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January 15th, 2009 @ 12:45 pm |
Filed: My glamourous life, Philly | Tags: Discover Card, Toyota Corolla, transmission
Dear Discover Card,
I love you. Thank you for siding with me on the recent dispute I filed against the horrible transmission company that took my money and manhandled my car. Want to make out?
XOXO,
Pom
In my farewell to 2008, I forgot about the horror of dealing with my car’s transmission. I never believe my car was properly fixed, but a return trip to the transmission shop and a test drive by my father let me believe that it would be OK. The car still didn’t feel right and the gas mileage was in the toilet. I made an appointment at my favorite neighborhood repair shop for a tune up and Al said I only needed new spark plugs, the rest of the motor looked fine. For shits and giggles, he decided to take a look at my transmission. And then he said we needed to talk.
I paid to have my transmission rebuilt but Al said they just squirted in a bunch of silicon and spray painted a tray or pan or something. Basically, they did a $200 job and charged me $1,800. And Art still wouldn’t give back the $1,000 deposit he said he never received it in his bank account.
After Al and I talked, I tried repeatedly to call the transmission shop - no answer. I was fed up! I disputed both charges - the “deposit” and the repair bill.
Today I logged on to assess the damage from my holiday shopping and voila! Discover approved the dispute and credited my account $2,800.
Halle-freakin’-lujah.
According to Al, my car is a time bomb waiting to explode. I’ve been looking around for a new car and think I’ve settled on a Toyota Corolla but I’m interested to hear your opinion. Love it, hate it? Have another car you wholeheartedly endorse? Comments welcome!
January 15th, 2009 @ 1:11 pm
I have a 2005 Toyota Corolla LE. Love it. On a good day, I can often get 36 miles per gallon on the highway (no clue what I get in-town). My only real downside is that there is very little leg room in the back seat if you are tall and therefore have the front seat almost all the way back. Small children sit fine in the back seat. Adults send me hateful glances when I check on them in the rearview mirror.
So, if you don’t have passengers often, it’s an awesome car. I also love that the LE has a 6-cd changer. I never listen to the radio anymore because of it.
Mine is 4 years old and the only maintenance that I’ve had to do is regular oil changes and I just replaced all 4 tires about 6 months ago. Otherwise, NOTHING, has gone wrong (knocking on all wooden objects in my reach) and I drive the hell out of it - 56,000 miles in 4 years.
January 15th, 2009 @ 5:50 pm
Oh my god, how terrible that those mechanics would try to cheat you on your transmission! Glad you got you money back though.
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January 15th, 2009 @ 10:48 pm
That is WONDERFUL! I love it when the good guys win
I love Toyotas, I had two before I bought my Lexus and it also has a Toyota engine. They are very reliable.
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January 19th, 2009 @ 11:49 pm
Discover really came through for you–they’re probably the best CC company I’ve ever dealt with. Sorry about the car, though.
I come from a family that’s loyal to Subaru. I’ve had a Legacy for almost seven years now. It got me home safely in the freaky snow we had this afternoon. I guess an Impreza is the Corolla-sized version, and the one teacher I worked with in October said she and her fiance’ wouldn’t buy anything else. Just food for thought.
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