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Alfieboy · 11-21-2009, 01:03 PM

All I know is this.. there are honest people..

I bought my 2SS from Anna @ Sparta.. she took it to body shop and I had the stripes painted & clear coated.. .. regardless if it was her or another person,it was done RIGHT . No abuse.

Not everyone -everything is 100 % perfect.. there s always 1 bad apple in the 5lb bag I guess......

Rick

mjlash22 · 11-21-2009, 01:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alfieboy

All I know is this.. there are honest people..

I bought my 2SS from Anna @ Sparta.. she took it to body shop and I had the stripes painted & clear coated.. .. regardless if it was her or another person,it was done RIGHT . No abuse.

Not everyone -everything is 100 % perfect.. there s always 1 bad apple in the 5lb bag I guess......

Rick

This is very true

myblackcamaros · 11-21-2009, 02:27 PM

I grab my car from the truck driver as soon as it hit the ground. It had 3 miles on it. Nobody from the dealership drove my car. I took it to the service bay to do the battery cable recall, then I took it around to th Get Ready dept and had them wash it off. After that I left with it. I was there maybe an hour or so.

ROD1 · 11-21-2009, 03:31 PM

Mine had about 20 miles on it. Man I hope they didnt drive it like I do!

iluvmy67camaro · 11-21-2009, 04:14 PM

Mine had 11 miles on it; and if whoever took it off the truck and performed the make ready drove it like I do, then they had some fun zipping down to County Line Road and back. It arrived at about 2am to the dealership, it went out on the lot at 2pm and I arrived at the dealership at 4pm.

I was the first person to arrive out of the half dozen or more folks who where called by their sales agent, so I know it wasn't test driven by anyone who was looking to buy it.

Thank you for the warning about checking the tread and odometer. I've yet to burn out on those wheels and while it is tempting (did it with my 67SS all the time), it's not going to happen with this one.

Atcer · 11-21-2009, 04:26 PM

I can add, I was waiting for my Camaro during its first oil change and sitting in a chair in the tech drive at Preston Hood Chevrolet in Fort Walton Beach. An older gentleman brought his 2005 SSR in for an oil changes as well, he made the mistake and dropped it off and left; probably figures he can trust the dealership. Well you can't. Two of the service writers got in it and tore out down the street, after all custom exhaust and supercharger was installed to the LS1 it came with from the factory. Never leave a perfomance car anywhere if you can help it.

WolfpackRedCamaro · 11-21-2009, 04:30 PM

Friend of mine worked at a BMW dealer down in FL. One day he called me telling me he was going to pick me up and to be ready outside. He came driving through with a brand new M3 convertible.

Took off down a country road at 100+ mph, screeching tires and all. Pretty darn fast car! I'm sure it was nice and broken in by the time someone shelled out the $$$ for it.

DrumDawg · 11-21-2009, 06:07 PM

I took my Porsche 911 in for an air recharge and the tech took it for a test ride. Comes back and tells me he could get another 20% power out of it if he could tighten the throttle cable. I won't be taking it to him anymore!

jonny5cam · 11-21-2009, 07:22 PM

My car had close to 6500 miles on it when i took it in for service.

bdg · 11-21-2009, 07:24 PM

There is no excuse for a dealers tech to abuse a customer's car. That should be immediate termination IMO. I am sure it goes on more than we know.

patriotpa · 11-21-2009, 07:26 PM

I don't leave mine out of my sight.

wer2foxs · 11-21-2009, 07:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alfieboy

All I know is this.. there are honest people..

I bought my 2SS from Anna @ Sparta.. she took it to body shop and I had the stripes painted & clear coated.. .. regardless if it was her or another person,it was done RIGHT . No abuse.

Not everyone -everything is 100 % perfect.. there s always 1 bad apple in the 5lb bag I guess......

Rick

I'll back ya on that Rick. Anna took care of mine as well. Drove from Indy to Sparta Mi. to buy one from her!

5thGenOwner · 11-21-2009, 07:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bdg

There is no excuse for a dealers tech to abuse a customer's car. That should be immediate termination IMO. I am sure it goes on more than we know.

And in a perfect world... everyone would own an SS! I believe someone spoke of the 'rotten apple' earlier. It can go deeper than just one apple, sometimes it diseases the whole tree... if you know what i mean.

Orange5thGen · 11-21-2009, 07:45 PM

Mine had 3 miles on it and I put 1 of those on it for sure if not more.????? I think some sales and or service team members are taking long trips to the gas stations................. I would too.....

11-21-2009, 01:03 PM	#15
Alfieboy Madman Drives: 2017 1SS Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: RICHMOND VA Posts: 1,405 View My Garage	well All I know is this.. there are honest people.. I bought my 2SS from Anna @ Sparta.. she took it to body shop and I had the stripes painted & clear coated.. .. regardless if it was her or another person,it was done RIGHT . No abuse. Not everyone -everything is 100 % perfect.. there s always 1 bad apple in the 5lb bag I guess...... Rick

11-21-2009, 02:27 PM	#17
myblackcamaros Drives: #156 ZL575, 97 SS, 87 IROC-Z Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: EUSTIS, FL Posts: 490	I grab my car from the truck driver as soon as it hit the ground. It had 3 miles on it. Nobody from the dealership drove my car. I took it to the service bay to do the battery cable recall, then I took it around to th Get Ready dept and had them wash it off. After that I left with it. I was there maybe an hour or so. __________________

11-21-2009, 06:07 PM	#22
DrumDawg Drives: BumbleBee, 67 Firebird,79 Porsche Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Merritt Island, FL Posts: 394	I took my Porsche 911 in for an air recharge and the tech took it for a test ride. Comes back and tells me he could get another 20% power out of it if he could tighten the throttle cable. I won't be taking it to him anymore! __________________ Ordered 9July09-2SS,RS,Transformer 1100 = Preliminary Order:7/13/09-NMGCZB 3000 = Accepted By Production Control-09/14/2009 3400 = Broadcast:09/14/2009 3800 = Produced:09/17/2009 2G1FK1EJ5A9147250 4000 = Available to ship 28Sept 4200 = Shipped-Rail-Detroit at 3AM on 5Oct, Departed for Miami, Ohio @ 3AM, arrived in Cincinnati, Ohio, 7 Oct 0749 arrived in Louisville Kentucky,at Kane Ave Tenn.@ 8:30PM,left for Wauhatchie, Tennesee 10Oct,Waycross GA10Oct,Jacksonville FL 11 Oct. 5000 = Delivered to the dealer 14Oct09 6000 = Delivered to the customer 17Oct09

11-21-2009, 07:24 PM	#24
bdg Drives: 2010 camaro Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Tx. Posts: 93 View My Garage	There is no excuse for a dealers tech to abuse a customer's car. That should be immediate termination IMO. I am sure it goes on more than we know. __________________ [IMG]http://i253

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