wrote:
> I purchased a 2002 SiR in June '06 and about 3 months later discovered
> a lot of water in the trunk. Took it back to dealer who had
> originally assured me the car had been gone over with a fine tooth
> comb when I purchased it! They checked it out and never found
> anything and the next day it poured rain and again, the trunk was full
> of water. I took it back and they once again checked it out and
> discovered a "gap" between the wheel well and proceeded to patch it
> and then called me to pick up the vehicle to the tune of $150.00. I
> freaked out over the phone and told them I would not pay said amount
> and after speaking to the Used car manager and several heated words
> later they said they would absorb the cost. Well, that still didn't
> correct the prob and by now as you can well imagine I was pretty
> disgusted with the whole mess. The Used car manager said some pretty
> nasty things to me. I even called Honda Canada but all they said was
> "this is an internal matter for the dealership to handle"! I called
> the owner of the dealership and waited several weeks for a call and
> nothing. Then I called the general manager of the dealership (he is
> the owner's son) and told him the situation and he listened but a few
> minutes later had one of his flunkies call and tell me that unless I
> was willing to pay for them to even look at the car in the future not
> to bother bringing the car in...well, I had had another appt the
> following morning to see if they could rectify the "leak" in the trunk
> and they called shortly after my conversation with the GM and
> cancelled my appt and said I need'nt bother to bring the car in there
> again...so I was more or less banned from the place and guess what?? I
> still have the leak in the trunk and it you can tell that leak has
> been there for a while as it had begun to rust. They recommended a
> couple of their garages for me to take it to, duh??? Like I would
> trust them. Did I ever get stung on this car! No recourse except
> small claims court and there is more hassle and stress. How can
> dealerships get away with crap like this?? Why doesn't the common man
> have any way to resolve a prob like this???
>
i wouldn't want to deal with your bleating either. grow up. small
claims court is quick and easy. use it.