06-22-2006, 04:16 AM
Flofocus,Jun 21 2006, 01:35 PM Wrote::lol:
I drop my car off at night, so I sign nothing.
Campbell ford did it to me twice, and your right, I didnt pay anything (had to resort to saying Im getting lawyers involved :rolleyes: ). I stopped going to that dealership pretty quickly. :blink:
Soucy Ford (Now Rockland Ford) did it a couple of times also. Once for a fuel sending unit & pump (second time being in for it)...I was pretty upset when I had that bill and they never called me to tell me the work was done. Luckily I knew the Service manager personally and we did agree on a payment plan to pay them back for the work done (it needed to be done if I wanted wheels to drive).
It's happened with my parents at the VW dealerships, and freinds have told me similar stories......this isnt just a ford dealership thing. It DOES happen.
I wish I lived in your world though, everything seems so perfect. :P ;)
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Sarcasm duly noted â I will respond in kind.
So what youâre saying is this ⦠on the occassions where there was nothing signed you didnât have to pay anything. Geez â fawkinâ stealership! I can see why you didnât go back.
Based on what youâve written here it seems your family and friends have yet to learn a pretty basic lesson in life â donât take your car in for service without getting in writing exactly what theyâre going to do it. Youâre apparently living proof that this is a good way of potentially getting screwed. Who knew? Oh wait, I did.
If my world seems perfect to you (and relatively speaking it probably is) itâs because I take full responsibility for what happens to me. I learn from my mistakes and I donât constantly look for someone else to blame when something happens I donât like.
The world (yes, my world too) is full of service people who make mistakes that could negatively affect you. It is also full of people and businesses just waiting to take advantage of the unsuspecting, lazy and stupid consumer; and there are plenty of those around â you probably know a few.
But the laws are all on the consumersâ side and thereâs lots we can do as individuals to protect ourselves ⦠starting with âget it in writing,â âdonât sign anything you donât understandâ and âdonât pay for anything you didnât sign for.â
Follow those three simple rules and you wonât get taken advantage by any dealership - even in your less-than-perfect world.
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2003 Focus ZX5 infra-red Track Rat - R*I*P
2003 ZX5 CD Silver Track Rat - retired, but still in the driveway
New track rat: 2000 ZX3, Atlantic Blue * JRSC with lots more to come
* New Zetec crate motor - NFG - thanks Topspeed *