[Z06] Should i feel this violated?
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Should i feel this violated?
Well, didn't get my new toy yesterday. Apparently it wasn't just waiting around to have the PDI done. I come to find out that they raped my new daughter of her tranny for a different customer before I bought the car, and have ordered a new tranny from GM. Supposedly I should get her tomorrow or Thursday, but I'm finding that pretty fricking hard to believe. Needless to say I'm fairly pissed off at the moment.
We have gone from "The car is at the other store so it'll be about 30 minutes to get it here." to "It is just off the truck, and hasn't had the PDI yet, you'll get it tomorrow." to "we gave the tranny to a customer that just bought a z06 and had tranny problems, but we have a new one on order."
By the way, This is Anderson Chevrolet in Los Gatos CA. that i am dealing with. I just hope that I get the factory survey so I can rip them a new butt.
:cry :( :cry
We have gone from "The car is at the other store so it'll be about 30 minutes to get it here." to "It is just off the truck, and hasn't had the PDI yet, you'll get it tomorrow." to "we gave the tranny to a customer that just bought a z06 and had tranny problems, but we have a new one on order."
By the way, This is Anderson Chevrolet in Los Gatos CA. that i am dealing with. I just hope that I get the factory survey so I can rip them a new butt.
:cry :( :cry
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Re: Should i feel this violated? (Danno355)
Is this a new car purchase? I would not take delivery of this car if they already swapped the transmission. I would head to another dealer.
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Re: Should i feel this violated? (rbartick)
Is this a new car purchase? I would not take delivery of this car if they already swapped the transmission. I would head to another dealer.
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Re: Should i feel this violated? (rbartick)
Is this a new car purchase? I would not take delivery of this car if they already swapped the transmission. I would head to another dealer.
I would not accept an over $50K car with a swapped out tranny in it. That's absoultely friggen ridiculous.
Make them find you another one and pay for the transportation costs.
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Re: Should i feel this violated? (rbartick)
Is this a new car purchase? I would not take delivery of this car if they already swapped the transmission. I would head to another dealer.
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Re: Should i feel this violated? (mqqn)
Is this a new car purchase? I would not take delivery of this car if they already swapped the transmission. I would head to another dealer. :iagree: :mad :nono:
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Re: Should i feel this violated? (Danno355)
I know at this stage it really does not matter, but you no longer have a matching numbers car and that one never will be again. :mad :mad
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Re: Should i feel this violated? (Danno355)
I'm pretty laid back on most things, but there is no way I would accept this.
I'd also be suspicious of the explanation/excuse. This is od enough to make my spider sense tingle.
I'd also be suspicious of the explanation/excuse. This is od enough to make my spider sense tingle.
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Re: Should i feel this violated? (Elk)
There are plenty of Forum vendors who would be glad to find you a new one. If the dealership has flat out lied to you then ... as far as I am concerned the deal would be dead. :mad
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Re: Should i feel this violated? (NoMercy)
I'd have to call :bs on that. Ask to see the car. I'll bet it's not there. I can not believe they would do that for Dave Hill himself. You need to go elsewhere.
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Re: Should i feel this violated? (Danno355)
Ok! Now Ive heard everything :crazy: , I can't believe a dealer would use one new corvette as a parts Ie: junkyard car... that is truly amazing :bs I think what would be closer to the truth is that they encountered tranny problems somewhere in shipment, now that sounds like the way a dealer thinks, the other senario is just too :crazy:
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Re: Should i feel this violated? (Danno355)
That is simply incredible! :mad :mad :mad :mad I would not accept this car and find another dealer. A guy at work just bought a new 50th anniversary coupe for 45k here in Houston so believe me the dealers are desparate to sell vettes. Hard to believe that a dealer would scavenge a brand new sold but not delivered car to fix another car. :smash: :smash: :smash:
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Re: Should i feel this violated? (Danno355)
Well, I just spoke with Bob Breeding at the Corvette assembly plant in KY. He informed me that indeed they do VIN stamp the trannies, so this is in fact a devalued vehicle.
So for anyone looking for an Electron Blue Z06, be wary of VIN # 1G1YY12S435127091
It is officially tainted.
Thanks for the input folks, I am indeed not taking delivery of this car.
damn damn damn, now I have to start the search all over again. :mad
So for anyone looking for an Electron Blue Z06, be wary of VIN # 1G1YY12S435127091
It is officially tainted.
Thanks for the input folks, I am indeed not taking delivery of this car.
damn damn damn, now I have to start the search all over again. :mad