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Ultramaroon · 08-28-2018, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Sapphireho

Yea, had to change avatar. My back was hurting.

Right?

Ultramaroon · 08-28-2018, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Tcoat

We read here all the time that dealers just want t deny warranty and not do any work because they just want to bleed the customer dry. This is way far from the truth. Most are more than wiling to deal with legitimate concerns even if it doesn't make them as much as charging the costumer. They want to keep their car buying customers happy so they will buy their next car from them. And the next. And next. And hopefully for life. Their main business is selling cars not fixing them and you don;t sell much to pissed off people. If their main business is repairing cars then they are no longer a dealer but just a garage that sells cars.

Quit lickin' that stealership asshole. Everybody knows they're lazy, stupid, & sloppy.

Sapphireho · 08-28-2018, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

Quit lickin' that stealership asshole. Everybody knows they're lazy, stupid, & sloppy.

You forgot dishonest and morally bankrupt.

Ultramaroon · 08-28-2018, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Sapphireho

You forgot dishonest and morally bankrupt.

Yeah! That too.

Sapphireho · 08-28-2018, 11:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Spuds

Yeah, I opened RT at work and saw that...

You're welcome.

Tcoat · 08-29-2018, 07:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

Quit lickin' that stealership asshole. Everybody knows they're lazy, stupid, & sloppy.

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Originally Posted by Sapphireho

You forgot dishonest and morally bankrupt.

Yep. And all IT guys are socially awkward total geeks, engineers are all arrogant ****s, government employees are all corrupt, anybody that works above somebody is an incompetent fool, anybody that works below somebody is an incompetent fool, and anybody that doesn't do things exactly like I think they should be done is an incompetent fool (even if their way is better).

I know you were semi joking but get sick of the constant slamming of guys that are simple business owners trying to make a living. My wife has worked for dealers for 30 years and I do not think she or any of the people she worked for met any of your descriptions.

Sure there are some that meet the description but they don't last long. Our local Mitsubishi dealer was bought by a guy that tried to run it like the perpetuated stereotype and it lasted all of 4 years before people stopped going there and they sold to somebody that had the brains to do it right. If every single interaction you have had with a dealer has been bad then maybe, just maybe, the dealerships are not the problem.

Sarlacc · 08-29-2018, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Tcoat

Yep.

I've had business with nightmarish dealerships and really, really good ones.
So now I do my research. I ask around.
Like I did before I bought my GT86. No one had any complaints about the place, and I don't either.

They contacted me and said "Hey, your 5 year warranty is about to expire, let us go over the car for you and see if there's anything we can fix for you for free".
They changed a seat cover and a few other minor parts, gave it back to me with a smile and said "this is a really good car, hope you intend to keep it!".

It all comes down to the people, really. The dealerships with the best and worst reputations I know of in Norway, are both Subaru.

ScoobsMcGee · 08-29-2018, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Tcoat

Yep. And all IT guys are socially awkward total geeks, engineers are all arrogant ****s, government employees are all corrupt, anybody that works above somebody is an incompetent fool, anybody that works below somebody is an incompetent fool, and anybody that doesn't do things exactly like I think they should be done is an incompetent fool (even if their way is better).

I know you were semi joking but get sick of the constant slamming of guys that are simple business owners trying to make a living. My wife has worked for dealers for 30 years and I do not think she or any of the people she worked for met any of your descriptions.

Sure there are some that meet the description but they don't last long. Our local Mitsubishi dealer was bought by a guy that tried to run it like the perpetuated stereotype and it lasted all of 4 years before people stopped going there and they sold to somebody that had the brains to do it right. If every single interaction you have had with a dealer has been bad then maybe, just maybe, the dealerships are not the problem.

As an IT engineer who is both socially awkward and an arrogant bastard, I make no apologies for perpetuating the cliché.

Sapphireho · 08-29-2018, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Tcoat

Yep. And all IT guys are socially awkward total geeks, engineers are all arrogant ****s, government employees are all corrupt,

I'm a government employed IT engineer.

Shit

Sarlacc · 08-29-2018, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by ScoobsMcGee

As an IT engineer who is both socially awkward and an arrogant bastard, I make no apologies for perpetuating the cliché.

Hey! Me too!

ScoobsMcGee · 08-29-2018, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Sapphireho

I'm a government employed IT engineer.

Shit

... with three sports cars.

ichitaka05 · 08-29-2018, 11:56 AM

I enjoy when the director send out his "work" blog with sugar coated annual statistics. Especially when it's color coating it in a wrong color to make it look "good", even though it's suppose to be "bad".

Example. '16-'17 we've dropped 10% patrons w charges. (compared to '15-'16) Which is good thing, cuz that means less patron fucked up in '16-'17... vs '17-'18 it increased to 31%. (compared to '16-'17) BUT somehow they colored it "green" to make it look as a good thing.

& sadly, half of the statistics were like that... #SMH

Tcoat · 08-29-2018, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Sapphireho

I'm a government employed IT engineer.

Shit

LOL So is haf this forum. That is why I picked the groups I did.

ScoobsMcGee · 08-29-2018, 12:16 PM

Sort of related, recent conversation with a coworker:

Coworker: "So I was reading a story online, and scientific research has now proven that when you multitask, efficiency on a task is lowered by 40% and IQ is lowered by 10%."

Me: "So if you think about it, the minimum for multitasking is completing two tasks at once, so you have 200% of the work at 60% capacity for each, or 10% additional output per task, for 20% total increase in efficiency."

C: "However you want to spin it."

M: "That's not spinning, that's just mathematics, no?"

C: "Enjoy the rest of your day."

Side note: I get annoyed by people who quote statistics from Facebook articles with neither checking nor really thinking about what they're saying.

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ichitaka05 Site Moderator Join Date: Oct 2009 Drives: ichi 86 Project Location: Middle of No where Posts: 20,966 Thanks: 7,664 Thanked 19,052 Times in 8,327 Posts Mentioned: 677 Post(s) Tagged: 27 Thread(s)	I enjoy when the director send out his "work" blog with sugar coated annual statistics. Especially when it's color coating it in a wrong color to make it look "good", even though it's suppose to be "bad". Example. '16-'17 we've dropped 10% patrons w charges. (compared to '15-'16) Which is good thing, cuz that means less patron fucked up in '16-'17... vs '17-'18 it increased to 31%. (compared to '16-'17) BUT somehow they colored it "green" to make it look as a good thing. & sadly, half of the statistics were like that... #SMH __________________

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