I almost had to kill some people today

[XemaSab]

So yesterday I took my car in to the dealer because it wasn't starting:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=7620633&mesg_id=7620633

I told them to fix the starter and forget all the other shit.

Today I took the bus out to Goleta to pick it up.

I got there, gave them their damn $700, and waited for the girl to bring the car around.

And waited.

And waited.

And waited.

Eventually I went to go see what the damn problem was, and basically she couldn't get it started. I tried to start it and I couldn't get it started either.

I sort of pitched a damn fit.

Finally this other dude came over and decided the battery was dead because those idiots had left the lights on. He tried to jump it three times, while I just sat there getting more and more pissed. Then told me they were going to completely recharge the battery, and to come back in two hours. The guy had a sense of humor; he offered me an iron bar so that I could beat on his car. I told him with a straight face that's what the 9-iron in the back of my car was for. :P

I spent two hours fucking around in Goleta.

Finally I went back to the dealership and they had charged the battery and the car was starting. I apologized PROFUSELY to the girl for being irritated when I knew it wasn't her fault, and she said it was okay. I didn't apologize to the other dude though. :P

But BOY was I mad. I think I might have even used the f-bomb.

SO irritating.

[Nickster]

1. The SOLE purpose of the service department in any car dealership is to make you scream and wonder

why you ever bought a car from that dealership ever before. I'm convinced of that.

[XemaSab]

5. Seriously?

I am never buying a Toyota again.

It's not the actual engine that's the problem.

The problem is that the trim is all falling to shit. And it's been falling to shit since the DAY we got the car.

All the little interior panels have LONG SINCE fallen off, the sun visor fell off, the rear-view mirror is all wumpus, the fabric on the roof is coming loose, and all the stripping around the windows is both pulling out and literally corroding.

Not cool.

[Parche]

2. F-Bomb

CaliforniaPeggy would be proud of you!!

:woohoo: :hi:

[flvegan]

3. They should have replaced the battery.

They drained it so badly that it wouldn't jump? They may have damaged it or sincerely shortened its life. Their fault, their dime.

[XemaSab]

6. I can't believe those morons left the lights on

Seriesly.

[Redstone]

4. Number-one reason to buy a new car, if you can possibly afford to. Forget fancy,

just get whatever you can afford to buy new. $14K will get you either a really beat-up BMW, or a pretty decent (and new) Suzuki or Hyundai.

You get treated differently if the car is in for warranty service.

Redstone

[Elidor]

7. Somehow, I don't think I'd want to face the wrath of an angry XemaSab

Deep down, I suspect you could kick my ass. That mechanic got off lucky.

$700??? Ye gods.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

8. My dear Xema!

Wow, what a mess!

I'd have dropped the F-bomb too, I think...

I'm sorry you had so much trouble...

:hug: