OK Don okd...@gmail.com writes:
The OKC Stealership routinely doubles the retail price.
It's routine for shops to double the parts price for parts that they
order and install as part of a repair or maintenance job. I've not run
into this practice if I walk up to the parts counter and order a
May 19, 2009
Letter from a Dodge dealer
letter to the editor
My name is George C. Joseph. I am the sole owner of Sunshine Dodge-Isuzu, a
family owned and operated business in Melbourne , Florida . My family bought and
paid for this automobile franchise 35 years ago in 1974. I am the second
The answer to this letter many others like it is simple.
As part of the bankruptcy, Chrysler had no choice but to trim back to only
strong, profitable dealerships. The alternative to this decision is for all
dealerships to shut down, then everyone looses.
So, is it fair? No. But Chrysler has no
Congratulations!! That's fantastic!! I wish her well.
Wilton
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New Haven, CT. YOungest daughter is
Tom Hargrave wrote:
The answer to this letter many others like it is simple.
As part of the bankruptcy, Chrysler had no choice but to trim back to only
strong, profitable dealerships. The alternative to this decision is for all
dealerships to shut down, then everyone looses.
So, is it fair?
Douglas,
I forget which model car you are working on. On my 83 300D the aux
fan doesn't come on till the temp gets just slightly above normal.
Usually in city stop and go traffic and restarting after it was shut
off for a very short time. After the temp goes back down to around 95
deg it
Part of the rationale was that too many dealers was making
buying/selling a car too competitive and the customers were getting
prices that were too low.
I will leave the analysis of that reasoning to the reader.
--R
Tom Hargrave wrote:
The answer to this letter many others like it is
Mitch,
It's obvious that you have not worked with or for a good size company that's
going through a Chapter 11 Bankruptcy - I have.
You provide your recovery plan to the courts and they dictate what you will
do. There are some negotiations, but to complete the process you most follow
all steps
But doesn't Mercedes do the same thing?
Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
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Like most laws in the US, franchise laws are heavily influenced by
the wealthy and well connected, and in some states (particularly the
south) can gouge the franchise owner pretty badly.
That said, bankruptcy isn't fun for anyone, and dealers are pretty
vulnerable in this case. Unfair,
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The car is a 1980 300D with ACCII Servo
Douglas
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Douglas,
I forget which model
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Mitch Haley forwarded:
HOW IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CAN THIS HAPPEN?
THIS IS A PRIVATE BUSINESS NOT A GOVERNMENT ENTITY
This is beyond imagination! My business is being stolen from
me through NO FAULT OF OUR OWN. We did NOTHING wrong.
HOW CAN THIS HAPPEN IN A FREE MARKET
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Tom wrote:
Actually, no - I'm actually not biased towards unions. But a contract is a
contract be it between 2 businesses, 2 individuals or a business and a
union.
Tom - don't paint us all with the same brush.
Your perspective is quite personal - you express personal loss of
benefits -
Entrophy just advanced a notch.
A Pity.
Fred Moir
Lynn MA
Diesel preferred. Though a good dark ale is welcome!
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That's great! My best to your daughter.
Gerry
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Congratulations!! That's fantastic!! I wish her well.
Wilton
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Yes -
full
dads car has a locked up AC compressor. I have dealt with this before
but any car I have fixed I never kept more than a year or so afterward
anyway. This is a car that I am sure he will have for a while so Im
wondering about replacement compressors and such. Seems I have heard
the rebuilt
I just dont have much sympathy for what concessions the union workers
gave. The union should have been cut out of it completely then maybe
they could be competitive like other companies. I dont think its that
they dont make cars people want, its the fact of all the other
obligations to the
I think you missed the point. I think the point is that the normal laws
should be followed, which is not happening in this case.
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Actually, no - I'm actually not biased towards unions. But a contract is a
contract be it between 2 businesses, 2 individuals or a business and
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That's close enough to an 83 so that your aux fan may be set the same
way. I know some others do come on as long as the AC is on but yours,
like mine may not be like that. First check that the fan even works
by using some jumper wires direct to the fan connector under the
hood. Mine didn't and
replacement compressors and such. Seems I have heard the rebuilt R4's
are not very good and only get a new one. Is this true?
I have also heard this.
What's the difference going to be on the new ones you get at your
local autozone or whatever and new ones Rusty sells.
The MB usually needs
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We don't know the contents of the dealer agreement, therefore, what is
happening may be no different than any other time when they cancel a dealer.
I suspect there is a termination clause in the dealer agreement that allows the
supplier to terminate the dealership in a given period of time at
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so the rest of us can make all the remarks we want!!
Later -- LarryT
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Well, the fact is the car companies do have these contracts with the
labor unions. Its crazy they would agree to some of those things but
they did, so they should have to live with them. UNTIL, they file
bankruptcy then they might have a way to get out from under the burden
of the
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the underlying thing is all these auto workers are making WAY too much
money to start with, which is why these companies cant turn a profit and
the foreign ones can. I am sorry Toms wife is having to take a pay cut,
but I would be willing to be she is still making pretty darn good
money. It
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RLE wrote:
http://fschnell.net/WordPress/?p=1094
from Frank?
mao
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jabba wrote:
many of us have been together for over a decade now
Personally, I have always thought those with such thin skins *should* leave
so the rest of us can make all the remarks we want!!
Later -- LarryT
Okay - I'm leaving...
...for dinner
make all the remarks you want
mao
So which one of the trio (or should that be quartet) are you Roger and
will you be putting out a CD?
Hendrik
who can't get that tune out of his mind now
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I have heard the mcparts R4 compressors end up being mounted upside
down in an MB. I have never replaced one, yet. For a keeper, you
are best off to buy one from MB sources. Rusty is one. there are
others, and of course there are the stealerships. You don't want a
rebuilt on a keeper, or
you must also install a filter in the suction line to the compressor
-- the old one shed an amazing amount of crud while it was dying, and
it's impossible to remove all this unless you install a new, unused
hose set and a new unused evaporator and condenser. Cheap @ $35 or so.
Peter
On
I have often heard about installing a filter in the suction line before
the compressor, but not sure where to get a filter or how to install it.
What do you do, just get the right size, cut the line, install the
filter and use clamps or what? Can said filter be used instead of
flushing, or
Flush first. I had mine installed (crimped connections rather than
barb and clamp, which also works) at CarQuest.
Napa should be able to install one too.
Pretty much standard procedure with modern AC compressors that get
grey death from degraded teflon coatings -- the grey gunk is full
You get the filter at flaps, and yes to all the rest. YOU got
it.They are often installed on the driver's side near the front of
the car, so as to be close to the compressor.. If you go to a refr.
supply, (grainger) you can get a filter drier to put in the line, but
you will need 2 flare
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you suck, gordon
Yep - thankee.
I'm still leaving.
mao
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the underlying thing is all these auto workers are making WAY too much
money to start with, which is why these companies cant turn a profit and
the foreign ones can.
Actually it is the legacy costs that are hurting them. The retiree
healthcare mostly. The Japanese and German car makers that
Sorry to see Tom H leave but IMO (and that's all any of us have to
offer) a company that is poorly run and cannot survive without public
assistance should be allowed to die a natural death.
I agree. Too bad the government doesn't. They pick and choose who lives and
who dies. Look at
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