Long story short
Dec. 11th, 2006 09:00 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tiamatladySame story, different car.
Over the weekend it refused to start. It's been giving me shit about starting, but due to money I've been "ignoring" it. OK AND due to work, because the way things are addressed, well it isn't pretty. For some reason I'm quite crippled at speaking with reps at one dealer because they are SUPER nasty when I say something like "May I have a Saturday appointment please?" Apparently EVERYONE wants a Saturday appointment, and who am _I_ to request such. Frankly, they'd become so nasty that I've gone elsewhere for service on this puppy. Anywhere else (barring Jiffy Lube, since they both suck and blow)
What little I know about my engine, I think it's the starter. I don't have any issues beyond that, other than a dimming of lights when the car shifts gears, and it's not even all the time. I fear it's taken out the battery, and I probably need a new one anyway, as this is original to the car's purchase almost two years ago. I have juice, it just won't turn over.
A call to Favored Dealer faced me with a wait on hold, no answer from service, an attitude from the Receptionist ("Ma'am I don't KNOW that they're too busy, they're short one person today, and you can leave a message and they'll call you back at THEIR convenience." Um yeah, can' I put you through to my boss, and have you tell him I'm waiting on a grease monkey's convenience? Sheesh!) and then getting put into one person's voicemail, instead of a pooled voice mail, of a woman rep I've had MAJOR issues with her attitude before this.
Needless to say, I hung up.
However, call to Dealer Where People Have Had Problems, But From Whom I Purchased My Car And Had A Great Experience, resulted in an IMMEDIATE answer, by a human, who emphasized with my issue, was up FRONT about how busy they were without judgment, or a snarky attitude, yet said "Send it up here, we'll try and take a peek and see what we can do for you today."
This one is a lot closer to the T, and I don't feel as bad going to the nearest stop and asking them to pick me up, if necessary.
So for now, instead of staying home today, waiting for it to be ready, I'm going to get showered and dressed, call for a flatbed tow (thank you baby Jeebus for Triple A Gold!) and then call a coworker to come pick me up. I will also need to find my way to work tomorrow, probably, until they call and say things are ready, then have coworker drop me at the train and take it in.
Money still sucks but I have a plan. it does NOT involve prostitution, or the selling of anything, although there will be some of that.
Meh. Better timing could have been had, but in the auto's defense it held out as long as it could, _I_ was the asshole for not dealing, as I've been for anything else going on with the poor thing, and it's not trying to be a drama queen (erm, King, he's male. Yes I think my car is male, sue me.)
Frankly this just cements the idea that my shit is NOT in as much control as I thought and there must be some applied. Kthnxbi. Do not pass Go, do not collect $200.
I'm sure to be wibbling about it later. For now I feel slightly dirty about not going in right away. I have to check my work e-mail see what the boss has to say, and once I'm ready (and I'm so deliberately taking my time) I'll be going to the office, And much better than I would simply call in for two days, and I feel I really can't. *sighs* I need my head examined.
Over the weekend it refused to start. It's been giving me shit about starting, but due to money I've been "ignoring" it. OK AND due to work, because the way things are addressed, well it isn't pretty. For some reason I'm quite crippled at speaking with reps at one dealer because they are SUPER nasty when I say something like "May I have a Saturday appointment please?" Apparently EVERYONE wants a Saturday appointment, and who am _I_ to request such. Frankly, they'd become so nasty that I've gone elsewhere for service on this puppy. Anywhere else (barring Jiffy Lube, since they both suck and blow)
What little I know about my engine, I think it's the starter. I don't have any issues beyond that, other than a dimming of lights when the car shifts gears, and it's not even all the time. I fear it's taken out the battery, and I probably need a new one anyway, as this is original to the car's purchase almost two years ago. I have juice, it just won't turn over.
A call to Favored Dealer faced me with a wait on hold, no answer from service, an attitude from the Receptionist ("Ma'am I don't KNOW that they're too busy, they're short one person today, and you can leave a message and they'll call you back at THEIR convenience." Um yeah, can' I put you through to my boss, and have you tell him I'm waiting on a grease monkey's convenience? Sheesh!) and then getting put into one person's voicemail, instead of a pooled voice mail, of a woman rep I've had MAJOR issues with her attitude before this.
Needless to say, I hung up.
However, call to Dealer Where People Have Had Problems, But From Whom I Purchased My Car And Had A Great Experience, resulted in an IMMEDIATE answer, by a human, who emphasized with my issue, was up FRONT about how busy they were without judgment, or a snarky attitude, yet said "Send it up here, we'll try and take a peek and see what we can do for you today."
This one is a lot closer to the T, and I don't feel as bad going to the nearest stop and asking them to pick me up, if necessary.
So for now, instead of staying home today, waiting for it to be ready, I'm going to get showered and dressed, call for a flatbed tow (thank you baby Jeebus for Triple A Gold!) and then call a coworker to come pick me up. I will also need to find my way to work tomorrow, probably, until they call and say things are ready, then have coworker drop me at the train and take it in.
Money still sucks but I have a plan. it does NOT involve prostitution, or the selling of anything, although there will be some of that.
Meh. Better timing could have been had, but in the auto's defense it held out as long as it could, _I_ was the asshole for not dealing, as I've been for anything else going on with the poor thing, and it's not trying to be a drama queen (erm, King, he's male. Yes I think my car is male, sue me.)
Frankly this just cements the idea that my shit is NOT in as much control as I thought and there must be some applied. Kthnxbi. Do not pass Go, do not collect $200.
I'm sure to be wibbling about it later. For now I feel slightly dirty about not going in right away. I have to check my work e-mail see what the boss has to say, and once I'm ready (and I'm so deliberately taking my time) I'll be going to the office, And much better than I would simply call in for two days, and I feel I really can't. *sighs* I need my head examined.
