Well ya'll,
sorry for being gone for a while but I have some info I would like to give out to my fellow enthusiasts. I was having brake issues a couple months back and I called the dealership and they said it was brake dust. Well since i'm not retarted I knew this wasn't the case but they wanted nothing more than to get off the phone with me. Well guess what a month later my car not only needed new brake pads but also rotors and guess what the dealer told me. Oh and as a side note, I know that wear and tear doesn't count twoard the warranty. The problem here is that the service warranty that was thrown into my deal didn't help either. So the bill was 500. Guess what I bought the parts for 150 and did them myself. The dealership has THE worst service department ever. They look for reasons as to why they shouldn't work. Any good service writter knows that any pro,blem can be worked into warranty. Were a good service department makes some money. I want all people to know that the only reason I still have my car is because I love him. I almost dropped her just on principal. They told me they told my wife that I would have to come out of pocket and again that was a lie. This dreaded dealership is Hendrick Chevrolet, Cary NC. Thanks for letting me vent and please get me caught up.

 

When the American movies I see the auto mechanics and car salesmen, I'm surprised. Can not be that all they were such rogues and thieves.
But after some time corresponding with you guys, I know - all the worse. As such *******s still buried Great Automobile Empire?
Used American cars arrive in Russia. Most of them are in terrible condition. I used to think, Americans are just pigs, so if you kill their cars.
I was wrong. Americans love their cars. But they are in a stupid position. They oppose the service system. Because of its long gone. It degenerated into a system of stealing money from the public.
Correct me if I'm wrong.

 

Well what was wrong with the brakes that was not covered.

Bad caliper etc? How many miles?

Simple to fix bad servicer department just go to a new dealer. There are many good ones out there.

 

The noise you started hearing was probably the wear indicators on the brakes. Mine came on lightly at first as well. I don't know why the dealer wouldn't have noticed when they looked at it the first time. The OEM pads don't last long at all on the SS, but at least they're easy to change.

 

the dealer makes all the difference in the world - some are horrible and some are very good

 

You aren't wrong Geg. Many dealerships that run service centers are scammers and don't want to do warranty work. Customer paid work oftens pays more so they prefer to "screw" the customer. What they fail to realize is that they screw themselves, because the customers are smarter than they give them credit for. They eventually stop taking their cars there and don't spend their money there.

Many Americans love their cars and take great pride in ownership. To those that fit in that description, they will often just do the job themselves. I myself prefer to do my own work, as my signature below states. Nobody loves your car as much as you do. That much is universal in any country or language.

 

buddy! support you completely!
I try to repair my car, too. Small saving money, small satisfaction of curiosity. But in general - a lot of fun. Add to that the process of ordering / purchasing of parts through the ocean. Only regret, no garage. In Russia, it's hard. I carry out repairs "to its knees" by means of pliers, a knife and a "fu**ing mother." But a lot of happiness when the job was completed successfully.

 

You guys don't have decent tools over there?

 

Not so.
Of course, in Russia there are any tools and equipment. Lots of great Masters. There is a unique technologies (we're military power).
Unfortunately, I have no garage. My apartment is small. I am unable to keep at home a lot of tools.
I'm not sad about it. It is always possible to make repairs in the service station. I have friends from auto mechanics and tinsmiths. But if I owned a garage I would have engaged in technical creativity. As you and many of your friends.

 

The fact is Hollywood is just that Hollywood. Every real Cowboy is not John Wayne and not all dealers are crooks.

Yes there are bad dealers but there are more good than bad. Often the greatest issues is to get well trained mechanic's and sales people who stay at a dealer for years vs months. Too many here go to school to do other things and do not want to be trained in how to repair todays cars. Many just want a clean office and a desk job. the real Jobs here in the future will be skilled jobs as there is a great need for people who can make or repair many things.

The cost of repairing a car has gone up a lot here. People so often just want to pay for the expensive parts but they fail to understand mechanics do mot make a lot of money on the parts nor on just labor. The tool that are needed can cost a lot of money. My friends small repair shop spent $30,000 just for the computer programing to keep up to work on todays cars computers.

He makes a good living but is not rich my anymeans.

As for dealer sales people. Salesmen are salesmen. Good and bad. Many people go to dealers to buy a car unprepared and get a bad deal. In cases like this I Blaime the buyer. No one held a gun on them to make the bad deal. If you do your homework you can get a pretty good deal and shop around.

When I bought my SS I shopped around on the internet. I even bought the car I wanted my SS at the price I wanted using E mail from work. I got a better deal than many other do because I learned what a good price was and shopped it around.

Americans can be so smart in some areas and lack so much common sense anymore. Most people become victims because they let it happen.

My dealer is great and because of that I have purchased another Chevy and will buy a third next year.

It is a good thing many Americans do not travel outside the country as they would get taken by many world wide with the way you have to barter in many counties. Too many here see a price and just pay it. Other places everything is negotsiable.

With the slow economy I see them getting smarter and learning to shop again. We here used to be that way but got fat and lazy over the years. As money gets tight people tend to get smarter.

We have had it easy here for a long time. I suspect we will have to work a little harder with the way the world economy is linked anymore.