| So I Brought My Vette To The Dealership .... |
Subject: So I Brought My Vette To The Dealership .... by TommyT-Bone on 2008/12/10 14:52:34 Through the years I have read rants and raves about bringing the Vette to the dealership for work. I almost felt like a heathen for doing so because only an idiot would have the work done at a dealership. Well, here is the story. In my attempts to save on maintenance expenses I found a local shop that was doing a lot of the work I wanted done at 1/2 to 2/3rds of what it would cost me at the dealership. Injector problems, heater core, timing, plug, distributor and wire issues. Recently they informed me that my timing cover was leaking. They replaced the ignition switch but the security light stayed on.( broke the switch on installation) They lubed up and repaired my door locks and locking mechanisms but when I got it back my mirrors stopped working and my ac/heater fuse was blown. Once they put on the knee bolster over the hood latch. My darling wife was getting really pissed with me for bringing it to these guys and in the end I have to say she was right. She insisted we bring the car to the dealer to address and correct all the little crap that is wrong with the Vert. So they're fixing all the stuff I saved all that money on at the other shop. It wasn't the timing cover it was the oil pan gasket they rigged when I had the leakdown problem with the injectors. As I said they didn't reconnect the mirrors when they reinstalled the door panel. They're replacing the broken ignition switch and two new keys. I'm having a couple other little things fixed while they have it. There are a lot of shops and mechanics locally but they're either crooked or minimally trained. Oh ya! I can fix that. No problem. I did a search of AAA approved repair facilities in my area. There was one. It was the dealer. Yup! They're expensive but they have a good Vette mechanic who does things right. I'm willing to pay the premium to get it done right the first time. All the agrivation isn't worth the several hundreds of dollars I never saved. I would try to do a lot of this work myself but in the end I know where it would end up ...........The dealership ... |
