvilJay](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/EvilJay)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 3:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hey-newman-dont-take-your-car-to-goodyear/19848/14 "2006-11-07T15:51:55Z")
Reading is for pussies, you can figure out whatever you need on your own… I think thats goodyears’ motto. ---
**Author:** ![redrum](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redrum/32/7398_2.png) [@redrum](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/redrum)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 3:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hey-newman-dont-take-your-car-to-goodyear/19848/15 "2006-11-07T15:55:28Z")
> [@audios](#): > > there is no way i would want that car back if it werent totalled. bodies would be dropping if that were my car…royal fuck up thats what I was thinking. unless it was modded a lot and I had done the work, I would never want a car back that someone else fucked up. You cant replicate brand new never-screwed-with-ness. ---
**Author:** ![rskrause](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rskrause/32/7367_2.png) [@rskrause](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/rskrause)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 4:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hey-newman-dont-take-your-car-to-goodyear/19848/16 "2006-11-07T16:05:06Z")
Hard to change tires on that one. > [@66impalass](#): > > uhm thats a two post lift, four post lift is > > ![http://img.alibaba.com/photo/50620850/4_Post_Lift.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/0/f/0f80ebdcac4cbd71a8cd6433207b35ef14c9602a.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![turbo\_ls1\_ss](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbo_ls1_ss/32/7303_2.png) [@turbo\_ls1\_ss](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/turbo_ls1_ss)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 4:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hey-newman-dont-take-your-car-to-goodyear/19848/17 "2006-11-07T16:15:24Z")
> [@rskrause](#): > > Hard to change tires on that one. not when they have 2 sliding air jacks on them 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![dreid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dreid/32/7388_2.png) [@dreid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dreid)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 4:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hey-newman-dont-take-your-car-to-goodyear/19848/18 "2006-11-07T16:33:38Z")
the assholes mad cuz he has to drive his 911 wtf ---
**Author:** ![oneslowdsm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8491ac/32.png) [@oneslowdsm](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/oneslowdsm)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 4:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hey-newman-dont-take-your-car-to-goodyear/19848/19 "2006-11-07T16:42:21Z")
that blows ---
**Author:** ![ezfd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ezfd/32/7334_2.png) [@ezfd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ezfd)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 5:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hey-newman-dont-take-your-car-to-goodyear/19848/20 "2006-11-07T17:39:17Z")
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