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<blockquote data-quote="petersonb" data-source="post: 2036307" data-attributes="member: 10156"><p>Long story short:</p><p></p><p>Vehicle broke down on I-40 coming into OKC from Amarillo, TX. I had it towed to a dealership on a Saturday. It was dropped off there around 4pm, after their service center had closed. I knew it was fuel related, so I swapped out the fuel pump myself in their parking lot. I had to drive a ways to get to an O'Reilly's that had a fuel pump in stock, so by the time I got back, it was about 7:45pm. They closed the dealership at 8pm, but a couple of the sales guys knew I was there and they talked to the security guard, who agreed to let us out of the gates after 8pm, since we figured it would only take about 15 minutes for the fuel pump swap (easily accessed under passenger seat!). I was with my girlfriend in her car (luckily she lives in Newcastle).</p><p></p><p>At about 8:10pm, we had swapped out the fuel pump, car still didn't run, so we left. I knew I was just going to have the dealership look at it Monday morning when they opened.</p><p></p><p>Car sat there Saturday and Sunday night. When I showed up Monday, driver side window had been busted out, Pioneer Avic-Z110 head unit and Escort Passport 8500 radar detector had been stolen.</p><p></p><p>I replaced the head unit with a less expensive model (Avic X940, only $800 instead of $1100), and replaced the detector (about $350), and the dealership bill was for vacuuming the glass out, replacing the window, and fixing a blown fuse (in-line fuse to an aftermarket fuel boost pump under the trunk, I didn't know it was there. FML) for a total of $610.</p><p></p><p>Anyone have any similar experience ever? What did the dealership say to you about it? I'm inclined to think that since the dealership knew the car was there and had a security guard on duty that they would have some kind of liability. If not, then what would have happened if they had just stolen the whole car? I don't know what to think about it. </p><p></p><p>Looking for input. Thanks!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="petersonb, post: 2036307, member: 10156"] Long story short: Vehicle broke down on I-40 coming into OKC from Amarillo, TX. I had it towed to a dealership on a Saturday. It was dropped off there around 4pm, after their service center had closed. I knew it was fuel related, so I swapped out the fuel pump myself in their parking lot. I had to drive a ways to get to an O'Reilly's that had a fuel pump in stock, so by the time I got back, it was about 7:45pm. They closed the dealership at 8pm, but a couple of the sales guys knew I was there and they talked to the security guard, who agreed to let us out of the gates after 8pm, since we figured it would only take about 15 minutes for the fuel pump swap (easily accessed under passenger seat!). I was with my girlfriend in her car (luckily she lives in Newcastle). At about 8:10pm, we had swapped out the fuel pump, car still didn't run, so we left. I knew I was just going to have the dealership look at it Monday morning when they opened. Car sat there Saturday and Sunday night. When I showed up Monday, driver side window had been busted out, Pioneer Avic-Z110 head unit and Escort Passport 8500 radar detector had been stolen. I replaced the head unit with a less expensive model (Avic X940, only $800 instead of $1100), and replaced the detector (about $350), and the dealership bill was for vacuuming the glass out, replacing the window, and fixing a blown fuse (in-line fuse to an aftermarket fuel boost pump under the trunk, I didn't know it was there. FML) for a total of $610. Anyone have any similar experience ever? What did the dealership say to you about it? I'm inclined to think that since the dealership knew the car was there and had a security guard on duty that they would have some kind of liability. If not, then what would have happened if they had just stolen the whole car? I don't know what to think about it. Looking for input. Thanks! [/QUOTE]
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