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10 years ago
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Back in October, I was in a wreck with a semi. Needless to say, it's been an ordeal. Of course, my little 2015 Chevy Sonic was totaled, but luckily insurance and my GAP insurance covered it.
Well, I got myself a new (to me) car. A little 2011 Honda CR-Z Hybrid. It is tiny, but I like it. I've had it for about a month, and on Saturday, one of my students (I teach band) noticed a strong gas smell coming from my car. Now, I've been sick with a sinus infection and walking pneumonia, so I could only make out small hints of gas. I decided to get it looked at.
Apparently a rodent got up underneath and chewed a sizable hole in the gas tank. The car dealer I bought it from said they could find a used tank and get it back up and going for me.
Fast forward to today. I get a call with bad news. The used tanks were damaged, so they weren't safe to put on my car. New fuel tanks are on backorder through Honda until March. Crap. I can't be without a car for 3 months.
They said that if I could find one, they would knock off some labor install pricing since I did part of the work, so I started looking. All auto salvage places in NE OK didn't have it. I called a Honda dealer. No luck.
I was pissed off, so I broke down and called the sales department of my original dealer to see what my options were. Nothing without negative equity. S*. I just purchased this car a month and a half ago, and now I was losing a big deal of money on it and left without a car. I was really pissed off now.
I went digging on good ole Google and after a couple pages, I got a hit. I found the part! It's in LA and used, but if it doesn't pass inspection (rigorous safety checks for liability sake on the dealer's part) I can get 100% refund. And the shipping and price are cheaper than the original quote to fix my car in the first place.
tl;dr
Car broke, Hopeless, then found part. Hope restored.
Well, I got myself a new (to me) car. A little 2011 Honda CR-Z Hybrid. It is tiny, but I like it. I've had it for about a month, and on Saturday, one of my students (I teach band) noticed a strong gas smell coming from my car. Now, I've been sick with a sinus infection and walking pneumonia, so I could only make out small hints of gas. I decided to get it looked at.
Apparently a rodent got up underneath and chewed a sizable hole in the gas tank. The car dealer I bought it from said they could find a used tank and get it back up and going for me.
Fast forward to today. I get a call with bad news. The used tanks were damaged, so they weren't safe to put on my car. New fuel tanks are on backorder through Honda until March. Crap. I can't be without a car for 3 months.
They said that if I could find one, they would knock off some labor install pricing since I did part of the work, so I started looking. All auto salvage places in NE OK didn't have it. I called a Honda dealer. No luck.
I was pissed off, so I broke down and called the sales department of my original dealer to see what my options were. Nothing without negative equity. S*. I just purchased this car a month and a half ago, and now I was losing a big deal of money on it and left without a car. I was really pissed off now.
I went digging on good ole Google and after a couple pages, I got a hit. I found the part! It's in LA and used, but if it doesn't pass inspection (rigorous safety checks for liability sake on the dealer's part) I can get 100% refund. And the shipping and price are cheaper than the original quote to fix my car in the first place.
tl;dr
Car broke, Hopeless, then found part. Hope restored.
