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2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
Tried to copy but it wouldn't.....$50 for trying out a new Hyundai.
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
jmonroe
And this is not a “Ford” problem. I’ve had the same kind of experiences with Chevy, Honda, Toyota, Nissan. Cadillac was a little better, but not perfect. (Ask @graphicguy about that.)
No experience with BMW or Mercedes or Infiniti or Lexus, so can’t comment.
Actually, no, it was a $795 option on the window sticker, but came with a $500 rebate, also shown directly on the window sticker. Apparently some kind of promotion, but because of that, pretty much all of the XLT trim level F150's came with NAV. Not something I would have looked for, but for $295, okay, why not?
The problem here is that I'm working contract these days. I am paid $X per hour for every hour that I am in the office. Not in the office, no pay. No holidays, no vacation, no sick leave. I'm at work, I get paid (and pretty well). Not at work, no pay.
So taking a half day off to go to the dealer costs me quite a chunk of money. And then, if they go with "unable to duplicate", my blood pressure is going to go off the charts!
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
jmonroe
2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic / 2022 Ram 1500 Bighorn, Built to Serve
jmonroe
2020 Ascent Limited, 2024 Subaru Legacy Sport
Yes I do part of the payroll and one of my duties is maintaining the direct deposit. So either they were lucky in getting me or the sender knows my duties. We need an original signature on a form to actually make any changes.
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
2020 Ascent Limited, 2024 Subaru Legacy Sport
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
Yikes!
2020 Ascent Limited, 2024 Subaru Legacy Sport
Did the have a placard over their service bays that said, "We Have Found the Problem and It Is US".
jmonroe
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
I hate when they pull this stuff. I emailed them to clarify but I’m sure I’ll just get a “come on down” response. This nonsense must work because they keep doing it.
Update: yep, I was right. The actual price is $1000 more than advertised but the salesman said “it’s still a terrific buy”. I really don’t think he’ll ever get why he lost my business.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic / 2022 Ram 1500 Bighorn, Built to Serve
I once called a dealer to ask about a part. They "didn't have it." I called another and their online inventory showed that the first dealer I called had it. And it turned out that they did- they just didn't know it.
Several years ago I was completely exasperated with their rank incompetence. I used a proprietary Ford synthetic transmission oil in my Mazdaspeed and I was changing it later in the week. I went to the web site of my closest Ford dealer; their parts department page was configured so that you can send a message to the parts desk. I asked if they had the fluid in stock and gave them the part number. I received a personalized e-mail response within two hours, advising me that they had several quarts in stock. So...
After I drop my son off at soccer practice I drive over to the dealer. I tell the parts guy what I want, he types it into the inventory computer and tells me "We don't got it." I explain that I received an e-mail stating it was in stock and he says "That's the problem; those email guys are never right- you shoulda called instead."
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2020 C43; 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i; 2018 330i xDrive
jmonroe
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2020 C43; 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i; 2018 330i xDrive
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '08 Charger R/T Daytona; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '08 Maser QP; '11 Mini Cooper S
jmonroe
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
Did the engine fail cause the brakes to fail as they drove it through the brick wall in the service garage.....and then tell you we can't duplicate the problem - now that your car has been destroyed, but we know the engine dies out.
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
My wife has her heart set on one. Needs to do thin carpet and vinyl both.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
I just can’t bring myself to trust something I have no direct control over. But watching the robotic vacuum would be a relief from the lack of good TV programming this time of year.
2021 Genesis G90
https://youtu.be/mk4XB2wZqF4
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
I just can’t bring myself to trust something I have no direct control over. But watching the robotic vacuum would be a relief from the lack of good TV programming this time of year.
Our son had full cable TV in his apartment when he was alone and he said he rarely watched the cable. It was provided as part of the rent along with the needed high speed internet, so that students moving in didn't have to go through the setup of accounts with WOW or Timeless Warner. Great idea. The TV was behind him in a large living room with his long table of computer equipment facing the windows. When he got a job, he just got internet in his apartment from Timeless Warner.
But the younger generation watches different shows over the internet.
Junk like the Face the Truth that's on here midafternoon with nothing on other over-the-air channels for my wife to watch without going to the set connected to cable tv, is among the worst airhead stuff since Oprah.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1W_mkExP2wc
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
jmonroe
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
I won't take the bait about GM since you know that all cars have some problems. Check the JDP and other evaluations where the difference is in the number of problems and that differential between top rated and median is a small difference in problems.
As to the brake problem mentioned by @Mrshiftright and @jmonroe, the very hot pad resin after a hard stop when the brakes are held tight against the hot metal can transfer leaving a crust of resin. This occurs when the car is held in place with the really hot rotor and really hot brake pad held tightly in place. I always creep forward if I've just made a hard stop to move the pad around the surface of the rotor.
This difference in the surface of the rotor in a resin spot can be felt when braking. Actually curing in performance brake pads involves heating up the rotors and the pad surfaces in a controlled manner causing an even transfer of the resin to the metal to give quality braking results when installing replacement pads and rotors. I did that with the ceramic pads and new Raybestos and new AC Delco rotors on my leSabre. You drive a certain pattern of speeds with moderate braking forces on the new rough rotors but never come to a complete stop and keep moving a 1/2 mile or more between applications to cool the rotors and the pads before the next hot friction stop. You end up with a smooth surface of resin on the rotor and resin in the pad that are actually braking the car by the friction between them.
Look up seating in performance brake pads.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2020 C43; 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i; 2018 330i xDrive
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
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2015 Subaru Outback 3.6R / 2014 MINI Countryman S ALL4
Same with your $499 smart TVs
It's called the Internet of Things - sensors in everything are sending that data somewhere.
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jmonroe
So long as you don't have Purolator try to deliver a package.
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2015 Subaru Outback 3.6R / 2014 MINI Countryman S ALL4
Good luck to them.
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
Seems Ford has a better idea they are using for the Lincoln Aviator.....the Detroit Orchestra is making warning sounds.
https://youtu.be/wwuaxiZZfKU
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
2018 430i Gran Coupe
jmonroe