WTF???????, pics

Sometimes it really doesn’t pay to try to be a nice guy. As a continuation to the RAV4 story, I decided to drop it off at a nearby garage to see if certified mechanics with a larger array of tools would have better luck with the door. I dropped it off this morning and hoped for the best. Unfortunately I got a call that they couldn’t get it open either. So the one hour of attempted repair will cost 70 bucks. Oh well, I sort of figured they would strike out too but I wanted to at least make the effort. I told them to just put it back together and I would pick it up. I walked over to the place at lunch, paid the bill and then got in the car to leave. I looked over at the panel. the 2 screws that are used to hold it in place were on the floor, a trim piece that goes over an area where the side view mirror is was on the floor as well as another small plastic piece. And then, as I looked closer I saw the top trim piece now has a big ass crack in it!!! What the hell? How could they return the vehicle to me like this and expect me to not notice? I marched right back inside and the guy asked what was up? I could tell they already knew what I was going to say. “You broke the door panel” I said. The guy behind the counter immediately dished to the guy that was involved in the repair. He also put on the fake bewildered act as I lead him out to the car. He acted like he didn’t even see it at first even though I knew he knew exactly what happened. It really burned me up. So the first thing he responds with is well as soon as you can get the door open, we will replace it for you. I said , “No, regardless of whether I get the door open or not, you guys have to replace the part” We went back and forth, the guy saying that they couldn’t replace/install the part if the door was closed. I acknowledged that was the case but continued to drive home the point that I wanted the part in hand regardless. The guy took a condescending stance towards me running out excuses that maybe there was a stress fracture in it already from my attempts to fix it, blah, blah blah. All total BS. So we left it at he would order the part, great. I’ve dealt with this place multiple times. At first they seemed to be very friendly and accomodating. My past few experiences have been increasingly negative. Needless to say, I am finished dealing with them after this experience. So now not only do I get to return the car to my Mom with the door still locked, it has a broken trim panel as well. F’in great.

I placed a for sale ad in the paper for the Vette in Sunday’s paper. I was underwhelmed with the response as I got zero calls yesterday. However, today I got 2 calls of possible interest. Hopefully one of them leads to a possible sale, it will be nice to have one less thing to be concerned with.

Here are the pics from volleyball and here is a funny picture of Nicki in her Eagles jersey, supporting the team.