Test Drive or JOY ride - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Freeze2196 · 05-21-2013, 11:34 PM

Had my new wheels and tires installed at tire discounters today. My dash cam turns on when ever you turn the car on.

Looked it over when I got home.

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGBhbX73nvE"]TireDiscouters Test drive or JOY ride ? Scion Frs 2013 - YouTube[/ame]

Normal for a test drive like this?

86_ZN6 · 05-21-2013, 11:35 PM

no reason for them to test out new wheels and tires.

file a complain!!!

jstans84 · 05-21-2013, 11:37 PM

They had zero business driving your car any further than just out of the bay and into a parking spot.

husker741 · 05-21-2013, 11:38 PM

I'd say it seems pretty normal. It looked like he went back and forth with the wheel, took the speed bump to hear any clunking, and tested braking. I don't hear him redline it or shift hard at all. It seems like he was being responsible in testing out that they mounted everything correctly before giving it to a customer.

Gen · 05-21-2013, 11:48 PM

Doesn't look that crazy to me.

boredom.is.me · 05-21-2013, 11:51 PM

The one thing all the joy rides have in common is high revs. It sounds like he barely went past 4k. Ditto on what husker and Gen said. Yes, he probably did milk the opportunity, but I don't think it's something I personally would really fuss over.

jstans84 · 05-21-2013, 11:55 PM

I agree that it didn't seem like he did high revs or anything like that. The problem I have with it is the distance he drove. After turning around he should have went right back across the street and back to the shop. He shouldn't have turned left and driven who knows how much longer.

Septic · 05-21-2013, 11:57 PM

Did your dashcam record anything beyond the end of the youtube clip? Wouldn't driving around the back of the shopping center be suffice to check out the install?

oTaGGeDo · 05-21-2013, 11:57 PM

X3 this guys just making sure all is well and that everything sounds normal no high revs no burnouts nothing crazy just trying to make sure you get good service I wouldn't worry a bit man

deucethemoose · 05-21-2013, 11:59 PM

Yeah, looks like a normal test - short of the high RPM shifts.... but I wouldn't make anything of it. Looks fine in my book.

sprintertrueno86 · 05-22-2013, 12:04 AM

Looks fine to me.

Freeze2196 · 05-22-2013, 12:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Septic

Did your dashcam record anything beyond the end of the youtube clip? Wouldn't driving around the back of the shopping center be suffice to check out the install?

He just pulled out onto the main road. was alot of traffic then pulled back in the parking lot.

The dash cam breaks up the recordings into about 2min clips. uploaded 1 of them.

tomato88 · 05-22-2013, 12:15 AM

Looks okay to me too. Besides, I do the same after putting new wheels/tires on my car, and then torque-wrench them again after.

THA STI GUY · 05-22-2013, 12:29 AM

Not sure if you guys are def but right as he went across the street you can hear him chirp 2nd and once again on the way back across. That kind of test drive was not needed. Ive worked at many tire shops and i agree that a test drive down the street on NEW wheels is a must but just down the street and back then re tourqe the wheels but not chirping the tires just driving the speed limit a block or two and come back.

05-21-2013, 11:34 PM	#1
Freeze2196 Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FRS Location: Ohio Posts: 69 Thanks: 14 Thanked 39 Times in 21 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Test Drive or JOY ride Had my new wheels and tires installed at tire discounters today. My dash cam turns on when ever you turn the car on. Looked it over when I got home. [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGBhbX73nvE"]TireDiscouters Test drive or JOY ride ? Scion Frs 2013 - YouTube[/ame] Normal for a test drive like this?

05-21-2013, 11:59 PM	#10
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05-21-2013, 11:35 PM	#2
86_ZN6 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: 86 ZN6 Location: SF Bay Area, NorCal Posts: 4,682 Thanks: 1,317 Thanked 2,072 Times in 1,222 Posts Mentioned: 126 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	no reason for them to test out new wheels and tires. file a complain!!!

05-21-2013, 11:37 PM	#3
jstans84 Banned Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: Scion FR-S Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 788 Thanks: 353 Thanked 345 Times in 180 Posts Mentioned: 12 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	They had zero business driving your car any further than just out of the bay and into a parking spot.

05-21-2013, 11:38 PM	#4
husker741 Banned Join Date: Feb 2013 Drives: 2013 Whiteout Scion FR-S 6MT Location: Gainesville, FL Posts: 3,272 Thanks: 1,278 Thanked 4,183 Times in 1,415 Posts Mentioned: 28 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	I'd say it seems pretty normal. It looked like he went back and forth with the wheel, took the speed bump to hear any clunking, and tested braking. I don't hear him redline it or shift hard at all. It seems like he was being responsible in testing out that they mounted everything correctly before giving it to a customer.

05-21-2013, 11:48 PM	#5
Gen Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Scion FR-S Location: Under a rock Posts: 1,060 Thanks: 75 Thanked 552 Times in 270 Posts Mentioned: 39 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Doesn't look that crazy to me.

05-21-2013, 11:55 PM	#7
jstans84 Banned Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: Scion FR-S Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 788 Thanks: 353 Thanked 345 Times in 180 Posts Mentioned: 12 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I agree that it didn't seem like he did high revs or anything like that. The problem I have with it is the distance he drove. After turning around he should have went right back across the street and back to the shop. He shouldn't have turned left and driven who knows how much longer.

05-21-2013, 11:57 PM	#8
Septic Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Drives: FRS Whiteout AT Location: VA Posts: 93 Thanks: 52 Thanked 17 Times in 14 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 5 Thread(s)	Did your dashcam record anything beyond the end of the youtube clip? Wouldn't driving around the back of the shopping center be suffice to check out the install?

05-21-2013, 11:57 PM	#9
oTaGGeDo Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: Currently driving a 2013 turbo Tc Location: Springfield MO Posts: 244 Thanks: 87 Thanked 27 Times in 19 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	X3 this guys just making sure all is well and that everything sounds normal no high revs no burnouts nothing crazy just trying to make sure you get good service I wouldn't worry a bit man

05-22-2013, 12:04 AM	#11
sprintertrueno86 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Drives: 2018 BMW M2 Location: United States Posts: 729 Thanks: 1,851 Thanked 474 Times in 203 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Looks fine to me.

05-22-2013, 12:15 AM	#13
tomato88 Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: Mazda 3 Location: Northern VA, US Posts: 36 Thanks: 28 Thanked 10 Times in 7 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Looks okay to me too. Besides, I do the same after putting new wheels/tires on my car, and then torque-wrench them again after.

05-22-2013, 12:29 AM	#14
THA STI GUY DRIFT BUILD Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: 2013 FRS Location: Rapid City, South Dakota Posts: 195 Thanks: 4 Thanked 68 Times in 42 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Not sure if you guys are def but right as he went across the street you can hear him chirp 2nd and once again on the way back across. That kind of test drive was not needed. Ive worked at many tire shops and i agree that a test drive down the street on NEW wheels is a must but just down the street and back then re tourqe the wheels but not chirping the tires just driving the speed limit a block or two and come back.

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