My point about the “what if” scenario comments is that I can come up with end of world situations all day.
When I was a kid, I played with a Red Ryder BB gun. Can you imagine if i shot my eye out?! That would me my parents fault for being negligent and letting me play with a BB gun!
When I was a kid, my parents let my sisters and me ride in the station wagon without our seat belts on. Can you imagine if we got in an accident and rolled over and I got ejected from the car? I’d be crippled or even worse, DEAD!
I never shot my eye out and my parents never crashed the car, so those possible scenarios never played out.
I guess I’m just being a prick. Been seeing too many of these “can you imagine” thread comments on the forums I visit and with all the political end of world stories ramping up with the election coming I had a moment of weakness last night and posted my frustration.
I get you’re pissed off about the broken strut. I would be too. If I was left without a replacement I would tell the dealership I’m removing the part until the new one comes in. At least that way I could open the hatch without the fear of the spring tearing out of its broken housing and possibly causing damage to something or someone. Sure the hatch will have to manually opened and held open, but at least I could put something back there with the help of others.
Yeah a lot of the cars stink. Some are saying they fear the smell might be toxic. What it?!? Yes, what if indeed. If some owners are fearful of toxic fumes then figure out how to get it analyzed (I have no clue) or don’t drive the car and contact your attorney.
One poster stated the lack of lighted buttons on the overhead console and having the dome light as a push button instead of a toggle switch is a design FLAW. A flaw it is not! It was a design decision. How can using a button a flaw just because most car makers use a toggle?
All cars have flaws and all cars break. Many dealer service centers suck and cause aggravation. In my life I can say the majority of service centers cause aggravation! I’ve never owned a luxury brand so I can’t speak for that level of car service but I am also probably a more demanding customer than most too. With my Palisade, when I took it in to have the alignment fixed and the steering wheel straightened, not only did the dealer NOT correct both problems properly, but they chipped the paint on two of my wheels. I know many owners would have accepted the alignment job and the denial of ability to straighten the steering wheel and called it a day. And I know many would never have noticed the chipped paint on the two wheel rims, but I did and it was a blood pressure raising stand off with the service advisor and manager to get my wheels replaced. Aggravating, but not surprising in the least unfortunately!
The chipped grill? Sugar happens. Modern cars aren’t the chrome and painted tanks cars used to be back in the 70s. All our chrome parts are molded and painted or coated plastics. Our car bodies are made from a thinner but stronger gauge of steel, but being thinner the car is more susceptible to denting. The brushed chrome grill trim piece took a bit from a rock and it tore the coating. It happens. Maybe an awesome dealer would replace it under good will, but that’s a small small chance and I would never bet on it.
Sorry for the long rant. My thumbs are tired now from posting on the phone.
Have a great weekend everyone! I haven’t seen the sun in 3 days thanks to all the wildfires putting smoke up. Bad times in CA...
