Dealer dropped my C5 off lift -- need advice

[RCG]

They would be wise to offer you a C5 from their inventory that is approximate to yours in value. Even a little better would be smart just to keep the lawyers out of a deal they cant win.

Tom

Together with a hell of a warranty!

Good luck!
RCG

[atmmac]

Damn i would definetly call your attorney.


Best Of Luck,
-Andy

[SPANISHVETTS]

I've gotta see pictures to believe this.

After I read this post I put my Vette up on our Snap-On 2 post lift and tried to visualize what happened. Outside of a catastrophic failure I just can’t see it. Maybe if one of the pads was too far out the car would fall over sideways, break the post off and fall to the floor, but this would happen long before the car was 6´ high and 2 Mechs were under it. I really want to see the photos.

Regardless of what happened they F´uped your Vette. Try to find a lawyer who has specialized in ¨insurance defense¨, they know how dirty the bastards are and will be able to find a ¨soft spot¨ to attack.

[Edmond]

Edmond --

The windshield washer reservoir and tubing popped out. I didn't see any damage to the engine, and haven't looked underneath. I don't what it looks like -- the dealer said there as a drum underneath that it hit (oil waste I expect). The dealer took it down to the collision shop before I got there.

- Dave

The dealer taking the car down to the collision shop before you got there would raise a red flag with me. I would believe that they're trying to hide something. I would've figured that standard operating procedure would be to call you down to the shop to see everything through.

[TheBlueVette]

The dealer taking the car down to the collision shop before you got there would raise a red flag with me. I would believe that they're trying to hide something. I would've figured that standard operating procedure would be to call you down to the shop to see everything through.

The real red flag for me was when Roy, the shop manager, said not to call my insurance company. The dealership would take care of the whole thing, and if I called my insurance it would list an accident on the vehicle history, and my rates would go up. If they took care of it, the record would be clean. I called my insurance company (CSAA).

-Dave

[Edmond]

The real red flag for me was when Roy, the shop manager, said not to call my insurance company. The dealership would take care of the whole thing, and if I called my insurance it would list an accident on the vehicle history, and my rates would go up. If they took care of it, the record would be clean. I called my insurance company (CSAA).

-Dave

That's a pretty blatant attempt to cover the whole thing up. The only record and insurance rates they're worried about going up are theirs. I hope you have a good attorney who will get you a brand spanking new C6.

[Bob Chadwick]

Don't get an attorney, yet. Unless you have one on retainer, you can count on one of two things; steep hourly fees or the more common 1/3 to 40% contract where this is the attorney's fee as a percentage of any recovery he gets you.

You need to figure out what you want here. Your car repaired or a replacement and let them deal with the mess that they created.

You need to do two things, and it appears that you have done both. Notify your insurance company and start a discussion with the GM of the facility. I would have all of my discussions in front of the rest of the customers coming in for repairs and the worse the situation, the louder I would get. Remember, they make more money off of service than they do off of sales.

If things don't go your way, take a couple of days off work and sit on the public property in front of the entrance to the service department with a big sign that says see me before you get any service here. Call the local TV studios, the newspaper. Make sure any discussion is the facts and no conjecture. You don't want to get sued for libel or slander. They won't like this one bit and as long as you sit on the public right of way there is not a darn thing they can do about it.

[TheBlueVette]

After I read this post I put my Vette up on our Snap-On 2 post lift and tried to visualize what happened. Outside of a catastrophic failure I just can’t see it. Maybe if one of the pads was too far out the car would fall over sideways, break the post off and fall to the floor, but this would happen long before the car was 6´ high and 2 Mechs were under it. I really want to see the photos.

Regardless of what happened they F´uped your Vette. Try to find a lawyer who has specialized in ¨insurance defense¨, they know how dirty the bastards are and will be able to find a ¨soft spot¨ to attack.

I'm having a hard time figuring out what happened, too. All I have is what they told me. The car was already at the body shop when I got there. The damage looks something like they tried to jack the car up by putting something in the front wheel wells above the tires, and tried to lift the car by it.

[warren s]

Post some pictures on the various Corvette websites along with the story of what happened.

Its amazing no one got hurt.

[corvettecrazy]

A while back some guy bought a evo from a mitts dealer, but they refused to give it to him because they "sold it at a higher price" and "forgot to end the auction" not the same thing but after they :
1 made tshirts that made the dealer look really bad
2 had local radio stations talking about it
3 spread the negative word about the dealership across hundreds of forums
4 got TV stations notified
5 stood out from telling everyone what happened

Sooner or later that man recieved an Evo, for the price he won the auction. And the dealer probably still has a lower profit to this date.

Moral: If they wont give you what you want (you should want one of compariable value or new) then ruin their reputation. At some point they will do their best to salavge their reputation and that would invlove giving you a new ride.


Sorry this happened, it sucks! (we definately need some pictures)

[78SilvAnniv]

Thanks, Heidi...
The dealer who was working on my '97 was Stewart Automotive Group in Colma, CA, near South San Francisco.
- Dave

Ah. The versions of Northern California are different for everyone.
I grew up 1 hour East of you in Tracy and Kenny grew up in waaay Northern California; Redding, so he may be unfamiliar with the dealership you mentioned. I'll bring it up to him and see if he recalls any gossip, but he probably doesn't know them.
Good luck and keep us posted as to the outcome.
Heidi

[TheBlueVette]

Post some pictures on the various Corvette websites along with the story of what happened.

Its amazing no one got hurt.

Got some pictures

[67HEAVEN]

Damn!

[TheBlueVette]

A while back some guy bought a evo from a mitts dealer, but they refused to give it to him because they "sold it at a higher price" and "forgot to end the auction" not the same thing but after they :
1 made tshirts that made the dealer look really bad
2 had local radio stations talking about it
3 spread the negative word about the dealership across hundreds of forums
4 got TV stations notified
5 stood out from telling everyone what happened

Sooner or later that man recieved an Evo, for the price he won the auction. And the dealer probably still has a lower profit to this date.

Moral: If they wont give you what you want (you should want one of compariable value or new) then ruin their reputation. At some point they will do their best to salavge their reputation and that would invlove giving you a new ride.


Sorry this happened, it sucks! (we definately need some pictures)

I
can make pamphlets with color photos to pass out in front..

[Mart]

Oh Man, thats bad, does the passenger side look like the drivers.

Oh S--- it does look like the drivers side, I would not even take that car back.

The whole front may be bent.