Jason Bleazard wrote:
>
> steve preston wrote:
>
>> Well,I know how local dealerships can be reluctant to
>> go out of their way for you when you bring in a
>> vehicle bought from a "competing" dealer. I did call
>> the service department of this local dealer to see if
>> they thought my problem actually was the heater core.
>> (Don`t know why I bothered. Of course it is,although I
>> could not get that admission from them.)
>> They were polite enough,but all they would say for
>> sure was "Fifty dollar checkout charge". They are not
>> a bad dealership,but I have no leverage with
>> them,since I bought it somewhere else. Maybe I should
>> at least TRY it,though...... Steve P.
>
>
> B.S. The warranty is good anywhere. If you bought the truck someplace
> else, they should be glad to be getting your service business.
>
> My truck was originally sold in Idaho. I bought it used in Utah, and
> had warranty work done at two different Utah dealers with no hassles
> whatsoever. Then after moving to Canada, I even had one warranty job
> done up here. They did call me up to tell me that Chrysler Canada had
> refused the warranty claim, so I had to tell them that it was an
> American truck (that's why the speedometer is in miles, geniuses), so
> then they called Chrysler in the US and got it taken care of, no
> problem, no checkout charge, nothing.
>
> Look for a 5-star dealer, and don't take this kind of crap from them.
That's all well and good, but if his warranty expired at 36k miles and
he's at 37.5k miles and the dealer wants to "customer goodwill" him one
under warranty, perhaps the tow is worth it. As I found out firsthand
last winter, a heater core in our trucks can be anywhere from $500 -
$900 worth of work. I paid about $590 for mine because they discounted
my job 15% on parts and another 15% on labor. A friend in our local
dakota club had to pay out almost $1000 for his when he had it done.
Bottom line is: if he's out of warranty and they want to do it for free,
the tow is worth it for the savings in labor. Just my $.02
-- - Josh Lowered 2000 Dakota CC 3.9L Above Statement Not True ^^^^^ www.omg-stfu.com
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