Typical dealer ****

[Adam in CO]

So, it has been 3 years and 45k miles. The exact national average, you know.

So, lets get serviced!

1) Make appt. to drop off vehicle for both 42k and 45k services to be completed simultanoeusly.

2) Listen to service advisor quote "3 hours" and "200 bucks" and catch shuttle (cargo van) with semi-retired, 80 year old, blind as a bat driver, to office.

3) Get phone call re: "Will now be a few days and 1200 bucks." "Would you like a loaner?"

4) Ask why this wasn't taken care of during the two hour wait between previously scheduled, kept drop-off time and shuttle driver sobering up enough to drive cargo van.

5) Listen to explanation of "exceeds $500, blah blah blah, must wait for extended warranty company adjuster, blah blah blah".

6) Call several days later and leave a message for service advisor.

7) Call again to discover service advisor is out sick and may never return previous call.

8) Get attitude from dealer receptionist.

9) Get return call from unknown, replacement service advisor explaining that you are "waiting for parts" "should not drive in current condition" "blah blah blah" "will have parts next week"

11) Schedule Hummer lunch with buddies, and give one of them sh!t about not bringing their Geo Metro to a Hummer lunch.

12) Drive POS Hertz Toyota Corola to Hummer lunch.