Took my Grand Prix in before the warranty expired. I needed to get a couple of things fixed.
-check engine light is on
-rear window doesn't work
-powerstering whines in morning when cold
-exhaust has leak somewhere
-state inspection is due.
The guy called me an hour ago. He says it failed inspection (he wanted $59.95 pass or fail HAHAH talked my way out of that one :nono: ) because of the check engine light. I was like wtf I wanted you to do the inspection last when all the warranty repairs were done. He says the light is from a misfire and needs to do wires and fuel injection cleaning for get this...$325... Than he wants $580 to fix the back window motor not under extended warranty. Than he wants $970 + labor to replace an exhaust pipe. The rack and pinion is under warranty so I have to pay $50 deductable and $59.95 alignment cost.
So the hell with it, I ordered a SLP stainless catback system from summit for $450, I'll get a window motor from the junk yard $50?, and fix the check engine light myself... wires $50...
They tried to bang me for like $2000 are they freaking crazy!!!
They are getting about $180 out of me for the rack, deductable, and some diagnostic bull $hit fee.. so looks like I'll be around $750 for everything... much better than $2k plus I get a nice cat-back rather than gay stock exhaust...
You gotta tell them up front that if it isn't under warranty you're not buyin' it. They'll still try to bleed you but...
man oh man, do you know what GM marks up their parts.. I used to work in a GM warehouse, they are marked up like you wouldn't beleive the dealerships make all thier money on parts. I once had to get my wifes car fixed. and I walked in with the dealers shipping reciept and showed them what they paid, and compared it to what they were charging me (300 bucks for a fuel pump assembly, they were charging 750), they wouldn't lower thier price, so my brother-in-law got one from a cousin that works at a place that makes after market pumps, cost 100 bucks.
U think they would send u flowers after trying to rape u like that.
man they don't play, I couldn't imagine if I didn't know anything about cars..
I feel sorry for the person that gives them permission to do everything they want... really sad. :yuck: