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Old 05-31-2010, 10:12 AM
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I would be a breaking out the tourqe wrench and see if they
reached or exceeded the 98 Ft Lbs specs on the lug nutts...

Ineptness is a stealership pre-requisite or employment.
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Old 05-31-2010, 01:27 PM
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Yeah, my car is modded, but as far as going to the dealership, they don't care at all, they even appreciate it. I thought about going to a tire place to have the swap done, but since I was getting an alignment done as well since I lowered the car, I figured the dealer was the best bet. Plus, honestly? They were the cheapest of everyone I checked. Most every place I called wanted $30 per wheel and tire to swap the tpms sensors and re-balance the wheels. And since there's 8 wheels involved, thats $240. $130, for all of that, plus the alignment seemed like a no brainer.

I guess thats a perk of buying 3 cars from that dealership within 4 months, they work with you pretty good on pricing.

I had nothing but compliments on my car while I was there. "Damn, you got brembos? That's sick" "Looks so much better lowered." "Exhaust sounds amazing!"

Plus, while I was waiting I got to test drive a 5.0.
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Old 05-31-2010, 02:14 PM
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My two week old 09 after dealer attempted to "fix" a chip in the paint.




Pittsboro Ford, NC
Nice.
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Old 05-31-2010, 02:20 PM
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They repainted the entire car for a chip in the paint? Wow.

Yeah, dealer body shops are never top quality from what I've seen.
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Old 05-31-2010, 06:10 PM
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They tried three times to fix it and the problem just got bigger and bigger.....I made them buy it back from me. The car was ruined. Value completely destroyed.
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Old 05-31-2010, 07:12 PM
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I had the dealer try to sell me a tire rotation. I told him I don't need it, then he asked why. I told him it's because they were staggered...
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Old 06-01-2010, 03:40 PM
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All the more reason to ride on 285's all around!
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