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    It's on u-tube .. a life of its own now.



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    I hope it wasnt the Platinum service. FMDead $830
    Must have been the $169 special.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Farmsky View Post
    It's on u-tube .. a life of its own now.
    You beat me. I just thought of that.

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    Hello Homer,

    You might be the only one that can save these fellows jobs now.

    WHY ? well if your human like the rest of us you probally did something silly in the past yourself.

    regards flicker.

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    Quote Originally Posted by flicker View Post
    Hello Homer,

    You might be the only one that can save these fellows jobs now
    regards flicker.
    Which one are you, the driver or the passenger LOL

    But I guess your right in one aspect, but wouldn't they just get a written warning 1st or something ??

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    Which one are you, the driver or the passenger LOL

    But I guess your right in one aspect, but wouldn't they just get a written warning 1st or something ??

    Cheers

    Hello Best4less, I don't know, maybe but I couldn't run that risk myself.
    One way probally gets 2 friends for life the other enemys.

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    Ive worked at two well known Sydney Ford dealerships and i can tell you that this behavior must be commonplace as the same happened at both dealerships ive worked in....do you think these numnuts could afford a new xr6/8 to fang...nope so they do it to your rides.

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    Quote Originally Posted by flicker View Post
    One way probally gets 2 friends for life the other enemys.

    regards flicker.
    Well thats it hey, you catch more Flies with honey they say
    When you do things right, people won't be sure that you have done anything at all

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    Quote Originally Posted by NoService View Post
    Ive worked at two well known Sydney Ford dealerships and i can tell you that this behavior must be commonplace as the same happened at both dealerships ive worked in....do you think these numnuts could afford a new xr6/8 to fang...nope so they do it to your rides.

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    Save their jobs? Not threaten to expose them because of some high moral ground? You are joking right?

    Id hang them from the nearest high tree.

    Those who thinks its OK should take their car there for regular services, hand over fist fulls of hard earned money and smile while the invoice is inserted into your rectum.

    20,000Km later when the ball joints need replacing you may want to question if its really normal wear and tear or that friendly service fellow who warmly smiles at you when paying for your service (and possibly knows they thrashed the living crap out of your car).

    Maybe its a new Ford service policy to keep cars needing repairs.

    No, inexcusable, you take your car there, hand over your keys expecting your car to be treated with care and your paying above market costs for the service.

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    Too bad if they get the sack, there's many others who would appreciate the job .. and customers cars.

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    I'd be putting my worst tyre on that side of the car and asking for a new one

    Moving Ford...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Godzilla View Post
    No, inexcusable, you take your car there, hand over your keys expecting your car to be treated with care and your paying above market costs for the service.
    God, you hit the nail on the head here. Homer's example is one of the many reasons I do my own work, or, in the case of our new vehicle when servicing is due, take it to my mechanic who I can trust not to abuse my vehicle.
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    Save their jobs? Not threaten to expose them because of some high moral ground? You are joking right?

    Id hang them from the nearest high tree.

    Hello godzilla,

    Save their jobs, I would hope so.

    Not threaten to Expose them, thats already happened, I'd be suprised if both they and the boss haven't all seen it by now.

    Moral high ground, exactly the opposite I'll admit I was an asshole when I was young and stupid and am thankfull that people cut me some slack.

    " hang them from the nearest high tree " Thats absolute bs Godzilla, I've seen the help you give to people here on this site alone and thats nothing like you.

    regards flicker.

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    @ flicker m8 what do you drive a datsun 180b m8 i would be totaly pissed if that was my hard earned car being thrashed like that sure when i was younger i thrashed the crap out of my own cars not cars that were bought in to work its caled
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    OT. How much did you pay for the unit Homer?

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    I have watched it a few times,

    Is that really thrashing a car? poor driving for sure but did not appear to be a "trashing" per se?

    did not seem to be over reved, or screeching tires, still not GOOD though.

    A quote from a old friend in a company car (little 4cy jap magna)" this (company) car is the best 4wd I have ever owned"
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    These two dickheads deserve to be serving up maccas for a living.
    Real life, real-time piss-your-customers-off and you finish up wearing chocolate sundaes and a side of McKnuckles.
    There is no excuse for this kind of un-professional behavior.
    Cut them some slack - FFS - they are slack enough already.

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    I took my GT-P to one of the accredited FPV service centres in Perth to get it serviced.
    When i got back to pick it up I looked at the odometer reading and the amount of fuel left in the tank.
    It was one hell of a drive they went on 180+ k's and stuff all fuel left.
    Asked to see they manager and asked him what the story was. He said that I was talking shit, so we produced the fuel docket from the purchase that morning. We put in over 60l of fuel. The service sheet had the odometer reading on it when we pulled that morning.

    The manager looked very pissed off. They fuelled up the car, refunded my money for the service and sacked the bloke right there on the spot, told to pick up his tools and go.
    Apparently it wasn't the first time he had some stuffed up.

    As far as I'm concerned not enough people complain when things don't look right.
    My hard earned $$$$ doesn't give some loose cannon the right to damage my property.

    cheers

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    Quote Originally Posted by Don Benosee View Post
    Do people really recommend running off to TV current affairs shows over something like this? FFS, what a nation of sad dobbers we've become.
    I'll come around tomorrow to test drive your car...

    I would like to have one of them camera's in my car.

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