Corsa install time?
thing knower
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From: wpb
A little perspective.
We did similar in car audio installs when people would come in with problem jobs. Weird stuff, stuff we didn't really do, etc. Saying no rarely goes over well, people get mad and yell and management won't agree to saying no. So you over quote, providing the option to the customer but dissuading them from going through with it. It works out better. That is likely what happened here. Rather than risk fallout from doing an a nor. AL job, or the pr nightmare if someone essential can't get their work done while they play arou d on a sports car, they just push you off.
We did similar in car audio installs when people would come in with problem jobs. Weird stuff, stuff we didn't really do, etc. Saying no rarely goes over well, people get mad and yell and management won't agree to saying no. So you over quote, providing the option to the customer but dissuading them from going through with it. It works out better. That is likely what happened here. Rather than risk fallout from doing an a nor. AL job, or the pr nightmare if someone essential can't get their work done while they play arou d on a sports car, they just push you off.
"I told him to take my car off the lift. He then said the rear suspension is under tremendous pressure and can only be released by a special tool only Chevy dealers have .Once that is done the wheels will be out of alignment."
if they really didn't want to do the work, they probably would have just dropped the car and let it roll on out...
Race Director
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From: Melbourne, FL
yeah, i agree with this sentiment.... but it sure sounded like they wanted the business from the OP's statement:
"I told him to take my car off the lift. He then said the rear suspension is under tremendous pressure and can only be released by a special tool only Chevy dealers have .Once that is done the wheels will be out of alignment."
if they really didn't want to do the work, they probably would have just dropped the car and let it roll on out...
"I told him to take my car off the lift. He then said the rear suspension is under tremendous pressure and can only be released by a special tool only Chevy dealers have .Once that is done the wheels will be out of alignment."
if they really didn't want to do the work, they probably would have just dropped the car and let it roll on out...
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4th Gear
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A little perspective.
We did similar in car audio installs when people would come in with problem jobs. Weird stuff, stuff we didn't really do, etc. Saying no rarely goes over well, people get mad and yell and management won't agree to saying no. So you over quote, providing the option to the customer but dissuading them from going through with it. It works out better. That is likely what happened here. Rather than risk fallout from doing an a nor. AL job, or the pr nightmare if someone essential can't get their work done while they play arou d on a sports car, they just push you off.
We did similar in car audio installs when people would come in with problem jobs. Weird stuff, stuff we didn't really do, etc. Saying no rarely goes over well, people get mad and yell and management won't agree to saying no. So you over quote, providing the option to the customer but dissuading them from going through with it. It works out better. That is likely what happened here. Rather than risk fallout from doing an a nor. AL job, or the pr nightmare if someone essential can't get their work done while they play arou d on a sports car, they just push you off.
Burning Brakes
Joined: May 2000
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From: Vienna VA
I installed my 2009 Corsa (and also a Borla) exhaust by myself on a QuickJack and it is pretty straightforward. I don't know if there is any different for a Grand Sport but I don't think so. I originally took it to a Meineke muffler shop where the manager had his "best guy" working on it. After a few hours, he couldn't figure out how to get the exhaust on and said it probably was not the correct model (after I assured him it was).
He put the original exhaust back on and I went home and did it myself. Here is the video if you want to do it yourself.
He put the original exhaust back on and I went home and did it myself. Here is the video if you want to do it yourself.
Burning Brakes
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From: Houston MN
St. Jude Donor '10
A little perspective.
We did similar in car audio installs when people would come in with problem jobs. Weird stuff, stuff we didn't really do, etc. Saying no rarely goes over well, people get mad and yell and management won't agree to saying no. So you over quote, providing the option to the customer but dissuading them from going through with it. It works out better. That is likely what happened here. Rather than risk fallout from doing an a nor. AL job, or the pr nightmare if someone essential can't get their work done while they play arou d on a sports car, they just push you off.
We did similar in car audio installs when people would come in with problem jobs. Weird stuff, stuff we didn't really do, etc. Saying no rarely goes over well, people get mad and yell and management won't agree to saying no. So you over quote, providing the option to the customer but dissuading them from going through with it. It works out better. That is likely what happened here. Rather than risk fallout from doing an a nor. AL job, or the pr nightmare if someone essential can't get their work done while they play arou d on a sports car, they just push you off.
Pro
Joined: Apr 2017
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From: Cincinnati
Oh no. This was a total scam. It was Friday afternoon and guys were standing around. When I told them to take my car off the lift and I was leaving, the service manager said the job required a special tool that only dealers have. He was trying to tell me they were the only place in town that could do the job.
