Dealer screwed up my car
03-28-2015, 10:21 AM
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Just curious and don't want to read back 10 pages but where is arbitration in all this mess? Maybe it's not used everywhere but in Alabama the dealers will not sell you a car unless you sign an arbitration agreement. For those not familiar with it, it's an agreement by both parties to accept the decision of an independent panel of people paid by the motor company. Go figure.
03-28-2015, 10:26 AM
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St. Jude Donor '15-'16,'18
OP: Is your case against GM as a corporation or the dealership? I know when I have had issues in the past with a BMW dealership, BMWNA doesn't get involved unless it is a manufacturing defect. I do wish you all the best as this has been a nightmare just reading about it. Hang in there.
03-28-2015, 10:34 AM
#203
Le Mans Master
When I lived up in PA I took my vettes to a dealer with the best tech in the Delaware Valley. But after moving down here I don't know who works on my car and if they know what the heck they're doing. But, I know the dealership is responsible and I'd make sure people knew about them.
03-29-2015, 08:25 PM
#204
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When I lived up in PA I took my vettes to a dealer with the best tech in the Delaware Valley. But after moving down here I don't know who works on my car and if they know what the heck they're doing. But, I know the dealership is responsible and I'd make sure people knew about them.
Same here
05-21-2015, 08:50 PM
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Burning Brakes
05-21-2015, 10:27 PM
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Drifting
05-22-2015, 01:18 PM
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06-29-2015, 10:31 AM
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My son worked summer vacations at a mega brand dealership in the Detroit burbs 10+ yrs ago as a porter to get long hours, better than flipping pizzas.
His stories about porters playing chicken with customer cars in the back lots.. ripping out seats looking for change, if you can imagine it on the screen it happened. So a "tech" running the dog snot out of a new vette? Those are bragging rights at the bar Friday evening.
Perhaps there was a reason GM enacted extra requirements for authorized Corvette dealers?
His stories about porters playing chicken with customer cars in the back lots.. ripping out seats looking for change, if you can imagine it on the screen it happened. So a "tech" running the dog snot out of a new vette? Those are bragging rights at the bar Friday evening.
Perhaps there was a reason GM enacted extra requirements for authorized Corvette dealers?
06-29-2015, 10:43 AM
#214
Burning Brakes
Rule #1 Don't expect for anyone to care for your things the way you do.
This goes for anything you own, especially your cars.
Rule #2 Never trust the care of your car to anyone else if it can at all be helped.
I'd rather eat the cost of an oil change than leave it in their hands.
If it isn't under warranty, I wouldn't have it in the dealership.
This goes for anything you own, especially your cars.
Rule #2 Never trust the care of your car to anyone else if it can at all be helped.
I'd rather eat the cost of an oil change than leave it in their hands.
If it isn't under warranty, I wouldn't have it in the dealership.
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06-29-2015, 11:04 AM
#216
Safety Car
Rule #1 Don't expect for anything to care for your things the way you do.
This goes for anything you own, especially your cars.
Rule #2 Never trust the care of your car to anyone else if it can at all be helped.
I'd rather eat the cost of an oil change than leave it in their hands.
This goes for anything you own, especially your cars.
Rule #2 Never trust the care of your car to anyone else if it can at all be helped.
I'd rather eat the cost of an oil change than leave it in their hands.
06-29-2015, 12:42 PM
#217
With all the negative press GM has had recently about recalls and their quality control you would think they would be bending over backwards to resolve this quickly and to the customer's satisfaction. Can't believe no one from senior management at the dealership has talked with you.
Tesla has been fighting this law and has won, I think, in one or two states, but beyond that....
IMHO. It's time to get a lawyer involved.
06-29-2015, 12:52 PM
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Unfortunately it's not all GM's fault. Some of it is, yes. But there's a law out there that won't allow car manufacturers to sell directly to the public. So the only way they can controll dealerships is through allocations, etc.
Tesla has been fighting this law and has won, I think, in one or two states, but beyond that....
IMHO. It's time to get a lawyer involved.
Tesla has been fighting this law and has won, I think, in one or two states, but beyond that....
IMHO. It's time to get a lawyer involved.
06-29-2015, 10:30 PM
#219
Melting Slicks
Took my Corvette to a Firestone dealer for new NITTO 555 non run flats and when I got it home I checked the torque for the wheels. Most had over 150lbs except the wheel locks which had less then 100 lbs. I needed a breaker bar to loosen them. I now have a slight pulsing when breaking that I attribute to warpage due to the uneven torque. You just can't trust these guys.
06-30-2015, 04:56 AM
#220
A lot of dealerships are scum. Its crazy what some of these places get away with. Especially after working at a dealer for a year, it has forever changed my perception of them for the worst.