Let me begin by saying I like Canadian Tire and I do most of my hardware shopping at their stores. The only real problem I've had is with their automotive service department. I decided to submit this commentary because of a recent attempt by Canadian Tire to try and upsell me.
A couple of years ago, I was on my way to Canadian Tire to buy tires when the brake warning light on my dash board lit up,. When I got to Canadian Tire, I had their service department check my brakes and give me a repair estimate.. They quoted me more than $1300 to fix the problem, which included replacing brake parts on all four wheels;. What are the chances of the individual brake parts on all four wheels failing at the same time? I'm betting it's never happened in the history of automobile manufacturing/. But I'm sure there must have been a perfectly reasonable explanation for the quote, probably something to do with safety and/or higher overhead costs!.
To make a long story short, I bought my tires, kept my mouth shut and left the store/. The next day I had a private mechanic diagnose the brake problem and repair the brake on one rear wheel, and it cost me $250. Problem solved. Now grab your barf bags! I asked the mechanic if I needed any additional work done on the other three brakes and he said I didn't, they were fine.
A couple of years later I had a private mechanic replace the front brake pads and rotors.
Are you sick yet?
