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04-24-2011, 03:15 PM
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Anyone notice anything strang in the new Mazda commerical?
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...&type=1&ref=nf
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04-25-2011, 08:48 AM
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Mannnnnn, I would love to go to the cob theater meet, ESP since it's RIGHT next to my house... Too bad I'm still missing my front right fender from that accident. Order new fender, bumper, side light, and fog light. Came out to around $700 from the Mazda dealer and the shop I'm taking it to, to paint it just put a body kit on a rx8 and the driver just told them to keep his back bumper, so they gave it to me since mine has a few rough spots on it. Even though I'm driving my '8 right now, it's in no shape for a show, which sucks cuz I just got the new system put in it =(
At least its in the shop now getting fixed.
04-25-2011, 10:33 AM
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04-25-2011, 09:30 PM
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Back in the shop again!
Had to have the 8 towed in again!
I left it running, went inside to the store came out and it was stalled. Smelling of an electrical burning smell. It had power to the lights and dash but would not even turn over.
So we will know tomorrow what the hell happen, thank God I have a back up car.
I left it running, went inside to the store came out and it was stalled. Smelling of an electrical burning smell. It had power to the lights and dash but would not even turn over.
So we will know tomorrow what the hell happen, thank God I have a back up car.
04-26-2011, 03:18 PM
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PCM is FRIED !!!
Anyone have an extra laying around? LOL
Hopefully they cover it under warranty. The car is 400 miles past 80,000. So crossing my fingers that the service manager with warranty it.
Anyone have an extra laying around? LOL
Hopefully they cover it under warranty. The car is 400 miles past 80,000. So crossing my fingers that the service manager with warranty it.
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04-27-2011, 07:41 AM
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Just talked to Mazda dealer and they won't warranty it. Now I am having to call the 800 number and I am going to talk to the GM later today as well.
04-28-2011, 10:09 PM
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Well I will not be making it.
But did get good news. Mazda is going to warranty for half the cost even though I am over my mileage for it.
The bad news car will not be ready until Saturday at the earliest.
But did get good news. Mazda is going to warranty for half the cost even though I am over my mileage for it.
The bad news car will not be ready until Saturday at the earliest.
05-04-2011, 08:03 AM
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Happy and pissed off
Ok,
So I am both happy and pissed off. They got in the pcm on Friday night late, went to install it on Monday; well long story short is that was not the issue the whole time.
Turns out it was the PCV burned out and had no output to turn the PCM on. So it was only $450 for install and oil change. So I saved money!
What pisses me off is they had the part the whole time. Took 2 hours to fix it.
So I could have gone Friday night had they actually checked out the entire car.
So I am both happy and pissed off. They got in the pcm on Friday night late, went to install it on Monday; well long story short is that was not the issue the whole time.
Turns out it was the PCV burned out and had no output to turn the PCM on. So it was only $450 for install and oil change. So I saved money!
What pisses me off is they had the part the whole time. Took 2 hours to fix it.
So I could have gone Friday night had they actually checked out the entire car.
05-04-2011, 10:19 PM
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Yea,
The payoff was tonight. Blasting over the skyway with the windows down and listening to the exhaust note humming off the retaining walls. Makes it worth the wait to get it back right.
The payoff was tonight. Blasting over the skyway with the windows down and listening to the exhaust note humming off the retaining walls. Makes it worth the wait to get it back right.
05-12-2011, 06:44 PM
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So the 8 is back in the shop again. The day after I got it back from the last repair I flip on the a/c and with in 30 minutes smell electrical burning smell. Turn the a/c off problem gone. So I take it back. They say it is the exhaust. I say to the guy "Really you think it is the exhaust, I am smelling" "I have had the mid pipe on there for over a year and just now i notice the smell?" So I take it back. Well today it starts sputter and stalls as I am taking my kid to school. They are telling me the coils are bad and need to be replaced.
So i told them if this doesn't fix the car we are going to have a serious talk about how much of a refund I am going to get on parts and labor.
So I am crossing my fingers and hoping this fixes it for good.
So i told them if this doesn't fix the car we are going to have a serious talk about how much of a refund I am going to get on parts and labor.
So I am crossing my fingers and hoping this fixes it for good.
05-14-2011, 07:39 AM
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Good Luck
Thats cool you got a new job, sucks that it is in Ohmaha. But you got to go where they pay you.
05-14-2011, 08:39 AM
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So the 8 is back in the shop again. The day after I got it back from the last repair I flip on the a/c and with in 30 minutes smell electrical burning smell. Turn the a/c off problem gone. So I take it back. They say it is the exhaust. I say to the guy "Really you think it is the exhaust, I am smelling" "I have had the mid pipe on there for over a year and just now i notice the smell?" So I take it back. Well today it starts sputter and stalls as I am taking my kid to school. They are telling me the coils are bad and need to be replaced.
So i told them if this doesn't fix the car we are going to have a serious talk about how much of a refund I am going to get on parts and labor.
So I am crossing my fingers and hoping this fixes it for good.
So i told them if this doesn't fix the car we are going to have a serious talk about how much of a refund I am going to get on parts and labor.
So I am crossing my fingers and hoping this fixes it for good.
