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vroom4 · 04-24-2015, 09:29 AM

I'd take the oil changes.

Then again, I hate oil changes.

HunterGreene · 04-24-2015, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by LS1M

I finally got a response from the dealer. He can't trade out the car because it's been titled already, but he offered me free synthetic oil changes for life. Not super excited about having someone else work on my car. It's never ended well for me. I asked if maybe he could just upgrade my rims, just a little something to give it some curb appeal and distract a buyer from the carfax report. We'll see...

I would take the oil changes, for a couple reasons: 1) Its free, and they do dozens of those daily at the dealership. Hard to screw up something that is done so often (it does happen, but extremely rare, I've never had an issue). and 2) As long as that manager is there, your car will be treated like gold. If you are still worried about them working on your car, just ask them to see the container that the oil came out of...it will be a small barrel or jug, they don't have big drums of the synthetic like conventional oil.

Ammunition · 04-24-2015, 03:07 PM

That suck, and I'm sorry to hear about this. Last year when my friend got his new Mazda3 (his first new car), someone scraped the shit out of his front bumper and fender four days later - it was a hit and run, too.

I hope everything works out for you, and getting your car fixed up!

Dadhawk · 04-24-2015, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by LS1M

I finally got a response from the dealer. He can't trade out the car because it's been titled already, but he offered me free synthetic oil changes for life. Not super excited about having someone else work on my car. ...

As @HunterGreene said, I'd take the oil changes in a second, particularly if you plan on keeping the car "forever" as you said. That could be way more valuable then a new set of wheels. Be sure to get it in writing though.

This is really generous on the part of the dealer given that it has nothing to do with the dealership since the perpetrator was not on company business.

White64Goat · 04-24-2015, 07:16 PM

Free synthetic oil changes for life? Winner, winner chicken dinner. You gotta figure if they use Subie oil that's gotta be what? About $5+ a quart? Even if you have to pay for the filter, it's a win.

Buying NAPA synthetic on sale for $3.79 and a filter at $5.79 is near $30 if you do a DIY oil change.

LS1M · 04-25-2015, 02:57 PM

Thanks for the advice, everyone. Going against the vibe here and getting black STI rims

I'm horribly anal about these types of things. Over the 15 years I owned my last car, my wife drove it once, my boss once (long story), oil change at the dealer never, and when I let Discount Tire work on it they lifted up by the exhaust manifold and broke a bolt off. Comes from a prior life as an ASE mechanic working at Sears. Too many stories...

Now if I can just stay alive until Tuesday I'll be back in business.

I had the body shop send me a picture of the frame "damage" which amounts to a little dent:

Drewfellas · 04-25-2015, 03:11 PM

Damn....

Turbo95eg6 · 04-25-2015, 09:42 PM

Would they even fix a dent like that?

LS1M · 05-02-2015, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Turbo95eg6

Would they even fix a dent like that?

It broke the paint so they're going to fix it to prevent future rust

Car's not done yet. Got another weekend to spend with the rented Impala

Packofcrows · 06-02-2015, 10:08 PM

totaled in my eyes.

New dealer car! part it out!

jk jk man that blows! Hope its fixed asap.

LS1M · 06-03-2015, 01:53 PM

It's fixed now. Been driving it a couple of weeks since then. You'd never notice it, but I do - a slight blob of paint on the edge, the gaps aren't perfect, one side squeaks when I press on it. Nobody else would ever notice, but I'm over it now. On to bigger, better things...

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Originally Posted by Packofcrows

totaled in my eyes.

New dealer car! part it out!

jk jk man that blows! Hope its fixed asap.

continuecrushing · 06-03-2015, 03:18 PM

was the chick who hit you hot?

Obviously need pics for verification.

Sucks though!

LS1M · 06-03-2015, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Shutter

was the chick who hit you hot?

Obviously need pics for verification.

Sucks though!

She was! And young, too!

2JZ-GTE · 06-10-2015, 03:15 AM

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Originally Posted by LS1M

She was! And young, too!

did you at least got her numbers for the "claim"?

sucks that this happened to ya! glad your car is fixed now

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LS1M Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Drives: 2015 BRZ Location: Texas Posts: 102 Thanks: 18 Thanked 37 Times in 27 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Thanks for the advice, everyone. Going against the vibe here and getting black STI rims I'm horribly anal about these types of things. Over the 15 years I owned my last car, my wife drove it once, my boss once (long story), oil change at the dealer never, and when I let Discount Tire work on it they lifted up by the exhaust manifold and broke a bolt off. Comes from a prior life as an ASE mechanic working at Sears. Too many stories... Now if I can just stay alive until Tuesday I'll be back in business. I had the body shop send me a picture of the frame "damage" which amounts to a little dent:

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