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[bcredeur97]

Got a fun no context picture for y’all 

[AlwaysFSX]

1 hour ago, bcredeur97 said:

Got a fun no context picture for y’all 

Better double up for safety purposes

[vetali]

2 hours ago, bcredeur97 said:

Got a fun no context picture for y’all 

Brake pedal bracket bushings... really common on older fords and chryslers lol. Done a lot of them back in the day.

[Bitter]

So our list of cars to test drive

Corolla Cross Hybrid

HRV

CX-30

CX-5

Any other suggestions?

[DANK_AS_gay]

14 minutes ago, Bitter said:

So our list of cars to test drive

Corolla Cross Hybrid

HRV

CX-30

CX-5

Any other suggestions?

I had an HR-V. hateful car to drive. Those CVTs suck ass, especially in an SUV. I'd look at a RAV4 hybrid as well. 

[Bitter]

4 hours ago, DANK_AS_gay said:

I had an HR-V. hateful car to drive. Those CVTs suck ass, especially in an SUV. I'd look at a RAV4 hybrid as well. 

Yeah I'm not hot on that one. It's a lot smaller than the outgoing car.

[Bitter]

Had some bitch try to tell our front counter staff that "it's a HIPPA violation to have the works orders out on the desk" B I T C H does this look like healthcare? H you dumb hoe, it's not CIPPA.

[bcredeur97]

8 hours ago, Bitter said:

Had some bitch try to tell our front counter staff that "it's a HIPPA violation to have the works orders out on the desk" B I T C H does this look like healthcare? H you dumb hoe, it's not CIPPA.

You see, I’m too nice. I try to explain things to people in a friendly manner when it’s clear they don’t know something. Lol

 

maybe would of opened with a laugh and a “who told you that?” And went from there 

[bcredeur97]

I want to see the badlands, black hills, and Mount Rushmore so I guess I’m going that direction tomorrow.

 

gonna be a long drive home lol

[vetali]

14 hours ago, Bitter said:

So our list of cars to test drive

Corolla Cross Hybrid

HRV

CX-30

CX-5

Any other suggestions?

23+ HRV? If older, skip. Save you the inevitable CVT failure.

[Bitter]

9 hours ago, bcredeur97 said:

You see, I’m too nice. I try to explain things to people in a friendly manner when it’s clear they don’t know something. Lol

 

maybe would of opened with a laugh and a “who told you that?” And went from there 

Oh no, she was being a bitch to be a bitch because she's a bitch. Bitched that we ran a code scan on her car that came in for 'axellry battery' because 'that's not what I came for' Uh lady you said nothing about the engine light on and engine misfire but OK I had to pull codes to see which code it set for the aux battery so I know what to check. Then she changed her tune again "well I told you to look at the engine light" Uh no you didn't. Then just showed up unannounced and said "I'm just gonna come pick it up and take it where someone can fix all my things" Ok let me put it back together, which is when the HIPPA snide ass comment came out, then after it's together and parked outside changes her mind AGAIN "Ok well I guess I'mma have you fix everything" to which our front counter had to explain "You have a 15year old Mercedes with an engine misfire, a bad aux battery, and 140 codes in it. One visit is NOT going to fix everything and one diagnostic charge is not going to diagnose everything. We're going to look into the misfire first because that will damage more things" I'm confident she heard nothing that anyone said and is going to be an absolute cunt.

[Bitter]

8 hours ago, vetali said:

23+ HRV? If older, skip. Save you the inevitable CVT failure.

I asked her if she would consider low miles used like a year or two old and she said no, she wants new, 'used cars are scary because you don't know how they took care of it' which is a nice way of saying 'I've only ever had new cars and I will only ever have new cars' but also probably her awkward way of saying that she wants me to take good care of the car so it lasts a long time.

[bcredeur97]

Nice view over here. Running a bit later than I’d like though lol

 

no I haven’t washed my car xD

[bcredeur97]

OK I do not recommend driving through the black hills at night when it’s below freezing 

 

we good but that made me nervous lol

[Computernaut]

Any recommendations for engine code scanners? I'm looking to get one since I work with and around a fair number of older and/or more rundown vehicles.

Thanks in advance.

[vetali]

13 hours ago, Bitter said:

I asked her if she would consider low miles used like a year or two old and she said no, she wants new, 'used cars are scary because you don't know how they took care of it' which is a nice way of saying 'I've only ever had new cars and I will only ever have new cars' but also probably her awkward way of saying that she wants me to take good care of the car so it lasts a long time.

I wouldn't bother with current or previous gen. I have 4 transmission cores from HR-Vs waiting to go back. Current gen just doesn't make anything for power.

[Bitter]

1 hour ago, vetali said:

I wouldn't bother with current or previous gen. I have 4 transmission cores from HR-Vs waiting to go back. Current gen just doesn't make anything for power.

Yeah I'm trying to explain things like this to her but it doesn't mean anything unless she drives the car. She liked the CX-30 she drove. She didn't like the Rav4. Both Toyota dealers didn't have a Corolla Cross at all, seems like they just fly off the lot.

[vetali]

48 minutes ago, Bitter said:

Yeah I'm trying to explain things like this to her but it doesn't mean anything unless she drives the car. She liked the CX-30 she drove. She didn't like the Rav4. Both Toyota dealers didn't have a Corolla Cross at all, seems like they just fly off the lot.

I'd look at CX-5s, or even the new CR-V. I really like the new CR-V especially in the hybrid model. Drives nice and quiet.

[Beerzerker]

17 hours ago, Bitter said:

Oh no, she was being a bitch to be a bitch because she's a bitch. Bitched that we ran a code scan on her car that came in for 'axellry battery' because 'that's not what I came for' Uh lady you said nothing about the engine light on and engine misfire but OK I had to pull codes to see which code it set for the aux battery so I know what to check. Then she changed her tune again "well I told you to look at the engine light" Uh no you didn't. Then just showed up unannounced and said "I'm just gonna come pick it up and take it where someone can fix all my things" Ok let me put it back together, which is when the HIPPA snide ass comment came out, then after it's together and parked outside changes her mind AGAIN "Ok well I guess I'mma have you fix everything" to which our front counter had to explain "You have a 15year old Mercedes with an engine misfire, a bad aux battery, and 140 codes in it. One visit is NOT going to fix everything and one diagnostic charge is not going to diagnose everything. We're going to look into the misfire first because that will damage more things" I'm confident she heard nothing that anyone said and is going to be an absolute cunt.

She probrably showed up at your place AFTER being ran off from other places.

I can already tell she needs to get her ass back in the road and stay there - She will find a reason to complain about something (Everything!) and it could go way worse from there.
I get that you want to take care of everyone that comes in but sometimes showing them the door is the best thing to do.
Some customers just aren't worth it.

I know what I would have done after all that - Declined further work on it and let her take it elsewhere making the headache (Her) someone else's problem if they want to deal with it.
My old boss probrably would have done exactly that in no uncertain terms or words about it on the spot.

[Bitter]

6 hours ago, Beerzerker said:

She probrably showed up at your place AFTER being ran off from other places.

I can already tell she needs to get her ass back in the road and stay there - She will find a reason to complain about something (Everything!) and it could go way worse from there.
I get that you want to take care of everyone that comes in but sometimes showing them the door is the best thing to do.
Some customers just aren't worth it.

I know what I would have done after all that - Declined further work on it and let her take it elsewhere making the headache (Her) someone else's problem if they want to deal with it.
My old boss probrably would have done exactly that in no uncertain terms or words about it on the spot.

Front end wanted to do exactly that, I agreed, boss wants the work but after talking to the husband more I think he's starting to lean our way too. Husband is a dick too because we're not telling him what he wants to hear. Someone rounded a 12pt spark plug off in his sons 2012 S550 and ripped up a plug boot causing a misfire that has been driven on for how long we don't know.

[Bitter]

7 hours ago, vetali said:

I'd look at CX-5s, or even the new CR-V. I really like the new CR-V especially in the hybrid model. Drives nice and quiet.

She said the CX-5 felt too big just sitting in it. Bear in mind she's 5'2", it's not that she wants a tiny car she just is uncomfortable in anything bigger feeling than her Escape. Her mom's Ford Edge feels too big when she drives it. I want to track down a CC Hybrid for her to try out. Heck maybe that new Prius, it's pretty lively and being a plug-in would save her on some gas money since she works all the way in the city. Her Escape could barely crest 27MPG mixed but mostly highway, I could barely crack 30mpg pure highway after 4 hours of driving 60-65 behind semi trucks on flat roads.

[bcredeur97]

2 hours ago, Bitter said:

She said the CX-5 felt too big just sitting in it. Bear in mind she's 5'2", it's not that she wants a tiny car she just is uncomfortable in anything bigger feeling than her Escape. Her mom's Ford Edge feels too big when she drives it. I want to track down a CC Hybrid for her to try out. Heck maybe that new Prius, it's pretty lively and being a plug-in would save her on some gas money since she works all the way in the city. Her Escape could barely crest 27MPG mixed but mostly highway, I could barely crack 30mpg pure highway after 4 hours of driving 60-65 behind semi trucks on flat roads.

My problem with the CX-30 is the rear seat room is really tiny. CX-5 is perfect size IMO 

 

I think she should try a CR-V like @vetali said, because they may “feel” a bit smaller but do have a bit more usable room 

 

unless she just entirely doesn’t care about rear seat passengers, then w/e lol

 

tell her to think about the resale value too. Something with rear seat room is perfect for the mom with 2 kids who needs a car

[bcredeur97]

[Bitter]

7 hours ago, Bitter said:

Front end wanted to do exactly that, I agreed, boss wants the work but after talking to the husband more I think he's starting to lean our way too. Husband is a dick too because we're not telling him what he wants to hear. Someone rounded a 12pt spark plug off in his sons 2012 S550 and ripped up a plug boot causing a misfire that has been driven on for how long we don't know.

We're sending them to the dealership, husband INSISTS that Mercedes has a special tool to remove his completely rounded 12pt spark plug and that it'll come right out no problem "they won't make a part if they can't take it out" ok byyyyeeeeee. Talked to him for 20 minutes and he didn't hear a single thing we said to him. Kept interrupting, interjecting, telling us how he knew better than us, the dealer this the dealer that. K. Good luck. Don't let our door hit your ass on the way out.

[Bitter]

4 hours ago, bcredeur97 said:

My problem with the CX-30 is the rear seat room is really tiny. CX-5 is perfect size IMO 

 

I think she should try a CR-V like @vetali said, because they may “feel” a bit smaller but do have a bit more usable room 

 

unless she just entirely doesn’t care about rear seat passengers, then w/e lol

 

tell her to think about the resale value too. Something with rear seat room is perfect for the mom with 2 kids who needs a car

It's just me, her, and the dogs. We don't people and our parents are short small people or can sit up front with her in the back. Rear seat room isn't even on our radar lol neither is resale really. She wants a 100,000+ mile car that won't break 2 years after it's paid off.