If you get the dealer to change something like turning on the CHIRP sound for the alarm, or "activating" your CD changer after it has been installed elsewhere, do they charge you for the labor? I see where people have their dealer do these types of things, but I never see wether they were charged or not.

thanks
Jim

 

Mine did not. I can't imagine for little stuff like that they would.

 

Unless you just bought the car and are in the process of taking delivery for it, absolutely, I'd charge you for it. I don't work for free! It takes me time to get the repair order from the dispatcher, go get the car key, find the car in the lot, bring the car in, hook up the computer to it, set it up to your vehicle, go into the appropriate area and activate the component, disconnect the computer, verify everything works, take the car to the car wash area, fill out the paperwork, and bring the paperwork to the service advisor. That's a good amount of time I spent, and I'm getting paid for it, you betcha! An hour of labor is reasonable.

 

Damn Bitter Honda Drivers

 

Well I'll know not to bring my car into you!

But how are you at seatbelts? :p

 

I'm not the only person that would charge labor for it, believe me.

Whats wrong with your seatbelt? Still acting up? Locking up on you?

 

I was just playing! Of course, you should charge money for your time!

Yes still in seatbelt hell. They are working on it. And keep on giving me e-classes as loaners, though I keep on trying for a SLK.

Beth

 

Your dealer has SLK loaners? That's unusual. All we have are C's, E's and ML's. I don't see what is so tough about the seatbelt. It's a simple component, and the whole thing is replaced as one unit, not individual parts. It should be a piece of cake to fix right the first time.

 

Beth, I thought you made lemonade out of that car by now. You know that if the problem is safety related you don't have to wait for 4 times to make your claim.

My dealer charges 3 tenths of an hour minimum. I think they would change the settings for 1/2 hour labor. The trick is to tie it in with a warranttee repair that way the car is already on the rack and they won't charge you for paperwork/find keys/other stuff labor. One good one I've heard on this forum is tell them the car pulls to the right. If not drive around with your gascap off and bring it in for the check engine light. The worst you'll get is your alignment and tire pressure checked and a loaner.

Ideally they would let me borrow the laptop and do it myself.

 

Make it count, because you only get one of those as a freebie. The first time you leave the cap loose and it sets a "Major leak in evap system" code, they'll reset the code and tell you to make sure the cap is tight from now on. The next time it happens, you have to pay to have the code erased. Be careful.

 

Not yet, once court papers are filed I'll let everyone know.

I'm having fun thinking about picking up a new car in Germany though. Hooray for FF miles.

Beth

 

Can we go with you ? Road trip....

 

I have a long list of people wanted to go on this trip already. I promise to take pictures though and post them. Germany during Oktoberfest would be my plan, and just in time for the harvest in wine country in France.

 

Do they let 19-year-old Vietnamese girls drink alcohol over in Europe? You might get stuck with "sparkling grape juice", missy. :p

 

Guess we can see how well travelled you are. There is no drink age in most of Europe.

 

That would be "drinking age", o well-traveled one.

 

I've never said I could spell. To busy with other things in high school.

 

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lol

 

Screw the spelling, it's the grammar that worries me.

 

You and Wyatt, peas in a pod....figures!

 

for some things, i wasn't charged. like the speed sensitive volume thing. the salesguy said i could get it adjusted later, and that's what i told the service guy.

for the fuel settings and stage thing, i was charge 1/2 hour labor. like $30.

when i got it reset back to normal, they did it for free.

i think it depends on the dealership.

 

Damn 12 hours later I miss a good fight. I need to be on this thing night and day to keep up. can you pick up the car in Vietnam?

This link is for you GG

 

That was really, really funny!

 

i wonder if House of Imports or Keys or Caltar will do it for free............i wanna get that "chirp" sound.......i keep forget locking the car =(

dave