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Re: Infiniti of Lisle Customer Dis-Service [Mr_Shiftright]
by jipster
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Jul 29, 2008 (10:51 am)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jul 29, 2008 7:51 am)
Sounds like you are hunting the wrong varmint. The body shop is the culprit sounds like, not the dealer....I'm not sure who you sue here, however. I'm not an attorney so can't give legal advice
I'm not an attorney either, but the party to sue would be the dealership, as they were in agreement with the buyer to have the bumper properly painted. There is no first party agreement between the Infiniti owner and the paint shop.
So, the Infiniti owner would go after the dealership in court, who in turn could then go after the shop that did the crappy paint job.
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Re: Infiniti of Lisle Customer Dis-Service [Mr_Shiftright]
by hugho
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Jul 29, 2008 (12:12 pm)
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If Small Claims is the route you choose, sue both the Dealership and the auto body shop that originally repaired the bumper (I assume the dealership contracted for the original repair). You would do well to have your repair guy there to testify. Good luck.
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Re: Infiniti of Lisle Customer Dis-Service [hugho]
by Mr_Shiftright HOST
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Jul 30, 2008 (8:59 am)
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Replying to: hugho (Jul 29, 2008 12:12 pm)
It isn't clear if the body shop in question even had a chance to accept or decline re-doing the job. If the body shop decided their work was faulty, then they could perhaps do the goodwill gesture. After all, they've been paid already for the work presumably.
Its worth a trip to the body shop. One's chances of success in Small Claims increases greatly if one has tried compromise and negotiation and been denied by all parties.
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Re: Mechanics joy-riding in my Shelby? [hugho]
by mikdowling
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Jul 31, 2008 (1:23 pm)
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Replying to: hugho (Jun 02, 2008 5:14 pm)
I am unsure about the US laws. However there are some television shows here in the UK, the most famous is called 'Watchdog'. They love stories like this and actually name and shame the shenanigans much like the story you tell. It would be a good idea to pass this story over to a television watchdog program and they will do all the footwork for you and you will probably end up with something equivalent to 'free service for life' or some such reward. It is the best way to go especially with a car which is akin to automotive legend as yours is. They basically took it for a complete Grand Prix drive. Some spotty Herburt got a life dream with your car without even asking you permission. How much would it cost someone to drive your car or equivalent Ferrari, Lambo, Aston Martin for a day? Couple of hundred dollars I'll bet- more than the cost of your oil change. Get real and get even with those stealing bastartds. You have worked hard to get your car they haven't and didn't deserve it.
(Mind you if I was a nineteen year old with those keys in my pocket....but I wouln't have done more than 5 miles, as I'm not stupid...I think)
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Re: Infiniti of Lisle Customer Dis-Service [Mr_Shiftright]
by slaxton
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Aug 14, 2008 (1:34 pm)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jul 30, 2008 8:59 am)
Unfortunately the body shop is owned by the dealer, so every estimate I got was given to the body shop to review. I gave them a 3rd estimate and didn't hear anything back from them. So after a couple of weeks, I filed a complaint with the Better Business Bureau and the IL Attorney General's office. I'm tired of jumping through hoops for them, I've given them more than enough of my time. I may be acting a little stubborn by not offering to split the cost, but you know what, I don't feel that any of this is my fault, so why should I shell out money to have it fixed. Right now, I'm going to share my experience with as many people as I can. If I can dissuade a few people from buying a vehicle from them, I'll be happy. So if anyone knows of any other forums, it would be greatly appreciated if you could list them.
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Chrysler's Bogus Oil Change Coupon
by oldfarmer50
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Jan 01, 2009 (11:53 am)
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I already posted this story on another board so I'll just summarize here.
I received a "Buy 1 get 3 free" oil change coupon from a dealer where I had bought a car years ago. Looking at Chrysler's future I wondered if they would still be around to collect on the free stuff but decided to give it a try.
When I got to the dealer (half hour drive) I was told that the coupon was not good on the car I had bought from them but on another car I had bought from another dealer. The car the coupon was good for was destroyed in an accident 2 years ago. They had no explaination of how I was suposed to know they were offering me this deal on a non-existent car.
And you people wonder why I'm so cranky. 
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Re: Chrysler's Bogus Oil Change Coupon [oldfarmer50]
by 210delray
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Jan 02, 2009 (6:48 pm)
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Replying to: oldfarmer50 (Jan 01, 2009 11:53 am)
Let me get this straight: Dealer "A" sends you a coupon for a free oil change, presumably for the car you had purchased from the same dealer, but many years ago.
When you go there, Dealer "A" tells you the coupon is valid only for your OTHER car (now totaled) and purchased from Dealer "B."
And we wonder why Chrysler is going down the toilet? 
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Re: Chrysler's Bogus Oil Change Coupon [oldfarmer50]
by obyone
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Jan 06, 2009 (7:51 am)
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Replying to: oldfarmer50 (Jan 01, 2009 11:53 am)
There are two sayings that apply here.
"Let your fingers do the walking"
"Never ass-u-me" 
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