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JARblue 12-03-2012 09:20 AM

:hello: Happy Friday everyone!

Wait, sorry... Happy OSIGAOMIAM!

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Oh Shit, I Got Ahead Of Myself, Its Actually Monday

Pintsize725 12-03-2012 09:31 AM

Someone one stop me from rigging my car with explosives and leaving it outside of the dealership.

JARblue 12-03-2012 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Pintsize725 (Post 2043868)
Someone one stop me from rigging my car with explosives and leaving it outside of the dealership.

Let me know if you need help with the rigging/detonation :icon17:

Nismo89 12-03-2012 09:38 AM

morning all.

Pintsize725 12-03-2012 09:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JARblue (Post 2043869)
Let me know if you need help with the rigging/detonation :icon17:

I'm thinking of getting an aftermarket hood. You can help me with a sledgehammer for the OEM and then taking it and throwing it into one of their service bays.

kenchan 12-03-2012 09:58 AM

goodam everyone. :tup:


Quote:

Originally Posted by alcheng (Post 2043518)
I assume you mean "shocks" for "dampers", right?

Then I will suggest keep the shocks&spring stock but swap the sway for turn-in.

If you swap the dampers, you are in 99% also have to swap the spring... in result you have a lower ride height, ride quality will be different, and so on...

My brother in HK whose drive a E36 M3, has also swapped the sway only, since the roads in HK is 599% bumpier than what we have in North America.

Thus, without sacrifices the ride quality and some other issues, I will agree upgrading the sway is good enough to improve the turn-in response.

Moreover, the Z is mainly street use and weekend motoring, there's no need to stiffen the whole ride overly.... :icon17:

:tup:

hi mr.alcheng. :tup: yes, shocks are referred to as dampers in japan and some other countries, i guess.

in a nutshell, ive been modding cars for a while now and suspension is one of my strengths. :tup:

Pintsize725 12-03-2012 10:08 AM

Case is escalated to the Regional Manager. He should be in contact within 24 hours.

kenchan 12-03-2012 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by gurneyeagle (Post 2043780)
The only point I was trying to make to ms. pint was that most National tire shops - Direct Tire, Discount Tire, etc. - will not work on cars with spacers. Unless you can locate a shop that will work on a car with spacers, you need to be prepared to remove the tire yourself in an emergency.

I found this out the hard way on my way to work (the one day I needed to be in a suit for a meeting) and hit a pot hole that blew the tire.

mr.gurney- i do agree non-speedshops like the tire places may have issues with the liability as they deal with standard oem parts.

sorry to hear about the blow out. :( i bet you looked killer though in a nice suit + 370Z before this whole thing happened. :D


this might help in the future, but in my G (which i use for dd on nice days) have disposable gloves in the trunk along with a small bottle of rubbing alcohol (to clean my hands as needed), paper towels, towels, 12v air compressor with psi guage, tire plug and tools (plug tool, knife), breaker bar with socket, a pair of thin nylon windbreaker pants i can pull over my dress slacks. since i dont drive the car in the rain i dont keep a rain coat in there, but that can be a good thing to have too if dd. :)

in my Fit, i have towels and gloves, but the car itself im not attached to that much nor the wheels so i dont put that much emphasis on what-if senarios.

Nismo89 12-03-2012 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Pintsize725 (Post 2043904)
Case is escalated to the Regional Manager. He should be in contact within 24 hours.

uh oh ...gettin in the big leagues now :tup:

kenchan 12-03-2012 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Pintsize725 (Post 2043904)
Case is escalated to the Regional Manager. He should be in contact within 24 hours.

sounds good, ms.pint! hope you get that free re-paint! :tup:

Pintsize725 12-03-2012 10:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nismo89 (Post 2043908)
uh oh ...gettin in the big leagues now :tup:

Quote:

Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 2043909)
sounds good, ms.pint! hope you get that free re-paint! :tup:

We'll see.
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I filed a complaint against the dealership too as the service director is attempting to say that the hood has had prior work done. He expressed this in an email with a $1100 repaint quote attached from Continental Collision. I replied and stated that the tech, from Continental that came out to measure the paint, said that he saw no evidence that it had been repaited. He then tried to say that "If you recall, he stated that someone did some color sanding or something because you can see the scratches in the area where the paint is cracking." Which is not true. The tech stated that the scratches in the area looked like they could have been done by a bad polishing job but it didn't look like it had anything to do with the cracks. The tech does not want to provide a written statement since he isn't getting paid for any of this and he's already spent 3 days going back and forth with us, supposedly.

kenchan 12-03-2012 10:22 AM

that tech deserves some diet pepsi! :tup:

Fire 12-03-2012 10:23 AM

I see an East West JAR and Isa black op Pint. PM them with an address. :stirthepot:

Fire 12-03-2012 10:28 AM

I will supply the getaway car. Being the fastest here ofcourse :driving:Oh and having room for 4 doesn't hurt.

kenchan 12-03-2012 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Fire (Post 2043920)
I will supply the getaway car. Being the fastest here ofcourse :driving:Oh and having room for 4 doesn't hurt.

hey fire, but isn't your car like super loud too? not very stealthy... :ugh2:

GaleForce 12-03-2012 10:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by onzedge (Post 2043823)
Maybe frozen Poutine.

:yum:

alcheng 12-03-2012 10:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 2043898)
goodam everyone. :tup:




hi mr.alcheng. :tup: yes, shocks are referred to as dampers in japan and some other countries, i guess.

in a nutshell, ive been modding cars for a while now and suspension is one of my strengths. :tup:

Mr.kenchan, I believe in your ability.. :tup:


Quote:

Originally Posted by Pintsize725 (Post 2043912)
We'll see.
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I filed a complaint against the dealership too as the service director is attempting to say that the hood has had prior work done. He expressed this in an email with a $1100 repaint quote attached from Continental Collision. I replied and stated that the tech, from Continental that came out to measure the paint, said that he saw no evidence that it had been repaited. He then tried to say that "If you recall, he stated that someone did some color sanding or something because you can see the scratches in the area where the paint is cracking." Which is not true. The tech stated that the scratches in the area looked like they could have been done by a bad polishing job but it didn't look like it had anything to do with the cracks. The tech does not want to provide a written statement since he isn't getting paid for any of this and he's already spent 3 days going back and forth with us, supposedly.

Ms.Pint honey~~ :p

I hope the tech will remember what he said to you and Nissan NA will will believe him/you, but since nothing is written black&white..... again, we out all our luck on you!! :tiphat:





Good Morning..!! O.S.I.M. Everyone!!!

Surprisingly we have +8 to +10c weather in Toronto, cloudy but not rain....

Z the work this morning... been on the audi for 4 days and gosh... it's so much fun back to the Z.... !!

Fire 12-03-2012 10:34 AM

My car is just a little loud. Just like a woman is just a little pregnant. :bowrofl: I could coast a ways then light it up. :driving: :happydance:

GaleForce 12-03-2012 10:35 AM

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Fire 12-03-2012 10:37 AM

Gale you are such a d!ck LOL You are what you drink.

Nismo89 12-03-2012 10:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fire (Post 2043930)
Gale you are such a d!ck LOL You are what you drink.

:bowrofl::roflpuke2:

Pintsize725 12-03-2012 10:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alcheng (Post 2043926)
Mr.kenchan, I believe in your ability.. :tup:




Ms.Pint honey~~ :p

I hope the tech will remember what he said to you and Nissan NA will will believe him/you, but since nothing is written black&white..... again, we out all our luck on you!! :tiphat:





Good Morning..!! O.S.I.M. Everyone!!!

Surprisingly we have +8 to +10c weather in Toronto, cloudy but not rain....

Z the work this morning... been on the audi for 4 days and gosh... it's so much fun back to the Z.... !!

He remembers what he said to me, I just spoke to him this morning.

Fire 12-03-2012 10:43 AM

I can say that cause I've broken bread with Gale. We is bro's.

alcheng 12-03-2012 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by GaleForce (Post 2043929)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fire (Post 2043930)
Gale you are such a d!ck LOL You are what you drink.

You know what Fire, GaleForce gonna suck it..!! :icon18::icon18:

alcheng 12-03-2012 10:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pintsize725 (Post 2043936)
He remembers what he said to me, I just spoke to him this morning.

Good, cos I hope he won't change his mind in order to keep the relationship with the dealer.... :ugh2:

Nismo89 12-03-2012 10:47 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HQY1ve0UBw

Pintsize725 12-03-2012 10:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alcheng (Post 2043941)
Good, cos I hope he won't change his mind in order to keep the relationship with the dealer.... :ugh2:

He urged me to keep bugging corporate so I don't think he cares too much about business with that Nissan dealership. They mainly deal with Infiniti, Subaru and some other big names in town anyway. He's on my side, but he's just not willing to put anything in writing because he doesn't want to be involved in any possible litigation. And, as he stated, he is not being compensated one cent for any of this.

Nismo89 12-03-2012 10:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pintsize725 (Post 2043947)
He urged me to keep bugging corporate so I don't think he cares too much about business with that Nissan dealership. They mainly deal with Infiniti, Subaru and some other big names in town anyway. He's on my side, but he's just not willing to put anything in writing because he doesn't want to be involved in any possible litigation. And, as he stated, he is not being compensated one cent for any of this.

if Nissan as a company wants customers to keep coming back and buying from the, Coorperate BETTER not have a problem with handling what they SHOULD in order to make the customer in focus, happy!. thats the bottomline.

Fire 12-03-2012 11:00 AM

He sounds like a good guy. I don't blame him in not wanting to get involved further but eventually you might need to get him to back you up more.

JARblue 12-03-2012 11:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pintsize725 (Post 2043947)
He urged me to keep bugging corporate so I don't think he cares too much about business with that Nissan dealership. They mainly deal with Infiniti, Subaru and some other big names in town anyway. He's on my side, but he's just not willing to put anything in writing because he doesn't want to be involved in any possible litigation. And, as he stated, he is not being compensated one cent for any of this.

Tell Corporate that you have contact with this tech and that he will not make a written statement because the dealership won't pay him. Ask Nissan Corporate if paying this guy for his time and a written statement is something they can facilitate (whether paid by them or them telling the dealership to pay).

Town North is full of chumps from my experience...

GaleForce 12-03-2012 11:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fire (Post 2043930)
Gale you are such a d!ck LOL You are what you drink.

:icon18:

Fire 12-03-2012 11:05 AM

Night guyZZZZZZZZZZZ(L1)zzzzzzzzzzzzz :yawn:

alcheng 12-03-2012 11:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pintsize725 (Post 2043947)
He urged me to keep bugging corporate so I don't think he cares too much about business with that Nissan dealership. They mainly deal with Infiniti, Subaru and some other big names in town anyway. He's on my side, but he's just not willing to put anything in writing because he doesn't want to be involved in any possible litigation. And, as he stated, he is not being compensated one cent for any of this.

Sounds like a good person, good luck with the case Pint... :tup:

kenchan 12-03-2012 11:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alcheng (Post 2043926)
Mr.kenchan, I believe in your ability.. :tup:

Surprisingly we have +8 to +10c weather in Toronto, cloudy but not rain....

Z the work this morning... been on the audi for 4 days and gosh... it's so much fun back to the Z.... !!

sounds good, mr.alcheng! enjoy your Z today. :tup: it's warm here today too, just wet and soggy. :ugh2: its a receipe for soar throat. :wtf2:


Quote:

Originally Posted by Fire (Post 2043928)
My car is just a little loud. Just like a woman is just a little pregnant. :bowrofl: I could coast a ways then light it up. :driving: :happydance:

hahaha. :D

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fire (Post 2043960)
Night guyZZZZZZZZZZZ(L1)zzzzzzzzzzzzz :yawn:

laterzzzz, fire. :hello:

Dzel 12-03-2012 11:53 AM

What did I miss?

kenchan 12-03-2012 12:02 PM

hey isamu- per mr.alcheng's recommendation, you are now off my iggy list. :hello:

gurneyeagle 12-03-2012 12:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 2043907)
mr.gurney- i do agree non-speedshops like the tire places may have issues with the liability as they deal with standard oem parts.

sorry to hear about the blow out. :( i bet you looked killer though in a nice suit + 370Z before this whole thing happened. :D


this might help in the future, but in my G (which i use for dd on nice days) have disposable gloves in the trunk along with a small bottle of rubbing alcohol (to clean my hands as needed), paper towels, towels, 12v air compressor with psi guage, tire plug and tools (plug tool, knife), breaker bar with socket, a pair of thin nylon windbreaker pants i can pull over my dress slacks. since i dont drive the car in the rain i dont keep a rain coat in there, but that can be a good thing to have too if dd. :)

in my Fit, i have towels and gloves, but the car itself im not attached to that much nor the wheels so i dont put that much emphasis on what-if senarios.

Thanks mr. ken. :tup: It wasn't so much trying to keep clean, it was the 98° heat I had to change to tire in.

JARblue 12-03-2012 12:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 2044013)
hey isamu- per mr.alcheng's recommendation, you are now off my iggy list. :hello:

now just keep the dumb comments to a minimum

:tup:

:iagree: :bowrofl:

Quote:

Originally Posted by gurneyeagle (Post 2044018)
Thanks mr. ken. :tup: It wasn't so much trying to keep clean, it was the 98° heat I had to change to tire in.

This winter or last winter :icon17:

JARblue 12-03-2012 12:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dzel (Post 2044005)
What did I miss?

:hello: lots of pages I'm sure :icon17:

And I missed my 2000th post, apparently :ugh2: :tup:

alcheng 12-03-2012 12:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 2043982)
sounds good, mr.alcheng! enjoy your Z today. :tup: it's warm here today too, just wet and soggy. :ugh2: its a receipe for soar throat. :wtf2:

Mr.kenchan...... Soar throad..?? You..?? :eek:

Sent an e-mail to my local shop about the sway.... I have a feeling Santa thinks I'm being a good kid this year.... :bowrofl:


Quote:

Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 2044013)
hey isamu- per mr.alcheng's recommendation, you are now off my iggy list. :hello:

:tiphat: Mr.kenchan..... I say if I can "like" this post 1000x, I'll try for 1001..!! :icon17:


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