I hate car dealers

Date: Thu, 11/01/2007 - 10:57

Submitted by puddlejmpr
on Thu, 11/01/2007 - 10:57

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Ok heres my story..... I started having some problems with my trucks exhaust. I knew one of the welds broke, but it is rattling and hitting the frame and it is sooooo loud because of this. Well I had an appt to get my oil changed so I have waited a couple of days and using my truck in the meantime. So I bring in the truck this morning for the oil change and the recall work and they tell me that they will look at the exhaust and get back to me. Well almost 2 hours later the lady calls my name and tells me how much I owe. Thank god it was only for the oil change. Then I ask her about the exhaust and told her they were supposed to come talk to me about that So she goes back and talks to them and comes back and tells me that it is a special order part that I need. Then I ask her well was it just the muffler and tail pipe or is it the whole exhaust she looked at me like I don't know and was going to go back and talk to them. I told her I will go and talk to them. So anyway I go back there and ask why no one came and talked to me he said he was sorry (right) then I asked about the truck and he tells me the WHOLE exhaust system needs to be replaced. I'm like WTF and then tells me it will be around $300. Then he gives me a list of the things that are wrong with my truck, exhaust, 4 ball joints, one of the axle seals are leaking, air filter, and a serp. belt. I know my belt is over $100 then the ball joints are $1000 but $300 for the exhaust? I don't think so. So I called a muffler shop and was asking about prices (hubby called them yesterday) and told them that now they say I need the whole exhaust. The guy on the phone says I don't think you do but bring it in for a free inspection and we will let you know. I am thinking that the dealer just wantes more money out of me because I used a coupon for the oil change and then I told him that I had a quote for fixing the exhaust. So I think they were pissed. But I am still trying to figure out where I am going to pull this money from because it is still going to cost me $140 to fix I hate it though because it is so loud until you step on the gas then the noise goes away. I hate it because everyone stares and it sounds like the truck is going to blow up lol. Ok so now I go speeding through town so I don't make a lot of noise and lets say I get pulled over for speeding lol then I tell the cop well sorry officer my exhaust is loud so the only way to make it quiet is to keep my foot on the gas so thats why I was speeding instead of breaking the noise ord. lmao what do you think they will say to that lmao. I hate car dealers, they just try and suck you dry and if your already dry then they say well too bad Sorry for going on so long I was just pissed. I will let you know what happens tomorrow at the muffler shop.

Oh and btw, I asked hubby if I could use his truck so I could do my running because mine was so loud and he looked at me and said no. So you all know where he is right now (in the dog house)lol.

So just what is broke? are the pipes separated? can you just by

So just what is broke? are the pipes separated? can you just by a $3 metal muffler strap at the auto store and fix it? If it's just a weld, find a welder to seal it up. I had a damaged trans pan that would have cost me a couple hundred to replace fixed by a guy at the car shop up the road from my house for $10. Good as new.