I'm so mad at UPS I could spit. A couple of weeks ago, I broke the M21 in my Vette. That upset me, but, not as much as now.

I called Scott at Garage Motorsports and had him build me a brand new M22("rockcrusher", with the heavy duty case. I had him throw in a new propeller shaft yoke, a new clutch, and even some oil.

On Monday, Scott shipped out the clutch in one package and the tranny in another overnight from Vancouver, WA. to S.F. The clutch arrived yesterday and the transmission and related parts are nowhere to be found.

UPS told him to wait until tomorrow before they can investigate the missing package.

I think I know what happened. A UPS worker took one look at that heavy package and shunted it aside. It may show up tomorrow or a week from tomorrow and with no explanation.

Like I said, I'm pi..ed!
:mad :mad

To make matters worse, I just got the Vette's license renewal notice from the State of California,...$700 :cuss :cuss

 

The shipper should have a tracking # that matches the tag on the package.. They should be able to track it instantly :confused:

 

Scott does. But, it looks like they didn't scan the crate at their office or if they did they somehow erased the record. He gave them the crate they, gave him the little sticker receipt, and then they send the transmission down the conveyor belt to the shipper. Did the same with the clutch, but the clutch at least showed up and could be tracked during shipping.

The tranny has no such record. :mad

 

UPS does that to us very often. I'm never surprised when a multiple box shipment arrives short a box or two. The good news is that 90% of the time the missing box or boxes show up the next day. I hope you are not in the 10% that don't.

But WOW--700 bucks for a plate? Now that is obscene :U :U

 

motro,
Take a deep breath, I'm sure it well all work out. I also bet the tranny shipped insured. BTW, when you get your tranny installed, let us all know how it works. I know Scott treated me good and did a great job on my M21!
I've talked to others that have had the same experience. He's a man of his word and stands behind his work. Lets hope UPS does the same.
Craig ;)

 

UPS is a good company. I use them in my business all the time and have had hardly any problems. I am sure they will find your transmission. If worst comes to worst an item like this must of been insured.

I know one thing here that would make me angry though and thats having to pay $700 a year for license plates. I complain about the state that I live in (N.J.) with the highest property taxes and car insurance in the nation. We have had our rates increased on car registrations this year but it was only give or take maybe $10 more per car depending on the weight of the vehicle. Its no more than $68.50 a year here to register a car similiar in size to a Intrepid. Both my C-2 and C-3 Corvettes have Historic License Plates and there was a lifetime fee of between something like $45-$87 depending on the plate you ordered before the latest increase.

I heard on the Fox News channel that the price for car registrations in California tripled this year. Is this one of Gov. Gray Davis's doings and one of the reasons for the recall? I guess its time to elect the Terminator for governor of California. :lol: :lol: :lol:


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UPS can put a "Tracer" on your package this will put it at the center of attention. They can do this anytime they "lose" "misplace" a package. Your package shouldn't be hard for them to find though. The weight and size make it stand out. All and all we use UPS to move thousands of packages a day and they do an outstanding job. When they misplace a package like this you can ask to have the shipping charges reimbursed due to they did not uphold their end of the contract of delivery. Fight for not paying shipping.. Dave.

 

It only costs me $15.00 an year for license renewal in Nova Scotia. This is for an antique auto license. My Lumina costs about $100.00 every two years....

As far as UPS, I use them as little as I can as they charge Canadians an additional brokerage fee which can be as high as 50% of the shipped items value....

 

Voila! I put in the tranny UPS tracking number this morning and the package magically appeared.

It turned out it was scanned in Washington on Tuesday afternoon, a day after Scott dropped it off. Then, it was sent to Portland and then sent to Ontario in So. California, instead of Oakland in Northern California. Well, as of 3am, it arrived in Oakland so I'm dropping the Vette off at the mechanic this morning on the hope that the tranny will be there this morning.

Thanks everyone for calming me down, but you know, how we love our cars! :D :D

Now, as far as the Cal. registration. Well, three years ago, during the boom, the State reduced the registration fees by 2/3 or so. But, now with the slump and the State 38 billion in debt., the Calif. Treasurer invoked a provision of the law that allows California to charge the old, full, registration fees.

Consequently, big bucks to register my four cars: Vette, 99 Camaro Z28,86 Grand National, 2003 Subaru Outback.

The good news is that both Democrats and Republicans favor reducing the fees and raising other taxes, such as tobacco and booze.

But, I still have to pay the higher rate and hope to get a refund in the future if the fees are reduced.

And, Craig, you're right, Scott's a great guy and I'm sure, did a great job on the tranny.

Thanks again everyone :yesnod: :yesnod:

 

Well since this has gotten of topic now.. Why.. I ask WHY do our elected officials always want to tax the living daylights out of all our vices.. beer, liquor, cigarettes, etc.. I'm so tired of paying so much for these items.. In the caribean a fifth is about 5 bucks vs here 15.. any way just pissed me off when I read you said they were going to raise beer and cigarette taxes...Dave.

 

Well,..the simple answer is because they can. There is, in California at least, no lobby speaking on behalf of smokers and drinkers. And, like gasoline, the cost is elastic which means that people will pay whatever they have to to get a drink or buy some tobacco.