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- 2017 Charger HC (once upon a time)
So, this week has been pretty shitty, and it just got topped off with a nice big HC cherry. Minor background to understand why it is working on me: my construction/flooring companies just lost three big bids (one because of questionable local politics, one bc the prison got popped and has to spend all the funding on additional fences instead, and one because the bank's corporate office's dropped the ball on their follow up - we went from front runner to out). Moreover, there are complications on the pay out for the building erection we did for the VA hospital here. Then I discover that a number of the crews I have working for me (as well as some of the office staff) are essentially infants. Good at their highly focused jobs (generally) but totally incapable of coordinated vision and insight. I mean, ***damn, I have to hover over them like the lord to make sure some of what, to me, is the most simplistic steps and follow up are carried out (I have to blame the oil field here as it draws some of the best out of the workforce and my margins do not allow me to compete with that). Then, two of my best guys, a master carpenter and a jack of all trades (ex-armored infantry), both have freaking cancer. And I'm trying to buy a place in the Rockies and the process is ridiculous - I've bought plenty of properties but never anything classified as a "vacation home" and I'm about ready to shoot myself. In the past, with USAA, it's been, literally, usually a matter of three phone calls and a signing session, boom, end of story. Now we are into 6 weeks or more of BS with these folks. I'm only really after the land (in this area 8 acres with working well and water association access is rare - the existing small house and metal building, with RV parking, is secondary) but I may just shit can the whole deal. Can you hear the violins? Pass the collection plate!
Enter the Hellcat - driving it around today to try and get some enjoyment out of it. Decide I'll take it on the run to a nearby city 1.5 - 2 hours there and back, but almost take the Expedition instead. Danger, Will Robinson, Danger! I'm going to pick up a 10' piece of metal and I've folded the seats and not had a problem before. When I pick it up I notice there are some burs on the end. I am careful putting it in the ride and make sure it doesn't contact the dash when I get it up close to the glass. Make the drive back at 95 to 100 mph for some fun. Get to the work site, no problem, open the trunk (on the damn phone as always) and walk to the passengers door to hold the burred end while I have one of the guys pull it out of trunk, and, AS I AM OPENING THE DOOR the guy grabs the end in the trunk, despite my saying STOP, and pulls it back, allowing the burrs to leave two parallel scratches on the damn dash. He thought he was being helpful, obviously, but damn.
Two mitigating factors though: 1 - I think I might be able to get them out nearly completely with a little careful work (maybe) and 2 - the dash was already eligible for replacement because it sudden developed what a divot in the dash which I was told was a known issue in these dashes and often referred to as a "crop circle." So perhaps this just goes away when the dash gets swapped out.
Now, the question: with the new model year advent of FCA allowing for a leather or other option other than the current dash (for which many a nauga has died), which I would very much like to have, has anyone ever succeeded in paying difference between the basic warranty replacement item and the upgraded part? i.e. I'll pay for whatever the difference is between the stock Naugahyde dash and the leather dash. Knowing other companies, I doubt this will work, but maybe someone where has some actual experience with it with regard to FCA.
Enter the Hellcat - driving it around today to try and get some enjoyment out of it. Decide I'll take it on the run to a nearby city 1.5 - 2 hours there and back, but almost take the Expedition instead. Danger, Will Robinson, Danger! I'm going to pick up a 10' piece of metal and I've folded the seats and not had a problem before. When I pick it up I notice there are some burs on the end. I am careful putting it in the ride and make sure it doesn't contact the dash when I get it up close to the glass. Make the drive back at 95 to 100 mph for some fun. Get to the work site, no problem, open the trunk (on the damn phone as always) and walk to the passengers door to hold the burred end while I have one of the guys pull it out of trunk, and, AS I AM OPENING THE DOOR the guy grabs the end in the trunk, despite my saying STOP, and pulls it back, allowing the burrs to leave two parallel scratches on the damn dash. He thought he was being helpful, obviously, but damn.
Two mitigating factors though: 1 - I think I might be able to get them out nearly completely with a little careful work (maybe) and 2 - the dash was already eligible for replacement because it sudden developed what a divot in the dash which I was told was a known issue in these dashes and often referred to as a "crop circle." So perhaps this just goes away when the dash gets swapped out.
Now, the question: with the new model year advent of FCA allowing for a leather or other option other than the current dash (for which many a nauga has died), which I would very much like to have, has anyone ever succeeded in paying difference between the basic warranty replacement item and the upgraded part? i.e. I'll pay for whatever the difference is between the stock Naugahyde dash and the leather dash. Knowing other companies, I doubt this will work, but maybe someone where has some actual experience with it with regard to FCA.
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