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Old 12-02-2008, 08:19 AM
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tell your SA about it ASAP and they should take care of it good luck Mel
Old 12-02-2008, 08:23 AM
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Originally Posted by GENEaTALS' post='735804' date='Dec 2 2008, 09:38 AM
some on the "experts" here offered up this back when I scraped my bumper

Try this instead, might be easier to work with

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Now, I'm going to have to watch out for tow truck drivers towing my car!!! Sorry to hear about that Mel!!
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I'd be pissed! I hate when the dealership messes with my car.....like you said, Mel....always something comes back with something F'ed up! :thumbsdown:
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Originally Posted by Anthony517' post='735847' date='Dec 2 2008, 12:30 PM
WTF Mel!! I would be more worried about him driving down the block randomly then your car.
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Go after the tow truck company Mel.....Give 'em hell!! Treat them like you would if your husband forgot your anniversary!!
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Sorry, Mel. Sucks. Like others have said, take it up with the dealer..on both issues.
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you guys are right.. and getting me pumped for that matter.. i actually spoke to my s/a when the car died.. he told me to call roadside assistance.. when i was in the towtruck with him..( i went.. wasnt leaving my car with him) he told me hes been workling for bmw for some time now.. so your right ice.. he should have known how to open that stupid thingy! im gonna call my s/a now and spew shit at him.. gene and frank.. your friggen comedians.. too bad they dont make white out in AW..lol..

gosh im so pissed now.. and some of those other chips are from being behind dump trucks.. always on the damm west shore expwy from this stupid staten island DUMP!! i swear sometimes im far back.. and i duck in my seat (like its gonna come through the window!lol) some are from trucks.. and one big gauge is from a bus having a blowout on the garden state parkway with my 50 feet behind it.. bad luck for me big time lately.. hopefully 09 will be better.. thanks guys so much.. keep you posted

and i AM CREEPED OUT BY HIM DRIVING BY! SKYVIEW TOWING.. SHARROTS ROAD! STATEN ISLAND
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Man !!! Did u say the towtruck driver drove by just to wave at your son? Bluddy hell man !!! I'd be locking your son up too!!!
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Originally Posted by melimel' post='736148' date='Dec 2 2008, 12:42 PM
you guys are right.. and getting me pumped for that matter.. i actually spoke to my s/a when the car died.. he told me to call roadside assistance.. when i was in the towtruck with him..( i went.. wasnt leaving my car with him) he told me hes been workling for bmw for some time now.. so your right ice.. he should have known how to open that stupid thingy! im gonna call my s/a now and spew shit at him.. gene and frank.. your friggen comedians.. too bad they dont make white out in AW..lol..

gosh im so pissed now.. and some of those other chips are from being behind dump trucks.. always on the damm west shore expwy from this stupid staten island DUMP!! i swear sometimes im far back.. and i duck in my seat (like its gonna come through the window!lol) some are from trucks.. and one big gauge is from a bus having a blowout on the garden state parkway with my 50 feet behind it.. bad luck for me big time lately.. hopefully 09 will be better.. thanks guys so much.. keep you posted

and i AM CREEPED OUT BY HIM DRIVING BY! SKYVIEW TOWING.. SHARROTS ROAD! STATEN ISLAND
Regarding the fly-by's at your house...I remember you mentioning you've got some family in law enforcement, now may be a good time to make a call...


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