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Old Apr 13, 2006 | 12:29 AM
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Exclamation This is why I'm not doing the fuel line recall!

I found this picture on another forum. Apparently a dealer in Clearwater was doing the recall fix on somoene's car. They dropped the rear subframe which threw off the balance of the car on the lift... from there gravity took over and this is the result.

I just did a little search, and it appears the poor guy who fell victim to the dealer's misunderstanding of simple physics is on these forums. The post can be found here:

https://my350z.com/forum/showthread....el+line+recall

Sorry bro, that totally sucks! Good luck with your future IS.

However, I think it would be a service to 350z community to let everyone know to avoid the service department at "said" Nissan dealership in Clearwater.

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Old Apr 13, 2006 | 12:33 AM
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Old Apr 13, 2006 | 12:39 AM
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wow, the previous post pretty much describes it^.
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Old Apr 13, 2006 | 12:42 AM
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Man...I got mine done, I didnt have it at a quarter tank like suggested. They never said anything, I looked around the rear tire area, and didnt even see where they replaced anything. Makes me wonder if they even did the work.
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Old Apr 13, 2006 | 12:54 AM
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That is nuts
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Old Apr 13, 2006 | 12:58 AM
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holyyyyyyy crappppppppp
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Old Apr 13, 2006 | 12:58 AM
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ouch i had mine done today everything turned out good.. im glad my dealor knows what they are doing...i wonder if the tech that f'd up on that one still works for nissan...
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Old Apr 13, 2006 | 01:04 AM
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If you ask me, that's all the more reason to take your stock 350z in for the recall.

They drop your car = brand new car!!!!
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Old Apr 13, 2006 | 02:49 AM
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wow that is shocking!!! hmmm wonder if he still wants those wheels... j/k
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Old Apr 13, 2006 | 07:36 AM
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Yea, I believe thats Lokey Nissan and that's simply ridiculous....
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Old Apr 13, 2006 | 07:46 AM
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That is unbelievable, how stupid are those techs. They cant even lift the vehicle properly, I wonder how they do oil changes.
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Old Apr 13, 2006 | 07:55 AM
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damn i would be pissed i wonder if they told the owner the real story how it fell
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Old Apr 13, 2006 | 08:15 AM
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Old Apr 13, 2006 | 08:16 AM
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I had the recall fixed, but luckily the outcome was a bit better than this.
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Old Apr 13, 2006 | 08:34 AM
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im gonna print the pic off and show it to them and say, is it possible to have a better outcome than this?
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Old Apr 13, 2006 | 10:15 AM
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but, but, but the stealership knows what it's doing!!!!!!

heh
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Old Apr 13, 2006 | 11:51 AM
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I just can't seem to understand why dealerships constantly insist on hiring people with no common sense. I can understand a lack of education on the lower level mechanics, but common sense has to be a factor somewhere.
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Old Apr 13, 2006 | 12:05 PM
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Mine's getting done as I type this...
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Old Apr 13, 2006 | 12:08 PM
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^HAHA its falling as I type this...
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Old Apr 13, 2006 | 12:09 PM
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lol, you all would so see me on the national news
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