Science Abuse

Ok, went in today and neither the service writer (nick) that did this, the tech, nor the service manager was there. A fellow service writer helped us out a bit. He took us to Nicks desk, and found his quote that hemade up for us. $4500 for a used engine with 108,000 miles on it! He expects us to trade a 43k mi engine for a 108k mi engine, and pay $4500 for the privilage. On top of that, that engine will have no waranty whatsoever. I did learn a bit about procedure. Late night Drop offs are given secondary priority. They finish the cars that people are waiting on, then get around to checking out the drop off. So here's the time table: 1:30am, car dropped off 7:00am, shop opens 8:45am, Elena gets a call stating that the oil pump is fine, but the engine needs replaced. Figure the service write took 15 mins to proccess what the tech gives him. Correct me if I'm wrong, but it would take more then an hour and a half to get to an oil pump and confirm its function. My significant other also conveniently remembered that they adressed her 60,000 my warranty last time she was there. They said that since she didnt have proof of regualar oil changes, the warranty was void. They honnestly expect her to have all 14-15 oil change reciepts handy!? Also, you can drain an engines oil, fill it with sand and alkali, and it still won't crack the oil pump housing.

but imagine, if you have service writers, you wouldn't get such funny stories. graemlins/thumb.gif

Look up TSBs on google. These are ~$35,000 cars that are compiled of about two hundred $1000 parts, and inumerable parts of varying price. Do the math. tongue.gif

It was not driven in, it was towed from the spot it came to a hault. No, it's an instant oportunity to sell you shit youdont need. They are trained, some even take classes, to know how to get more buck for the bang. They are there to sell you as much service as they can, and yes, some get commision.

helps with this too: http://sixfeetundersg.com/ohyea.gif

Sell 5.0 MN12's some wheres else, I'm all stocked up here.

actualy, please dont. The 92 Sports are rare, I'veonly ever seenone in person, in 6 years of loving MN12s. Get it running and sell iton there or sccoa.com. graemlins/thumb.gif

beat me to it. tongue.gif

No, they are never touching this truck again unless they kiss my ass. They will, however, be paying for it and giver her back her $1200+, they just dont know it yet.

Its all gravy. graemlins/thumb.gif

Family. Scared me shitless but I have found a new strange calm and happyness about it. I hear Jesus works for some people, just dont get carried away. smile.gif

there's no "saying", thats what happened. :)Actualy Elena was driving it. What pisses me off even more, she went in to Germain for an oil change. She left with; She agreed to this without calling me because, for some reason, she trusted the dealership. In reality she totaly got taken advantage of because she knows nothing about cars. They told her that the found a hair line crack in the pump...IN THE PUMP!? How, during an oil change, do you get close enough to the oil pump to see a "hair line crack"? If its stored outside the crank case, how is it $1000 labor to change it and why would it require removal of the pan? Does anyone have some pics of this VG33E engine? 2001-2003 version, frontier/Xterrra oil pump, the infinity gets a different pump apparently. [ 21. May 2005, 07:42 AM: Message edited by: The Stig ]

May be in need of a tow from, roughly, Morse and 270 to N. 23 and 270.

Only paved track in the county, thats as real as it gets for'm. graemlins/thumb.gif

sadly I wasn't the one driving it. It does have a gauge, though.

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It wasn't "driven". "Oh shit, the oil light is on, I better pull over." and it begins smoking before the car comes to a hault.

http://www.columbusracing.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=19&t=003344

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a vote for camping at the ALMS race is a vote for fire. graemlins/thumb.gif

amen, shaka zulu. Brandon had to make the Cosplay get together with his freinds, cuz cards iz ghey.

insurance fraud'ers possibly. get shitty car get rearended get a check

fat asses bounce more, and it's been said that only the good die young.....but I dont know the guy. smile.gif