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Every year my wife and I do a summer road trip from Colorado to Maine and back to visit family. Over the last 11 years we've had three kids and they're great travelers, we pack the car full of stuff and drive for three days, stopping to visit cousins and other relatives along the route. This year is year three for our 2013 CRV which has performed perfectly over 33,000 miles of travel. Yesterday we pulled off the Mass Pike at around 2pm to visit a friend and the car decided to poo poo the bed, dumped into limp mode and we rolled at like 3mph off of the highway and into a parking lot in Holyoke Mass, engine light on, no error codes, no increase in engine heat. I assumed that a dealer could hook it up to a computer and tell us if we're hosed or not. Until we started calling dealerships and three dealerships blew us off completely. We described the car, told them that we were 200 miles from our starting point and 1800 from the end of the trip and were told by all three; "make an appointment, we can see you in a few days if one's available". We finally found a dealership in CT 12 miles down the road that could check it out the next day (today). Also AAA is the greatest thing ever. So Motel 6, Chipottle and two hours in Barnes and Nobel waiting for a call from the mechanic this morning. Luckily B&N has coffee and delicious snacks! So here's my question; is dealerships/mechanics blowing off travelers typical these days? I've done many thousands of miles motorcycle touring and had four or five serious breakdowns on the road over about 20 years and EVERY time I rolled into a motorcycle dealership (or been hauled in) with a problem I've gotten pretty quick evaluation and assessment. Actual repairs take as long as they take but they at least look the bike over and tell me how hosed I am. I ended up at a motel for a couple of nights once when the bikes electrics lit on fire, no problem, what can you do right? I don't think that it's outrageous to ask for an evaluation when your car is inoperative and your family is hundreds of miles from home. So is it realistic for me to be loving furious about these dealerships or is this just how travel in the US is these days? Sure, we chose to drive across the country but we aren't asking for anything for free here, just some courtesy from the company dealerships that support the car we bought. Being told essentially "gently caress you, get in line" by three dealerships feels rude to me.
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Jul 21, 2015 15:48
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just take it to a real god drat shop jesus man, calling dealers around you *lol*. its a honda not a Ferrari
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Jul 21, 2015 15:50
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dealers are for warranty work, absolutely nothing else, thats the reality check here
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Jul 21, 2015 15:54
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I hope you crash n die, bitch
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Jul 21, 2015 15:56
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Honestly, just get a rental for long trips
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Jul 21, 2015 15:58
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THE DOG HOUSE posted:just take it to a real god drat shop jesus man, calling dealers around you *lol*. its a honda not a Ferrari
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Jul 21, 2015 16:02
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Teach your kids about manifest destiny and force them to walk to colorado and back. Also you live in Maine what the whitest loving state in the union, everyone I have ever met from Maine is whiny idealistic sheltered idiot. Don't talk to me about racism or classism or whatever.
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Jul 21, 2015 16:05
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repent your lovely life, sacrifice children to satan, praise satan, purchase rad motorcycle with sin
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Jul 21, 2015 16:07
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THE DOG HOUSE posted:just take it to a real god drat shop jesus man, calling dealers around you *lol*. its a honda not a Ferrari
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Jul 21, 2015 16:11
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You're wondering why a CAR DEALER in MASSACHUSETTS would give you attitude?
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Jul 21, 2015 16:36
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lol op only one voted for himself in the poll 
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Jul 21, 2015 16:38
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Ive never seen a honda but ill take your word for it OP
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Jul 21, 2015 16:40
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source your quotes op
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Jul 21, 2015 16:41
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dumb idiot knows nothing about cars & dealerships and gets ripped off constantly, now and forever news at 11
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Jul 21, 2015 16:43
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I'm actually more surprised when car dealerships aren't rude to me.
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Jul 21, 2015 16:43
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Go to literally any car shop with the normal set of diagnostic computers
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Jul 21, 2015 16:45
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Lol at this nigga too good for a pep boys
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Jul 21, 2015 16:47
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I can't wait for you to get outed by that Ashley Madison hack op
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Jul 21, 2015 16:47
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My special CRV only needs the finest quality care and attention. The honda logo of quality and luxury must be emblazoned on their hand pressed uniforms with gold embossed stitching, and a smiling servant girl must hand me a caramel macchiato in the waiting room. Anything less is not worth my time
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Jul 21, 2015 16:48
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I'm a new dad but I'd also be really pissed if the dealership knew I had a baby in the car and wouldn't give me a bit of preferential treatment against some guy who lives 3 miles away and needs a wheel alignment. You pleaded with them and explained that you had kids with you? If so, yeah I'd be really pissed. I'd be pissed more at humanity than Honda, Inc. though. Did you not call a local mechanic instead because your car is still under warranty or something?
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Jul 21, 2015 16:51
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break down with a two year old honda jesus loving christ shoulda bought a 1995 toyota camry with 150,000 miles on it lol
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Jul 21, 2015 16:55
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I think Honda is 3 years/30,000 miles but if it isn't, OP should have had the car towed to the dealership no matter what and demanded that they fix it under warranty as soon as possible.
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Jul 21, 2015 17:00
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THE DOG HOUSE posted:dealers are for warranty work, absolutely nothing else, thats the reality check here
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Jul 21, 2015 17:03
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btw op mechanics have "computers" too
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Jul 21, 2015 17:04
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Your wife doesn't love you anymore op, there
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Jul 21, 2015 17:06
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most dealerships hire people right out of school and underpay them, so of course they loving hate you. Another problem is that all independent mechanics tend to be lying scam artists, so good luck finding one you can trust when you are far away from home. and don't go to franchise repair places either, they have insane sales quotas to meet and are under extreme pressure from their bosses to hit some arbitrary average ticket price. They are going to lie and say that your repair is much more complicated than it is. Basically, if your car breaks down and you can't fix it yourself you should end your own life.
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Jul 21, 2015 17:14
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learn to fix your car
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Jul 21, 2015 17:14
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ChlamydiaJones posted:Holyoke Mass problem spotted
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Jul 21, 2015 17:16
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op what is wrong with teh car
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Jul 21, 2015 17:20
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revmoo posted:You're wondering why a CAR DEALER in MASSACHUSETTS would give you attitude? close enough! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBs455jwb8w
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Jul 21, 2015 17:20
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Reality check? Yes, you need one pretty badly, real people don't take their cars into dealerships unless it's under warranty or a recall. Solving problems in the most expensive and least efficient way possible is a good life lesson for the kids. They'll make great gov't employees.
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Jul 21, 2015 17:24
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poors itt
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Jul 21, 2015 17:26
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City of Tampa posted:most dealerships hire people right out of school and underpay them, so of course they loving hate you. well poo poo
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Jul 21, 2015 17:29
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My car broke down in Sheridan, Wyoming during a cross country move, and had to get my fuel pump replaced at a Firestone. They were extremely friendly and helpful, but that makes sense since I was driving a Saab in the middle of freaking nowhere so they could charge me whatever huge number of dollars they wanted. So, OP, sounds like the dealerships you went to are run by idiots.
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Jul 21, 2015 17:36
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Uncle at Nintendo posted:I'm a new dad but I'd also be really pissed if the dealership knew I had a baby in the car and wouldn't give me a bit of preferential treatment against some guy who lives 3 miles away and needs a wheel alignment. i hope you and your family burns alive hth
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Jul 21, 2015 17:45
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Chinatown posted:i hope you and your family burns alive hth tough but fair
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Jul 21, 2015 18:01
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OP consider offering your wife to the dealership
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Jul 21, 2015 18:21
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Mad Monk posted:Reality check? Yes, you need one pretty badly, real people don't take their cars into dealerships unless it's under warranty or a recall. Honda's warranty is 3 yrs 36,000mi for everything but 5yrs 50,000 miles for the engine / transmission / etc. He could still be in warranty.
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Jul 21, 2015 18:24
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Bellmaker posted:problem spotted 
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Jul 21, 2015 18:24
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Chemmy posted:Honda's warranty is 3 yrs 36,000mi for everything but 5yrs 50,000 miles for the engine / transmission / etc. He could still be in warranty. almost certainly, but given the context of the OP .........
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