Thread: 2002 Honda SiR
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Old March 23rd 07, 03:42 AM posted to rec.autos.makers.honda
jim beam
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Default 2002 Honda SiR

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> 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!!!
>
>


while there may be something wrong with your car, that's not the problem
- the problem is your inability to get it fixed. judging by the content
of your post[s], you've exhausted the patience of the people that could
help [you just want to fix the blame, not the problem], so you've come
to complain to others. presumably your friends and family are sick of
it too, so now you've come to complain at a bunch of people you don't
know. great. i hope it makes you feel better. it still won't fix your
car though.

regarding solution, you have two options:

1. get some attitude correction which will allow you to negotiate the
solution you want.
2. go to small claims.

in your case, 2 is the much more likely option - and they're geared up
for dealing with people like you.

regarding advice quality, consider this - right to complain is a
function of price paid.
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