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Plasmite · 07-07-2014, 11:19 AM

I hate stealerships. They basically love making up projects. I have yet to take my car back in to one since I made them install an aftermarket deck cause they couldn't get me a nav. I still ended up taking the install apart and redoing it properly

chii370 · 07-07-2014, 04:13 PM

I dont trust the dealer to do any work. I even put the silly illuminated kick plates in myself on my 13 since on my 09 they broke the foam block thing under the carpet on the drivers side so it never sat flush to the floor anymore while trying to run the wires under them to the plug. Such a simple task and they cave manned it.

Another incident where someone tried to break into my car and had actually pulled the door handle "all of it" away from the door. Took it to the dealership to fix it and they HAD to replace the entire door mechanism inside and out for some dumb *** reason. So after waiting 2 hours for the ******* to read the instructions he hands me the keys and i get in and drive out to the parking lot. Then just out of curiosity I parked, got out and tested the door from the inside "locked and unlocked" and then the outside "locked and unlocked" and what do ya know, the god damn door wouldnt open after it was locked then unlocked from the outside. Because he had installed it wrong even while following step by step instructions.

If they cant install kickplates and a door handle you think they can work on something as complex as an ENGINE? laughable

They know NOTHING about the damn Z and GTR, every time I see them working on one they have a wrench in one hand and a set of instructions they are seeing for the first time in the other. Your far better off doing the work yourself or taking it to an experienced well known mechanic that services all makes and models. Even then its a pain to find someone you can trust that wont lie and try to sell you extra parts and labor you dont need.

Spooler · 07-09-2014, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by chii370

I dont trust the dealer to do any work. I even put the silly illuminated kick plates in myself on my 13 since on my 09 they broke the foam block thing under the carpet on the drivers side so it never sat flush to the floor anymore while trying to run the wires under them to the plug. Such a simple task and they cave manned it.

Another incident where someone tried to break into my car and had actually pulled the door handle "all of it" away from the door. Took it to the dealership to fix it and they HAD to replace the entire door mechanism inside and out for some dumb *** reason. So after waiting 2 hours for the ******* to read the instructions he hands me the keys and i get in and drive out to the parking lot. Then just out of curiosity I parked, got out and tested the door from the inside "locked and unlocked" and then the outside "locked and unlocked" and what do ya know, the god damn door wouldnt open after it was locked then unlocked from the outside. Because he had installed it wrong even while following step by step instructions.

If they cant install kickplates and a door handle you think they can work on something as complex as an ENGINE? laughable

They know NOTHING about the damn Z and GTR, every time I see them working on one they have a wrench in one hand and a set of instructions they are seeing for the first time in the other. Your far better off doing the work yourself or taking it to an experienced well known mechanic that services all makes and models. Even then its a pain to find someone you can trust that wont lie and try to sell you extra parts and labor you dont need.

You can find a few good Z tech's here and there. Not many. Dealerships don't pay for squat. That's the problem. The day I packed my tools up and took them home was a good day. Was buying an in-cabin air filter for my car the other day. They had a 1971 240z that wouldn't run. The carbs needed to be synced up. They didn't have the tools or know how. I laughed.

07-07-2014, 11:19 AM	#1 (permalink)
Plasmite Enthusiast Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Canada Posts: 259 Drives: '12 M6 Panty Peeler Rep Power: 13	I hate stealerships. They basically love making up projects. I have yet to take my car back in to one since I made them install an aftermarket deck cause they couldn't get me a nav. I still ended up taking the install apart and redoing it properly __________________ WISHLIST

07-07-2014, 04:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
chii370 Track Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: . Posts: 642 Drives: . Rep Power: 16	I dont trust the dealer to do any work. I even put the silly illuminated kick plates in myself on my 13 since on my 09 they broke the foam block thing under the carpet on the drivers side so it never sat flush to the floor anymore while trying to run the wires under them to the plug. Such a simple task and they cave manned it. Another incident where someone tried to break into my car and had actually pulled the door handle "all of it" away from the door. Took it to the dealership to fix it and they HAD to replace the entire door mechanism inside and out for some dumb * reason. So after waiting 2 hours for the ***** to read the instructions he hands me the keys and i get in and drive out to the parking lot. Then just out of curiosity I parked, got out and tested the door from the inside "locked and unlocked" and then the outside "locked and unlocked" and what do ya know, the god damn door wouldnt open after it was locked then unlocked from the outside. Because he had installed it wrong even while following step by step instructions. If they cant install kickplates and a door handle you think they can work on something as complex as an ENGINE? laughable They know NOTHING about the damn Z and GTR, every time I see them working on one they have a wrench in one hand and a set of instructions they are seeing for the first time in the other. Your far better off doing the work yourself or taking it to an experienced well known mechanic that services all makes and models. Even then its a pain to find someone you can trust that wont lie and try to sell you extra parts and labor you dont need. rgunho and Limeybastard like this.