BRZ :(

[Foobar]

Originally Posted by JCW

i pulled the trigger on the SWP

From the looks of it, it was a kill shot...

All joking aside, glad you're back in action with your #1 color choice. Just curious, will you still be using that dealership for future servicework or are you staying away from them?

[GNS]

Originally Posted by Foobar

From the looks of it, it was a kill shot...

All joking aside, glad you're back in action with your #1 color choice. Just curious, will you still be using that dealership for future servicework or are you staying away from them?

If I were him, I wouldn't even drive near the dealership, let alone go there for any service work.

[HunterGreene]

Originally Posted by GNS

If I were him, I wouldn't even drive near the dealership, let alone go there for any service work.

I know I wouldn't let them work on the fuel pump anymore.

Its stories like this that give dealer service a bad rap. I'd wager that 95% of cars that go into the dealer are actually fixed correctly when they came out. Speaking to major repairs here. I don't think I have heard of a single Tacoma frame replacement (the big recall back 5 or so years ago) going bad after it was fixed. If I were the OP, I would request that the car not be worked on by the tech who screwed up the first car, if at all.

[996garage]

JCW, thank you for sharing your story. I'm curious if you can give any advice or tips on how others should handle this situation based on your recent experience?

(sounds like you recommend getting legal representation right away?)

Originally Posted by JCW

Here is a summary of how it went down with the dealership.
At first the dealership tried to make my own insurance cover the cost of the car and repay me through them but I had told my insurance to put a hold on my claim because I believed it was the dealerships fault that my car had caught on fire. An investigation concluded that the source of the fire was fuel related and soon afterwards the dealership's insurance contacted me thru my lawyer and it took a while but things finally settled. The dealership did not set me up with my new BRZ, I had to look thru the subaru dealerships in socal until I had found one without markups. From the time my old car burnt down to when the dealership's insurance had paid me, I had a rental car from enterprise that was paid for by the dealership.

and about the color, WRB has always been my favorite color. SWP was a close second and a SWP came up before a WRB did when I was first looking for a BRZ so i pulled the trigger on the SWP

[Lakers86]

Dang i think i can live with the crickets now.. But im glad to see that you were safe when the incident occurred and everything worked out in your favor.

[Carlsbad]

Bob Baker in carlsbad has the poorest reputation. The fact that they did not even sell you another BRZ speaks volumes.
Nobody should step in that dealership, period.
I am glad they paid for your BRZ. I am sure if they could they would drag you on for a long time.
Happy driving in your new BRZ.

[CLM]

It's good you're back in a BRZ and better yet it's good you're safe!
now drive that baby!

[kash]

Originally Posted by JCW

and about the color, WRB has always been my favorite color. SWP was a close second and a SWP came up before a WRB did when I was first looking for a BRZ so i pulled the trigger on the SWP

You and WRB are meant to be!

[DocCola]

Glad this story had a happy ending and you walked away from the incident unhurt.

[butdamnbrian]

great work, op. very smartly handled - both in securing representation and in going silent online while the matter was pending. to be clear, you're referring to your own lawyer and not your ins co's attorney, correct?

Originally Posted by JCW

Here is a summary of how it went down with the dealership.
At first the dealership tried to make my own insurance cover the cost of the car and repay me through them but I had told my insurance to put a hold on my claim because I believed it was the dealerships fault that my car had caught on fire. An investigation concluded that the source of the fire was fuel related and soon afterwards the dealership's insurance contacted me thru my lawyer and it took a while but things finally settled. The dealership did not set me up with my new BRZ, I had to look thru the subaru dealerships in socal until I had found one without markups. From the time my old car burnt down to when the dealership's insurance had paid me, I had a rental car from enterprise that was paid for by the dealership.

and about the color, WRB has always been my favorite color. SWP was a close second and a SWP came up before a WRB did when I was first looking for a BRZ so i pulled the trigger on the SWP