The soap box!!

[razsandman]

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Our Local Toyota service department That Charged $1700 for a replacement clutch (Apparently it has been smoked).
It was only 12mth 30,000 km old ( apparently no warranty on clutches :Chin
I was driving in town and never been off-road with it when it failed
When I get the old Clutch back I check it, and it has more meat on it than my plate at a BBQ
Not Burnt out at all.
Took it to a specialist in town and it turns out it was a mechanical failure .
Told Toyota Care and they don't care
Now the gearbox is making a whining noise and they advise me that GEARBOXES are not under warranty as it is a commercial vehicle ..
Piece of CR@p:angry:

hey mate, I've worked in a few dealerships including a Toyota one. Clutches are always a touchy subject when it comes to warranty if you get you specialist to put it in writing you should get it under warranty. as for the gearbox the squeaky wheel gets the oil... It should be covered unless they can prove abuse. do a bit of homework and read the warranty section in your owners manual.

Basicly warranty works in funny ways. you take your car in for a repair. the dealer pays for the repair and then claim back the cost of the repair from Toyota. so the dealer is just a middle man for toyota itself. so Mr toyota does not want people going around saying his cars are shit! dealers are under a code of conduct by toyota to uphold the name and quality. thats why if you go to a state warranty manager they work directly for toyota not the dealer thats why they are always more helpful and more willing to satisfy the customer.

[razsandman]

My pits is when you own like 11 cars and they are all broken at once! backed the panel van out the shed and the clutch fork snapped. then went to start the ss, flat battery. my jump pack is flat. went to start the kombi thats flat to. went to get the battery charger.. oh thats rite lent it to a mate two weeks ago.. sometimes i really hate cars..

[HZ1178]

My PET hate is people who rant on forums that don't use their space key to make paragraphs.

[Blocker]

Avoid Flight Centre like a plague! I have 3 stories but they are too lengthy to go into detail because I might not use the space bar. Wrong hotel booked for honeymoon, transfers not booked, and not crediting vouchers paid at an interstate store.

I will never every use Flight Centre again, nor would I recommend anyone use them. Best tip as HK1837 said... research tripadvisor and book directly.

[HK1837]

Avoid Flight Centre like a plague! I have 3 stories but they are too lengthy to go into detail because I might not use the space bar. Wrong hotel booked for honeymoon, transfers not booked, and not crediting vouchers paid at an interstate store.

I will never every use Flight Centre again, nor would I recommend anyone use them. Best tip as HK1837 said... research tripadvisor and book directly.

We booked all our stuff in Langkawi, Malaysia proper and Borneo based upon Tripadvisor. Some of it wasn't even listed in travel brochures. Yet all of it was excellent, and most of the places get their business off Tripadvisor recommendations. I think i'll start a thread on recommended places to saty and things to do!

[Blocker]

We booked all our stuff in Langkawi, Malaysia proper and Borneo based upon Tripadvisor. Some of it wasn't even listed in travel brochures. Yet all of it was excellent, and most of the places get their business off Tripadvisor recommendations. I think i'll start a thread on recommended places to saty and things to do!

Same here mate. Hong Kong, Thailand, NZ and Malaysia has all been self booked and resourced from Tripadvisor - all separate trips btw.