The New "What did you do with your Z today" (with off topic replies) VII

Originally Posted by Isamu

good/morning evening everyone

Originally Posted by Isamu

good/morning evening everyone

Originally Posted by Alchemy

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.

Originally Posted by JARblue

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

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 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

Originally Posted by JARblue

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

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 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

Originally Posted by kenchan

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

Originally Posted by GaleForce

That sucks.

Originally Posted by GaleForce

That sucks too

Originally Posted by JARblue

Nope. Its just gouging of the clear coat and paint

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

Originally Posted by JARblue

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

Originally Posted by kenchan

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.

Originally Posted by kenchan

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