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onzedge 07-31-2013 04:06 PM

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Isamu 07-31-2013 04:15 PM

good/morning evening everyone

Isamu 07-31-2013 04:16 PM

it's a beautiful rainy day here in the land of America's day break

kenchan 07-31-2013 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Isamu (Post 2427298)
good/morning evening everyone

:hello: hey there, mr. mu. goodam to you. :D

JARblue 07-31-2013 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Isamu (Post 2427298)
good/morning evening everyone

How come you didn't tell me that a new scratch in my hood was going to occur today :thumbsdown: :crying:

On my way back to the office from lunch, I watched a golf ball sized chunk of dirt/rock fly almost straight off the back of a truck in the left lane (I was in the middle lane) towards my hood. It struck my hood and windshield in quick succession and left scratches on both. The scratches on the hood are fvcking ridiculous and way too deep for buffing. Two scratches parallel, each about 1/2" long and maybe 1/8" wide :shakes head: It was like watching the whole thing in slow motion, too. Unfortunately there was way too much traffic for any sort of evasive maneuver, although I'm not sure there was anything I could do regardless of the traffic :mad:

GaleForce 07-31-2013 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Alchemy (Post 2427103)
Well not really although my slave cylinder went about a month ago and I upgraded with the Z speed CSC. It broke in Pennsylvania so I couldn't get it to my dealer in NJ. My experience with the dealer I left it with was completely HORRIBLE!! The mechanic got my drivers seat filthy with his dirty azz. They ruined the trim piece that's between the passenger window and the rear quarter window with some kind of solvent or something. It has all these spots all over it that aren't removable. When I went to pick it up I also found that the reverse lockout wasn't working and I could drag it right back into reverse without pushing down on the stick. I returned with the car and told them to fix it. They called a few days later and said it was all fixed. I drove 50 miles back out to PA AGAIN only to find that the problem was not remedied. I flipped out and left it there again also requiring that it be fully detailed due to the dirty seat and ruined side plastic piece. I came back and the car was detailed decently although the drivers seat was still dirty!!! The plastic piece was also still ruined. The reverse lockout however was fixed, turns out the stick itself spun around since the linkage underneath was undone to remove the trans. They blamed my dealer for the stick being incorrectly installed and I said it worked perfectly fine before I dropped it off. All in all the worst car experience Ive ever had.

:shakes head: That sucks.

kenchan 07-31-2013 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by JARblue (Post 2427317)
How come you didn't tell me that a new scratch in my hood was going to occur today :thumbsdown: :crying:

On my way back to the office from lunch, I watched a golf ball sized chunk of dirt/rock fly almost straight off the back of a truck in the left lane (I was in the middle lane) towards my hood. It struck my hood and windshield in quick succession and left scratches on both. The scratches on the hood are fvcking ridiculous and way too deep for buffing. Two scratches parallel, each about 1/2" long and maybe 1/8" wide :shakes head: It was like watching the whole thing in slow motion, too. Unfortunately there was way too much traffic for any sort of evasive maneuver, although I'm not sure there was anything I could do regardless of the traffic :mad:

sorry to hear, mr.jar. :( any dent on this scratch like wat happened on my G over the weekend?

GaleForce 07-31-2013 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by JARblue (Post 2427317)
How come you didn't tell me that a new scratch in my hood was going to occur today :thumbsdown: :crying:

On my way back to the office from lunch, I watched a golf ball sized chunk of dirt/rock fly almost straight off the back of a truck in the left lane (I was in the middle lane) towards my hood. It struck my hood and windshield in quick succession and left scratches on both. The scratches on the hood are fvcking ridiculous and way too deep for buffing. Two scratches parallel, each about 1/2" long and maybe 1/8" wide :shakes head: It was like watching the whole thing in slow motion, too. Unfortunately there was way too much traffic for any sort of evasive maneuver, although I'm not sure there was anything I could do regardless of the traffic :mad:

That sucks too :shakes head:

JARblue 07-31-2013 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 2427321)
sorry to hear, mr.jar. :( any dent on this scratch like wat happened on my G over the weekend?

Nope. Its just gouging of the clear coat and paint :ugh2:

Oh well, just another spot to avoid looking at when I wash the car :icon17:

kenchan 07-31-2013 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by GaleForce (Post 2427320)
:shakes head: That sucks.

wow, i didnt see that post earlier. sorry to hear mr.alchemy. :shakes head:

JARblue 07-31-2013 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by GaleForce (Post 2427322)
That sucks too :shakes head:

Not near as bad as Ryan's story tho. I hate hearing $hit like that, and its so damn common :thumbsdown:

kenchan 07-31-2013 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by JARblue (Post 2427323)
Nope. Its just gouging of the clear coat and paint :ugh2:

Oh well, just another spot to avoid looking at when I wash the car :icon17:

i donno, perhaps you can fill it with touchup paint and sand it down later?

that's wat im doing right now on my G. filled it higher than surrounding paint like a zit and letting it dry for a month before i take a 2000grit sanding block on it. im doing 7-8 other spots since i decided to keep my G at least for another year or two. :)

kenchan 07-31-2013 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by JARblue (Post 2427326)
Not near as bad as Ryan's story tho. I hate hearing $hit like that, and its so damn common :thumbsdown:

yep, this is why i dont trust the dealer at all. :shakes head:

JARblue 07-31-2013 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 2427327)
i donno, perhaps you can fill it with touchup paint and sand it down later?

that's wat im doing right now on my G. filled it higher than surrounding paint like a zit and letting it dry for a month before i take a 2000grit sanding block on it. im doing 7-8 other spots since i decided to keep my G at least for another year or two. :)

I guess I probably should. I have over 2 years worth of DD chips on the front bumper, hood, a-pillars, and roof that I can do at the same time. Is there a feasible DIY for fixing chips on the wheels? I have a really bad one on the face rear driver wheel after Melody ran over some unavoidable debris when two cars collided directly in front of her a good while back.

Alchemy 07-31-2013 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 2427330)
yep, this is why i dont trust the dealer at all. :shakes head:

I would never have brought it there but I was hoping the part was gonna be covered under warranty, which it wasn't. If I had known that I would NEVER have towed it there, I would have dropped the tranny myself at my friends garage. I was so fed up with dealing with them (the car was there for a month!) that I didn't even push the fact that the plastic was damaged and the seat was dirty. Im gonna suck that up myself and fix it just because I didn't want my car there a second longer!!!!


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