Think about it tho.. if the dealerships are gonna stick it to us every. Chance they get not. Sayin all do but most I've seen do. But my local one always seemsto find somethin wrong with mine. If theyre gonna try and take us for every nickel and dime ain't it justice to return the favor? Esspecially since this is a limited production vehicle. Pardon me if I seem hypocritcal but id rather look at the people that have lawyers and insurance than a mechanic that is tryin to feed his family. I'm not tryin to justify what the mech did bit I'm not gonna say lay over and take what they'll give him either. Fact of the matter is the truck is in eorse shape now than when it went in so they're responsible to fix it. And since they're irrisponsibilty damaged the truck they should kiss some ass instead of tryin to settle..
I agree overall with what you're saying. Dealerships, quick lubes, tire shops, mechanics, they all nickel and dime. They all do the "courtesy checks" when you take it to them for something specific, such as when I took my truck into a Firestone and told them specifically I wanted my brake fluid flushed and replaced, and yet they still come back to me with a list of things needing repair and whatnot. Hell, even at the car washes they have those windshield replacement reps that tell you you need your windshield replaced because of some tiny minuscule pit in the glass that they only found because of sticking their faces right up on the glass. Everywhere you go, automotive-wise, is trying to get your money. It gets old and when one of those places messes up, then yeah, I don't feel sorry for them, especially when it's something that doesn't seem like a genuine accident.
That said, and as to what Caveman is talking about, the problem with the U.S. is that a person spills a cup of coffee on themselves at a McDonald's and then they sue and judges allow these lawsuits and even find in favor of the plaintiff in these ridiculous situations, this is what causes a company to outsource or find ways to recoup the millions they lost in settlements. And of course crap rolls downhill so they probably fire the manager and the employee who served the coffee and the employee who made the coffee, so now they have to replace those people and train the new employees that replace them. Overall what I'm getting at, when it's the customer who brings in, say a car, to a mechanic, knowing full well the engine is only holding together with a bolt and some duct tape, and then the motor falls apart in the mechanic's bay and then they try and sue and say the mechanic messed up, then yeah, that's a problem. But as is with the case of the OP, he brought his truck in for something specific and negligible actions on the part of the mechanic/dealership led to further problems and what seems an attempt to deflect liability.
