Dealer abused my evo, help..
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I can't even begin to tell you how many times that I was a victim of that assumption when I was younger. The car is *probably* fine, but I would take it over to Mitsu to check as everyone else has said.
You can not get herpes from improper closing of the hood, unless you're doing it without pants on. I had a helluva time explaining that one to the arresting officer and later, the jury.
But they threw out the conviction because what appeared to be "crotchless" at first, later turned out to be a manufacturing defect in the garment. WIN!
But they threw out the conviction because what appeared to be "crotchless" at first, later turned out to be a manufacturing defect in the garment. WIN!
all this posting because the rep slammed a hood?
So I went in to the dealership 3 days ago, and bought my 2006 ww ix mr! but my salesperson was a complete redneck and had treated the MR like a ford truck (the car was at a ford dealership...-_-) so i was looking at the engine, and admiring the beauty of the car, and he comes up and lifts the stand and SLAMS the hood to close it while i was looking at the car(at this point i wanted to walk away and go somewhere else but ww mr ix is hard to find with low miles) . I talked to the manager about it and he said it should be fine, but I dont know.... what do you guys think? im going to take it to mitsubishi and get it checked out just in case.
Actually "dropping" the hood is a more correct way of doing it than shutting it half way and then pushing on it. When you push down on the hood, there's a bigger chance you're going to make a dent in it from applying pressure than dropping the hood from a foot and letting it close by itself...
Edit: Though the mitsu stuff takes abuse pretty good - I've seen honda owners make holes in their hoods by closing them like that.
So if that's all that was wrong with the car, be happy you have an evo and enjoy it
Edit: Though the mitsu stuff takes abuse pretty good - I've seen honda owners make holes in their hoods by closing them like that.
So if that's all that was wrong with the car, be happy you have an evo and enjoy it
My buddy pushes his hood down and I can see it dents in then pops back out. If you drop it, it's better.
Only reason why there would be holes is because the locks themselves are more out then they're supposed to be. Modern Hondas and in general cars today won't have them problem. My cousin owns a CRX and has a dent because of the hood being slammed back into place.
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The best part is it wasn't even "your " EVO at the time of the offense! If you call it that. If it bothered you that much you should have walked away...spend your money with those that treat you with respect, thats the American- Capitalist way.
Could have gone to another dealer and have them get the car for you if that "was the only one " available. Next time do yourself and eveyone a favor and walk away--that keeps dealerships like that one from surviving.
Could have gone to another dealer and have them get the car for you if that "was the only one " available. Next time do yourself and eveyone a favor and walk away--that keeps dealerships like that one from surviving.
Yeah--Look all around this forum and you'll see Evo's "treated carefully." I hope you never see an Evo get launched. You'll probably have a heart attack.
This thread makes me laugh.
Is this a troll, or is this serious?
+1 agreeing with the others: hood should be the least of your worries. Check it out mechanically. If he slammed the hood and you had eyes, you'd see where it was damaged instantly from such treatment. Putting the hood down and pushing on it isn't exactly the best idea either, better to "drop" it from ~12 inches or so.
Is this a troll, or is this serious?
+1 agreeing with the others: hood should be the least of your worries. Check it out mechanically. If he slammed the hood and you had eyes, you'd see where it was damaged instantly from such treatment. Putting the hood down and pushing on it isn't exactly the best idea either, better to "drop" it from ~12 inches or so.
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