How mad should I be?
Le Mans Master
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From: Columbia SC
The dealership needs to pay the owner for repair. I would not not trust them to fix it. Have it quoted somewhere else. Let them pay the owner. Reduce the price you pay, then you have it fixed after you buy it so you are in charge of the work, not someone else.
The guys at this dealership are idiots.
The guys at this dealership are idiots.
Race Director
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From: Fremont CA
St. Jude Donor '06-'07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16-'17-'18-'19-'20
NCM Sinkhole Donor
The dealership needs to pay the owner for repair. I would not not trust them to fix it. Have it quoted somewhere else. Let them pay the owner. Reduce the price you pay, then you have it fixed after you buy it so you are in charge of the work, not someone else.
The guys at this dealership are idiots.
The guys at this dealership are idiots.
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Instructor
Joined: Nov 2001
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From: Atlanta Georgia
I decided to settle it for the dealership sending me a free touch-up paint kit in Electron Blue. The car is not going to stay perfect because I intend to drive it. Might as well not get too wound up about a mistake and a couple of minor scratches in a place most people will never look anyway. The kid who did it has been given a stern talking to about taking shortcuts. I appreciate all the advice here--except for a couple of comments made by people who clearly have some kind of chip on their shoulder or inferiority complex.
-Jed
-Jed
Race Director
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From: Fremont CA
St. Jude Donor '06-'07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16-'17-'18-'19-'20
NCM Sinkhole Donor
I decided to settle it for the dealership sending me a free touch-up paint kit in Electron Blue. The car is not going to stay perfect because I intend to drive it. Might as well not get too wound up about a mistake and a couple of minor scratches in a place most people will never look anyway. The kid who did it has been given a stern talking to about taking shortcuts. I appreciate all the advice here--except for a couple of comments made by people who clearly have some kind of chip on their shoulder or inferiority complex.
-Jed
-Jed
Glad you are happy with the outcome. Also, now that the first battle scar is done, you can drive it with a care-free attitude.
Le Mans Master
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From: Morristown New Jersey
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Enjoy it my friend. Nothing like a Z.!!
Race Director
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From: SE Pennsylvania
St. Jude Donor '03 thru '26
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Dealership and frauds ?
I called General motors about this sh&^%y service and they asked if I would mind repeating my situation on tape, I said "Sure!" Told them the whole story about Rothrock Chevrolet, well I'm now sure they taped a lot of customers as now the dealership is closed. When GMC came out of bankruptcy they only kept the dealerships who had a really good customer service record. The dealership I now go to is a lot farther from my home, but they do everything to satisfy the customer. They even have a technician who deals only with customers and the service. They won't let you leave unless your satisfied even if it means they lose some on it.
Le Mans Master
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From: Morristown New Jersey
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From: Belleview Florida
I think after you leave the dealership and dont say anything about it may fall into youre lap to prove the damage was caused there and not somewhere else. Seems like an attorney would know better to leave with damage without saying something to the manager of the shop
Drifting
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From: Pittsburgh PA
Actually, from what I see here, they kept the ones with the bigest, newest buildings selling the most cars. I used to buy all my Chrysler parts from a small local dealer that gave great service. Second generation family bussiness that really took care of their customers. Too bad, they weren't big enough, the building was old and they didn't sell a lot of new cars. They did more service work than anything else. So they got the franchise pulled. Much the same with GM dealers in the area. Bigger is better. Big corporations don't give a crap about anything but the bottom line. Don't fool yourself.
Le Mans Master
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From: Morristown New Jersey
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Instructor
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From: Nazareth PA
I hate to see these cars 'garage queen' or 'never driven in rain'
Bought mine with 6.5k miles on it, 3 yrs later 59k of fun driving
and now its getting ECS supercharged
Drive it - Enjoy it - try to ignore the imperfections even thou its hard
Drifting
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From: Somerset Kentucky
I notice you said "the kid that did it has been given a stern talking to." Was this kid not a certified Vette Tech? There is only ONE Chevy/GM dealership in my hometown and they have 2 Vette Techs. I suppose I should count myself lucky.
Burning Brakes
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From: New Baltimore Michigan
I decided to settle it for the dealership sending me a free touch-up paint kit in Electron Blue. The car is not going to stay perfect because I intend to drive it. Might as well not get too wound up about a mistake and a couple of minor scratches in a place most people will never look anyway. The kid who did it has been given a stern talking to about taking shortcuts. I appreciate all the advice here--except for a couple of comments made by people who clearly have some kind of chip on their shoulder or inferiority complex.
-Jed
-Jed
Steve
Drifting
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From: Eureka California
Just read this and I'm purely and truely amazed with the OP's original question, and at some of the replys. Only a lawyer with a very diminished thought process could not know how how he, or anyone else, should feel in a situation like this. Maybe he should have had the local D.A. help him out. I honestly don't think he'll be smart enough to to handle the ownership of his newly found treasure. I'd hate to see this poor Z in a couple of years.
Le Mans Master
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From: Morristown New Jersey
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Just read this and I'm purely and truely amazed with the OP's original question, and at some of the replys. Only a lawyer with a very diminished thought process could not know how how he, or anyone else, should feel in a situation like this. Maybe he should have had the local D.A. help him out. I honestly don't think he'll be smart enough to to handle the ownership of his newly found treasure. I'd hate to see this poor Z in a couple of years.
Le Mans Master
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From: Belleville Il
Here's to actually driving it!! As you obviously can tell,, kinda silly to pay a ton to just let it sit and then take a big dollar hit and "give" someone an almost new car!! Congrats on the find,,and drive the hell out of it and have a ball!!
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Instructor
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From: Atlanta Georgia
Well at least they add entertainment value to the thread. By the way, you would think a poster who wanted to run down my intelligence would run a spell checker to make sure he spelled correctly simple words like "truly" and "replies."
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Le Mans Master
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From: Morristown New Jersey
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