Good luck, and make sure that when they send them back, they are the correct color.

 

I was gonna say take pictures of the quality of the wheels now.. just in case, you have something to show later in court.

 

I figured they'd offer -- they know they're wrong. A few things:

- Inspect the wheels after they mount the tires and balance them (and beforehand if possible). Don't be afraid to be critical. When the dealer f'd up my wheels, they had to send them out twice.
- Check for waviness around the lip (use sunlight to help detect surface waviness).
- Feel the surface with your hand, and check for roughness and contamination in the paint
- Most important, if you're not satisfied, get the manager to look at the wheels with you and show him why you're not satisfied. Compare them to wheels that are in their showroom.
- Don't use a potential lawsuit as a threat. I wouldn't even mention it -- I'd just file it if I didn't get resolution.

 

ok so i gotta question for u guys:

when I go from 1st to 2nd, it sometimes feels like I have to go through 2 notches, like it clicks twice. This happens the majority of the time if I'm just trying to shift slow. But sometimes it'll just have a single notch like normal. And this only happens when I go into 2nd, it might have happened when I go into 3rd, but very noticable when going into 2nd.

Is this ok?? Sorry, a bit paranoid right now

edit: And I didn't notice this when I test drove the car. Maybe my uncle messed it up with his crappy clutching on the way back?

edit2: Just played around with it sitting in the garage, and 2nd is smooth as butter. Dunno, guess it only happens when driving. maybe I suck at driving.

edit3: And there isn't any "grinding", I don't think. It just not smooth

 

Mine was the same way.

Now I had the second gear notchiness, which is normal, and a grinding 5th gear, which was not. I had my transmission replaced for grinding 5th gear.

The new transmission that they put in the car ~ July 2007 was much smoother than the first transmission that I had.

But, I would say the magical 2 gated second gear shift, is normal.

 

Good luck Steve!

HAHAH
I wonder if Rob is going to have to have is tranny replaced as well.

 

that's all I wanted to hear......

I guess I'll play around and see if it "grinds". don't know exactly what that means.

And don't say tranny replacement, please....

 

Thanks guys. I do have lots of pictures. - and thanks for the advice h8bumps. I'll make a list of things to do when the wheels are ready to be picked up. I do plan on checking them out BEFORE they mount the tires.

You'll know 'grind' when it occurs. No mistaking. I've only done it a couple times and immediately apologized to my car.

 

You will know whan you grind. What you are experiencing is completly normal. I have it on my car as well.

 

Steve: I'd be more worried about checking the wheels after they're back on the car, but either way make sure you take your time checking them.

AznSky: yes, it's normal. I think my tranny double notches into every gear, but it definitely does it going into second.

 

Red Bull Air Race is coming to detroit!! Who is planning on going to this? I'm planning on trying to do this and the Grand Prix again this year. Never been to an air race, but i've watched them several times on tv and it looks amazing!!!

Unfortunately I couldn't figure out how to buy general admission tickets, it only offered these "high flying" expensive *** tickets. Anyone else have any information on this they could provide?

http://redbullairrace.com/

 

I was also interested in checking this out. I wonder where on the riverfron this will take place.
Maybe I can find a foreclosed riverfront condo unit and we can camp out and watch from there. JK, no but serioulsy .

 

Well I'm taking the car to the dealer tomorrow... the infamous throwout bearing noise, is now worse.. sounding like rocks most of the time at idle, no grinding gears yet, and I also have the annoying *** clicking sound in the rear, I know these are common problems on the Z, and some people don't even care.. but it's annoying and on such an expensive car(at least for me it is), I expect more.

Anyone know any "good" Nissan dealers around here.. good as in, good customer service?

 

Both my dad and I are also very interested in going to this.

Mike K - Give me a call tomarrow. I have a house I want you to check out for me.

 

Yeah let me know, i'm tryin to get as many car guys together as I can to go. I've already put it out there on the GTO forums. Haven't met anyone on the mazda forums really yet.

 

I just saw a commercial for this and I'm pretty interested...

 

Although I have heard otherwise from people, I had good luck at Suburban in the Troy motor mall when I had to take mine in for a service recall thing. I would just stay far far away from Tamaroff. I had a bad sales experience, and I really haven't heard anything good about them from anyone. There's also Dick Scott, which I've heard is awesome, but it's not right near me. I can tell you though, that Steve up at SLC used to work at Suburban Troy, and when they saw the SLC plate on my car, they were even more helpful than when I first got there. Can't remember the guys name, but talk to the service manager guy and tell him you know Steve, he should take good care of you.

 

Yeah, that's where I was planning on going.. I guess the SLC stickers, and plate might help eh? lol Their service opens at 7am too.. Ill be there bright and early in the morning lol

 

Dick Scott, and Suburban is your best bet.

I am going to the air show that is for sure.

Mike K if you can find one of those...hell charge admission
I'll throw the cooler and BBQ in the back and we can make a party out of it.
Seriously though the tickets will be around $30.00 for both days.
General admission tickets went on sale this morning.

 

Dick scott in Canton. Only Dick scott in canton.

I was denied a transmission replacement 3 times at suburban after having shop formans drive the car, arguing with the service manager. Left the car there for 2 weeks. They basically told me to **** myself.

I went to Dick Scott, I literally pulled out of the parking lot with the shop foreman in the car, he heard the grind one time and told me to pull back in, the car would have a new transmission in a week.

I was really impressed with them.

Suburban as a company is complete garbage. I used to work for them a while ago, I have had 3 different makes that I tried to service at their dealerships and the customer service was terrible at everyone.

I took my S4 to the dealer 2 weeks ago and I waited nearly 2 hours for an oil change.

I have never went to service anything there and work with the same advisor. The always have different employees there.