How would this make you feel?

[Tampa G35 Sedan 6MT]

Ok so I take my Infiniti to have the motor and trans installed...

I get there at 10am... my appt was at that time!

The service tech goes and is like well we have a problem.... We are all out of loaner g35/37's (They have 30 new 37's he said) I was like wtf.. you knew i was coming...

So he sends me to enterprise... and he is like well we will get you a c- class benz.... Im like ok but still not a new g37....

Well The guy at enterprise says well we are all out of benz's all we have left is a kia optima and a toyota corolla. Or would you like a SUV....

So i said what kind of suv is it.. The guy says a PT cruiser... Im like that is a $hit box for old people... not an SUV and Im not driving that!

Im like steaming... I give you a g35 and you give me a POS....

I go back to infiniti and he is like wtf and made a few phone calls... and is like well now all they have is the toyota... some other guy rented the kia... Im like ok so i guess it could be worse... i could be driving a VW lol

So for the next two days I am driving a gold toyota corolla that is gold with hub caps and a smokers car that had a very hairy dog in the cabin... It smells and it is very slow...

I'm like Well i guess i can just drive the jeep lol... it is a POS and stinks!

Would you be pissed if this happened... what would you have done?

DJ

[Joey666Crack]

I would've just went with the Pt loser.

[S133P3R]

get a pair of these, back your rear wheels over them and lock the e-brake..... now enjoy your DRIFT*SPEC toyota corolla....

[Tampa G35 Sedan 6MT]

I am going to have to go do that!.... BRB...

[telcoman]

Ok so I take my Infiniti to have the motor and trans installed...

I get there at 10am... my appt was at that time!

The service tech goes and is like well we have a problem.... We are all out of loaner g35/37's (They have 30 new 37's he said) I was like wtf.. you knew i was coming...

So he sends me to enterprise... and he is like well we will get you a c- class benz.... Im like ok but still not a new g37....

Well The guy at enterprise says well we are all out of benz's all we have left is a kia optima and a toyota corolla. Or would you like a SUV....

So i said what kind of suv is it.. The guy says a PT cruiser... Im like that is a $hit box for old people... not an SUV and Im not driving that!

Im like steaming... I give you a g35 and you give me a POS....

I go back to infiniti and he is like wtf and made a few phone calls... and is like well now all they have is the toyota... some other guy rented the kia... Im like ok so i guess it could be worse... i could be driving a VW lol

So for the next two days I am driving a gold toyota corolla that is gold with hub caps and a smokers car that had a very hairy dog in the cabin... It smells and it is very slow...

I'm like Well i guess i can just drive the jeep lol... it is a POS and stinks!

Would you be pissed if this happened... what would you have done?

DJ

So now you know how the other half lives

I have a good relationship with the service people at my Infiniti dealer.When I need a loaner I make sure to specify that at the time of making an appointment. I also usually drop off my vehicle late afternoon for work that will be completed the following day.In the future you may want to call them before showing up to make sure a loaner is available.

Telcoman

[Tampa G35 Sedan 6MT]

I would like to stay on my half of the playing field lol.... This cheap car crap is for the birds!

[370Z/28]

It will make you appreciate yours more when you get it back.

[Tampa G35 Sedan 6MT]

I know I can't wait... I just refuse to drive that corolla

[LuckyLuke]

They give you a loaner when you put your car in service?

[Tampa G35 Sedan 6MT]

Yea! if they are going to make you wait more than 3 hours..

DJ

[370Z/28]

I call them Crayolas.



Worst thing I ever had to drive was a Ford Contour. We bought a new car and they wanted ours and they had to go pick up the new one so they gave us a car to drive for the rest of the weekend that some farmer from Arkansas had just traded in. It had bugs ALL OVER it. Everytime we had to stop at a traffic light my kids would holler out "this isn't our car"!

[Tampa G35 Sedan 6MT]

the worst part was is i get to my parents house with it.... and I show my sister (16) and she is like oh can I drive it...

Im like sure... Take your entire gang out for a spin....

They went shopping at the mall lol... She loves it...

And Im like F*** this... I am not driving that anywhere... I don't even want to be seen with it in my drive way...

DJ

[kmckis1029]

the worst part was is i get to my parents house with it.... and I show my sister (16) and she is like oh can I drive it...

Im like sure... Take your entire gang out for a spin....

They went shopping at the mall lol... She loves it...

And Im like F*** this... I am not driving that anywhere... I don't even want to be seen with it in my drive way...

DJ

i sense a little bit of "my car gives me status" in your post... we want to be different from the bmw folks but yeah two different cars... as a matter of fact i was without my g35x for five days cause i was up in ny,nj,philly area... i almost hugged my g35x when i got back... i drove my jeep to the airport and on the way home the radiator blew in the jeep but that jeep is a soilder! just kept filling with water til we got home. got the radiator replaced yesterday

[Focusedintntions]

I travel about 75% of the time with work so I only get to drive my G about a week to 2 weeks a month if that. The rest of the time is spent in slew of crappy rentals, from corolla's to dodge calibers, impala SS's, and multitude of other SUV's.....

First thing I do when i get home is go for a drive...I sit in my baby...gently caress the steering wheel and say baby, i'm home.

[mbock76]

5 dollars says the corolla can do this..http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDi0MZJZ-w0.....you should try!

[Tampa G35 Sedan 6MT]

i sense a little bit of "my car gives me status" in your post... we want to be different from the bmw folks but yeah two different cars... as a matter of fact i was without my g35x for five days cause i was up in ny,nj,philly area... i almost hugged my g35x when i got back... i drove my jeep to the airport and on the way home the radiator blew in the jeep but that jeep is a soilder! just kept filling with water til we got home. got the radiator replaced yesterday

No not that it gives me status.... I was looking foward to driving one of the g37's for a few days because I wanted to compare it to my G after all the mods were installed

I was going to see how fast I could go in like a given amount of road way from a stop and I would see how fast I could do it in my G. and See how close it is...

And I called and told the guy to have a loaner ready so i was freaking pissed cuz they ran out of loaners!

DJ

[Tampa G35 Sedan 6MT]

5 dollars says the corolla can do this..http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDi0MZJZ-w0.....you should try!

Hmm... I did get the extra insurance

[poms302]

I know how you feel. I had the stealership replace the driver's side valve cover/gasket. I scheduled it around their schedule since it's my second car. So when I dropped it off I asked "what car am I getting?""What do you mean" says the service manager. "You said you had a second car." I was so pissed. I have had my SUV parked since I got laid off and my girlfriend was looking forward to driving and testing out something new, what a bummer. Sorry 'bout your luck. You will appreciate your car more when you get it back though.

[pfarmer]

No not that it gives me status.... I was looking foward to driving one of the g37's for a few days because I wanted to compare it to my G after all the mods were installed

I was going to see how fast I could go in like a given amount of road way from a stop and I would see how fast I could do it in my G. and See how close it is...

And I called and told the guy to have a loaner ready so i was freaking pissed cuz they ran out of loaners!

DJ

Probably why they didn't have one available.

Perry

[Tampa G35 Sedan 6MT]

yea that would be my luck...

But they called me today and said they had a loaner for me... I Really like this g37... Has lots of power and the new trans is really great!

But i still like to row my own gears..

I will await the day that we get a 8 speed manual!

DJ

[Poyzinous]

HA! haha. the complications involved in a 7 speed manual are enough to assure us that the 6 speed will be around for another 10 years. Its so perfect. 4 multiplication gears, a direct drive, and an overdrive. I hate it when some of you guys say stealership. makes me feel hated or outcast. I've been working at a dealer for 4 years. Best job I've ever had. Big difference between the independent shops I've been at. why do you call it a stealership?

[telcoman]

I hate it when some of you guys say stealership. makes me feel hated or outcast. I've been working at a dealer for 4 years. Best job I've ever had. Big difference between the independent shops I've been at. why do you call it a stealership?

I think it is because some do not understand how the automobile service operation functions as a business.

Factory training and equipment is expensive.

Although independent shops may be a little cheaper they often use cheap parts and do not have the same level of training that one finds at a dealer.

I learned a long time ago you usually get what you pay for.

Buy cheap, buy twice

Telcoman

[Tampa G35 Sedan 6MT]

Well we call them that when they try to steal money from us...

I do all my oil changes and brakes and other things like that myself so they don't get any money from me. My G only goes to the dealership for warranty work!

DJ

[pfarmer]

yea that would be my luck...

But they called me today and said they had a loaner for me... I Really like this g37... Has lots of power and the new trans is really great!

But i still like to row my own gears..

I will await the day that we get a 8 speed manual!

DJ

The point I was making is that if I knew someone wanted to run my new car through its paces, one that I really need to be able to sell to others, others that I will in turn have to support in the way of warranty work and so on, that I probably would not loan my new hot car out to them.

Perry

[pfarmer]

I think it is because some do not understand how the automobile service operation functions as a business.

Factory training and equipment is expensive.

Although independent shops may be a little cheaper they often use cheap parts and do not have the same level of training that one finds at a dealer.

I learned a long time ago you usually get what you pay for.

Buy cheap, buy twice

Telcoman

Well that is certainly true. However I do not understand how an oil change using the Nissan Ester oil can cost me $200 at an Infiniti dealer (quoted in Fife, Washington) and only $100 at a Nissan dealer (Olympia, Washington)? So far I have been treated well in Fife for warranty repairs, however I still have to consider the economics of driving 60 miles round trip more and pay $100 for the same quoted service.

Perry

[Tampa G35 Sedan 6MT]

perry,

They didn't know that is what I wanted to do lol.... Im not going to go to the service tech and say... Oh great you got a new g37 for me... I am going to see how fast it will run at the track this week... So what do you think it will do in a 1/4 mile lol

But I know what you are saying...

DJ

[SVTCOBRA]

No not that it gives me status.... I was looking foward to driving one of the g37's for a few days because I wanted to compare it to my G after all the mods were installed

DJ

I've noticed the difference between our 05 G35 and the 08 G35 loaner!Especially when it shifts into 2nd!!! I'm now wanting to replace it with a G37....

[pfarmer]

perry,

They didn't know that is what I wanted to do lol.... Im not going to go to the service tech and say... Oh great you got a new g37 for me... I am going to see how fast it will run at the track this week... So what do you think it will do in a 1/4 mile lol

But I know what you are saying...

DJ

Well you did go in with one that has some mods? Also if I were a large dealer or above I would be watching for post like what was above in major forums, since in reality any repair that could cost me money that could be avoided would be a wise thing to watch for.

An example of this is that many health insurance companies such as HMOs do in fact watch support groups for various expensive procedures. For example a patient who misrepresents his status as a smoker and a leukemia patient. If you were applying at a hospital that relies on large amounts of funding your success rates get you the funding and the success rates for smokers are less than that for non-smokers. I have no reason to believe that other industries don't do the same.

Perry

[Tampa G35 Sedan 6MT]

Just an update...

My car should be done today! I am so excited!

The Service tech called me and said everything is going well an that my New 3.5 VQ (HE) would be installed this morning...

I really don't think he knew what he was talking about... I think I am getting a updated VQ DE lol

Apparently there was a clearance issue with the new headers. But i am keeping my fingers crossed. If not I am sure I am going to have to pay an arm and a Leg to get the new headers installed lol.

I am Also not sure as to if they installed the spacer....

But I will be so thrilled if they get everything installed for me!

DJ

[Tampa G35 Sedan 6MT]

Well you did go in with one that has some mods? Also if I were a large dealer or above I would be watching for post like what was above in major forums, since in reality any repair that could cost me money that could be avoided would be a wise thing to watch for.

An example of this is that many health insurance companies such as HMOs do in fact watch support groups for various expensive procedures. For example a patient who misrepresents his status as a smoker and a leukemia patient. If you were applying at a hospital that relies on large amounts of funding your success rates get you the funding and the success rates for smokers are less than that for non-smokers. I have no reason to believe that other industries don't do the same.

Perry

Perry,

Let me just say that even if I had a Vortech S/C on my car the dealer can't discriminate against me. They would still have to provide me with a loaner...

And the dealers don't care about the loaners. The buy them so cheep and use them for about 20k miles and then they sell them at the auction for almost what they paid for them!

It is a very low cost solution for Infiniti since the G holds its value very well!