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:rofl: I was thinking the same thing.Well they can, it's just the last thing they'll ever do.
:rofl: I was thinking the same thing.Well they can, it's just the last thing they'll ever do.
lol lol lol My boss can't figure out how to use his to this day. lol lolTitter ye not! I had difficulty answering mine for weeks.
I can crack walnuts with my phone. Can any of your fancy-pantsy technological doodads do that?
I have a "lighter" on my phone. I've yet to be able to light my cigar with it though.
Uh, you can't put that in your pocket. lol lolSpeaking of Swiss Army knife...
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Gee, ya think?And it seems that using any one of the blades or tools would be a bit unwieldy.
Should have bought a Lincoln Navigator....Which is why I know. I have replaced a laudry list of things in that that should have been correctly done at the factory----in the first place. From window motors to NAV. They all went within the first year.:doh: It wasn't like I bought some cheap pile either.
Should have bought a Lincoln Navigator....
I have to think that a lot of the problem too is that today's mechanics are basically just parts-swappers. They look up a computer code, they take out the part that the computer tells them is bad and they pop in a new one, reset the computer, and tell you it's good. But they don't seem to have a whole lot of understanding of the basic theory involved -- they don't seem to understand how to troubleshoot. They're slaves to the diagnostic tools.
The funny thing about that problem you mention is that anyone who has a junior-high-school understanding of electricity -- not "computers" but basic, simple electrical theory -- would check the ground before messing around with anything else. One thing about driving a 6-volt car is that if you don't know anything about the importance of a good ground when you start, you'll learn it pretty quick thru experience.
Oh definitely!I've always maintained that the main purpose of modern automotive design is to provide continuous employment for auto mechanics.
Well, I can at least say that my experience was at least being attended to. They replaced a ton of things under warranty. They even replaced the fading logos.Exactly. Both my husband and I mentioned it being a grounding problem and I knew it was electrical issue when my radio first started showing symptoms. But I think other than knowledge it's also laziness. They weren't going to get paid to fix my car, so why not hook up a monitor knowing perfectly well the monitor won't detect an issue like that, say nothing is wrong, and blame the customer?
What cued me into laziness is the first time I asked somebody to go out and try to start the car while it was "hot" after just driving it in or to go out and watch me try to start it. How freaking lazy and bad at your job do you have to be to not walk out and spend 3 minutes trying to start a car that's been in your shop three times now? And the sad thing is I took this car to three different dealers and *all* of them refused to start the car when I brought it in. I was starting to think that either GM hires the most incompetent and lazy mechanics that exist or it was some kind of freaking conspiracy.
ETA: I only took it to three dealers because I'm a stubborn person, had a warranty, and damned if I was going to pay to fix a problem that the company should have paid to fix. I should have given up after the second dealer, if not the first, but I had this idea that the company who obviously sold me a faulty product should be responsible for fixing it. I expect there to occasionally be problems with cars, even great cars, out of the factory. But it was the way they treated me and their obvious refusal to fix it that really irked me.
I have to think that a lot of the problem too is that today's mechanics are basically just parts-swappers. They look up a computer code, they take out the part that the computer tells them is bad and they pop in a new one, reset the computer, and tell you it's good. But they don't seem to have a whole lot of understanding of the basic theory involved -- they don't seem to understand how to troubleshoot. They're slaves to the diagnostic tools.
The funny thing about that problem you mention is that anyone who has a junior-high-school understanding of electricity -- not "computers" but basic, simple electrical theory -- would check the ground before messing around with anything else. One thing about driving a 6-volt car is that if you don't know anything about the importance of a good ground when you start, you'll learn it pretty quick thru experience.
Which is why I know. I have replaced a laudry list of things in that that should have been correctly done at the factory----in the first place. From window motors to NAV. They all went within the first year.:doh: It wasn't like I bought some cheap pile either.
I know the feeling. We had to replace all four window regulators (the mechanism in the door that rolls the window up and down, for those who don't know) on our 2000 Buick LeSabre, only one of which broke before the one-year dealer warranty expired. Long story short (and that's an understatement), our extreme displeasure with the dealership and GM forced us to replace it in 2007. Since then I've been driving a 2007 Honda Ridgeline RTL which has been 100% trouble-free....I have replaced a laudry list of things in that that should have been correctly done at the factory----in the first place. From window motors to NAV. They all went within the first year.:doh: It wasn't like I bought some cheap pile either.