RE: Non related rant

["Dennis J." <djohn14296@xxxxxxxxx>]

ASSUME - - -  -ass- out of -U- and -me-
DJ


--- On Thu, 12/9/10, bruce buntain <bbuntain@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: bruce buntain <bbuntain@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: RE: Non related rant
> To: "Mopars Chrysler" <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Thursday, December 9, 2010, 9:25 PM
> 
> 
> 
> Ah, a bad situation all around. Legally, I'm not sure that
> you have enough of a solid case to proceed with any kind of
> action against the offending (and offensive) parts palace.
> Part of your problem, from a legal point of view, is the
> fact that your girlfriend drove the car with the "Hot" light
> on (I'm assuming the light was still on after the coolant
> was added). 
> However, you have nothing to lose by talking to the store
> manager and/or district manager. At the very least you might
> be able to arrange something whereby they would supply free
> parts for the rebuild or parts at cost - that sort of thing.
> Talking with them would also give you some idea about the
> nature of this company and how willing they are to make
> things right. Don't hold your breath, though.
> In a court of law, including small claims court, the
> 'defense' will point out that your girlfriend should have
> known better than to drive the car with an 'idiot' light on
> and/or you should have taught her about such situations.
> They do, of course, have a point. However, like most people,
> we automatically assume that nothing will go wrong. Car
> enthusiasts all too often assume that other people driving
> their cars know more than they actually do.
> My girlfriend was driving my car when the car coasted to a
> stop right in a rotary. She called me and said that the "car
> had died" (sound familiar?), so I hopped on my motorcycle
> and zipped out to where she was stranded. Unfortunately,
> thinking that she should put on the 4-way flashers (good
> thinking!), she assumed that you had to have the ignition on
> "on" (bad thinking!) for the flashers to work and didn't
> test them out otherwise. It turned out that she had run out
> of gas, and with the empty tank and an electric fuel pump
> located in the gas tank, she burnt out the fuel pump,
> turning a minor problem into one much more complicated.
> The moral of my story (if there is one) is that I should
> have explained things to her in a little more detail, but I
> was guilty of a little too much "assumption", forgetting
> that she wasn't a 'car person' and just didn't realize.
> Sorry to hear about your misfortune and I hope that things
> work out.
> 
> Bruce
> '64 Chrysler
> 
> > To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> > From: micher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: Non related rant
> > Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2010 13:49:12 -0600
> > 
> > 
> > Dodger............  I doubt it will get you
> anywhere, but I would at least 
> > tell management what happened. This is a prime example
> of someone wrongfully 
> > thinling they know what they are talking about,
> stating it as fact and 
> > giving bad advice which leads to trouble for someone
> eles.  Happens to 
> > often- that is why I am a
> cynic.............................MO
> > {Steve Mick}
> > http://stevemick.shutterfly.com/pictures#Part%202
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "William Harrison" <bbjt3@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2010 9:08 AM
> > Subject: Re: Non related rant
> > 
> > 
> > Indeed; talk to the store manager but while telling
> him that the store is 
> > responsible for the damage, also inform him that you
> need the number for the 
> > district manager.
> > The store manager will have to go through him anyway,
> so if the store 
> > manager does not get back to you, then call the
> district manager.
> > It will be a difficult thing to get the company to fix
> the damage but it can 
> > be done.
> > Later
> > Bill Harrison
> > 65 Coronet 2 dr post
> > 
> > --- On Thu, 12/9/10, doug daniel <dougdaniel50@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> > 
> > > From: doug daniel <dougdaniel50@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > Subject: Re: Non related rant
> > > To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> > > Date: Thursday, December 9, 2010, 9:26 AM
> > > maybe but they are there too
> > > sell parts,and most where bag boys before they
> got
> > > that job,no offence too anyone in that line of
> bussiness,but
> > > there are only a few wise counter people these
> days
> > >
> > > --- On Thu, 12/9/10, Roger Pettigrew <dodger7998@xxxxxxx>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > From: Roger Pettigrew <dodger7998@xxxxxxx>
> > > > Subject: Re: Non related rant
> > > > To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> > > > Date: Thursday, December 9, 2010, 9:09 AM
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I'm sorry, but anyone that tells someone
> that it is
> > > okay to
> > > > drive a car
> > > > with warning lights on, and that it will
> take care of
> > > > itself is in the wrong
> > > > line of business
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > In a message dated 12/9/2010 8:03:58 A.M.
> Central
> > > Standard
> > > > Time,
> > > > dougdaniel50@xxxxxxxxx
> > > > writes:
> > > >
> > > > what good what it do ya they only did what
> was
> > > asked
> > > > of them,
> > > >
> > > > --- On Thu, 12/9/10, Roger Pettigrew <dodger7998@xxxxxxx>
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > From: Roger Pettigrew <dodger7998@xxxxxxx>
> > > > > Subject: Non related rant
> > > > > To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > Date: Thursday, December 9, 2010, 8:53
> AM
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Sorry People, this did not happen to a
> > > > 62-65,
> > > > > but could have just as well
> > > > > been, my question is should I be as
> P.O'ed as
> > > > I am??
> > > > >
> > > > > Tuesday afternoon my girlfriend had
> > > > one of my cars
> > > > > in town, and she
> > > > > called and said that the Hot light had
> come
> > > > on,,,,,,
> > > > > She told me where she was,
> > > > > and it happened to be across the street
> from a
> > > > major
> > > > > brand parts store,,,,,
> > > > > I told her to go to the store and get
> some
> > > > > anti-freeze, and ask them to
> > > > > install it,,,,,, I heard nothing back
> until
> > > > about an
> > > > > hour later when she
> > > > > called and said that the car had quit
> on
> > > > her.
> > > > > Come to find out that the parts store
> filled
> > > the
> > > >
> > > > > overflow cannister and
> > > > > sent her on her way while the car was
> still
> > > hot,
> > > > and
> > > > > told her that it would
> > > > > take care of itself,,,,, needless to
> say,
> > > there
> > > > is now
> > > > > major damage to the
> > > > > car, guess my question is, should I
> notify the
> > > > store
> > > > > manager of the incident
> > > > > and complain,,,,,,,,,,
> > > > >
> > > > >
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> send
> > > > parts/car transactions and negotiations as
> well as
> > > other
> > > > personal messages only to the intended
> recipient, not
> > > to the
> > > > Clubhouse public address. This practice will
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> > > your
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> only one person -- directly to that person.  I.e., send
> parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other
> personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the
> Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your
> privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the
> content signal to Mopar topic.  Thanks!
> > 
> > 1962 to 1965 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines:
> > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html and
> http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/general_disclaimer.html.
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> Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one
> person -- directly to that person.  I.e., send
> parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other
> personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the
> Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your
> privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the
> content signal to Mopar topic.  Thanks!
> 
> 1962 to 1965 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines:
> http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html and
> http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/general_disclaimer.html.
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