Had Vette serviced, Surprised !
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Steve Spencer & Steve Fisher are the best at Bryner's...they're the only ones I trust my car with 
Glad to hear you had a great experience...although, it's not very surprising...you were in more than capable hands.
Glad to hear you had a great experience...although, it's not very surprising...you were in more than capable hands.
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That isnt so bad. I had my Transmission replaced at Heiser Chevrolet in West Bend Wisconsin and 2 months later I had the car up in the air and found a 2 foot long pry bar sitting in my front lower control arm, funny how after removing it my car doesnt have a front end clunk anymore.
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larry.....
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It is still slightly disturbing to see the sheer number of cars that the dealer "forgot". There are a lot of posts on the corvette forum and we are probably the minority of 2003-2004 C5 owners.
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From: Marlton. Increasing performance one speeding ticket at a time! NJ
I (touch wood) haven't had the need for a dealer and to tell you the truth I've had too many problems when I did in the past. But this is not the 1st attaboy I've read on two dealers within a 60 mile radius of me. Bryner in Jenkintown,Pa (who sponsors a club I belong to) and DeFelice in Point Pleasant,NJ. But other than those two I would be afraid, very afraid.
Steve and Tom, Wherever you guys are tonight, Thank you for being who you are.
Steve and Tom, Wherever you guys are tonight, Thank you for being who you are.
The only 2 I'd trust my car with in this area.
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St. Jude Donor '12
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Well I wasn't going to name names, but what really flabergasted Steve was the fact that the car is five years old and has been up on a lift say, ten or twelve times and no one ever noticed the little yellow tabs sticking out ! He gave me a lot of good advice too, He asked what kind of gas I used, I told him Sunoco, and he said give it up. It's not a top tier gas and it's got way too much sulfur in it. The sulfur eats away at the tiny metal parts in the injectors and fuel pump and gauge unit.
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Shock Stuffers
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All 2003 Corvettes with magnetic suspension, which includes all Anniversary Editions, leave the factory with "shock stuffers" placed on each shock absorber to prevent the suspension from bottoming-out during transport. This is required as there is essentially no shock absorber action when current is not applied to the shocks.
During the new vehicle preparation, the dealership is required to remove these shock stuffers. Since this is a new procedure for the dealer and it's not required on any other Chevrolet vehicle, many technicians are not aware of this procedure and cars have been delivered to customers with the shock stuffers still in place. Failure to remove these shock stuffers will result in poor ride quality.
The shock stuffers are placed by the factory under the dust cover of each of the car's four shocks. Removal of these stuffers requires jacking the car so the suspension can hang (or on a lift), pushing up the dust covers and removal of the stuffers. A yellow tag may be noticed protruding from the shock dust covers if they are still in place.
GM's instructions are included inside every 2003 Anniversary Edition.
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Transport the Magnetic suspension
Good Luck
Last edited by bestvettever; May 21, 2008 at 11:22 PM.
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St. Jude Donor '03 thru '26
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I'm not sure you can put a price on getting the most experienced technician in the Northeast. "My father always told me that anything you get for nothing is usually worth it" If you get your car seviced, but you arn't satisfied and have to return to the shop three or four times is that a good use of your time? To me thats no deal at all.
Last edited by killain; May 22, 2008 at 08:48 AM.