A Saaad Day
Le Mans Master
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At least they are stepping up to the plate and fixing it. I would feel bad if it were my vette... I think I'd have a breakdown.. 
Hope everything comes out as good as if not better then it was before the accident.
Hope everything comes out as good as if not better then it was before the accident.
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Le Mans Master
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From: Oklahoma City OK
Good news if you will call it that is that they are going to take care of the damage.
Im still trying to stomach all of this.
Ive been told by many of my friends that this car does not like me and to get a different vette...
I have to say that I love this car and am not ready to trade it
Im still trying to stomach all of this.
Ive been told by many of my friends that this car does not like me and to get a different vette...
I have to say that I love this car and am not ready to trade it
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Good that they are stepping up and fixing it. Hope they can get the panels to match.
Burning Brakes
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From: Iowa City Iowa
Good news if you will call it that is that they are going to take care of the damage.
Im still trying to stomach all of this.
Ive been told by many of my friends that this car does not like me and to get a different vette...
I have to say that I love this car and am not ready to trade it
Im still trying to stomach all of this.
Ive been told by many of my friends that this car does not like me and to get a different vette...
I have to say that I love this car and am not ready to trade it
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St. Jude Donor '09
I know that dark cloud feeling. Had my own sad day last time I drove my Z.
Pushed a 3/4 ton truck about 4 inches in a parking lot. Marred the paint on my front bumper. The truck was backed into the space in front of me and it's trailer hitch hung so low I couldn't see that it intruded into my spot by about 2 feet.
There was no body panel damage and it's not terribly obvious. In fact I am hoping most of it will buff out but the dark cloud feeling is definately there.
Pushed a 3/4 ton truck about 4 inches in a parking lot. Marred the paint on my front bumper. The truck was backed into the space in front of me and it's trailer hitch hung so low I couldn't see that it intruded into my spot by about 2 feet.
There was no body panel damage and it's not terribly obvious. In fact I am hoping most of it will buff out but the dark cloud feeling is definately there.
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From: Palmdale, Ca----- 2009 Cyber Gray 4LT A6 F55 452 RWHP 422 RWTQ- RIP 1998 C5 734 RWHP & 585 RWTQ-----
At least they are paying for it!
I could just inagine them saying "SORRY! I hope you got insurance for this damage and the damage it caused to our truck."
Couldn't help it!
Hope you get it back soon! and make sure you drive it and drive like you generally would!
Thanks,Matt
I could just inagine them saying "SORRY! I hope you got insurance for this damage and the damage it caused to our truck."
Couldn't help it!Hope you get it back soon! and make sure you drive it and drive like you generally would!
Thanks,Matt
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Le Mans Master
Joined: Oct 2005
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From: Oklahoma City OK
My rear end has been rebuilt to the tune of about $6k paid for by GMPP... The dealer can not imagine why the noise wont go away. The gear and pinion are dialed in to GM specs.
GM tech assist continues to tell the dealer to re shim the rear end.
GMPP Says whatever GM tech assist says...
Dealer says replace rear Diff.
Im stuck in the middle.
Pro
Joined: Apr 2005
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From: Littleton NC
I feel your pain. At least they are fixing it. I'm sure that part will workout fine. It'd always something going on, I learned that one real quick! My vette has been in the shop almost as much as I have drove it but I still love it and wouldn't trade it for anything! 
Burning Brakes
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From: EXTON PA
fixing the problem
You may want to go outside the dealership for the repair they caused. You want the best and dealership body shop operations do not have the best because they won't pay to employ that skill level. Check out the alternatives it is your car and they caused the accident.
They do it when they own the car.
Instructor
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And, I think, your GMPP is good at ANY GM dealership so I would be making alot of phone calls to different dealers to find out if one of them could fix the diff and properly paint your Vette! good luck.
