and note (much to the dismay of henry ford I, no doubt) you cannot
currently order a ford in tuxedo black either.
2011-03-27
2011-03-09
lying chrysler
so a tweet shows up from chrysler saying ...
I find it ironic that Detroit is known as the #motorcity and yet no one here knows how to fucking drive.
... immediately the company backpedals by saying ...
Our apologies - our account was compromised earlier today. We are taking steps to resolve it.
... but that turns out to be a lie. the account wasn't compromised -- they paid some numbskull PR agency, who in turn put some idiot in charge of the chrysler twitter account.
i hate hate the fact that no one, nor any corporation, in america can take responsibility for their own actions.
http://www.wxyz.com/dpp/money/auto_news/employee-fired-for-using-'f-word'-in-chrysler-tweet
what chrysler should have said as a follow-up was, "sorry for the comment, but we can't be responsible for the way people in detroit," and then refer all future questions to their latest spokesperson, eminem.
I find it ironic that Detroit is known as the #motorcity and yet no one here knows how to fucking drive.
... immediately the company backpedals by saying ...
Our apologies - our account was compromised earlier today. We are taking steps to resolve it.
... but that turns out to be a lie. the account wasn't compromised -- they paid some numbskull PR agency, who in turn put some idiot in charge of the chrysler twitter account.
i hate hate the fact that no one, nor any corporation, in america can take responsibility for their own actions.
http://www.wxyz.com/dpp/money/auto_news/employee-fired-for-using-'f-word'-in-chrysler-tweet
what chrysler should have said as a follow-up was, "sorry for the comment, but we can't be responsible for the way people in detroit," and then refer all future questions to their latest spokesperson, eminem.
how much you wanna bet the true culprit of this fiasco is a 20-something white guy?
***
3/17 addendum
i win. the culprit is Scott Bartosiewicz. 28.
yes, he was TXTing while driving and he wants to sue tweetdeck because, come on, it's not really his fault.
***
3/17 addendum
i win. the culprit is Scott Bartosiewicz. 28.
yes, he was TXTing while driving and he wants to sue tweetdeck because, come on, it's not really his fault.
2011-01-18
Fw: Your invitation for Free Oil for Life from Boardwalk
| got this email from my favorite chrysler dealer (they lost their accreditation ffrom chrysler). if i was still living in the bay area i'd look into it, but i'll bet that the filter and service costs would end up being more than the mopar coupon rates. my apologies for their formatting from my email account ... i don't feel like mucking with it to make it right relative to my template ... all the salient information is readable, this just looks bad ... (i took out the formatting and corny animation). ***
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2010-12-17
quote of the moment
"CARE FOR EVERY CAR
AS IF
YOUR FAMILY WAS
DEPENDING ON IT"
AS IF
YOUR FAMILY WAS
DEPENDING ON IT"
-- banner in the service bay of prestige chrysler; las vegas, NV
62,566 service
wanted to get an oil change before sending my car back to CA. i'm on every mailing list of every dealer i've ever gotten an oil changes with -- so i snapped up the $9.95 coupon that prestige offered me.
minor strangeness in calling "who is this? what do you want? oh, um, you can just bring it in." and then showing up, "what do you want? who's your service manager? what? the oil service guy is on break? oh, um, just sit in the waiting room."
but 40 minutes later, i'm set to go.
just like last time, reality is different from what's on paper. even though my receipt says $30, i'm charged $11.
no up-sells. no "recommendations." i'm happy.
minor strangeness in calling "who is this? what do you want? oh, um, you can just bring it in." and then showing up, "what do you want? who's your service manager? what? the oil service guy is on break? oh, um, just sit in the waiting room."
but 40 minutes later, i'm set to go.
just like last time, reality is different from what's on paper. even though my receipt says $30, i'm charged $11.
no up-sells. no "recommendations." i'm happy.
2010-12-03
updated chrysler website
like the rest of the fricken company, the chrysler website has undergone a major overhaul. like any 10 passenger panel van, the front page is cumbersome and overly full of flair and flash that you'd never use.
BUT, the underlying web pages, and especially the "my chrysler" page, is shockingly good. after i input my VIN, i'm able to get a list of recalls (there are none yet), a (soft or hard) owner's manual and a copy of my warranty.
and, very most important of all, a complete listing of my service history. which means i can check the official records and be certain they're tracking the same work i am.
and the record they show is spotless, clean and perfect.
at first i thought they'd done away with the "3 great services, 1 low price" coupon page -since i couldn't hit it from the old "for owners" spot- but all they really did was move it.
which means i'm good to go (and it also means the new chrysler has its act together better than the old chrysler).
{as an aside, my poking and prodding was brought on by a prestige chrysler coupon that i got early this morning for a $10 oil change. a great deal, to be sure, but i needed to be certain i have back-up for the future.
i might drive back to CO in my car over xmas (i can't put chains on it, so it's not a certainty) -- but even if i don't, i'll definitely use that coupon before its expiration at the end of the month.}
BUT, the underlying web pages, and especially the "my chrysler" page, is shockingly good. after i input my VIN, i'm able to get a list of recalls (there are none yet), a (soft or hard) owner's manual and a copy of my warranty.
and, very most important of all, a complete listing of my service history. which means i can check the official records and be certain they're tracking the same work i am.
and the record they show is spotless, clean and perfect.
at first i thought they'd done away with the "3 great services, 1 low price" coupon page -since i couldn't hit it from the old "for owners" spot- but all they really did was move it.
which means i'm good to go (and it also means the new chrysler has its act together better than the old chrysler).
{as an aside, my poking and prodding was brought on by a prestige chrysler coupon that i got early this morning for a $10 oil change. a great deal, to be sure, but i needed to be certain i have back-up for the future.
i might drive back to CO in my car over xmas (i can't put chains on it, so it's not a certainty) -- but even if i don't, i'll definitely use that coupon before its expiration at the end of the month.}
2010-10-17
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