Vette Owner needs your E-mail.

[F Body]

When you drop off your brand new Corvette at the dealership to fix an iffy trunk lid and a bad antenna, you expect to pick up your expensive sports car the next day in one piece, preferably washed and waxed with those paper floormats in the foot wells. Mr. Williams, a Corvetteforum.com member, was not treated to such customer service when he went to pick up his Vette from San Rafael Chevrolet in San Rafael, California. Instead, his Corvette suffered $15,000 worth of damages to the front passenger side when an employee of the dealership took it for a ride and wrecked it trying to pass someone in gravel and spinning out before being hit by a box truck.



The employee was cited by the California Highway Patrol, who noted he was driving too fast for the conditions that caused the accident. The CHP stopped short, however, of citing him for reckless driving. The plot thickened, however, when Williams found an orange prescription bottle full of codeine acetominaphane under one of the seats.

Williams wants his Corvette replaced, or at least the repairs paid for and to be compensated for the car's lost value. The dealership, however, is only apparently willing to pay for the vehicle to be repaired (the Corvetteforum.com post is unclear on exactly what the dealership has agreed to do, if anything), which will take six weeks. Aside from posting his grievance on Corvetteforum.com, Williams has also filed complaints with Chevrolet and the Better Business Bureau. He claims a lawyer will cost him $5,000, though many forum members are urging him to just sue the dealership for damages and a new car.

Mr. Williams, however, has asked any Corvette lover in ear shot to email the dealership's service manager, Lucian Freire, demanding something be done.

Here's the address :  lucian.freire@sanrafaelchevrolet.com

I love when a plan comes together

[F Body]

Sent my e-mail telling them that now the story is now world wide they'd better replace it if they want to stay in business

[Jamieg285]

That email is missing an @ somewhere.

[Roadkill]

Quoting: Jamieg285

That email is missing an @ somewhere.

That's what I thought.

Appauling story.  The guy must be pi$$ed !

[F Body]

Quoting: Jamieg285

That email is missing an @ somewhere.

Sorry :  lucian.freire@sanrafaelchevrolet.com

[Jamieg285]

Email sent

[art b]

plastic car anyone

[55starchief]

hmm sounds a little suspisious to me, might have my GM parts man see if its true

[F Body]

Quoting: 55starchief

hmm sounds a little suspisious to me,

Dunno

Here's the link to the Corvette Forum

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/showthread.php?t=1581344\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://forums.corvetteforum.com/showthread.php?t=1581344

[55starchief]

Yup as i thought the dealerships insurance would cover this according to dwain

[F Body]

Quoting: 55starchief

Yup as i thought the dealerships insurance would cover this according to dwain

Well about 20 years ago someone I worked with took his Ford Escort into a Ford main dealer for it's first service.
A mechanic took it out for a test drive at lunchtime and wrote it off and also managed to kill himself.
The garage quoted the standard terms and conditions i.e " Any damage etc is at the owners risk " and his insurance company wouldn't pay out.
It made the local paper a couple of times, including the inquest verdit " accidental death " but he got sweet fanny adam

[F Body]

Mind you the garage did maintain that the Mechanic was driving the vehicle without consent - sideways into a bridge support at 60mph in a 30mph zone in heavy rain - in a 1.3 Escort LOL

[Roadkill]

Did the driver get sacked ?

[55starchief]

Quoting: Roadkill

Did the driver get sacked ?

Quoting: F Body

also managed to kill himself

[Roadkill]

I was referring to the original post.

[F Body]

Quoting: Roadkill

I was referring to the original post.

Doesn't say

The Ford Mechanic was only 22 when he had his last big hit.

[55starchief]

one of the guys on PZ was saying about a mechanic that blew an LS1 up in a guys firebird when it went in for some work. The garage replaced the motor and the mechanic still works there. I guess anyone can have an off day

[VIPER]

Been a few vipers wrecked the same way and they do try and repair rather than replace but if you fight it and sue you will get the car replaced..

[F Body]

We done peeps New Vette on the way


http://www.consumerist.com/consumer/vette/update-guy-with-wrecked-vette-gets-what-he-wanted-224967.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.consumerist.com/consumer/vette/update-guy-with-wrecked-vette-gets-what-he-wanted-224967.php

[55starchief]

Quoting: F Body

We done peeps New Vette on the way

did anyone actually get a reply from the email they sent?

Im inclined to go with the last comment posted, if you scroll down some one makes the point that its cheaper to replace the car than face the rise in insurance for the workshops and any other procedures that the insurere might want

[VIPER]

[55starchief]

nice inclusion of the smiley there mate

[Roadkill]

Quoting: F Body

New Vette on the way

Power to the people.

Proof that if you whine enough you'll get what you want.

[55starchief]

Quoting: Roadkill

Proof that if you whine enough you'll get what you want.

what kind of message does that convey

[F Body]

Quoting: Roadkill

Proof that if you whine enough you'll get what you want.

Spoken like a true Woman