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Post by silentwarrior on Apr 9, 2012 19:19:08 GMT -5
A GOOD mechanic wouldn't have to ask stupid questions. Just fix it, that's what you're paid for. WOW WHAT A DUMBA$$ if you would have comprehended what was written it WASNT his customer at all. he wasnt getting paid, he offered to go to the Corp, he advice advice, just another TROUBLEMAKER how old are you ?
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Post by PasoDoble on Apr 9, 2012 20:04:20 GMT -5
lol you Realize that this thread is almost a year old? You just revived a dead thread! hahaaaa and I followed up after seeing it too, from yr response,,, LoL However, facts R facts and it was interesting to slowly peruse the exchanges and I give credit to Jim for standing his grounds.... Indeed, there is a principle and pride too from a Dealer's stance to set things straight whenever possible and these were just words and some time given thru emailing... no BIG drama or disaster but that bloke simply is taking it down by thinking he had the last say as he wants to believe... but that's his prerogative without question. However, he will and always WILL end up having issues as a moron of a sore-loser customer at the way his mindset and understanding goes... he has a point in some areas but his approach is completely an "illiterate" nature & type that will stick with him to his final days & hour. I hope his soul can accept him and that his tongue doesn't stick out when he kicks the bucket.... ;D
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Post by timber on Apr 9, 2012 20:22:47 GMT -5
Never say dead thread! it's been revived and the first time IVE read it, so it LIVES!!! it LIVES!!!! I read the guy's words, and I'm totally floored! wow, this was a stunningly insane exchange and then insulting and tearing down Jim! He forgot that he bought that trike for about $3700, and that if it was a Japanese trike with full PDi and all that ready to ride, it probably would have been closer to $10,000 This part is too funny; LOL, yeha, well I hear things have CHANGED quite a bit in automobiles and repair since the days of the model T and being able to fix and tune it all with just pliers, crescent wrench, a slotted screw driver and a flashlight! Why, they even have on-board computers and electronic fuel injection! Wonder if Orvill can fix the on-board computer with his 50 years experience as a mechanic I think scooters and trikes are vastly different than even the model T's he worked on in his heyday If it was shaking during idling, I don't see how a differential is involved, sounds more like if it IS something mechanical it's going to be a clutch missing a part in it, or the crank out of balance or loose engine mount, it wont be the tires or the differential since those arent moving at idle! Moving on to this total teardown of the English language... Good GAWD, do people even know how to SPELL simple words any more??? "exhausted feel off" "sense" "wen" "u" "Payed" "inprovments" "lawer" I dropped out in the middle of the 9th grade, but even *I* have better writing, spelling English and comprehension skills than this! It gives me a total headache even trying to READ that garbage writing, it gives me a mental picture of some yokel red-neck writing that in his bare feet, sitting on the floor in his trailer in dirty overalls and stained tee shirt, with a beer in one hand, several empties on the floor, unkempt hair, and well, you get the picture! ahm gone kall ma lawer on yees i yam!
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Post by spandi on Apr 9, 2012 20:40:41 GMT -5
As George C. Scott said in the Flim-Flam Man. "MBSCSDD...Master of back stabbing, cork screwing and dirty dealing."
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Post by spandi on Apr 9, 2012 20:47:20 GMT -5
Never say dead thread! it's been revived and the first time IVE read it, so it LIVES!!! it LIVES!!!! I read the guy's words, and I'm totally floored! wow, this was a stunningly insane exchange and then insulting and tearing down Jim! He forgot that he bought that trike for about $3700, and that if it was a Japanese trike with full PDi and all that ready to ride, it probably would have been closer to $10,000 This part is too funny; LOL, yeha, well I hear things have CHANGED quite a bit in automobiles and repair since the days of the model T and being able to fix and tune it all with just pliers, crescent wrench, a slotted screw driver and a flashlight! Why, they even have on-board computers and electronic fuel injection! Wonder if Orvill can fix the on-board computer with his 50 years experience as a mechanic I think scooters and trikes are vastly different than even the model T's he worked on in his heyday If it was shaking during idling, I don't see how a differential is involved, sounds more like if it IS something mechanical it's going to be a clutch missing a part in it, or the crank out of balance or loose engine mount, it wont be the tires or the differential since those arent moving at idle! Moving on to this total teardown of the English language... Good GAWD, do people even know how to SPELL simple words any more??? "exhausted feel off" "sense" "wen" "u" "Payed" "inprovments" "lawer" I dropped out in the middle of the 9th grade, but even *I* have better writing, spelling English and comprehension skills than this! It gives me a total headache even trying to READ that garbage writing, it gives me a mental picture of some yokel red-neck writing that in his bare feet, sitting on the floor in his trailer in dirty overalls and stained tee shirt, with a beer in one hand, several empties on the floor, unkempt hair, and well, you get the picture! ahm gone kall ma lawer on yees i yam! My favorite is the continual use of "Brake" instead of "break" As in "there's a brake in my fuel line"
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Post by skuttadawg on Apr 9, 2012 21:53:30 GMT -5
A guy who sells Japan auto parts in towns tells everyone up front his policy is the customer is always wrong and make sure you want it before you buy it . He said he had to from customers buying a new part and returning the old one and he lost money .
I delivered pizzas when I was young you would be amazed on how many customers try to BS to get a free pizza
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Post by PasoDoble on Apr 9, 2012 22:18:11 GMT -5
Its a human trait unfortunately.... there are ppl out there with no scruples when they see a way to run for the money and he/she suddenly forgets, they are actually the bigger dumb S-holes that "thinks" the world is sillier than themselves.... They are indeed born Wild but Dumb as well....LoL
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Post by timber on Apr 9, 2012 23:49:59 GMT -5
My favorite is the continual use of "Brake" instead of "break" As in "there's a brake in my fuel line" LOL and I see that a lot, ala; "my breaks are going bad!" "can I change my worn out break pads at home?" It's almost as bad as the ones you see interviewed in TV news or newspaper articles who can't seem to fiigure out the difference between the ground you grow trees and flowers in, and the floor! ala; "I was in my kitchen and the man grabbed me and threw me on the ground!" Unless she has flowers growing in her kitchen and grass, it's a a floor And the other one; "ah waz outside in ma yard an dis man threw me down on tha flow!"
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Post by rockie on Apr 10, 2012 12:57:54 GMT -5
A GOOD mechanic wouldn't have to ask stupid questions. Just fix it, that's what you're paid for. Sorry guys, I didn't read the entire post. My bad.
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Post by Army1777 on May 30, 2012 18:06:41 GMT -5
Hey Cookie: Are still a Dealer.?
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Post by Cookees on May 31, 2012 12:42:41 GMT -5
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Post by wile on Jun 1, 2012 22:19:32 GMT -5
Yep Dealers always lie to a POTENTIAL CUSTOMER, they want to empty your wallet. Service after the sale ARE YOU NUTS you bought it yours WE DO NOT know sh!t about that thing you bought call the manufactuer. Wile
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Post by rapidjim on Jun 4, 2012 8:12:22 GMT -5
Yep Dealers always lie to a POTENTIAL CUSTOMER, they want to empty your wallet. Service after the sale ARE YOU NUTS you bought it yours WE DO NOT know sh!t about that thing you bought call the manufactuer. Wile I take offense to this!!! I am sure there are other dealers that do also! Some of us try very hard to help the customer before and AFTER the sale. Jim/Owner Rapid Repair
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Post by Cookees on Jun 4, 2012 11:52:10 GMT -5
Jim.... I once took a class in "test-taking".... one of the golden rules is: When a sentence or question contains the words "always" or "every"; it's usually wrong.
Same goes for opinions....
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Post by wile on Jun 4, 2012 12:11:34 GMT -5
I knew I would get flak for saying that, BUT seriously We all can probably count on our hands the good Dealers that ACTUALLY know the stuff they sell and or how to fix a problem. Hundreds of entries on here and other forums MORE complaints than GOOD from the buyers about the dealer they bought from. Just telling it like it is.
The Good dealers are Far and Few. I have to add that JIM that you can count on your hands that is a good dealer and supports anything he sells. Not only that but he knows how to fix scoots and helps some of the troops out with their problems. Nothing but praise for him here and other forums
Cookies, keep taking those tests you MIGHT eventually learn something, but I would suggest taking tests on how to fix scooters since your in that business. Taking word usage tests is will not do anything for your bank account. The main golden rule that should be on top of your list is ability to fix what you sell. Wile
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Post by rapidjim on Jun 4, 2012 15:06:40 GMT -5
I knew I would get flak for saying that, BUT seriously We all can probably count on our hands the good Dealers that ACTUALLY know the stuff they sell and or how to fix a problem. Hundreds of entries on here and other forums MORE complaints than GOOD from the buyers about the dealer they bought from. Just telling it like it is. The Good dealers are Far and Few. I have to add that JIM that you can count on your hands that is a good dealer and supports anything he sells. Not only that but he knows how to fix scoots and helps some of the troops out with their problems. Nothing but praise for him here and other forums Cookies, keep taking those tests you MIGHT eventually learn something, but I would suggest taking tests on how to fix scooters since your in that business. Taking word usage tests is will not do anything for your bank account. The main golden rule that should be on top of your list is ability to fix what you sell. Wile Where I really appreciate the kind words you say here about me, it would have been nice that your original post you would have stated it the way you did in this one. That way I would have not taken offense and made the post I did. All shotgun blasts do is tend to Pi$$ everyone off. It is human nature to complain when something is not right and less so to praise when it is great. In my opinion, that is why you see more dealer complaints than praise. Rightly so, some dealers need to be complained about. Jim/Owner Rapid Repair
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Post by wile on Jun 4, 2012 15:46:00 GMT -5
Sorry, next time I tell it like it really is I will try and have it not be such a shotgun blast. I Just had to respond because it was all just about the customer nothing about the other side of the coin. It made it look like ALL the dealers are saints which they are not, that is why many before they go and buy something ask if anyone had any experience buying from a dealer they are looking at buying from. Wile
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Post by waterjunk on Jun 4, 2012 16:10:39 GMT -5
Yep Dealers always lie to a POTENTIAL CUSTOMER, they want to empty your wallet. Service after the sale ARE YOU NUTS you bought it yours WE DO NOT know sh!t about that thing you bought call the manufactuer. Wile I take offense to this!!! I am sure there are other dealers that do also! Some of us try very hard to help the customer before and AFTER the sale. Jim/Owner Rapid Repair I am 100% with Jim on this one. Having only been in our location for 2 years but I can say with the utmost confidence that in the sea of back-yard mechanics and strip mall scooter shops I've come to recognize our dealership as a beacon of hope for those who have been had by the dark side of the scooter industry. We've had major sucess with our warranty program and it makes me feel good to see a customer from 2 years ago zoom on my way to work. On a side note: My best customers have always been the one's I didn't do 'favors' for. The one's who get the inch always aim for the mile.
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Post by wile on Jun 4, 2012 17:06:00 GMT -5
Good to hear your doing well where is your shop and name of it. Wile
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Post by Cookees on Jun 4, 2012 19:26:57 GMT -5
FROM THE BOOK OF SARCASM :
Alley, that whooshing sound you hear is irony flying right over your head.
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Post by wile on Jun 4, 2012 19:44:02 GMT -5
Oh Hi cookies, who is Alley or are you have one of your SNOWFLAKE DAYS Wile PRECIOUS
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Post by kathineid on Jun 4, 2012 20:53:49 GMT -5
I must confess. This post was a "tongue-in cheek" response to the many posts that begin with..." fill-in the blank dealer lied to me".... I just get frosted knowing how hard we work to do the right thing by our customers and to see that it can all be questioned by some knuckle-head who thinks he was somehow "wronged". OK, I will step down from my soapbox now. Ditto! Fortunately it's more rare then often for me.
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Post by Cookees on Jun 5, 2012 8:15:47 GMT -5
Let's do the math:
1143 posts divided by 105 days = BLOWHARD
Precious
From the Urban Dictionary:
Blowhard
1. A very boastful and talkative person; a braggart
2. A self-important egomaniac who likes to toot his own horn.
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Post by wile on Jun 5, 2012 22:38:43 GMT -5
Let's do the math:
1143 for me -923 for you = 220 less than me and your posts do nothing to help anyone just bitching about customers = HALFWIT
Truth be told
From the World Dictionary
"a would-be wit whose abilities are mediocre"; the sense of "simpleton" (one lacking all his wits) "simpleton. a foolish or ignorant person
Fits you to a tee Cookie Crumb.
Just remember you started the personal attack. Wile
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Post by Cookees on Jun 6, 2012 8:24:46 GMT -5
I must confess. This post was a "tongue-in cheek" response to the many posts that begin with..." fill-in the blank dealer lied to me".... I just get frosted knowing how hard we work to do the right thing by our customers and to see that it can all be questioned by some knuckle-head who thinks he was somehow "wronged". OK, I will step down from my soapbox now. FROM THE BOOK OF SARCASM :
Alley, that whooshing sound you hear is irony flying right over your head. Let's RE-DO do the math: 1143 Posts( IN 105 DAYS) for you; -923 Posts (IN SIX YEARS) for me . Yep...Still equals BLOWHARDAlley, you can change your name....but not your IP address. Tell me, does your ass ever get jealous with all the crap that comes out of your mouth?
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Post by wile on Jun 6, 2012 12:38:40 GMT -5
I must confess. This post was a "tongue-in cheek" response to the many posts that begin with..." fill-in the blank dealer lied to me".... I just get frosted knowing how hard we work to do the right thing by our customers and to see that it can all be questioned by some knuckle-head who thinks he was somehow "wronged". OK, I will step down from my soapbox now. FROM THE BOOK OF SARCASM :
Alley, that whooshing sound you hear is irony flying right over your head. Let's RE-DO do the math: 1143 Posts( IN 105 DAYS) for you; -923 Posts (IN SIX YEARS) for me . Yep...Still equals BLOWHARDAlley, you can change your name....but not your IP address. Tell me, does your ass ever get jealous with all the crap that comes out of your mouth? I asked you before Who is Alley? You keep on harping at me with that name, I told you before I know there is an alleyoop on Scooterdoc. Yep Simpleton brain and a FLAKE to boot, and you just brought that up in your own words. =s FLAKE I will take you to school being the nice guy I am and teach you something DIMWIT. Now pay attention this might be to much and hurt the few brain cells you have. Get a pencil ready and right this down because your feeble brain cannot hold all this information. Do you know what a Proxy Server is or a Router? I can change my IP address Before all that sh!t comes out of your mouth. And one other little secret you Simpleton you cannot see my IP address or anybody Else's. You really are not very bright are you? SLOW ARE WE Read more: scootdawg.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=questionable&action=display&thread=40869&page=2#ixzz1x2JxeN5y Wile
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Post by Cookees on Jun 6, 2012 15:18:02 GMT -5
Alley,....I'd like to see things from your point of view but I can't seem to get my head that far up my arse. Anyone who told you to be yourself couldn't have given you worse advice.
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Post by wile on Jun 6, 2012 18:53:08 GMT -5
Glad you asked that question Cookee and I do know the answer to that tuff question. The reason you cannot stick your head up arse is because your so full of it already no more crap will fit. Don't hesitate to ask me for help I am here to help if I can. Wile Bong, He was the one that all of a sudden came on and personnally attacked me. He now has to stop or we both or one of us may get banned, so if you do not see Wile around you know what happened ;D
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Post by blowhardtwo on Jun 6, 2012 19:21:38 GMT -5
Yeah...what he said
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Post by Cookees on Jun 6, 2012 19:46:16 GMT -5
I’d like to thank all those Dawgs that have privately contacted me and offered their support and humor during these rancorous times. Special thanks to you “old school” Dawgs. It was like old times.
I really liked the suggestion to contact Pro Boards and see if it would be possible mirror Facebook in the ability to hide a poster’s annoying comments.
That being said, I think the best thing to do is be a stand up guy, and as Lee said, ” Let Yapping Dogs Lay”.
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