Gossman Knives
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As the saying goes, bad things come in threes. First, going back to July, my wifes car was diagnosed with transmission problems so we needed to replace hers. It's still running but will have to be replaced soon. Then, the recall with my Isuzu and now it's been totalled. Since mine was done, we decided to replace my vehicle then work on replacing my wife's car. To make matters worse, my son was in an accident this past Sat. afternoon and totalled his car. He is ok with minor injuries from the airbag deploying. So as it stands, I should have my Jeep this week, then we can work on getting my wife a car. My son has the funds to replace his but needs to find the time to do so. We are juggling transportation right now. My time in the shop has been minimal, but hope to get back at it this week and next.
I also want to talk about how I got fucked by Isuzu Motor Company. They send me this recall notice Dec. 2010. I had one year to take it in for inspection. I put it on the back burner and forgot. Then I recieve a second notice. Figuring this might be important, I take it in for the inspection. I had to take it back for a possible repair which was suppose to take 3 to 10 hours. The dealership had my vehicle for 5 days before informing me that it was deemed unsafe and unrepairable. In the meantime, I have no transportation. I was told Isuzu would be contacting me with and offer to buy the truck. It took them 6 days to contact me. I was told of all the other issues wrong with the vehicle and it was in poor condition. They offered me $1050.00 to buy the truck. I was in shock. I tried getting more by showing reciepts of $1700.00 worth of work I had done over the last 11 months. Still their original offer stood. They would not give me anymore $$ saying their offer was fair market value.
My question is how can a major corporation take a working man's vehicle that he relies on to get back and forth to work to provide for his family and lowball him with a ridiclous amount of money. This was not my fault but theirs for building an inferior product then saying it was unsafe to drive. They jerked the rug from under me and left me without transportation. I had to rent a vehicle. They did not provide any alternate transportation while I searched for another vehicle. This is the way it is in the country. Take care of corporate America and fuck the working man. Very sad.
Scott
I also want to talk about how I got fucked by Isuzu Motor Company. They send me this recall notice Dec. 2010. I had one year to take it in for inspection. I put it on the back burner and forgot. Then I recieve a second notice. Figuring this might be important, I take it in for the inspection. I had to take it back for a possible repair which was suppose to take 3 to 10 hours. The dealership had my vehicle for 5 days before informing me that it was deemed unsafe and unrepairable. In the meantime, I have no transportation. I was told Isuzu would be contacting me with and offer to buy the truck. It took them 6 days to contact me. I was told of all the other issues wrong with the vehicle and it was in poor condition. They offered me $1050.00 to buy the truck. I was in shock. I tried getting more by showing reciepts of $1700.00 worth of work I had done over the last 11 months. Still their original offer stood. They would not give me anymore $$ saying their offer was fair market value.
My question is how can a major corporation take a working man's vehicle that he relies on to get back and forth to work to provide for his family and lowball him with a ridiclous amount of money. This was not my fault but theirs for building an inferior product then saying it was unsafe to drive. They jerked the rug from under me and left me without transportation. I had to rent a vehicle. They did not provide any alternate transportation while I searched for another vehicle. This is the way it is in the country. Take care of corporate America and fuck the working man. Very sad.
Scott
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