GT Wagon
10-20-2005, 12:31 AM
So I took my wagon in this morning for a simple "change rotors & pads". I left driving this.....
http://img394.imageshack.us/img394/286/groupground8hu.jpg
And I come home driving this.....
http://img395.imageshack.us/img395/4771/red065lj.jpg
Did I buy it ? No ! I dropped my car off this morning along with the rotors & pads in the trunk. Work order clearly stated "Install customer supplied rotors & pads". I return to the dealer after work and pay for my bill..... they bring my car around. I go to throw my briefcase in the trunk and decide to check out the old pads which I had asked to be returned. They're still going to make a good "spare set" just in case something happens. I was curious to see just how much pad was left on them. Glad I decided to look before I left.
Well imagine my surprise when I see brand new pads sitting in the box. Turns out the tech somehow "forgot" to install my new pads and reinstalled the old pads on new rotors. Needless to say I am not impressed. Since it was after 5 he was gone so I demanded a loaner car as I wasn't going to take mine home and bringn it back early before work again.
They brought around a shiny nice loaner in bright red. Being a loaner its an auto-box but that's life. The car had a mere 30km when I sat behind the wheel. I must be the first person to drive it after the PDI and car wash. Gearbox aside, it was an interesting drive home as I put the car through its paces to see how it compares to the Legacy. I was glad to see the motor doesn't feel much stronger than mine but it does seem to accelerate a little better on the highway. Its also probably still 200lbs lighter than the Legacy. The brakes suck, there's no initial grip to them at all. Quite possibly , its because there's only 30km on the car and the pads have not been properly bedded in. The OEM tires are the crap, hard braking locks them up before the ABS kicks in.
We'll see if they get it right tomorow.I'm sure the tech will be plenty embarrassed. I did notice a bit of a wierd mark on one of the rotors. I'm guessing its from the old pads that are not evenly worn. I don't think it will have any permanent effect on the rotors as its probably only been driven around the block.
http://img394.imageshack.us/img394/286/groupground8hu.jpg
And I come home driving this.....
http://img395.imageshack.us/img395/4771/red065lj.jpg
Did I buy it ? No ! I dropped my car off this morning along with the rotors & pads in the trunk. Work order clearly stated "Install customer supplied rotors & pads". I return to the dealer after work and pay for my bill..... they bring my car around. I go to throw my briefcase in the trunk and decide to check out the old pads which I had asked to be returned. They're still going to make a good "spare set" just in case something happens. I was curious to see just how much pad was left on them. Glad I decided to look before I left.
Well imagine my surprise when I see brand new pads sitting in the box. Turns out the tech somehow "forgot" to install my new pads and reinstalled the old pads on new rotors. Needless to say I am not impressed. Since it was after 5 he was gone so I demanded a loaner car as I wasn't going to take mine home and bringn it back early before work again.
They brought around a shiny nice loaner in bright red. Being a loaner its an auto-box but that's life. The car had a mere 30km when I sat behind the wheel. I must be the first person to drive it after the PDI and car wash. Gearbox aside, it was an interesting drive home as I put the car through its paces to see how it compares to the Legacy. I was glad to see the motor doesn't feel much stronger than mine but it does seem to accelerate a little better on the highway. Its also probably still 200lbs lighter than the Legacy. The brakes suck, there's no initial grip to them at all. Quite possibly , its because there's only 30km on the car and the pads have not been properly bedded in. The OEM tires are the crap, hard braking locks them up before the ABS kicks in.
We'll see if they get it right tomorow.I'm sure the tech will be plenty embarrassed. I did notice a bit of a wierd mark on one of the rotors. I'm guessing its from the old pads that are not evenly worn. I don't think it will have any permanent effect on the rotors as its probably only been driven around the block.