New owner in Phoenix 06 6MT
I want to preface this with TWM was great. There was no issue with honoring the warranty and sending a 149.00 **** really says sorry!
I went to JITB for lunch. Pull out and the shifter feels weird. Look down and it's not connected to the car. I manage to find the part beneath it and limp the 3/4 miles home take the surround off, take the **** off and get it out of the boot and there is a rubber bushing that has separated from the collar.
I took a picture, emailed it and called the manufacturer who says there was a flaw that was addressed to everyone they identified as having this revision but apparently they missed me.
They are sending another next day Monday with a weighted shift **** for my trouble. I had to clamp a vice grip to get into reverse and get out of the middle of my garage where I put it when I got home. They promise this second revision will not do this again.
After thinking about it it occurred to me a socket would fit in the remains of the shifter. After trying several I found a spark plug socket was perfect.
Now I can drive my car while I wait for the replacement.
I went to JITB for lunch. Pull out and the shifter feels weird. Look down and it's not connected to the car. I manage to find the part beneath it and limp the 3/4 miles home take the surround off, take the **** off and get it out of the boot and there is a rubber bushing that has separated from the collar.
I took a picture, emailed it and called the manufacturer who says there was a flaw that was addressed to everyone they identified as having this revision but apparently they missed me.
They are sending another next day Monday with a weighted shift **** for my trouble. I had to clamp a vice grip to get into reverse and get out of the middle of my garage where I put it when I got home. They promise this second revision will not do this again.
After thinking about it it occurred to me a socket would fit in the remains of the shifter. After trying several I found a spark plug socket was perfect.
Now I can drive my car while I wait for the replacement.
Last edited by e30cabrio; Aug 27, 2011 at 06:05 AM.
Shifter & **** came today. **** is great. Shifter is broken. The shaft that the **** attaches to moves 1/4 inch or so. They are sending another.
In other annoying car news:
Above post was from the 16th. Called today, asked how it was going. They have not started and don't expect to start till mid week next week.
Realistically, they say three weeks until they are done. That means it will be 5 weeks.
I was joking when I said I'd like to be done by Christmas.
In other annoying car news:
Realistically, they say three weeks until they are done. That means it will be 5 weeks.
I was joking when I said I'd like to be done by Christmas.
I called the machine shop. They have not started. He said the same thing he said last week verbatim, EXCEPT there is somehow a boat motor ahead of mine when last week it was just a Buick motor.
Best part is the motor in my car has stopped consuming oil (reason this started) I really am thinking about packing it in and selling my parts off.
Last Tuesday (8/27) I said will you at least guarantee it will be done by the end of September he said yes. Today he said it's only the end of the first week in September. I said you have not touched it, he had the nerve to say it was unreasonable for me to expect it to be done in a week. I said I did not, but I do have a right to expect it to have started after 3!
Best part is the motor in my car has stopped consuming oil (reason this started) I really am thinking about packing it in and selling my parts off.
Last Tuesday (8/27) I said will you at least guarantee it will be done by the end of September he said yes. Today he said it's only the end of the first week in September. I said you have not touched it, he had the nerve to say it was unreasonable for me to expect it to be done in a week. I said I did not, but I do have a right to expect it to have started after 3!
