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Old 01-03-2013, 03:03 PM
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I agree,a good locksmith can get in any car.I'm thinking it was either broken into at the lot or some dipstick mechanic broke it by mistake.
Old 01-03-2013, 03:07 PM
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Sorry to hear about your problem. Hope it gets squared away soon.
Once you get down here check out Circle City Corvettes. It's the local club and alot of us are retired military. We even have some flight instructors at Ft. Rucker.

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Old 01-03-2013, 03:15 PM
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Which dealer was this? I live near Columbia, SC and I need to know who to avoid...
Old 01-03-2013, 03:16 PM
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not for nothing but several years ago when I was at a Blockbuster some schmuck broke both of my windows on my 70 coupe and the glass pieces did damage to both the paint on my doors as well as scratches on my seats. Hope that did not happen to you...
Old 01-03-2013, 03:18 PM
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Originally Posted by bladex10
What a load of ****. Didnt even have the decency to call and ask if you have a spare key before shattering your window? That is one of the most dumb things i've seen a dealership do.
Wow. Their first solution to this problem was to break the window.
Old 01-03-2013, 03:24 PM
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Originally Posted by jb_va2001
Smells like BS to me.
I agree with the post about them breaking it by accident then making up the key story.
Either way, totally unacceptable.
They are either inept or liars or both,
Old 01-03-2013, 03:30 PM
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I would raise h3ll with them
Old 01-03-2013, 03:38 PM
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Well, the whole thing sucks about that dealership ... but I don't think that WOC school at Rucker is even going to let you drive for the first part of the program anyway.

Maybe I'm wrong?

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Old 01-03-2013, 03:39 PM
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Old 01-03-2013, 03:48 PM
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What a bunch of azzhats. They are either truly incompetent or liars or both. I wouldn't let them replace the window - who knows what else they'll screw up? And I'd go over the car with a fine tooth comb before taking possession of it. Obviously, they owe you a loaner as well. Post the dealer's name to help your fellow owners avoid these idiots. Good luck.
Old 01-03-2013, 03:51 PM
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Sounds like they might have left your car outside of the dealership and someone broke in it...
Old 01-03-2013, 03:51 PM
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Someone is joyriding your vette... and is across the country with it...
Old 01-03-2013, 03:59 PM
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I know people would roll their eyes and laugh or possibly say I am a hot head but I would be in that dealership fighting back every urge to choke someone.

I would demand to know who locked the keys in the car, who broke the window, who gave the authority to break it, why they didnt tell me and how they plan to make this better. Also ask why they didnt just use the vin to get a new key cut.

I also would report them to GM. This all may happen after I break my fist on someones face.
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Originally Posted by flange
Seriously? I can break into one of these cars in a few minutes with a hangar, and I am honest. How od I know this? well, i locked mine one time with it running. I now dont allow it to lock automatically.
Call AAA Towing to break in instead?
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I would want to see the car at once. It would not be the first time that a dealer smashed a car and used a lame excuse to try and do the body work before the owner finds out. If it is only the window, it is a stupid inconvenience, if it is more than the window, you should know about it. It sounds like they know you are leaving town, so I wouldn't put anything past them.

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Old 01-03-2013, 04:05 PM
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Originally Posted by AORoads
Where is Columbia, so I can avoid it? I don't see a city name in your profile so I can't guess.
Columbia TN
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Originally Posted by jkcam6017
I would want to see the car at once. It would not be the first time that a dealer smashed a car and used a lame excuse to try and do the body work before the owner finds out. If it is only the window, it is a stupid inconvenience, if it is more than the window, you should know about it. It sounds like they know you are leaving town, so I wouldn't put anything past them.
This is where I'm at also don't trust them a key can be made break a window I don't belive it. Drop what ever you are doing go and demand to see the car.
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Originally Posted by Silverblue
Which dealer was this? I live near Columbia, SC and I need to know who to avoid...
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Old 01-03-2013, 04:09 PM
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You really should get on the horn with GM customer service about this.Forget for a second they broke the window, A CHEVY DEALER DOES NOT KNOW ABOUT ONSTAR? CANNOT CUT A KEY??? RIDICULOUS.
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Originally Posted by ncvette_1FUNRIDE


I have never heard of anything so ridiculous. They definitely should have called you before doing ANYTHING to your car. You could have had a second FOB.

I think they might have broken it another way and were to embarrassed to admit it.

In any case, it is their responsibility to see that you have a rental at their expense for as long as you need it.
^^^^ what he said. That was an excuse, they broke it some other way and didn't want to tell you.


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