Ouch, that is a hard pill to swallow. The shop they took my car to is a large company that does all of their (the dealers) work. So far all
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Ouch, that is a hard pill to swallow. The shop they took my car to is a large company that does all of their (the dealers) work. So far all of their sub-companies have been great (tinting and clear bra for example).
The service manager has assured me that he will inspect the job himself and ensure it is up to par. I have warned them that I will not accept anything but "factory original" quality or better. The car still only has 132 km on it!
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The screw ups with the delivery were an embarrassment to the guy and he tore a strip off the crew that did it. He made no hesitation in offering a rental car or a Z (if I did the painting in the summer) while they had the bumper repainted. He insisted that they would not try and "patch" the damage and that they would do it right. I am sure this is costing them a lot of money to do... even though I turned down the rental car!
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I am picking the car up tonight.... I am hoping it has been done properly. The dealer is detailing the car and resetting the TPMS sensors for me today. I guess we will see. I am taking the camera with me....
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Well, I have the car back and the bumper has been painted. I wish I could say I was really happy, but I am too picky for that I guess! They left a couple of scratches near the hatch lid (very small, but I saw them!) and they did not have a new "370Z" logo to put back on so I have no logo for now.
It also looks like they ran it through an automatic car was or something though as I have straight lines/scratches running thru the clear coat down the length of the vehicle. They can polish them out, so they will do a complete wax job on it when they logo comes in. Other than that, the colour match is very close and is hard to see if there is any difference. Again, sunlight will be the true test and we have none of that for now! So all in all, it could be worse. Or am I just too fussy????
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My wife drives the car and she loves it too! We see a lot of people pointing and smiling at it.....
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Wow, what a shame. Glad to hear they repainted, and its a decent match.
On a side note, be weary of having the dealerships "detailer" polish out their mistakes. It could come out looking worse, covered in rotary buffer trails/holograms. My suggestion is bring it to a REAL detailer. |
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I trust the dealer to do it right as they are well aware that this is all their fault and they are trying to cover their asses here. They did a minor wax and buff (spot polish) while I was there and they did a good job
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I asked the wife if she wanted the Z logo or the Fairlady logo and she said she wanted the 370Z back on her butt! Her choice I guess!
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Here is a picture from Wednesday showing the car after the last retouching to the bumper. All cleaned up and fixed! Yay!
Now to NEVER have to go thru that again!
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