("Courtesy" Collision of Orlando, FL

<Rant mode on>

STAY THE HELL AWAY from "COURTESY COLLISION PRO" IN ORLANDO, ON EAST COLONIAL
DRIVE (Hwy 50):

As some of you may know, my son was rear-ended back in early June by a mook
on a cell phone, so of course the other guy's insurance had to pony up the
repair costs. We took the car to "Courtesy Collision Pro"(CCP) on East
Colonial in Orlando. We kept getting 'next week' answers when we called to
find out what was going on with the car. My husband was due at his new base,
so we had to drive up in our new Scion Xa and that POS Ford Focus given to us
by the rental company. The kids and I went back to Florida on the 15th, and
returned to North Carolina today. Those twerps at CCP first received the car
on *June 10*, and when we picked it up last week, it was *still* a mess! See
below:

Rather than having to cart the kids all around the area, I told those twits
at Courtesy Collision Pro to just leave the car outside their gates (They
closed at 5, and we didn't arrive until about 7:30).The car was there,
repairs looked fine, but since it had been sitting there for over a month,
the battery was dead! Now, they must have had to jump the thing to get it
outside the gate, so a nice note warning us about the dead battery would have
been the 'courteous' thing to do. I told Craig to leave it running as much as
possible, and if it still gives us trouble, we'll just take it someplace to
be charged all day. (We ended up getting a new battery, just for the peace of
mind) Fortunately, since my mom is away on a cruise, her (Formerly our)
Corolla was there, which I could at least drive around town, even with the
faulty brakes (I never drove it past 50 MPH when the brakes went). This was
just another slice of the shit pie that is Courtesy Collision Pro. I turned
in that craptacular rental Ford Focus Saturday morning, so at least some of
my dignity has been restored. Yet another footnote to my shit list for
Courtesy Collision Pro: I went to gas the car up, and when I withdrew the
hose and tried to close the valve, the valve detached, and fell into the rear
quarter panel! Craig knew about this from the day we picked it up, but
didn't tell me, for fear of not being allowed to drive it this past weekend.
The passenger tail light was dead too, but I didn't blame them for that, and
"Jorge" replaced it, and fixed the valve right on the spot. I am *so* gonna
write some scathing letters when we're settled into the house! Shit happens,
but there's no excuse for their lousy service. To add to the fun, we noticed
that the air conditioning kept cutting out. If we turned it off for a few
minutes, then turned it back on, it was fine, however. Craig noticed water
dropping from underneath the dash, so we'll take it to a shop to see what's
messed up; probably yet another screw-up by CCP.

Again I say...

STAY AWAY from "Courtesy ('courtesy' - that's a laugh) Collision Pro" in
Orlando!

Natalie

<Rant mode on standby>

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On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 01:03:56 -0400, "Wickeddoll®"
<wickeddoll1958nofeckingspam@yahoo.com> wrote:
[color=blue]
><Rant mode on>
>
>STAY THE HELL AWAY from "COURTESY COLLISION PRO" IN ORLANDO, ON EAST COLONIAL
>DRIVE (Hwy 50):
>
>As some of you may know, my son was rear-ended back in early June by a mook
>on a cell phone, so of course the other guy's insurance had to pony up the
>repair costs. We took the car to "Courtesy Collision Pro"(CCP) on East
>Colonial in Orlando. We kept getting 'next week' answers when we called to
>find out what was going on with the car. My husband was due at his new base,
>so we had to drive up in our new Scion Xa and that POS Ford Focus given to us
>by the rental company. The kids and I went back to Florida on the 15th, and
>returned to North Carolina today. Those twerps at CCP first received the car
>on *June 10*, and when we picked it up last week, it was *still* a mess! See
>below:
>
>Rather than having to cart the kids all around the area, I told those twits
>at Courtesy Collision Pro to just leave the car outside their gates (They
>closed at 5, and we didn't arrive until about 7:30).The car was there,
>repairs looked fine, but since it had been sitting there for over a month,
>the battery was dead! Now, they must have had to jump the thing to get it
>outside the gate, so a nice note warning us about the dead battery would have
>been the 'courteous' thing to do. I told Craig to leave it running as much as
>possible, and if it still gives us trouble, we'll just take it someplace to
>be charged all day. (We ended up getting a new battery, just for the peace of
>mind) Fortunately, since my mom is away on a cruise, her (Formerly our)
>Corolla was there, which I could at least drive around town, even with the
>faulty brakes (I never drove it past 50 MPH when the brakes went). This was
>just another slice of the shit pie that is Courtesy Collision Pro. I turned
>in that craptacular rental Ford Focus Saturday morning, so at least some of
>my dignity has been restored. Yet another footnote to my shit list for
>Courtesy Collision Pro: I went to gas the car up, and when I withdrew the
>hose and tried to close the valve, the valve detached, and fell into the rear
>quarter panel! Craig knew about this from the day we picked it up, but
>didn't tell me, for fear of not being allowed to drive it this past weekend.
>The passenger tail light was dead too, but I didn't blame them for that, and
>"Jorge" replaced it, and fixed the valve right on the spot. I am *so* gonna
>write some scathing letters when we're settled into the house! Shit happens,
>but there's no excuse for their lousy service. To add to the fun, we noticed
>that the air conditioning kept cutting out. If we turned it off for a few
>minutes, then turned it back on, it was fine, however. Craig noticed water
>dropping from underneath the dash, so we'll take it to a shop to see what's
>messed up; probably yet another screw-up by CCP.
>
>Again I say...
>
>STAY AWAY from "Courtesy ('courtesy' - that's a laugh) Collision Pro" in
>Orlando!
>
>Natalie
>
><Rant mode on standby>[/color]

Why don't you tell us what you really think, Nat?

Hell I should have had you drive down to North Port and take your car
to North Port Auto Body. They do EXCELLENT work....and On Time...


--

Scott in Florida

"Scott in Florida" <JustAsk@Florida.com> wrote in message
news:q9hsd1louf7741s860hpoa1dec6ha21orl@4ax.com...[color=blue]
> On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 01:03:56 -0400, "Wickeddoll®"
> <wickeddoll1958nofeckingspam@yahoo.com> wrote:
>[color=green]
>><Rant mode on>
>>
>>STAY THE HELL AWAY from "COURTESY COLLISION PRO" IN ORLANDO, ON EAST
>>COLONIAL
>>DRIVE (Hwy 50):
>>
>>As some of you may know, my son was rear-ended back in early June by a mook
>>on a cell phone, so of course the other guy's insurance had to pony up the
>>repair costs. We took the car to "Courtesy Collision Pro"(CCP) on East
>>Colonial in Orlando. We kept getting 'next week' answers when we called to
>>find out what was going on with the car. My husband was due at his new
>>base,
>>so we had to drive up in our new Scion Xa and that POS Ford Focus given to
>>us
>>by the rental company. The kids and I went back to Florida on the 15th,
>>and
>>returned to North Carolina today. Those twerps at CCP first received the
>>car
>>on *June 10*, and when we picked it up last week, it was *still* a mess!
>>See
>>below:
>>
>>Rather than having to cart the kids all around the area, I told those twits
>>at Courtesy Collision Pro to just leave the car outside their gates (They
>>closed at 5, and we didn't arrive until about 7:30).The car was there,
>>repairs looked fine, but since it had been sitting there for over a month,
>>the battery was dead! Now, they must have had to jump the thing to get it
>>outside the gate, so a nice note warning us about the dead battery would
>>have
>>been the 'courteous' thing to do. I told Craig to leave it running as much
>>as
>>possible, and if it still gives us trouble, we'll just take it someplace to
>>be charged all day. (We ended up getting a new battery, just for the peace
>>of
>>mind) Fortunately, since my mom is away on a cruise, her (Formerly our)
>>Corolla was there, which I could at least drive around town, even with the
>>faulty brakes (I never drove it past 50 MPH when the brakes went). This was
>>just another slice of the shit pie that is Courtesy Collision Pro. I turned
>>in that craptacular rental Ford Focus Saturday morning, so at least some of
>>my dignity has been restored. Yet another footnote to my shit list for
>>Courtesy Collision Pro: I went to gas the car up, and when I withdrew the
>>hose and tried to close the valve, the valve detached, and fell into the
>>rear
>>quarter panel! Craig knew about this from the day we picked it up, but
>>didn't tell me, for fear of not being allowed to drive it this past
>>weekend.
>>The passenger tail light was dead too, but I didn't blame them for that,
>>and
>>"Jorge" replaced it, and fixed the valve right on the spot. I am *so*
>>gonna
>>write some scathing letters when we're settled into the house! Shit
>>happens,
>>but there's no excuse for their lousy service. To add to the fun, we
>>noticed
>>that the air conditioning kept cutting out. If we turned it off for a few
>>minutes, then turned it back on, it was fine, however. Craig noticed water
>>dropping from underneath the dash, so we'll take it to a shop to see what's
>>messed up; probably yet another screw-up by CCP.
>>
>>Again I say...
>>
>>STAY AWAY from "Courtesy ('courtesy' - that's a laugh) Collision Pro" in
>>Orlando!
>>
>>Natalie
>>
>><Rant mode on standby>[/color]
>
> Why don't you tell us what you really think, Nat?
>
> Hell I should have had you drive down to North Port and take your car
> to North Port Auto Body. They do EXCELLENT work....and On Time...
>
>
> --
>
> Scott in Florida[/color]

NOW you tell me

;-)

Natalie

On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 10:22:25 -0400, "Wickeddoll®"
<wickeddoll1958nofeckingspam@yahoo.com> wrote:
[color=blue]
>
>"Scott in Florida" <JustAsk@Florida.com> wrote in message
>news:q9hsd1louf7741s860hpoa1dec6ha21orl@4ax.com...[color=green]
>> On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 01:03:56 -0400, "Wickeddoll®"
>> <wickeddoll1958nofeckingspam@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>[color=darkred]
>>><Rant mode on>
>>>
>>>STAY THE HELL AWAY from "COURTESY COLLISION PRO" IN ORLANDO, ON EAST
>>>COLONIAL
>>>DRIVE (Hwy 50):
>>>
>>>As some of you may know, my son was rear-ended back in early June by a mook
>>>on a cell phone, so of course the other guy's insurance had to pony up the
>>>repair costs. We took the car to "Courtesy Collision Pro"(CCP) on East
>>>Colonial in Orlando. We kept getting 'next week' answers when we called to
>>>find out what was going on with the car. My husband was due at his new
>>>base,
>>>so we had to drive up in our new Scion Xa and that POS Ford Focus given to
>>>us
>>>by the rental company. The kids and I went back to Florida on the 15th,
>>>and
>>>returned to North Carolina today. Those twerps at CCP first received the
>>>car
>>>on *June 10*, and when we picked it up last week, it was *still* a mess!
>>>See
>>>below:
>>>
>>>Rather than having to cart the kids all around the area, I told those twits
>>>at Courtesy Collision Pro to just leave the car outside their gates (They
>>>closed at 5, and we didn't arrive until about 7:30).The car was there,
>>>repairs looked fine, but since it had been sitting there for over a month,
>>>the battery was dead! Now, they must have had to jump the thing to get it
>>>outside the gate, so a nice note warning us about the dead battery would
>>>have
>>>been the 'courteous' thing to do. I told Craig to leave it running as much
>>>as
>>>possible, and if it still gives us trouble, we'll just take it someplace to
>>>be charged all day. (We ended up getting a new battery, just for the peace
>>>of
>>>mind) Fortunately, since my mom is away on a cruise, her (Formerly our)
>>>Corolla was there, which I could at least drive around town, even with the
>>>faulty brakes (I never drove it past 50 MPH when the brakes went). This was
>>>just another slice of the shit pie that is Courtesy Collision Pro. I turned
>>>in that craptacular rental Ford Focus Saturday morning, so at least some of
>>>my dignity has been restored. Yet another footnote to my shit list for
>>>Courtesy Collision Pro: I went to gas the car up, and when I withdrew the
>>>hose and tried to close the valve, the valve detached, and fell into the
>>>rear
>>>quarter panel! Craig knew about this from the day we picked it up, but
>>>didn't tell me, for fear of not being allowed to drive it this past
>>>weekend.
>>>The passenger tail light was dead too, but I didn't blame them for that,
>>>and
>>>"Jorge" replaced it, and fixed the valve right on the spot. I am *so*
>>>gonna
>>>write some scathing letters when we're settled into the house! Shit
>>>happens,
>>>but there's no excuse for their lousy service. To add to the fun, we
>>>noticed
>>>that the air conditioning kept cutting out. If we turned it off for a few
>>>minutes, then turned it back on, it was fine, however. Craig noticed water
>>>dropping from underneath the dash, so we'll take it to a shop to see what's
>>>messed up; probably yet another screw-up by CCP.
>>>
>>>Again I say...
>>>
>>>STAY AWAY from "Courtesy ('courtesy' - that's a laugh) Collision Pro" in
>>>Orlando!
>>>
>>>Natalie
>>>
>>><Rant mode on standby>[/color]
>>
>> Why don't you tell us what you really think, Nat?
>>
>> Hell I should have had you drive down to North Port and take your car
>> to North Port Auto Body. They do EXCELLENT work....and On Time...
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Scott in Florida[/color]
>
>NOW you tell me
>
>;-)
>
>Natalie
>[/color]

Well...

Orlando is a bit of a drive from North Port...but looking back...

It would have been a much better move...and I could have picked it up
for ya...

Hindsight is 20/20


--

Scott in Florida

On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 01:03:56 -0400, "Wickeddoll®"
<wickeddoll1958nofeckingspam@yahoo.com> wrote:
[color=blue]
><Rant mode on>
>
>STAY THE HELL AWAY from "COURTESY COLLISION PRO" IN ORLANDO, ON EAST COLONIAL
>DRIVE (Hwy 50):
>
>As some of you may know, my son was rear-ended back in early June by a mook
>on a cell phone, so of course the other guy's insurance had to pony up the
>repair costs. We took the car to "Courtesy Collision Pro"(CCP) on East
>Colonial in Orlando. We kept getting 'next week' answers when we called to
>find out what was going on with the car. My husband was due at his new base,
>so we had to drive up in our new Scion Xa and that POS Ford Focus given to us
>by the rental company. The kids and I went back to Florida on the 15th, and
>returned to North Carolina today. Those twerps at CCP first received the car
>on *June 10*, and when we picked it up last week, it was *still* a mess! See
>below:
>
>Rather than having to cart the kids all around the area, I told those twits
>at Courtesy Collision Pro to just leave the car outside their gates (They
>closed at 5, and we didn't arrive until about 7:30).The car was there,
>repairs looked fine, but since it had been sitting there for over a month,
>the battery was dead! Now, they must have had to jump the thing to get it
>outside the gate, so a nice note warning us about the dead battery would have
>been the 'courteous' thing to do.[/color]

Sounds like some dumbass in the shop left something on in your car,
and ran the battery down..... a battery running down in just 30 days
sounds WAAAAY too fast, unless there's something drawing that power,
or that battery is goin' bad...
[color=blue]
> I told Craig to leave it running as much as
>possible, and if it still gives us trouble, we'll just take it someplace to
>be charged all day. (We ended up getting a new battery, just for the peace of
>mind)[/color]

Almost certainly for the best...
[color=blue]
> Fortunately, since my mom is away on a cruise, her (Formerly our)
>Corolla was there, which I could at least drive around town, even with the
>faulty brakes (I never drove it past 50 MPH when the brakes went).[/color]

O_o
Um., what're the brakes doing?
[color=blue]
> This was
>just another slice of the shit pie that is Courtesy Collision Pro. I turned
>in that craptacular rental Ford Focus Saturday morning, so at least some of
>my dignity has been restored. Yet another footnote to my shit list for
>Courtesy Collision Pro: I went to gas the car up, and when I withdrew the
>hose and tried to close the valve, the valve detached, and fell into the rear
>quarter panel! Craig knew about this from the day we picked it up, but
>didn't tell me, for fear of not being allowed to drive it this past weekend.
>The passenger tail light was dead too, but I didn't blame them for that, and
>"Jorge" replaced it, and fixed the valve right on the spot. I am *so* gonna
>write some scathing letters when we're settled into the house! Shit happens,
>but there's no excuse for their lousy service. To add to the fun, we noticed
>that the air conditioning kept cutting out. If we turned it off for a few
>minutes, then turned it back on, it was fine, however. Craig noticed water
>dropping from underneath the dash, so we'll take it to a shop to see what's
>messed up; probably yet another screw-up by CCP.[/color]

Ugh.
[color=blue]
>
>Again I say...
>
>STAY AWAY from "Courtesy ('courtesy' - that's a laugh) Collision Pro" in
>Orlando!
>
>Natalie
>
><Rant mode on standby>[/color]

-LMB

"Scott in Florida" <JustAsk@Florida.com> wrote in message
news:i7rsd1dr1uaqj6bojmh6n4m5ncil7179co@4ax.com...[color=blue]
> On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 10:22:25 -0400, "Wickeddoll®"
> <wickeddoll1958nofeckingspam@yahoo.com> wrote:
>[color=green]
>>
>>"Scott in Florida" <JustAsk@Florida.com> wrote in message
>>news:q9hsd1louf7741s860hpoa1dec6ha21orl@4ax.com...[color=darkred]
>>> On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 01:03:56 -0400, "Wickeddoll®"
>>> <wickeddoll1958nofeckingspam@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>><Rant mode on>
>>>>
>>>>STAY THE HELL AWAY from "COURTESY COLLISION PRO" IN ORLANDO, ON EAST
>>>>COLONIAL
>>>>DRIVE (Hwy 50):
>>>>
>>>>As some of you may know, my son was rear-ended back in early June by a
>>>>mook
>>>>on a cell phone, so of course the other guy's insurance had to pony up
>>>>the
>>>>repair costs. We took the car to "Courtesy Collision Pro"(CCP) on East
>>>>Colonial in Orlando. We kept getting 'next week' answers when we called
>>>>to
>>>>find out what was going on with the car. My husband was due at his new
>>>>base,
>>>>so we had to drive up in our new Scion Xa and that POS Ford Focus given
>>>>to
>>>>us
>>>>by the rental company. The kids and I went back to Florida on the 15th,
>>>>and
>>>>returned to North Carolina today. Those twerps at CCP first received the
>>>>car
>>>>on *June 10*, and when we picked it up last week, it was *still* a mess!
>>>>See
>>>>below:
>>>>
>>>>Rather than having to cart the kids all around the area, I told those
>>>>twits
>>>>at Courtesy Collision Pro to just leave the car outside their gates (They
>>>>closed at 5, and we didn't arrive until about 7:30).The car was there,
>>>>repairs looked fine, but since it had been sitting there for over a
>>>>month,
>>>>the battery was dead! Now, they must have had to jump the thing to get
>>>>it
>>>>outside the gate, so a nice note warning us about the dead battery would
>>>>have
>>>>been the 'courteous' thing to do. I told Craig to leave it running as
>>>>much
>>>>as
>>>>possible, and if it still gives us trouble, we'll just take it someplace
>>>>to
>>>>be charged all day. (We ended up getting a new battery, just for the
>>>>peace
>>>>of
>>>>mind) Fortunately, since my mom is away on a cruise, her (Formerly our)
>>>>Corolla was there, which I could at least drive around town, even with
>>>>the
>>>>faulty brakes (I never drove it past 50 MPH when the brakes went). This
>>>>was
>>>>just another slice of the shit pie that is Courtesy Collision Pro. I
>>>>turned
>>>>in that craptacular rental Ford Focus Saturday morning, so at least some
>>>>of
>>>>my dignity has been restored. Yet another footnote to my shit list for
>>>>Courtesy Collision Pro: I went to gas the car up, and when I withdrew the
>>>>hose and tried to close the valve, the valve detached, and fell into the
>>>>rear
>>>>quarter panel! Craig knew about this from the day we picked it up, but
>>>>didn't tell me, for fear of not being allowed to drive it this past
>>>>weekend.
>>>>The passenger tail light was dead too, but I didn't blame them for that,
>>>>and
>>>>"Jorge" replaced it, and fixed the valve right on the spot. I am *so*
>>>>gonna
>>>>write some scathing letters when we're settled into the house! Shit
>>>>happens,
>>>>but there's no excuse for their lousy service. To add to the fun, we
>>>>noticed
>>>>that the air conditioning kept cutting out. If we turned it off for a few
>>>>minutes, then turned it back on, it was fine, however. Craig noticed
>>>>water
>>>>dropping from underneath the dash, so we'll take it to a shop to see
>>>>what's
>>>>messed up; probably yet another screw-up by CCP.
>>>>
>>>>Again I say...
>>>>
>>>>STAY AWAY from "Courtesy ('courtesy' - that's a laugh) Collision Pro" in
>>>>Orlando!
>>>>
>>>>Natalie
>>>>
>>>><Rant mode on standby>
>>>
>>> Why don't you tell us what you really think, Nat?
>>>
>>> Hell I should have had you drive down to North Port and take your car
>>> to North Port Auto Body. They do EXCELLENT work....and On Time...
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> Scott in Florida[/color]
>>
>>NOW you tell me
>>
>>;-)
>>
>>Natalie
>>[/color]
>
> Well...
>
> Orlando is a bit of a drive from North Port...but looking back...
>
> It would have been a much better move...and I could have picked it up
> for ya...
>
> Hindsight is 20/20
>
>
> --
>
> Scott in Florida[/color]

Every time!

Natalie

"Louis M. Brown" <phyphor@rocketmail.com> wrote in message
news:kaetd15ohrvgja69em4tuk8gm9jgl7tpp9@4ax.com...[color=blue]
> On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 01:03:56 -0400, "Wickeddoll®"
> <wickeddoll1958nofeckingspam@yahoo.com> wrote:
>[color=green]
>><Rant mode on>
>>
>>STAY THE HELL AWAY from "COURTESY COLLISION PRO" IN ORLANDO, ON EAST
>>COLONIAL
>>DRIVE (Hwy 50):
>>
>>As some of you may know, my son was rear-ended back in early June by a mook
>>on a cell phone, so of course the other guy's insurance had to pony up the
>>repair costs. We took the car to "Courtesy Collision Pro"(CCP) on East
>>Colonial in Orlando. We kept getting 'next week' answers when we called to
>>find out what was going on with the car. My husband was due at his new
>>base,
>>so we had to drive up in our new Scion Xa and that POS Ford Focus given to
>>us
>>by the rental company. The kids and I went back to Florida on the 15th,
>>and
>>returned to North Carolina today. Those twerps at CCP first received the
>>car
>>on *June 10*, and when we picked it up last week, it was *still* a mess!
>>See
>>below:
>>
>>Rather than having to cart the kids all around the area, I told those twits
>>at Courtesy Collision Pro to just leave the car outside their gates (They
>>closed at 5, and we didn't arrive until about 7:30).The car was there,
>>repairs looked fine, but since it had been sitting there for over a month,
>>the battery was dead! Now, they must have had to jump the thing to get it
>>outside the gate, so a nice note warning us about the dead battery would
>>have
>>been the 'courteous' thing to do.[/color]
>
> Sounds like some dumbass in the shop left something on in your car,
> and ran the battery down..... a battery running down in just 30 days
> sounds WAAAAY too fast, unless there's something drawing that power,
> or that battery is goin' bad...[/color]

Oh for crying out loud! To top that off, the 'courtesy' tail light change
was messed up, since the damned thing is *still* out! GRRRR
[color=blue]
>[color=green]
>> I told Craig to leave it running as much as
>>possible, and if it still gives us trouble, we'll just take it someplace to
>>be charged all day. (We ended up getting a new battery, just for the peace
>>of
>>mind)[/color]
>
> Almost certainly for the best...[/color]

Yup[color=blue]
>[color=green]
>> Fortunately, since my mom is away on a cruise, her (Formerly our)
>>Corolla was there, which I could at least drive around town, even with the
>>faulty brakes (I never drove it past 50 MPH when the brakes went).[/color]
>
> O_o
> Um., what're the brakes doing?[/color]

The rear brakes died; I told my mom she needs to replace it ASAP, but she's
dragging her feet. Nothing I can do about it, since it's now her car, but
she's away for a week on a cruise. That would have been the perfect time to
get it fixed. Oh well.[color=blue]
>[color=green]
>> This was
>>just another slice of the shit pie that is Courtesy Collision Pro. I turned
>>in that craptacular rental Ford Focus Saturday morning, so at least some of
>>my dignity has been restored. Yet another footnote to my shit list for
>>Courtesy Collision Pro: I went to gas the car up, and when I withdrew the
>>hose and tried to close the valve, the valve detached, and fell into the
>>rear
>>quarter panel! Craig knew about this from the day we picked it up, but
>>didn't tell me, for fear of not being allowed to drive it this past
>>weekend.
>>The passenger tail light was dead too, but I didn't blame them for that,
>>and
>>"Jorge" replaced it, and fixed the valve right on the spot. I am *so*
>>gonna
>>write some scathing letters when we're settled into the house! Shit
>>happens,
>>but there's no excuse for their lousy service. To add to the fun, we
>>noticed
>>that the air conditioning kept cutting out. If we turned it off for a few
>>minutes, then turned it back on, it was fine, however. Craig noticed water
>>dropping from underneath the dash, so we'll take it to a shop to see what's
>>messed up; probably yet another screw-up by CCP.[/color]
>
> Ugh.
>[/color]
Wonderful, isn't it?[color=blue][color=green]
>>
>>Again I say...
>>
>>STAY AWAY from "Courtesy ('courtesy' - that's a laugh) Collision Pro" in
>>Orlando!
>>
>>Natalie
>>
>><Rant mode on standby>[/color][/color]

On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 20:51:01 +0000, Louis M. Brown wrote:
[color=blue]
> On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 01:03:56 -0400, "Wickeddoll®"
> <wickeddoll1958nofeckingspam@yahoo.com> wrote:
>[color=green]
>><Rant mode on>
>>
>>STAY THE HELL AWAY from "COURTESY COLLISION PRO" IN ORLANDO, ON EAST
>>COLONIAL DRIVE (Hwy 50):
>>
>>As some of you may know, my son was rear-ended back in early June by a
>>mook on a cell phone, so of course the other guy's insurance had to pony
>>up the repair costs. We took the car to "Courtesy Collision Pro"(CCP) on
>>East Colonial in Orlando. We kept getting 'next week' answers when we
>>called to find out what was going on with the car. My husband was due at
>>his new base, so we had to drive up in our new Scion Xa and that POS Ford
>>Focus given to us by the rental company. The kids and I went back to
>>Florida on the 15th, and returned to North Carolina today. Those twerps
>>at CCP first received the car on *June 10*, and when we picked it up last
>>week, it was *still* a mess! See below:
>>
>>Rather than having to cart the kids all around the area, I told those
>>twits at Courtesy Collision Pro to just leave the car outside their gates
>>(They closed at 5, and we didn't arrive until about 7:30).The car was
>>there, repairs looked fine, but since it had been sitting there for over
>>a month, the battery was dead! Now, they must have had to jump the thing
>>to get it outside the gate, so a nice note warning us about the dead
>>battery would have been the 'courteous' thing to do.[/color]
>
> Sounds like some dumbass in the shop left something on in your car, and
> ran the battery down..... a battery running down in just 30 days sounds
> WAAAAY too fast, unless there's something drawing that power, or that
> battery is goin' bad...[/color]

Like leaving the doors open with the dome light on. All the shops we deal
with remove the fuse; it means resetting the radio and the clock, but
better than a dead-as-a-doorknob battery! Course' half the time they
forget to replace the fuse!!!
[color=blue]
>[color=green]
>> I told Craig to leave it running as much as
>>possible, and if it still gives us trouble, we'll just take it someplace
>>to be charged all day. (We ended up getting a new battery, just for the
>>peace of mind)[/color]
>
> Almost certainly for the best...
>[color=green]
>> Fortunately, since my mom is away on a cruise, her (Formerly our)
>>Corolla was there, which I could at least drive around town, even with
>>the faulty brakes (I never drove it past 50 MPH when the brakes went).[/color]
>
> O_o
> Um., what're the brakes doing?
>[color=green]
>> This was
>>just another slice of the shit pie that is Courtesy Collision Pro. I
>>turned in that craptacular rental Ford Focus Saturday morning, so at
>>least some of my dignity has been restored. Yet another footnote to my
>>shit list for Courtesy Collision Pro: I went to gas the car up, and when
>>I withdrew the hose and tried to close the valve, the valve detached, and
>>fell into the rear quarter panel! Craig knew about this from the day we
>>picked it up, but didn't tell me, for fear of not being allowed to drive
>>it this past weekend. The passenger tail light was dead too, but I didn't
>>blame them for that, and "Jorge" replaced it, and fixed the valve right
>>on the spot. I am *so* gonna write some scathing letters when we're
>>settled into the house! Shit happens, but there's no excuse for their
>>lousy service. To add to the fun, we noticed that the air conditioning
>>kept cutting out. If we turned it off for a few minutes, then turned it
>>back on, it was fine, however. Craig noticed water dropping from
>>underneath the dash, so we'll take it to a shop to see what's messed up;
>>probably yet another screw-up by CCP.[/color]
>
> Ugh.
>
>[color=green]
>>Again I say...
>>
>>STAY AWAY from "Courtesy ('courtesy' - that's a laugh) Collision Pro" in
>>Orlando!
>>
>>Natalie
>>
>><Rant mode on standby>[/color]
>
> -LMB[/color]

On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 20:35:18 -0400, Wickeddoll® wrote:

[color=blue][color=green]
>>
>> O_o
>> Um., what're the brakes doing?[/color]
>
> The rear brakes died; I told my mom she needs to replace it ASAP, but
> she's dragging her feet. Nothing I can do about it, since it's now her
> car, but she's away for a week on a cruise. That would have been the
> perfect time to get it fixed. Oh well.[color=green]
>>[/color][/color]

I think she needs to sell this car as soon as possible. You have my e-mail
addy...

"hachiroku" <ae86@Trueno.GTS> wrote in message
news:pan.2005.07.21.01.19.23.553700@Trueno.GTS...[color=blue]
> On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 20:51:01 +0000, Louis M. Brown wrote:
>[color=green]
>> On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 01:03:56 -0400, "Wickeddoll®"
>> <wickeddoll1958nofeckingspam@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>[color=darkred]
>>><Rant mode on>
>>>
>>>STAY THE HELL AWAY from "COURTESY COLLISION PRO" IN ORLANDO, ON EAST
>>>COLONIAL DRIVE (Hwy 50):
>>>
>>>As some of you may know, my son was rear-ended back in early June by a
>>>mook on a cell phone, so of course the other guy's insurance had to pony
>>>up the repair costs. We took the car to "Courtesy Collision Pro"(CCP) on
>>>East Colonial in Orlando. We kept getting 'next week' answers when we
>>>called to find out what was going on with the car. My husband was due at
>>>his new base, so we had to drive up in our new Scion Xa and that POS Ford
>>>Focus given to us by the rental company. The kids and I went back to
>>>Florida on the 15th, and returned to North Carolina today. Those twerps
>>>at CCP first received the car on *June 10*, and when we picked it up last
>>>week, it was *still* a mess! See below:
>>>
>>>Rather than having to cart the kids all around the area, I told those
>>>twits at Courtesy Collision Pro to just leave the car outside their gates
>>>(They closed at 5, and we didn't arrive until about 7:30).The car was
>>>there, repairs looked fine, but since it had been sitting there for over
>>>a month, the battery was dead! Now, they must have had to jump the thing
>>>to get it outside the gate, so a nice note warning us about the dead
>>>battery would have been the 'courteous' thing to do.[/color]
>>
>> Sounds like some dumbass in the shop left something on in your car, and
>> ran the battery down..... a battery running down in just 30 days sounds
>> WAAAAY too fast, unless there's something drawing that power, or that
>> battery is goin' bad...[/color]
>
> Like leaving the doors open with the dome light on. All the shops we deal
> with remove the fuse; it means resetting the radio and the clock, but
> better than a dead-as-a-doorknob battery! Course' half the time they
> forget to replace the fuse!!!
>[/color]

Oh good gawd. No wonder! GRRRRR

Natalie

"hachiroku" <ae86@Trueno.GTS> wrote in message
news:pan.2005.07.21.01.21.03.148491@Trueno.GTS...[color=blue]
> On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 20:35:18 -0400, Wickeddoll® wrote:
>
>[color=green][color=darkred]
>>>
>>> O_o
>>> Um., what're the brakes doing?[/color]
>>
>> The rear brakes died; I told my mom she needs to replace it ASAP, but
>> she's dragging her feet. Nothing I can do about it, since it's now her
>> car, but she's away for a week on a cruise. That would have been the
>> perfect time to get it fixed. Oh well.[color=darkred]
>>>[/color][/color]
>
> I think she needs to sell this car as soon as possible. You have my e-mail
> addy...[/color]

Well, if you're going to dream Hachi, dream big

Natalie

On Thu, 21 Jul 2005 01:05:45 GMT, hachiroku <ae86@Trueno.GTS> wrote:
[color=blue]
>On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 20:51:01 +0000, Louis M. Brown wrote:
>[color=green]
>> On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 01:03:56 -0400, "Wickeddoll®"
>> <wickeddoll1958nofeckingspam@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>[color=darkred]
>>><Rant mode on>
>>>
>>>STAY THE HELL AWAY from "COURTESY COLLISION PRO" IN ORLANDO, ON EAST
>>>COLONIAL DRIVE (Hwy 50):
>>>
>>>As some of you may know, my son was rear-ended back in early June by a
>>>mook on a cell phone, so of course the other guy's insurance had to pony
>>>up the repair costs. We took the car to "Courtesy Collision Pro"(CCP) on
>>>East Colonial in Orlando. We kept getting 'next week' answers when we
>>>called to find out what was going on with the car. My husband was due at
>>>his new base, so we had to drive up in our new Scion Xa and that POS Ford
>>>Focus given to us by the rental company. The kids and I went back to
>>>Florida on the 15th, and returned to North Carolina today. Those twerps
>>>at CCP first received the car on *June 10*, and when we picked it up last
>>>week, it was *still* a mess! See below:
>>>
>>>Rather than having to cart the kids all around the area, I told those
>>>twits at Courtesy Collision Pro to just leave the car outside their gates
>>>(They closed at 5, and we didn't arrive until about 7:30).The car was
>>>there, repairs looked fine, but since it had been sitting there for over
>>>a month, the battery was dead! Now, they must have had to jump the thing
>>>to get it outside the gate, so a nice note warning us about the dead
>>>battery would have been the 'courteous' thing to do.[/color]
>>
>> Sounds like some dumbass in the shop left something on in your car, and
>> ran the battery down..... a battery running down in just 30 days sounds
>> WAAAAY too fast, unless there's something drawing that power, or that
>> battery is goin' bad...[/color]
>
>Like leaving the doors open with the dome light on. All the shops we deal
>with remove the fuse; it means resetting the radio and the clock, but
>better than a dead-as-a-doorknob battery! Course' half the time they
>forget to replace the fuse!!![/color]

Yup, because clearly, making sure the door is fully closed before you
leave the vehicle for the night is just too hard for most body shop
mechanics.

But there's also the possibility of asshats (ab)using her car in other
ways, like they did with my dad's '69 Firebird some years back... he'd
had the front end alignment done....when he got the car back later
that day, he noticed it smelled an awful lot like fried chicken...
guess what he finds shoved under the passenger seat?

Needless to say, he pitched a bitch at the guys who ran that alignment
shop (they're outta business now, gee, I wonder why? ) and they were
totally unapologetic, just acted like nothing happened..

-LMB

On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 21:26:34 -0400, Wickeddoll® wrote:
[color=blue]
>
> "hachiroku" <ae86@Trueno.GTS> wrote in message
> news:pan.2005.07.21.01.21.03.148491@Trueno.GTS...[color=green]
>> On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 20:35:18 -0400, Wickeddoll® wrote:
>>
>>
>>[color=darkred]
>>>> O_o
>>>> Um., what're the brakes doing?
>>>
>>> The rear brakes died; I told my mom she needs to replace it ASAP, but
>>> she's dragging her feet. Nothing I can do about it, since it's now her
>>> car, but she's away for a week on a cruise. That would have been the
>>> perfect time to get it fixed. Oh well.
>>>>
>>>>[/color]
>> I think she needs to sell this car as soon as possible. You have my
>> e-mail addy...[/color]
>
> Well, if you're going to dream Hachi, dream big
>
> Natalie[/color]

Damn, If I'm going to dream BIG, I'm dreaming the new Lexus version of the
Supra! Or maybe a Ford GT...

"hachiroku" <ae86@Trueno.GTS> wrote in message
news:pan.2005.07.21.02.13.06.20673@Trueno.GTS...[color=blue]
> On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 21:26:34 -0400, Wickeddoll® wrote:
>[color=green]
>>
>> "hachiroku" <ae86@Trueno.GTS> wrote in message
>> news:pan.2005.07.21.01.21.03.148491@Trueno.GTS...[color=darkred]
>>> On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 20:35:18 -0400, Wickeddoll® wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>> O_o
>>>>> Um., what're the brakes doing?
>>>>
>>>> The rear brakes died; I told my mom she needs to replace it ASAP, but
>>>> she's dragging her feet. Nothing I can do about it, since it's now her
>>>> car, but she's away for a week on a cruise. That would have been the
>>>> perfect time to get it fixed. Oh well.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>> I think she needs to sell this car as soon as possible. You have my
>>> e-mail addy...[/color]
>>
>> Well, if you're going to dream Hachi, dream big
>>
>> Natalie[/color]
>
> Damn, If I'm going to dream BIG, I'm dreaming the new Lexus version of the
> Supra! Or maybe a Ford GT...[/color]

Seek help

Natalie

"Louis M. Brown" <phyphor@rocketmail.com> wrote in message
news:4c0ud1189viirt75slpdk9pvo03le0hufk@4ax.com...[color=blue]
> On Thu, 21 Jul 2005 01:05:45 GMT, hachiroku <ae86@Trueno.GTS> wrote:
>[color=green]
>>On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 20:51:01 +0000, Louis M. Brown wrote:
>>[color=darkred]
>>> On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 01:03:56 -0400, "Wickeddoll®"
>>> <wickeddoll1958nofeckingspam@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>><Rant mode on>
>>>>
>>>>STAY THE HELL AWAY from "COURTESY COLLISION PRO" IN ORLANDO, ON EAST
>>>>COLONIAL DRIVE (Hwy 50):
>>>>
>>>>As some of you may know, my son was rear-ended back in early June by a
>>>>mook on a cell phone, so of course the other guy's insurance had to pony
>>>>up the repair costs. We took the car to "Courtesy Collision Pro"(CCP) on
>>>>East Colonial in Orlando. We kept getting 'next week' answers when we
>>>>called to find out what was going on with the car. My husband was due at
>>>>his new base, so we had to drive up in our new Scion Xa and that POS Ford
>>>>Focus given to us by the rental company. The kids and I went back to
>>>>Florida on the 15th, and returned to North Carolina today. Those twerps
>>>>at CCP first received the car on *June 10*, and when we picked it up last
>>>>week, it was *still* a mess! See below:
>>>>
>>>>Rather than having to cart the kids all around the area, I told those
>>>>twits at Courtesy Collision Pro to just leave the car outside their gates
>>>>(They closed at 5, and we didn't arrive until about 7:30).The car was
>>>>there, repairs looked fine, but since it had been sitting there for over
>>>>a month, the battery was dead! Now, they must have had to jump the thing
>>>>to get it outside the gate, so a nice note warning us about the dead
>>>>battery would have been the 'courteous' thing to do.
>>>
>>> Sounds like some dumbass in the shop left something on in your car, and
>>> ran the battery down..... a battery running down in just 30 days sounds
>>> WAAAAY too fast, unless there's something drawing that power, or that
>>> battery is goin' bad...[/color]
>>
>>Like leaving the doors open with the dome light on. All the shops we deal
>>with remove the fuse; it means resetting the radio and the clock, but
>>better than a dead-as-a-doorknob battery! Course' half the time they
>>forget to replace the fuse!!![/color]
>
> Yup, because clearly, making sure the door is fully closed before you
> leave the vehicle for the night is just too hard for most body shop
> mechanics.[/color]

Oh, man - they are SO gonna get it from me![color=blue]
>
> But there's also the possibility of asshats (ab)using her car in other
> ways, like they did with my dad's '69 Firebird some years back... he'd
> had the front end alignment done....when he got the car back later
> that day, he noticed it smelled an awful lot like fried chicken...
> guess what he finds shoved under the passenger seat?
>[/color]
WOW!
[color=blue]
> Needless to say, he pitched a bitch at the guys who ran that alignment
> shop (they're outta business now, gee, I wonder why? ) and they were
> totally unapologetic, just acted like nothing happened..
>
> -LMB
>[/color]
That's the response I got from DIS-Courteous Collision Pro

I'm taking my rant all the way to the top of the corporation. I wasn't
'scorned' but I'm certainly furious

Natalie, putting that rant mode back on standby