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Originally Posted by JGreenwood07 (Post 1074927)

Talked to general manager last night over phone. Very nice guy. Explained that apparently the tech took the car out once to check to see how car was pulling, despite the fact they inquired about the cars behavior when I dropped it off. On the post alignment drive, tech realized steering wheel wasn't straight so he came back straightened it and took it out once more to verify everything was still good. I know it's still a b.s. story, but I am going to wait until I see him in person to express that.

Also told him I was still hesitant about having them spot paint the bumper, and he said he understood. Wants me to meet with painter and express my concerns and offered to give me loaner car while they work on mine.

In addition I also found two more chips on the front quarter panel right beyond the headlight. Whatever the guy drove through, it sprayed the right hand side of the car pretty well.

Stay on these guys and let us know how it turns out.

It takes a max of maybe 5 miles (and that's even pushing it) to see if a car pulls or not. 20 miles is total BS. I'd make them fix the entire thing, repaint if necessary. If the color is off or doesn't look good, make them paint it again, and again, and again. F that. Your paint is already fubarred with chips, so repainting it will at least get you a chance to make it look solid again. That would totally piss me off though regardless. If I know the chips are there, it will bug me to no end. Same with your rear indentations... I'd get thos fixed as well. Those are quite obvious, IMO.

Yeah, I'm going to make it very clear that if they repaint it and I'm not happy they will have to redo it at the shop of my choice. The part that scares me more is damage to other panels–mainly over spray. I am going to see if I can swing them paying to have it repaired at a shop of my choosing. The other chips (on the hood and fender) are minor enough that I am just going to fix them myself.

Car is in the shop right now having the rear bumper repaired and I should have it back tomorrow around lunch.

I'd like to take it back to the same body shop and have them paint the front bumper. They will not do a spot repair, and insist if they are to do it the bumper will be removed and repaired correctly, not quickly. Rough quote on front bumper repair was 400-450.

All of this almost makes me want to wait til the 2012's are out (if it is a mid-cycle refresh), and just trade it in towards a new one. On my last car, after it got repaired for minor damage, I always knew that it wasn't factory and that bugged me to no end. Felt like I couldn't enjoy it as much as I wanted to.