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Danspeed1 | "The Factory Warranty on Your Vehicle | ||
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is about to expire."
How may of you receive that phone call every day. I can't even use the bathroom without the mother f*ing phone ringing. These bastards even have my cell phone. Tell me, which warranty they are referring to? Is it on the 71 Chevelle with no motor or transmission, or the 96 Impala SS? Maybe its the 2005 Corvette, with the 100,000 mile warranty of which I have used 14K. One day I waited 20 minutes on the phone just to talk to these guys. Gave them the Vin for my Chevelle. When the guy found out the car was 40 years old, he hung up on me. But that doesn't stop them from calling me 10X a day. Anyone else get this call? just venting.. DG |
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Posted on: 2009/1/27 19:42
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Yes....For a while there it was every day....Even after we told them we no longer owned that particular vehicle....They kept calling, and calling, and .. ....
If it wasn't for the home security system, I'd disconnect the home line. It's unlisted; but somehow they find a way.... Morons.... |
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Posted on: 2009/1/27 19:55
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CentralCoaster | Re: "The Factory Warranty on Your Vehicle | ||
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It's a very common phone scam. I researched this after getting pissed about it.
The phone number is masked and actually shows up as a legitimate business. Anyone stupid enough to fall for it half deserves what they get. I've seen their job listings. They hire people off college bulletin boards and other places with that "make $100K a year with no experience" lie. Many of the workers don't even know they're working for a scam until they get ripped off themselves. The one I checked out originated from Irvine, CA. I was never able to figure out if it was the actual company, or the one running the scam. I tried cancelling myself from the list a dozen times and gave up. Eventually they quit calling. Stick the number on your caller ID so you know not to answer it. |
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CentralCoaster | Re: "The Factory Warranty on Your Vehicle | ||
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This is an auto-dialer service based in Irvine. They will not remove your number. Choosing menu options will not remove it. |
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Posted on: 2009/1/27 20:11
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Thanks CC.
BTW hear's the numbers from the last 3 I got. I've saved them to put on the Na.Do Not Call List but haven't got around to it. And don't know if it helps anyway. From Florida: 386-427-6893 305-836-7371 561-784-9844 HEY Tommy, This isn't you doing this to us Gurus is it? |
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CentralCoaster | Re: "The Factory Warranty on Your Vehicle | ||
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Don't bother with the do not call list. These people don't follow the rules.
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CentralCoaster | Re: "The Factory Warranty on Your Vehicle | ||
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It's actually these guys. Caller ID number is probably fake.
They also solicit refinancing scams. Quote: Pacific Guard Warranty |
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Posted on: 2009/1/27 20:25
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bogus | Re: "The Factory Warranty on Your Vehicle | ||
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and the numbers that appear on my caller ID are dummy... they go no where.
report them... that's all you can do. if the FTC gets enough complaints, they will go after them. |
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BrianCunningham | Re: "The Factory Warranty on Your Vehicle | ||
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I get those too, enough already!
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tjpreul | Re: "The Factory Warranty on Your Vehicle | ||
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I bet the owners of the companies are on a no call list.
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Trae1976 | Re: "The Factory Warranty on Your Vehicle | ||
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Appartently they don't have my phone number yet, but I do get their junk mail frequently.
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Do what I did: 1. Give cell # to home security company and tell them to call that number instead of your land line. 2. Remove all land line phones except one (for emergencies). Turn off ringer on that one. No more annoying calls. |
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CentralCoaster | Re: "The Factory Warranty on Your Vehicle | ||
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I get these junk calls on my work cell phone.
I'm off most of the junkmail lists though, that's a big plus. |
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Schrade | Re: "The Factory Warranty on Your Vehicle | ||
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They made a mistake once a year or so ago in their dialing computer.
Press '1' to talk to a rep. I did it all the time, just to see how long I could string 'em along, and break from readin' (or postin'). Pretty soon, I was gettin' the same reps twice and 3 times. They were knowin' me, and hangin' up. I thought that was it. It wasn't The next day or so, they called, I didn't answer (I knew the caller ID). So I called THEM. That number was the same as pressin' '1'. I said stop callin' me. I called about 25 times in a row, back to back, and finally, a super gets on the line, and asks me why I'm callin' them. HUH? Why I'm callin' YOU??? I been home since my head on in '06, listening to them call for about 6 weeks in a row, 3 times on some weeks, sometimes TWICE A DAY, and YOU want to know why I'm callin' YOU??? He said he was gonna' report me for harassment. That's NO BULL. If I'd gotten that on tape, it would have been worth thousand$ to post on the web. Someone harassing a telemarketer. They called the next day. I put their number in my fax that's integral with the computer, and faxed them a movie - 3.4G movie file in MPEG2 format, converted to text, which is about 200,000 pages or more. I set the fax to transmit it 99 times. They went away. PS: Before you convert any graphic file format to text format, make sure you have lots of ramsticks in your box!!!!!!! |
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CentralCoaster | Re: "The Factory Warranty on Your Vehicle | ||
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If you send a fax to a phone number, will it keep trying to redial after they hang up? It seems like that would only block 1 line.
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Posted on: 2009/1/28 0:36
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Danspeed1 | Re: "The Factory Warranty on Your Vehicle | ||
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I could not stop laughing after reading this. Your a badass! I think I am going to screw with them tomorrow... I like the fax idea. After I am done playing with them I will fax them. DG |
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Posted on: 2009/1/28 1:50
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Posted on: 2009/1/28 11:40
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Epimax | Re: "The Factory Warranty on Your Vehicle | ||
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That's a great idea. We recently switched cell phone service, so now we have a good signal in the house. Before, nada... Come to think of it, since the alarm people communicate through the keypad device, I could just turn the damn ringer on the phone off.....Why didn't I think of that before?! Thanks!! |
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Posted on: 2009/1/28 11:42
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Howdy! I just noticed that you're from Bristol! A friend of mine lives in Bristol and we've been there about 6 times or so the past few years. We absolutely love the area, and have thought about moving at times! |
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Posted on: 2009/1/28 12:13
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Trae1976 | Re: "The Factory Warranty on Your Vehicle | ||
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Come on up. Its great for 50 weeks of the year, and 52 if you're a NASCAR fan. Let me know the next time you're up. If you bring the Vette, I'll show you the best roads. :thumbleft: |
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Will do!! I may be headed that way before long to visit my buddy, and if I go solo I'll definitely bring the Vette! My friends live in Belle Brook, near the top of Cloudland Drive, and I've heard the horror stories about traffic when the race is in town!! BTW, That is a sweet vette you've got there! I just looked at the photos on your site! Awesome! |
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Posted on: 2009/1/28 12:49
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Great! But don't come real soon, my car's still "in the shop". Quote:
Can't say that I've ever been on Cloudland in the 8 years I've lived in Bristol. We live in the Hunter Hills area, just off Old Jonesboro Road. And yes, all the traffic stories are true. Quote:
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Ha!! Mine's about to be in the 'shop' too! Lowering is next on my 'to-do-list'! It'll probably be late Feb or early March before I can get away! I'll keep you posted! |
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They just called me up again. I pressed '1'.
"Year, make and model of your vehicle?" I told 'em it's an '01 Conestoga. He said, "Excuse me." "C-O-N-E-S-T-O-G-A. 1901, Covered Wagon." Click. I guess that means no warranty available? Here we go... |
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Posted on: 2009/2/3 16:32
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Schrade | Re: "The Factory Warranty on Your Vehicle | ||
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Maybe I shoulda' just said convertible pimpmobile with 28" rims?
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Danspeed1 | Re: "The Factory Warranty on Your Vehicle | ||
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That's what they did to me, a couple months ago.
What year sir? 1971, click Believe it or not since I posted this thread they have not called since. For a while there it was happening a couple of times a day. DG |
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