The Automotive Thread

[Dexman PE PMP]

One the flip side of the coin, these workers are treated like shit day in and day out by asshole customers who demand everything under the sun and drag the manager out if they don't get it. You can be nice for so long before the unrelenting douchebaggery of customers wears you down.

Customers are assholes which make the sales staff not care who then in turn treat the customers like shit. It's a self-feeding downward spiral.

 

[leggo PE]

Good thing I had the reminder in my calendar to take my car in tomorrow morning! I remembered last week, but totally forgot over the weekend.

 

[Road Guy]

I do agree customers can be the problem but I worked in retail a long time and its maybe 10% that are true assholes (the short hair I want to see the manager look) - but what I see is pretty bad.. They may just be exchanging time for money and hate your job but you should still do it..

I had to get a building permit for my basement and they make you pay the sales tax up front for your materials, and then when you buy materials you don't pay the sales tax, I was dreading going to the one Home Depot that is actually in my city limits because it was god awfully staffed. I hadn't been there in 3 years, but it was totally obvious they had a new store manager because it was 100X better than it used to be so the culture can be changed if the company wants it to.

 

[Dleg]

I agree that customer service is in the shitter. Asshole customers are not the problem - there have always been asshole customers. That's part of the job. I see crap like at our local Wendy's this weekend, where we stopped before seeing Thor to get a burger, and waited in line for almost 30 minutes (3 people in front of us) while nine - 9 - employees goofed around behind the counter. One dude spent the entire 30 minutes refilling the sauce packet dispensers. Another spent the 30 minutes watching the monitor. The cash register girl wold take one order, and then spend the next 5-10 minutes filling it by herself while everyone else did other shit, apparently not related to serving customers.

That's not asshole customers, that's terrible management and even worse work ethic. 

 

[Supe]

MF'er.  My POS Saturn has a bad ECU, and the repair place can't fix it, because you would need the dealer software to remap the VIN to the replacement.  Now I am at the mercy of a stealership.  MF'er...

 

[kevo_55]

They don't make Saturn's anymore. What kinda dealership did you take it to?

 

[Supe]

They don't make Saturn's anymore. What kinda dealership did you take it to?

I haven't.  My local repair place said I need to go to a dealership.  I'm going to have to find a GM dealer willing to service it.

 

[kevo_55]

Damn. That sucks. The really bad thing is that most likely that dealership that actually takes it would still need to order to part from somewhere.

 

[Supe]

Damn. That sucks. The really bad thing is that most likely that dealership that actually takes it would still need to order to part from somewhere.

Even worse - the part will likely come from Europe!

 

[knight1fox3]

MF'er.  My POS Saturn has a bad ECU, and the repair place can't fix it, because you would need the dealer software to remap the VIN to the replacement.  Now I am at the mercy of a stealership.  MF'er...

Does this mean you'll also be the proud new owner of a Subaru? :dunno:

 

[leggo PE]

My Suby is the best!

 

[Supe]

Does this mean you'll also be the proud new owner of a Subaru? :dunno:

Honda just came out with sub 1% financing as an incentive to move the 2017 Civic Si's, so that is the likely replacement candidate right now.

 

[kevo_55]

At least spring for the Accord.

 

[Supe]

At least spring for the Accord.

The Si has nearly the same interior space, more power, better mileage, better manual transmission, bigger brakes, and magnetic ride suspension.  Downside is a slightly crappier interior and a smaller trunk.  As a racecar driver looking to save some bucks on a new car, the Si makes a lot more sense.  

 

[Road Guy]

stumbled across this.. I have the cheap version of the jeep so no seat warmers.. Looks almost to good / simple to be true?

https://www.quadratec.com/products/24222_9001.htm?utm_campaign=shopping&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=bing

 

[Dleg]

I wonder how difficult the installation is? The web page says "advanced" level for the install. How about something cheap like these just to try it out:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B013XT2Z6Q?aaxitk=pCUu2Y3oACTPTnDCk4c5iA

 

[Supe]

"Advanced" is because it requires disassembly of your seats for installation, and the ability to find a switched 12v source.

 

[MA_PE]

"Advanced" is because it requires disassembly of your seats for installation, and the ability to find a switched 12v source.

agreed.  Seat disassembly may or may not be an easy task. 

 

[Dexman PE PMP]

Nah, just put them on top of the seats and put new seat covers over the top.

 

[envirotex]

Nah, just put them on top of the seats and put new seat covers over the top.

Easy peazy.  Just watch out for the little sparks...