dailey@cornell.UUCP (John Dailey) (08/07/85)
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jmc@riccb.UUCP (Jeff McQuinn ) (08/08/85)
I'll just bet the key words here are:
Let the buyer beware!!!!!
Jeff McQuinn just VAXing aroundheneghan@ihu1m.UUCP (Joe Heneghan) (08/08/85)
> References: > > > > Perhaps someone out there might be able to help me with a matter that recently > upset me. About a year ago my '83 Toyota Tercel was hit in the parking lot, > denting the driver's door and the panel over the left wheel. The person who > did this left all the necessary information and I took the car to our Toyota > dealer ( he also has a body shop). They replaced the door and panel. Several > months later rust was noticed on the edge of the door. I took it to the dealer > who said that it was normal since the driver's door gets hit in opening and > closing. A year passed. Now, there is rust all along the edge of the door > and along the panel. I took the car back to the dealer. He then told me that > the rest of the car had a baked enamel coat, but that the door and panel did > not (that was news to me). So that the rust was natural and there was nothing > he would do about it. I am mad that I was tricked , or at least I think I was. > What if any options are open to me at this point ? Thanks in advance for the > advice. > > |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| > | John H. Dailey | > | Center for Applied Math. | > | Cornell U. | > | Ithaca, N.Y. 14853 | > | {decvax,ihnp4,cmcl2,vax135}!cornell!amvax!dailey (USENET) | > | dailey%amvax@cornell.arpa (ARPANET) | > |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| I hate to say it but "normal wear" wins again. My suggestion is to paint it yourself. Sand down the rust, mask off the car, prime and paint. Or, for that matter, clean the door , sand the rust and touch up with one of those touch up sticks. Generally dealer body shops use flunkys and the independants are usually better.