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Posted by: sendjonathanmail May 4 2007, 02:17 PM

Scenario: driver calls last night 11pm, says the car will be here at 7am, long story short, I get a few more calls and the car will be here between 3 and 6pm. I'll update..

Posted by: sendjonathanmail May 4 2007, 02:23 PM

Still waiting, is it custom to tip the driver?

Posted by: jd74914 May 4 2007, 02:27 PM

Not when he is 10hours late

Seriously I have no idea.

Posted by: will May 4 2007, 02:27 PM

Tip the guy if you like his service. Don't tip him if you think his tardiness is not justified.

just my opinion though......

Posted by: rmital May 4 2007, 02:43 PM

...if the car is in the condition it was when it left the seller's location, and he's not a jerk...maybe throw him some cash to buy a nice dinner and a couple beverages.

Posted by: faux916 May 4 2007, 03:09 PM

Maybe you should buy him a nice watch!

Posted by: sendjonathanmail May 4 2007, 04:29 PM

Got a call from the driver, stuck in traffic might not be here today.

Posted by: Headrage May 4 2007, 05:20 PM

I didn't realize NYC traffic could make you 2 days late?

Posted by: JPB May 4 2007, 05:29 PM

I bet he stopped at every massage parlore on the way down.

Happy happy ending sir?

Posted by: tdgray May 4 2007, 07:12 PM

OKAY... it's been long enough to do the...



I know it not your fault... but it is a time thing... you post and we reply

Posted by: sendjonathanmail May 4 2007, 07:38 PM

Pics of what?

Posted by: skline May 4 2007, 07:43 PM

How about pics of your clean garage? Or some of your wife and kids, anything you want to take pics of, they just want something, I dont think it really matters.

Posted by: sendjonathanmail May 4 2007, 07:47 PM

Not married

Posted by: sendjonathanmail May 4 2007, 07:51 PM

So some random pics of my other hobbies.

Posted by: skline May 4 2007, 07:52 PM

How about a girlfriend? Everyone here likes girl pics, just make them clean or put it in the Sandbox

Posted by: sendjonathanmail May 4 2007, 07:53 PM

You guys sure do love pics

Posted by: sendjonathanmail May 4 2007, 08:09 PM

so when the car does come, what kind of "defects" or problems caused by the shipper should I look for, given that we bought the car from across the country, and we never saw it in person....

Posted by: rhodyguy May 4 2007, 08:13 PM

a tip...plastics.

k

Posted by: So.Cal.914 May 4 2007, 08:28 PM

My Girlfriend in LA was six days late once, had nothing to do with the traffic. I

drove her home and the next day she got her period, hey there was traffic...does

that count.

Posted by: blitZ May 4 2007, 08:57 PM

The Graduate




The driver's black eye.

Posted by: messix May 4 2007, 10:51 PM

look for any body damage that is not recorded on preship inspection.

look for any suspension damage, ie a-arms, trailing arms, half shafts, engine mount bar. they like to tie them down at these points.

Posted by: dflesburg May 5 2007, 05:15 AM

ever seen "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" - check the mileage, that driver may be out joy riding... LOL

Pics of your girlfriend would have been good... or maybe your mom. Got any pics of your mom? Want to buy some?

Posted by: Spoke May 5 2007, 06:13 AM

Pics are manditory. Some of us are old and don't have time to read or forgot how to read. We just like to look at the pics. Unlike Playboy mags which we DO read...

Sometimes when this "waiting" shit happens, I imagine the people in the company going, "Lets fuck with this guy and tell him his car will be here on Friday when we know it will here on Sunday. Ha Ha. Hell, we already have his money." Why do they do it? Because they can.

Spoke

Posted by: JPB May 5 2007, 07:51 AM

Look at where the dude put the chains or straps. If they are attached at the shocks, axels, sheet metal ect. Thats where you will see some delivery damage. If the bumpers are bent, check inside the trunks at the trunk floors to see if they are humped or kinked up and don't match each side. Look at the exhaust, if it sticks out past the bumper and was low, he might have bent the exhaust and even cracked a head. The car needs to be held on the trainler form underneath not from the body. Do all the fenders lign up or is one out of whack like its been accidented? Is all the glass still in good shape? Did the body scrape on the trailer when rolled off, look for scrape marks. Just look for anything the driver does or has done to hold your car down and role it off the trailer.

As for pictures, aaaaaaaaah..................................how about your pet if you have one, please don't embaras your self with goats or sheep if thats what ya got, and don't forget to post a pic of the car when you get it home!

Posted by: sendjonathanmail May 5 2007, 08:16 AM

Spoke: thing is, they dont have all the money yet...they have a deposit, and they recieve the rest of it when they deliver it....

JPB: good tips, and thanks...will defiently look for theses points tomorrow morning....bright and early... and will post pics....

Posted by: rhodyguy May 5 2007, 10:43 AM

then the ? is how much do you tip the guy. 5,10,20? do you tip the plumber, your doctor, the clerk at the check out line? it's his JOB to deliver the goods in a timely fashion and when promissed. if it's going to be late, their responsibilty is to inform YOU. YOU are the customer and THEY are the service provider. no doubt your phone # is on the bill of lading along with your address. by in large i'm very dissapointed in customer service these days. i got escorted out of mclendons (hardware store) by the security guard 2 weeks ago when i told 3 managers how poor their c.s was and how they could fix.

k

Posted by: So.Cal.914 May 5 2007, 10:51 AM

Posted by: mills914/s May 5 2007, 10:51 AM

i got escorted out of mclendons (hardware store) by the security guard 2 weeks ago when i told 3 managers how poor their c.s was and how they could fix.
......................................................................................................................
Thats so cool Rhody....
I aggree with you C.S. is gone these days. And its like nobody cares. I had a Hostess flip on my mother in law for asking a question the other night at a really nice resturant. HAHA she called the owner(family friend) and got her fired.

Posted by: messix May 5 2007, 11:01 AM

wait......wait.....i just had a visual of this happening!

hey kev have you ever seen the show boiling point on mtv?

Posted by: rhodyguy May 5 2007, 12:17 PM

5 days for a stupid grommet to get from woodinville (about 50 miles away) to the store near me. "i could walk to woodinville and back and have one in less than 5 days". their 'computer' showed 25 in stock @ my store. they had 0. over 40 'in stock' @ the sumner store, drove down, 0. they had a long list of 'why things are they way they are'.

1. mclendon's is a 'mom and pop operation'. hardly.
2. unemployment is at a all time low in wa. it's hard to find drivers.
3. the person who enters the in or out of stock data is off today.
4. we don't know why.
5. more
6. more
7. more

"your store sems to be top heavy with managers who seem unable to rectify c.s. problems. perhaps you could jump in your co provided car, drive to woodinville, fetch one for me and the problem will be solved". "security to the customer non-service desk".

sorry for the hijack.

k

Posted by: sendjonathanmail May 5 2007, 05:35 PM

its cool

Posted by: sendjonathanmail May 5 2007, 07:50 PM

so, getting back on topic: got a call from the driver today says "hey jon, you'll have your car definetly tomorrow (sunday) between 10 and 12"

I dont trust these guys as far as I can throw him, but we'll see. I'll post pics tomorrow -JON

Posted by: rmital May 6 2007, 11:08 AM

...okay...12:05 EST...is it soup yet?? (old commercial reference)

Posted by: 736conver May 6 2007, 11:17 AM

He's too busy taken pictures for us. There is no way the driver didnt show up today

Posted by: skline May 6 2007, 11:17 AM

Only 915 here on the west side of the country. They still have a few hours to show.

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Posted by: rmital May 6 2007, 11:24 AM

....ahhh...yeah. Most drivers I know are sooo willing to work on Sunday morning. Mine coming from CA went thru this same delivery schedule. Ended up getting here late Monday, rush hour.

Hopefully it's gets flat bedded from whatever hub it was dropped off at....that might be holding things up.

Posted by: rmital May 6 2007, 11:28 AM

...just spoke to Jon...it has reached it's destination...

Posted by: So.Cal.914 May 6 2007, 11:29 AM

Posted by: smj May 6 2007, 01:40 PM

She did what?!? I thought you guys had laws on the books about harshing other people's mellow down there in Scruz...

But seriously, yes, the concept of customer service is disappearing. Or maybe I'm just getting old enough that I can complain about everything going to hell...

Posted by: orange914 May 6 2007, 02:00 PM

on his face maybe

Posted by: skline May 6 2007, 02:04 PM

Ok, It's after 12, where are the damn pictures? Did the driver make it? The tip goes down more and more as the minutes tick by.

Posted by: orange914 May 6 2007, 02:11 PM

hope its not in some body shop due to damage done in transit. just kidding

Posted by: skline May 6 2007, 03:49 PM

It's almost 2:00 and still nothing? WTF?

Posted by: So.Cal.914 May 6 2007, 03:51 PM

I thought you guys in Berkeley did that naturally...

Posted by: smj May 6 2007, 04:45 PM

No, I thought our special gift here in Berzerkeley was to see that this decline in customer service is just another example of How The Man Is Keeping Us Down by turning us against each other.

This is different from my college in the 80s, where our special gift was to see this as just another plot by the forces of white male-dominated, global patriarchal corporate oppression...

I'm so glad I left all that behind and took a job with a Big Evil Bank. Now in exchange for my paycheck I just, you know, oppress the helpless, tread upon the downtrodden, do a little light soul crushing of the people working with me. So satisfying!

Posted by: smj May 6 2007, 04:49 PM

rmital said he spoke to Jon and it's arrived. You seriously think he's going to be thinking about us when he's got a shiny new toy in the driveway?

Posted by: sendjonathanmail May 6 2007, 05:22 PM

I think ill keep u guys waiting for another 20 minutes or so (until all the pics get uploaded. It got here just as it left the sellers house

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Posted by: Headrage May 6 2007, 06:28 PM

Finally!!!!

Looks nice.

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Posted by: skline May 6 2007, 06:58 PM

I have those missing letters if you need them, I think they are NLA so it will be really expensive

Just kidding but I really do have those letters.

Posted by: sendjonathanmail May 6 2007, 07:16 PM

so lots of pics and little feedback

Posted by: SLITS May 6 2007, 07:19 PM

Damn, the freakin' East Coasters stole another rust free Kalifornia Kar. We're gonna have to raise the "export fees" to stop this madness.
















Nice car ..... have fun


Now, IMMEDIATELY take it apart and convert it to a six!

Posted by: George H. May 6 2007, 07:24 PM

Previous owner sucks c...

Posted by: rmital May 6 2007, 07:31 PM

..okay Jon....it's here...now get your driver's license and enjoy that thang'!

Posted by: smj May 6 2007, 07:32 PM

Congrats Jon, that's a fine looking car. Though two of those pictures jammed together made me worry for a second that somebody had cut and sectioned the front trunk...

Posted by: mikelsr May 6 2007, 07:32 PM

Great looking teener. Have a blast with it.

Posted by: sendjonathanmail May 6 2007, 08:19 PM

will do, getting it registered/insured this week

Posted by: RoadGlue May 6 2007, 09:00 PM

Looks great! God, it looks almost exactly the same as my 914 in fact.

Have fun!

Posted by: So.Cal.914 May 6 2007, 09:24 PM

All the way from Cali sniffing the butt of a Ferarri, that ain't right...

Nice teener, take care of it and it will take care of you. Have fun...Be safe.

Posted by: Gint May 6 2007, 09:32 PM

Looks good! You're gonna have some serious fun in that.

Posted by: skline May 6 2007, 09:37 PM

Here is a pic of the some of the letters I have on the bench here, I have about 4 more complete sets, this one seems to be missing the R. It's probably on the floor here in a pile of crap next to my bench, I need to do some cleaning soon.


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Posted by: orthobiz May 6 2007, 09:54 PM

Now the madness begins! I just love yellow 'teeners. Good luck!

My buddy had his Benz brought from Seattle to NYC; he insisted that it ride up front on the top of the trailer so stuff wouldn't fall on it from cars above and so it wouldn't be moved as much. It's several years later and I still don't think all of the bugs are scraped off the front of that thing! Better sniffing the Ferrari...

Paul

Posted by: rleonardccemtp May 7 2007, 12:23 PM

Nice Ride! We expect to see it next year at Hershey! I'd love to see some pics of the engine bay. Yours is the same color, year and engine as mine. I have some interior pieces you might be interested in (seats, armrest, backpad) if you don't mind tan instead of black.

Posted by: sendjonathanmail May 7 2007, 05:00 PM

Hey Scott, just sent you a PM.

Rick, i'll take some tonight.

Posted by: Heeltoe914 May 7 2007, 05:03 PM

Eng lid PO SC

Previous owners second choice
Porsche of South Carolina
Pissed of shipping company
Or
Porsche of Southern California

I love the car Yellow has alway been right next to Zambeezee? green with me. love them both. Enjoy the toy or (Pick Out Soft Carpet) for the long winter restoration. But it Looks like a driver as is enjoy.

dont mind my fun bored at work.

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Posted by: rleonardccemtp May 8 2007, 01:56 PM

Very clean! You gotta love a SoCal Car.....Salt?....What's that!?

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Posted by: sendjonathanmail May 8 2007, 08:13 PM

heres a video of the car first coming off of the carrier
http://s133.photobucket.com/albums/q44/sendjonathanmail/?action=view¤t=comingofftruck.flv