On Mar 22, 10:07 am, jim beam > wrote:
> 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.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Wow, how very mature of you to view a legitimate complaint as !!
bleating!! You must work for this dealership, do you? Whatever
happened to the adage, "the customer is always right!" Lets see how
mature YOU'D be if the same thing happened to you!

By the way, thanks for wonderful advice!! NOT!!!