

To start this LONG�story.... I have a 2002 Chevy Tracker with almost 100,000 miles on it......
So, 1 week ago today, I take my car in because I notice my A/C�isnapos;t working, and a few other things... $450 later...
Didnapos;t need my A/C till Monday, at which time I find out the repair WASNapos;T complete, because I had no air again.
Called and made appointment to bring it in this AM�(Friday)......
Got up at 7AM, and drove the car to the dealership, and walked home.� ONLY�reason I bought the car at this particular dealership, WAS�that I didnapos;t have to stay at the dealership while the repair was taking place... Could just walk home in 5 minutes. *Nice*
(Thereapos;s another story behind that too.... But it would take a while to write....) � :(
Came back home, and did the usual routine of the beginning of the day.....
Got a call 4 hours later... (11:30ish)
"The extended warranty company WILL�NOT�cover the repairs need to be done that we MISSED�last week, because itapos;s a $325 HOSE, and hoses are not covered in your extended warranty. The part will take a week to get in and will cost $400+ to install test."
"WHAT?��WTF? HOLY�CRAP� G*D D*MN warranty company WTF�are they good for, for the amount I spend on the coverage "
I was swearing up a storm after I hung up with the service adviser, after saying "Forget it for now, Iapos;ll live with the VENT, and fry."
When I called the warrenty company to ask why, the guy (in Huntsville, Alabama), said that there was NOTHING�they could do, cause the
warrenty doesnapos;t cover hoses.... I�almost swore at him, but I kept my cool on the phone, even though I wanted to reach through it and strangle the S.O.B.
SO... The ONE�saving grace the Alabama guy gave me, was "Why not see if the hose can be REPAIRED? We got places like that up here."
I�walked back to the dealership, and when I got there, the service advisor said....
"Hey, one of our techs knows of a place that repairs hoses, and we can send it to them, and have it repaired for probably $100 total.
Or there is a possibility some salvage yard in the area might have it. You could call around."
I�replied, "Great, thatapos;s what I was going to suggest to you, cause thatapos;s what the warranty guy suggested."
So we made arrangements for me to drop off the car NEXT�friday (the day before Elliotapos;s Party), and I sighed, thinking apos;rental carapos;.
I�got home, and got online and did a search on salvage yards in Orlando, and started calling around.
Got a apos;biteapos; on one place that said "We have a apos;99 Tracker, if you want to come and see if it has what you need....
I�drove there, praying all the way that this would work out, and the drive would be worth it....
Long story short, Iapos;ve NEVER�shopped in a salvage yard, and LUCKILY the old P.O.S. DID�have the hose that the dealership needed,
and several of the techs at the dealership said it was the right one, and would work perfectly. .... $25 at the salvage yard
SO as of this post, itapos;s still in the shop getting worked on, and I HOPE they finish it today.
Thereapos;s more to the story, but these are the highlights
Moral of this post is be careful what you pay for on warrenties � Theyapos;ll F* you in the drive thru
If all goes well, I�walk with a bill of $500 instead of over $800.... BUT�STILL, I�want to scream terrible things about my warrenty company
Later
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