OT: THE DAY VERM GOT RIPPED OFF PART # 3
timstter
Following on from the rather unsatisfactory response by Texas Direct
Auto to our hero, Gil Jesus of North Dartmouth, it was time for him to
assess just how full blown a disaster the purchase of this Silverado
lemon was. We rejoin him as he visits a trusted local mechanic to hear
the news, still smarting from the apparent brush off from Texas Direct
Auto (ie you were too stupid and lazy to purchase a warranty on an *as
is* sale so go whistle Dixie, Verm!) Er, that might be overstating
things a LITTLE. OK, let's listen in. Verm on:
QUOTE ON:
On Thursday, June 9th, I stopped off to find out if they had taken my
transmission apart and to what extent it had been damaged. Al got the
status report and told me that the planetary gear assembly had to be
replaced. According to the Chevrolet tech information they had, the
parts alone were going to cost over $ 2800.00.
Al told me that because of the mark-up on factory parts, he could
rebuild the entire transmission for the same price-with labor,
including new seals, new clutches, torque converter and bands. With
tax it would be about $ 3,000.00 and he would have my truck tied up
for another 7-10 days. In addition, because he felt sorry for me, he
said that he'd give me a 2-year/24,000 mile warranty instead of the
usual 12mo/12,000 mile one.
Is a dealer allowed to represent the vehicle as "excellent shape and
condition" or "needs nothing mechanical to drive today" or "excellent
condition and ready for its next owner" or even "if it isn't
everything we've represented, you have no obligation to finish the
transaction" or "no disappointments, we guarantee your satisfaction"
and at the same time sell the vehicle "as is"? This dealer used ALL of
these terms in that Ebay auction. Can a dealer use the term "guarantee
your satisfaction" in selling a vehicle "as is" ? Is it reasonable for
a consumer to believe that "needs nothing mechanical" means that
mechanically the vehicle is sound?
How far can a dealer go in his description of the condition and at
what point has he crossed the line and misrepresented the vehicle?
Although " we are not perfect and may miss something " may ultimately
result in misrepresenting the vehicle, the fact is that this
particular vehicle WAS misrepresented.
By describing the vehicle as "excellent shape and condition", "needs
nothing mechanical", "no disappointments" and "we guarantee your
satisfaction", the dealer specifically GUARANTEED SATISFACTION and
represented the vehicle in specific terms. In doing so, he was
obligated to ensure that the vehicle was in said condition BEFORE it
left his premises and was released to the transport company for
delivery.
When the vehicle was delivered it had a noise in first gear. I find it
hard to believe that that happened riding on the back of some car
transporter. I took delivery on Friday 5/27/05 about 6-6:15PM. The
shops were closed and it was a long holiday weekend, (Memorial Day) so
I took it to the local Chevy Dealer (Ralph's Chevrolet, Dartmouth,
Mass.) on Tuesday 5/31/05 to see if the noise was normal.
The Service Manager (Ken) heard it as soon as I moved the truck
forward. He pulled the dipstick, smelled the fluid and diagnosed an
internal problem. He recommended I take it to a transmission shop
(SAFE-GUARD, with over 30 yrs experience) which I did. The foreman
road tested the truck and heard the noise immediately. Now I've got
two EXPERTS who heard the noise besides myself.
The transmission shop pulled the base pan on the transmission and
found metal shavings in the pan. This is not normal and evidence of
internal damage. When Rick Williams said, " my tech drives all of the
vehicles and he did not notice any whine from the tranny, I guarantee
if he had noticed it, it would have been repaired", it sounded like he
was calling me a liar.
THAT pissed me off even more.
I spent 15,000.00 (Buy it Now) for a truck that "needs nothing
mechanical" but is sitting in the shop right now awaiting a $3,000.00
rebuild. I didn't dare drive it the way it was for fear that I would
further damage it. Unfortunately, I gave these a**holes positive
feedback before I got the problem checked out.
I have since rectified that problem by leaving some follow-up feedback
noting my dissatisfaction. They, in turn, said that I "damaged the
transmission working the truck" , which is not true. In fact, if I had
damaged the transmission myself, they would have had no way of knowing
HOW it was damaged, since all the correspondence I've had with them is
posted here via e-mail in this report. I've spoken to NO ONE on the
phone from that dealership.
And I hope Mr. " we are not perfect and may miss something" doesn't
miss this: since my SATISFACTION is GUARANTEED, and until I am
satisfied, I will continue to e-mail everyone who bids on auctions
placed by Texas Direct Auto and tell them of my experience with these
clowns. Hopefully, I can prevent another poor soul from getting burned
by unscrupulous characters such as these.
Gilbert
No. Dartmouth, Massachusetts
QUOTE OFF
Well spoken, Gilbert of North Dartmouth! Let's hope eBay or some other
fool doesn't try to get in your way as you seek atonement.
BTW, seems to be just a LITTLE Christian sentiment lacking there...
Ah, never mind! Let's all look forward to the next exciting episode, #
4, SHOWDOWN WITH EBAY!
Eager Regards,
Tim Brennan
Sydney, Australia
*Newsgroup(s) Commentator*
tomnln
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"timstter" <tims...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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Gil Jesus
> rob/tim/Azcue/justme/HUGO has been Supporting Texas Criminals for 46 �Years
> ! ! !
What's the Fatman saying now, that I'm a bad person because someone
sold me an automotive lemon five years ago ?
First I was a bad person because my house was too small.
Now I bought a lemon.
ROFLMAO...does anyone else see his desperation as he searches the web
for ANYTHING on me?
FIND THAT CRIMINAL RECORD, FATMAN ?
FIND THAT ARREST FOR STEALING CABLE TV YET ?
Did you know that the Fatman sent me an e-mail offering a "truce" ?
In a message dated 3/19/2010 9:24:24 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
rob.s...@gmail.com writes:
Don't you think this is a silly way for two grown men to act? If you
are willing to talk reasonably, you will probably find out that we
have more in common than you think
Rob
These nutjobs are beautiful aren't they ?
They publicly trash you and privately try to be your friend.
Totally schizo.
mucher1
> On Mar 19, 11:35 pm, "tomnln" <tom...@cox.net> wrote:
>
> > rob/tim/Azcue/justme/HUGO has been Supporting Texas Criminals for 46 Years
> > ! ! !
>
> What's the Fatman saying now, that I'm a bad person because someone
> sold me an automotive lemon five years ago ?
>
> First I was a bad person because my house was too small.
>
> Now I bought a lemon.
>
> ROFLMAO...does anyone else see his desperation as he searches the web
> for ANYTHING on me?
>
> FIND THAT CRIMINAL RECORD, FATMAN ?
>
> FIND THAT ARREST FOR STEALING CABLE TV YET ?
>
> Did you know that the Fatman sent me an e-mail offering a "truce" ?
>
> In a message dated 3/19/2010 9:24:24 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>
>
> Don't you think this is a silly way for two grown men to act? If you
> are willing to talk reasonably, you will probably find out that we
> have more in common than you think
>
> Rob
>
> These nutjobs are beautiful aren't they ?
>
> They publicly trash you and privately try to be your friend.
>
> Totally schizo.
Uh, Gil? Tim is the guy that's posting the "Verm Got Ripped Off"
series. Rob is the guy that was, apparently, trying to reach out to
you via a private e-mail. HTH.
Spence
> On Mar 19, 11:35 pm, "tomnln" <tom...@cox.net> wrote:
>
> > rob/tim/Azcue/justme/HUGO has been Supporting Texas Criminals for 46 Years
> > ! ! !
>
> What's the Fatman saying now, that I'm a bad person because someone
> sold me an automotive lemon five years ago ?
>
> First I was a bad person because my house was too small.
>
> Now I bought a lemon.
>
> ROFLMAO...does anyone else see his desperation as he searches the web
> for ANYTHING on me?
>
> FIND THAT CRIMINAL RECORD, FATMAN ?
>
> FIND THAT ARREST FOR STEALING CABLE TV YET ?
>
> Did you know that the Fatman sent me an e-mail offering a "truce" ?
>
> In a message dated 3/19/2010 9:24:24 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>
>
> Don't you think this is a silly way for two grown men to act? If you
> are willing to talk reasonably, you will probably find out that we
> have more in common than you think
>
> Rob
>
> These nutjobs are beautiful aren't they ?
>
> They publicly trash you and privately try to be your friend.
>
> Totally schizo.
Oh well I tried.
drummist1965
>
> > rob/tim/Azcue/justme/HUGO has been Supporting Texas Criminals for 46 Years
> > ! ! !
>
> What's the Fatman saying now, that I'm a bad person because someone
> sold me an automotive lemon five years ago ?
>
> First I was a bad person because my house was too small.
>
> Now I bought a lemon.
>
> ROFLMAO...does anyone else see his desperation as he searches the web
> for ANYTHING on me?
>
> FIND THAT CRIMINAL RECORD, FATMAN ?
>
> FIND THAT ARREST FOR STEALING CABLE TV YET ?
>
> Did you know that the Fatman sent me an e-mail offering a "truce" ?
>
> In a message dated 3/19/2010 9:24:24 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>
>
> Don't you think this is a silly way for two grown men to act? If you
> are willing to talk reasonably, you will probably find out that we
> have more in common than you think
>
> Rob
>
> These nutjobs are beautiful aren't they ?
>
> They publicly trash you and privately try to be your friend.
>
> Totally schizo.
Well...now you've done it, Gil.
timstter
> On Mar 19, 11:35 pm, "tomnln" <tom...@cox.net> wrote:
>
> > rob/tim/Azcue/justme/HUGO has been Supporting Texas Criminals for 46 Years
> > ! ! !
>
> What's the Fatman saying now, that I'm a bad person because someone
> sold me an automotive lemon five years ago ?
>
> First I was a bad person because my house was too small.
>
> Now I bought a lemon.
>
> ROFLMAO...does anyone else see his desperation as he searches the web
> for ANYTHING on me?
>
> FIND THAT CRIMINAL RECORD, FATMAN ?
>
> FIND THAT ARREST FOR STEALING CABLE TV YET ?
>
> Did you know that the Fatman sent me an e-mail offering a "truce" ?
>
> In a message dated 3/19/2010 9:24:24 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>
>
> Don't you think this is a silly way for two grown men to act? If you
> are willing to talk reasonably, you will probably find out that we
> have more in common than you think
>
> Rob
>
> These nutjobs are beautiful aren't they ?
>
> They publicly trash you and privately try to be your friend.
>
> Totally schizo.
LOL! Er, Verm, how many people are The Fatman in your twisted mind?
So far we have Rob, Bud and me.
Does it help your affliction by pretending that all the people
attacking you are the same person?
Concerned Regards,
aeffects
shithead, you're FINALLY catching on! B-R-A-V-O... You're become so
fucked up, you now believing your aliased personna(S) and lies are
REAL!
Sam Brown
"aeffects" <aeffe...@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:af2fb192-cca9-4bd2...@k24g2000pro.googlegroups.com...
Funny how defects never mentions what a lard arse his girlfriend Benny is.
Aint that sweet. I wonder if they split a sundae? Nah, thats why Heely looks
like a dessicated coconut and Benny is the image of the Michelin Man.
aeffects
> "aeffects" <aeffect...@gmail.com> wrote in message
c'mon skankroid... as I live and breathe the tuna express makes a
showing... hey shithead, you .johnny wannabes need to do better than
that.... and a shithead like yourself, who doesn't even know who JFK
was -- oh-my... you should be ashamed you worthless, empty tuna can
you!
Sam Brown
Can anybody translate turtle into english?
Gil Jesus
> Funny how defects never mentions what a lard arse his girlfriend Benny is.
> Aint that sweet. I wonder if they split a sundae? Nah, thats why Heely looks
> like a dessicated coconut and Benny is the image of the Michelin Man.
Are you that lonely that the only way you can find someone to converse
with is to troll newsgroups and insult people ?
Speaking of "lard arses", we're interested in your comments on these:
http://i47.tinypic.com/28sm354.jpg
Sam Brown
"Gil Jesus" <gjj...@aol.com> wrote in message
news:1b9379d4-dfd4-4228...@t17g2000prg.googlegroups.com...
http://i47.tinypic.com/28sm354.jpg
http://i40.tinypic.com/23saf6e.jpg
http://i40.tinypic.com/fk5nag.jpg
My comment would be "get a job Girly". Oh and this person is still
infinitely more attractive than you on every level. Cro-magnon man. Do you
ever bathe?
timstter
Hey Verm! Any news on that dud Silverado?
Boy, did they ever see YOU coming, LOL!
KUTGW, Verm!
LMFAO Regards,
aeffects
amazing how the Aussie lone nut trolls quickly drift into uppah nu
yawk posting habits.... ROTFLMFAO!
GAWD these dipshits are dumb, as in D-U-M-B! Keep coming back, y'all
hear now!
timstter
> rob/tim/Azcue/justme/HUGO has been Supporting Texas Criminals for 46 Years
> ! ! !
>
> SEE>>> http://whokilledjfk.net/mexcity.htm
>
> SEE>>> http://whokilledjfk.net/rob_spencer_page.htm
>
> SEE>>> http://whokilledjfk.net/guess_who_wrote.htm
>
> SEE>>> http://whokilledjfk.net/secret_service_drinking.htm
>
> SEE>>> http://whokilledjfk.net/eusebio_azcue.htm
>
Speaking of Texas criminals, YOU'RE the one who supports Oswald,
tomnln.
Could hardly be a BIGGER Texas criminal than the guy who shot a
President.
Helpful Regards,