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12-31-2006, 05:15 PM
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Originally Posted by 2001bluerata
This Issue could have been resolved a lot sooner...You should've been calling your Car INSURANCE company and telling them what happened so that they could handle the situation and your car would've probably be fixed by now. Insurance co. have lawyers for this reason and you pay car insurance for these reasons. You should of reported it to your own car ins. they probably would have sent someone out to pep boys to take pics. But now you're getting screwed over and you have to get your own lawyer and such...
not so sure if that was a beneficial post. the kid's obviously gettn stressed about his situation, and its more than likely too late for his insurance company to kick in. so telling him wut he shuld've done and leaving it at that was not a good idea on ur part. i think he already knows he's gettn screwed over and that he's gettn his own lawyer...
12-31-2006, 06:21 PM
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same thing happened to me except the sad thing was it WAS THE DA*M DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM!!! needless to say they fixed it, but trust me man i know how ya feel as far as the pep boys problem i dont know what more you can do unless you call there corp. office or something.
01-02-2007, 07:30 PM
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well i did call the ins company. they feed me a line of BS of why they couldn't handle it and that it would raise my ins. SO I've dropped that ins company and got on with a new one. The lawyer i consulted i don't have to pay unless we win and his fee is included in the suit. The sad thing is that the manager that was there and saw the damage is suppose to be my friend. well we all see how far that went. i heard a rumor that corp. is breathing down his neck to keep his mouth shut and he won't lie when it comes to a court of law. also the lawyer is very stoked that this won't even go to court. he said he has sued pep boys for a larger amount in the range of 18k and they settled outside of court so that they wouldn't have to pay the 14k retaner fee on their lawyer. so things are looking up
01-03-2007, 07:35 PM
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Don't waste anymore time with Pepboys, and file a small claims court claim. As long as you documented the damage and have estimates, you will have a very strong case in court. It is irrelevant whether you have had the car repaired before Pepboys responded; Anybody that is concerned about their car would at least have the car looked at before months go by. Estimates and proof of damage (hope you took a lot of pics) will hold up in court. Good luck.
PS: I had a similar incident happen to me (guess where??? at a Chevrolet Dealer!!), but the dealer covered the repair. Luckily the fix did not require extensive body repair.
That is the main reason that I will not allow anyone to raise my car unless I am there to see that the lift points are contacted properly. I am also very selective on WHO works on my car. Sad reality, but that is the state of today's quality of labor.
PS: I had a similar incident happen to me (guess where??? at a Chevrolet Dealer!!), but the dealer covered the repair. Luckily the fix did not require extensive body repair.
That is the main reason that I will not allow anyone to raise my car unless I am there to see that the lift points are contacted properly. I am also very selective on WHO works on my car. Sad reality, but that is the state of today's quality of labor.
02-12-2007, 12:06 PM
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F'n right brotha! i actually just finished reading the entire post for the first time. Good to hear you at least got some justice! Chalk up another one for the good guys!
02-14-2007, 04:49 PM
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Originally Posted by LorcinLs1
whenever i need tires i bring the wheels and leave the car on jacks in the garage, they don't even know that its important to torque the wheel lugs.
Your supposed to do that?
What horsepower per liter are you supposed to torque those lugnuts to?
02-15-2007, 12:27 AM
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Hell yeah! Congrats! It even makes me feel like I won, just knowing that they didnt get to screw you. Its horseshit that we have to take things so far these days to make people accountable. 
02-15-2007, 12:54 AM
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Originally Posted by RPM WS6
I would stick a rusty screwdriver in my left eye before I'd allow anyone at Pep Boys to put my car on a lift...... 
02-15-2007, 08:41 AM
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Well I have talk to my body guy. Here is the good news. For the amount I'm getting he is going to fix the damage and repaint the whole car to make SURE that it matches. Here's the bad part. I just lost my job to some B**ch that had a stick stuck up her a$$. So now i have to wait to get another job so that i can start on the fixing part 
02-15-2007, 09:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Transam 98
Well I have talk to my body guy. Here is the good news. For the amount I'm getting he is going to fix the damage and repaint the whole car to make SURE that it matches. Here's the bad part. I just lost my job to some B**ch that had a stick stuck up her a$$. So now i have to wait to get another job so that i can start on the fixing part
Dude stay away from Wal-Mart!!!
They suck you in like in Scanners...
I swear I retired from the military and even I look at the "Apply Here" kiosk.
******* people greeters...