by "EL_ULY" (uly)
Published 03/22/2017 at 10:45
by "EL_ULY" (uly)
Published 03/22/2017 at 10:45
Tags: Volvo
; around worklopnik
STARS: 1
Poor thing has only 21,000 miles. Car is completely filthy inside and out. Cause of failure, never changed the oil. According to the customer.....
“Well, the salesman told me that oil changes were a thing of the past”. *facepalm*
Windowed the block. 2nd one in 10 months. Well, at least in our Volvo side.
Salesman didn’t say that btw. He just mentioned the features on the car’s navi that helps advise when service is do, even showing where the closest dealer is and all that fancy new connected car deal. Helps make appointments and all that stuff. The customer also purchased the super extended Factory Scheduled Maintenance program. The car is fully equipped. Again, suuuuper dirty inside and out. Shame :’(
"Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer" (smallbear94)
03/22/2017 at 10:50, STARS: 0
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"Peter Monshizadeh" (practicalenthusiast)
03/22/2017 at 10:51, STARS: 1
The owner needs to get themselves one of those self-driving electric cars and be done with it.
"PS9" (PS9)
03/22/2017 at 10:53, STARS: 4
I don’t get how someone can be this dumb but still get money for a new Volvo. Sometimes I don’t get how the world works.
"Rico" (ricorich)
03/22/2017 at 10:53, STARS: 1
He doesn’t deserve that car. So what happens now? He will have to pay for an engine replacement out of pocket right?
"Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell." (oppisitelock)
03/22/2017 at 10:58, STARS: 1
Wow it blew up only 3k past my cars service interval. Id expect damage but damn.
"BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind" (briangriffinsprius)
03/22/2017 at 11:00, STARS: 2
I’m surprised that this occurred after 21k miles. Considering that most manufacturers have 10k intervals (don’t know about Volvo) and most good synthetics can go 15-18000, you’d think that they could get 30-40k miles or more before extreme damage (so long as it didn’t run dry).
"fintail" (fintail)
03/22/2017 at 11:07, STARS: 4
Money and sense diverge again.
"For Sweden" (rallybeetle)
03/22/2017 at 11:14, STARS: 0
If they kept the straight six this wouldn’t have happened
"4kc" (4kc)
03/22/2017 at 11:19, STARS: 0
my aunts camry made it to like 50k miles with no oil changes. she had some service package and just assumed whenever she had her tires rotated and the car cleaned they also changed her oil, oops
"EL_ULY" (uly)
03/22/2017 at 11:21, STARS: 0
I think that the oil in the car we delivered has an additive for “break in” purposes. I could be mistaken but I think I heard that one time here in a meeting
"Future next gen S2000 owner" (future-next-gen-s2000-owner)
03/22/2017 at 11:21, STARS: 2
Did you take their license away? They don’t deserve to have one.
"EL_ULY" (uly)
03/22/2017 at 11:23, STARS: 0
It’s more common in our Mercedes side. I know it happens to all brands for sure. Not too long ago it happened in a DB9 or DBS
"EL_ULY" (uly)
03/22/2017 at 11:24, STARS: 1
It’s up to our regional rep at the moment
"EL_ULY" (uly)
03/22/2017 at 11:25, STARS: 0
Right? Maybe it seizing up or knocking hard, not BOOM lol :]
"EL_ULY" (uly)
03/22/2017 at 11:25, STARS: 1
lol epic :]
"EL_ULY" (uly)
03/22/2017 at 11:26, STARS: 1
They have a purpose indeed :]
"EL_ULY" (uly)
03/22/2017 at 11:26, STARS: 0
lol we should. It’s such a nice car
"Rico" (ricorich)
03/22/2017 at 11:26, STARS: 1
Honestly, this carelessness and stupidity shouldn’t be rewarded. Nobody ever learns a lesson by getting a pat on the back. Make him or his insurance pay for the replacement and I promise he’ll NEVER forget to change the oil in a car ever again, life lesson learned.
"EL_ULY" (uly)
03/22/2017 at 11:29, STARS: 0
B6294s2 yes.
B6324S- hmm..... dat READ gear is scary sometimes
"EL_ULY" (uly)
03/22/2017 at 11:29, STARS: 1
Typical tragedy
"EL_ULY" (uly)
03/22/2017 at 11:30, STARS: 1
Oh dayum. I once drove a GX470 a good way before realizing the oil light was on. It had the oil drained but none was put back it. That truck is still driving today. Flippin Toyota engines, yo!
"Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland)
03/22/2017 at 11:32, STARS: 0
And here is where I preach about high mileage oil change intervals. Preach, Preach, preach, preach, preach. I know my subaru was burning about 1 qt/2000 miles. It’s not going to survive to 7500 miles without adding more oil.
"Rust and Dust - Oppositelock Forever" (rustanddust)
03/22/2017 at 11:32, STARS: 1
“I’m sorry, we can’t give you the keys back, you’ve done enough. What we do have for you, though, are the keys to your slightly used, but new-to-you Chevy Citation! Go ahead and kill this instead, no one will care.”
"Future next gen S2000 owner" (future-next-gen-s2000-owner)
03/22/2017 at 11:34, STARS: 1
“I’m sorry, we can’t give you the keys back, you’ve done enough. What we do have for you, though, are the keys to your slightly used, but new-to-you Chevy Citation bus pass! Go ahead and kill this instead, no one will care.”
FTFY
"EL_ULY" (uly)
03/22/2017 at 11:45, STARS: 0
LOL perfect. From what i hear, the customer is asking for the price quote. They may be covering the cost. Insaneatory!
"EL_ULY" (uly)
03/22/2017 at 11:47, STARS: 1
I believe these cars come with a “break in: additive in their oil from the port. Volvo ONLY lets us use Castrol Edge Professional synthetic afterwards or it will void the warranty/ not be covered for maintenance plan
"EL_ULY" (uly)
03/22/2017 at 11:49, STARS: 1
You be very surprised all the stuff dealerships from different brands give away that shouldn’t be rewarded. Gotta keep the customer happy no matter the cost to the dealer or brand directly
"V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches" (jbv12)
03/22/2017 at 11:53, STARS: 0
My dad keeps asking me how much oil my 1UZ burns, and when I tell him none he is incredulous. I guess that’s what owning suburbans does...
"Rico" (ricorich)
03/22/2017 at 12:04, STARS: 0
A good will repair or replacement for something totally out of a person’s control is one thing, willful negligence is another. But I totally get why they wouldn’t want that bad Yelp review lol
"EL_ULY" (uly)
03/22/2017 at 12:04, STARS: 1
boom, roasted :]
"EL_ULY" (uly)
03/22/2017 at 12:05, STARS: 0
lol indeed :]
"unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins)" (unclevanos)
03/22/2017 at 12:18, STARS: 0
is the T6 using timing chains now or belts still?
"Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell." (oppisitelock)
03/22/2017 at 12:24, STARS: 0
Yeah its pretty spectacular haha. This is why I change my oil early, i may not need to but its worth it for the peace of mind.
"EL_ULY" (uly)
03/22/2017 at 12:25, STARS: 4
"EL_ULY" (uly)
03/22/2017 at 12:27, STARS: 1
"Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell." (oppisitelock)
03/22/2017 at 12:31, STARS: 1
Damn now I want to fire up the old gameboy
"BritishLeyland™" (leylandcars)
03/22/2017 at 15:38, STARS: 1
“Oil? No, my car is gasoline powered.”
"TFSIVTEC drivesavolvo" (drivesaswedishcarmadeinbelgium-)
03/22/2017 at 17:14, STARS: 1
Haha my mom bought an 2016 XC60 with the T6 in late 2015. It now has a little over 6k miles and has had its oil changed twice.
"EL_ULY" (uly)
03/22/2017 at 17:18, STARS: 0
Bravo TFSIVTEC’s mom!
"PS9" (PS9)
03/22/2017 at 17:47, STARS: 0
That there are people that dumb who have the resources to buy an AM is super depressing. You can’t even write it off as all trust fund babies either. Ugh.
"EL_ULY" (uly)
03/22/2017 at 18:18, STARS: 0
After 5+ years, dude.... i’ve seen too much on those things. My direct future has me more towards that brand but there is still a good 30 ish % that my boss will jump ship back to Ferrari and he’s taking me with him. Will that 100% be the thing to kill off my automotive enthusiasm? Seeing such an elite brand in total shambles? I’ve heard some stories from there and they’re not good :’(
"pip bip - choose Corrour" (hhgttg69)
03/23/2017 at 07:09, STARS: 0
we’ve replaced 18 engines in the last 12 months for Colorados.
all of them from high oil consumption
"EL_ULY" (uly)
03/23/2017 at 08:04, STARS: 0
DAAAYUM! craziness