General Motors announces 5 year / 100,000 mile powertrain warranty 0 deductable
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09-07-2006, 02:12
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General Motors announces 5 year / 100,000 mile powertrain warranty 0 deductable
Mike,
You brought back some very fond memories. I had a 66 Chevelle SS 396 4-speed in floor. Bought it after returning from Vietnam, wild as hell back then. Hottest thing on the streets in Thomasville, Ga.. It was very unassuming looking dark green, black wall tires, stock caps but hot as a firecracker. O sweet youth. Like to have scared my mother in law to death in it one day ran it up to about 125. Now I have a hot 475 TA, PT40. Howard Truitt Camilla, Ga. 86 PT40 ----- Original Message ----- From: Jay Darst To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2006 7:50 AM Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: General Motors announces 5 year / 100,000 mile powertrain warranty 0 deductable Mike, Things are either different in your area than mine or they have changed drastically. Warranty work represents only 25% of my fixed operations, down from 75%. We have increased our total service business over the past ten years, 200%, so part of the reduction in warranty would be from an increase in customers volunteering to come into my store, which exponentially increases the overall service business. My techs don't "slave" against the clock. They are paid on flat rate, which is a commission basis. A good tech will make more money than a not so good tech. Good meaning experienced and trained. It also protects the consumer as the tech is not paid by the hour to fix a problem they didn't get right the first time. They fix come- backs at no cost to the customer or the company. As far as Fords, agrees. They have their fair share of problems. As far as Dodge vs GM... In the 90's we would have a 65% Dodge / 35% GM warranty mix, with sales being about equal. Now we have 45% Dodge / 55% GM with chrysler products outselling GM products 2 to 1. Why do you suppose that is? Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep is owned and operated by Daimler, a German company. The same company that owns DaimlerBenz(Mercedes Benz) owns DaimlerChrysler. In the OLD days, independant shops appeared to charge less for same services that were performed at dealers. Brakes woul;d be 60% of the cost of a dealer installed brake maintenance. Not so anymore. Dealers use a matrix to determine the labor RATE. We charge less than the local independant shops for this labor procedure, to make up for the cost of the far superior brake linings we install. We gurantee our work and don't need the aggrevation of $15 brake pads that squeek, dust terribly and wear out prematurely. Our service customers drive 30 miles and more to continue to have their vehicles serviced by my team. Even with a repair facility within a mile of their home. They know what they are getting, we proved it to them during their warranty period, and they liked it. Things have changed, dramatically, for dealers. Offer good service at a fair, competetive price, provide service beyond the competition... OR GET OUT OF BUSINESS, which many are doing because they just can't shift gears to this mentality. Soap box parked in driveway now... Jay Darst HPR Automotive Superstore Sales and GREAT service 85PT40 Wanderlodge Owner --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Mike Hohnstein" <MHOHNSTEIN@...> wrote: > > I remember when the General had 5 year 50k miles in the late 60's. My SS 396 325hp Chevelle got a water pump in Pendleton OR for nada back in the day. They even covered the special high performance engines. I suspect it was hard on the bottom line, they stopped it in '70 I think. I had rental Hyundai last month in Portland, it was Azura sedan with 9k on the clock. Their top of the line piece, good looks, pretty fast, not bad on the handling. > I wonder about the 10 year deal, they better hope that most folks lose the car before the end of the term. > On the other hand when trying to turn over the floor plan, volume is king, most dealership service departments ain't the kind of place that really helps customer relations. That deal where they make the techs slave against the clock don't do a lot for encouraging good work. We get a fair share of late model work after the owner gets tired of the run around especially on them Ford diesel trucks. Fords stock will be much worse if they have to match a serious warrantee program. We don't see much of them GMs, lot's of Dodges though. > MH > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jay Darst > To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 12:41 PM > Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] General Motors announces 5 year / 100,000 mile powertrain warranty 0 deductable > > > This is a bit off forum content, but I think its worthy of noting. > > GM announced, about 20 minutes ago, that they now offer a 5 year / > 100,000 mile warranty on all 2007 model vehicles. > > This warranty covers all 2007 brands and models, it is across the > board. > > For those of you who purchased a 2007 Yukon or Tahoe when they first > came out in Jan/Feb this year, you will be receiving a letter > stating that your warranty has been extended. > > If you bought a GM Continous Protection Plan (GMPP), you will be > receiving a partial refund for that cost, directly from GM! > > This is very big news for a company that has been experiencing hard > times (like Bluebird). > > When Hyundai was troubled with questionable quality, they announced > a 10 year / 100,000 warranty and now that is the BEST franchise to > have as their sales are very very good. > > Wander if Bluebird, known for their quality, should offer a > powertrain warranty of 10 years / 500,000 miles? hmmmm that might > work :~}! > > Jay Darst, Owner/General Manager > HPR Automotive Superstore > Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep-Buick-Pontiac-GMC > Sullivan, IL > http://www.hprcars.com > OH, and 85PT40 > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. 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