Article gives insight into just how many RX-8 engines have been rebuilt
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I'm going to have to say something here that most shop owners and businessmen already know, but may be unknown to or painful for the average person. Here is the bottom line, MOST PEOPLE ARE LAZY AND ONLY CARE ABOUT THEMSELVES. In most cases, unless something directly negatively affects them, they are not going to be bothered to take any action whatsoever.
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problem fixed you say? no. it helped a little, but still we had a special order section full of parts that nobody would come pick up even though they paid for it.
on the service side, when people drop their car off they have this tendency to give out fake/wrong phone numbers, our training people say its because the customers do not want to hear bad news, but they do it for warranty work. its kind of fine, because we can fix the car, its just that 99% of the time we're calling to tell them the car is done, and since they gave out a bum phone number, can't.
its actually not a huge deal, but it is really bizarre
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my dealership experience agrees with this. we used to special order parts for people, and they could pay when they picked the part up, but they wouldn't pick the parts up, so we make them pay before they order the parts.
problem fixed you say? no. it helped a little, but still we had a special order section full of parts that nobody would come pick up even though they paid for it.
on the service side, when people drop their car off they have this tendency to give out fake/wrong phone numbers, our training people say its because the customers do not want to hear bad news, but they do it for warranty work. its kind of fine, because we can fix the car, its just that 99% of the time we're calling to tell them the car is done, and since they gave out a bum phone number, can't.
its actually not a huge deal, but it is really bizarre
problem fixed you say? no. it helped a little, but still we had a special order section full of parts that nobody would come pick up even though they paid for it.
on the service side, when people drop their car off they have this tendency to give out fake/wrong phone numbers, our training people say its because the customers do not want to hear bad news, but they do it for warranty work. its kind of fine, because we can fix the car, its just that 99% of the time we're calling to tell them the car is done, and since they gave out a bum phone number, can't.
its actually not a huge deal, but it is really bizarre
Somehow, whether it is intentional or otherwise, dealership customer info databases find their way to third party "warranty" companies who will PESTER THE **** OUT OF YOU via phone and junk mail.
At some point I stopped by the nearest GMC dealer and had them check the seat heater on my denali that had stopped working, to see if it was the switch or the element. It was the element, they quoted me some ridiculous price, so I went on my way and decided to fix it later.
WITHIN ONE WEEK I started getting all sorts of phone calls and junk mail from aftermarket warranty companies "warning" me that my factory warranty protection had expired, and that I should call them in order to safeguard my investment, etc.
I know they have also started doing this with state vehicle registrations (which is apparently public accessible info now), BUT withholding your info from the dealership may limit how much of this crap you get.
So, you can blame that problem on the higher ups at your dealership who willingly give out their customers' information, I guess.
I can't speak for the practices of YOUR dealership, but I will explain why they do that (give fake contact info to the dealership).
Somehow, whether it is intentional or otherwise, dealership customer info databases find their way to third party "warranty" companies who will PESTER THE **** OUT OF YOU via phone and junk mail.
At some point I stopped by the nearest GMC dealer and had them check the seat heater on my denali that had stopped working, to see if it was the switch or the element. It was the element, they quoted me some ridiculous price, so I went on my way and decided to fix it later.
WITHIN ONE WEEK I started getting all sorts of phone calls and junk mail from aftermarket warranty companies "warning" me that my factory warranty protection had expired, and that I should call them in order to safeguard my investment, etc.
I know they have also started doing this with state vehicle registrations (which is apparently public accessible info now), BUT withholding your info from the dealership may limit how much of this crap you get.
So, you can blame that problem on the higher ups at your dealership who willingly give out their customers' information, I guess.
Somehow, whether it is intentional or otherwise, dealership customer info databases find their way to third party "warranty" companies who will PESTER THE **** OUT OF YOU via phone and junk mail.
At some point I stopped by the nearest GMC dealer and had them check the seat heater on my denali that had stopped working, to see if it was the switch or the element. It was the element, they quoted me some ridiculous price, so I went on my way and decided to fix it later.
WITHIN ONE WEEK I started getting all sorts of phone calls and junk mail from aftermarket warranty companies "warning" me that my factory warranty protection had expired, and that I should call them in order to safeguard my investment, etc.
I know they have also started doing this with state vehicle registrations (which is apparently public accessible info now), BUT withholding your info from the dealership may limit how much of this crap you get.
So, you can blame that problem on the higher ups at your dealership who willingly give out their customers' information, I guess.
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I can't speak for the practices of YOUR dealership, but I will explain why they do that (give fake contact info to the dealership).
Somehow, whether it is intentional or otherwise, dealership customer info databases find their way to third party "warranty" companies who will PESTER THE **** OUT OF YOU via phone and junk mail.
Somehow, whether it is intentional or otherwise, dealership customer info databases find their way to third party "warranty" companies who will PESTER THE **** OUT OF YOU via phone and junk mail.
actually its worse, for some reason they have my dad's email, and i had something done at the dealership, and Mazda spammed the crap out of him, 1 service visit = 3-4 emails.
its stupid, i'm the 18th biggest customer, i'll be back!
oh and its not my dealership, its run by the most clueless person i've ever seen, he even admits to being completely useless, and makes 22k a month. its actually offensive.
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Series 2 has a 65 L or 17.2 US Gal tank.
For your reference, a 2019 Mustang GT gets roughly the same gas mileage and has a 16 US Gal tank, so I say it's pretty standard.
, sad reality for you street peeps
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The GT(which is what I said) would get around the same gas mileage. On top of having a V8, the 'stang is a very heavy car.
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