Saturday, Jul 09, 2005 at 23:39
Hi Sandman
Not sure if telling the facts is considered a character assassination, but here is a version.
Eric broke a shock about half between, Coober and Oodna. We arrived in Oodna around 12.00pm. We asked for the Mechanic, we were told he was out and could we wait, yep no probs. Mechanic arrives back and we were told he was back but was just having lunch, but he knew we were waiting. No dramas, we have lunch and have a look around. He then walks out side and takes off. At this stage we are basically being ignored. We finally get hold of him and explain the problem, we broke a shock, does he have a replacement or something he can or we can manufacture. We then get a lecture on
suspension and why we shouldnt lift 4wds, fine thats his opinion. We explain that we are in need of this shock and does he think he has anything to suit. Another lecture on
suspension and then a lecture on 4wding. He still has not let us know if he has anything to assist us. He then goes up to the back of the cruiser with his
fork lift and lifts it from the towball with one
fork about 5 foot in the air, the bull bar is almost touching.
!MPG:8!
He is then asked to lower the 4wd as all we would like to know if he has anything. Another lecture on
suspension and tells us he needs to take measurements. We say ok, so you have something, still no answer. Eric tells him what shocks will suit his cruiser, this dude disagress and says he needs to make some calls. Before he makes calls, we ask if he has anything, still no answer. ok in total we have been here for over 2 hours, with no answer to our very first and simple question. Half an hour later he comes back and tells us what shocks Eric needs, yep they were exactly what we told him. He said he could have it here in a day or two and we could stay in the caravan
park, not sure but i believe he owns that too. We so that we need to keep moving, so we ask would mt dare carry any stock of shock, we are told most definately not. Ok so we ask ig he has any old shocks we could make some thing up, yet another
suspension lecture. He goes to a cupboard in the work
shop and starts pulling out old and buggered shock, all about half the size we require. I spot a toyota shock about the correct lenght, look to be a front off a live axle 100's, with a pin each end. I ask what about that one and we are then told that it is a very expensive shock and it is not what we need. We then come up with cutting off the pin and adding the eye to the bottom. When are very quickly told it would never last and we do not know what we are talking about. I say to Eric, see if he will just sell us the shock and see if he will weld it for us. Not sure is the reply, not sure what?? Can you sell it to us, yes but it is expensire, its a $100 shock, rip off but fine we need it, will you weld it, not sure, need to make some phone calls to find out. 20 mins later he returns to tells us it can be done but he will not do it.. I get frustrated and walk away telling eric to get the shock and i will go find some one else. Kir and I go next door to Des, who could not do enough to help us. It is now 3.40pm and Eric is still trying to arrange to buy this shock. 4pm Eric arrives next door with the shock, and grabs the old one. We explain to Des what we need and are reassure no prob. First he checks to see if he has any shocks to save
the rip off next door as he explains it. No luck, so we cut,
grid and weld the eye on and are charge a mere $10 or $20. Guys from the PRH comes over and asks Des to help tune his TV, Des explains he is busy doing this shock... it was a very funny moment.
This might not sound like much but in the moment, we could have saved 4 hours very easily.
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