PVHCA
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Finally found a car that I was good with, 2003 Cadillac Seville STS, loaded with 58K on the clock. Clean is an understatement, right in my budget for what I wanted to spend. Knowing how I am, I drive a car for 6 mos to a year and sell it, usually make a few schuckles and move on. Picked it up Saturday morning at 9, drove right to the smog place and was told NO-PASS, car wasn't ready and the check engine light wouldn't come on. Mechanic said no biggie, drive the car on the freeway for 30-50 miles and it should be ready to test, BUT the check engine light must be fixed in order to pass. Since I was heading to Seal Beach for St. Baldrick's I decide to leave it till Monday and drop it at Mtn. View Chevrolet for repairs. Dropped it yesterday along with the following items I wanted checked out.
#1.) Smog Issue, figure check engine light deal
#2.) I may have smelled anti-freeze while the hood was up at the smog ck so I wanted a check of the cooling system
#3.) LR Brake light out, replace bulb
#4.) When coming to a slow stop, sounds like clicking coming from the LF
I get a call from my service writer a few hours later with info re-smog/ck engine light, it could be a bulb or the entire mirrored cluster, price $350.00-$1200.00, nothing wrong with cooling system, BUT the water pump maybe sweating, LR bulb $10.00 installed and the front brakes are shot, that's the clicking noise I hear.
The only thing that concerns me is the smog deal, I call the man I bought the car from and explain to him that the car won't pass smog(CA law/DMV law, seller responsible for car passing smog), he says, "Phil, I don't want to make waves and I want you happy, would you like your money back?" I said I'd rather keep the car but it would be up to him if he wanted to fix the car, he said NO-PROBLEM but could I take it to his mechanic Wilson-Bell in Rancho? I said let's see what WB says and I'll leave it up to you if you want to fix it at your cost or just give me my money back, so I dropped the car at WB last night and will wait to hear.
While I was there I start talking to the owner about my other issues, he said he'd check the car out AGAIN, I said AGAIN, he says ya, it was just here 3-22-16 for a gasket replacement and the owner had him do what he always does when it's in for service, check the car top to bottom, front to back.
He went on to explain how the owner is crazy about his cars, ANYTHING wrong gets fixed, doesn't matter the cost, takes me in the office and pulls the service records on this Cadillac and shows me. He says, "if I missed the front brake issues when I checked the car 3-22-16, I'll do the job for free". I can't wait to hear if Mtn. View is pulling one on me, heads will fuckin roll if that's the case.
I'll keep ya'll posted on what happens.
#1.) Smog Issue, figure check engine light deal
#2.) I may have smelled anti-freeze while the hood was up at the smog ck so I wanted a check of the cooling system
#3.) LR Brake light out, replace bulb
#4.) When coming to a slow stop, sounds like clicking coming from the LF
I get a call from my service writer a few hours later with info re-smog/ck engine light, it could be a bulb or the entire mirrored cluster, price $350.00-$1200.00, nothing wrong with cooling system, BUT the water pump maybe sweating, LR bulb $10.00 installed and the front brakes are shot, that's the clicking noise I hear.
The only thing that concerns me is the smog deal, I call the man I bought the car from and explain to him that the car won't pass smog(CA law/DMV law, seller responsible for car passing smog), he says, "Phil, I don't want to make waves and I want you happy, would you like your money back?" I said I'd rather keep the car but it would be up to him if he wanted to fix the car, he said NO-PROBLEM but could I take it to his mechanic Wilson-Bell in Rancho? I said let's see what WB says and I'll leave it up to you if you want to fix it at your cost or just give me my money back, so I dropped the car at WB last night and will wait to hear.
While I was there I start talking to the owner about my other issues, he said he'd check the car out AGAIN, I said AGAIN, he says ya, it was just here 3-22-16 for a gasket replacement and the owner had him do what he always does when it's in for service, check the car top to bottom, front to back.
He went on to explain how the owner is crazy about his cars, ANYTHING wrong gets fixed, doesn't matter the cost, takes me in the office and pulls the service records on this Cadillac and shows me. He says, "if I missed the front brake issues when I checked the car 3-22-16, I'll do the job for free". I can't wait to hear if Mtn. View is pulling one on me, heads will fuckin roll if that's the case.
I'll keep ya'll posted on what happens.
