Received: from K.GP.CS.CMU.EDU by K.GP.CS.CMU.EDU; 12 Apr 88 21:08:16 EDT To: bovik@K.GP.CS.CMU.EDU Subject: Dealer disrecommendation Date: Tue, 12 Apr 88 21:08:13 EDT Message-ID: <22084.576896893@K.GP.CS.CMU.EDU> From: Harry.Bovik@K.GP.CS.CMU.EDU 11-Apr-88 16:21 Mark.Nagurka@ME.RI.CMU.EDU stay away from P&W My wife and I were treated quite poorly - actually insulted - at P & W Motors in Shadyside, and we are not even customers! I do not understand how they can sell cars, and be abusive. My best advice: stay away.... Mark ---------- 11-Apr-88 21:34 Jon.Gotow@K.GP.CS.CMU.EDU P&W Motors bad experience I have to second Mark Nagurka's opinion on P&W motors - stay away! We bought a Saab there two years ago, and had a number of problems with their service department. Our car seemed always to be coming up with small problems during the first 10 months we owned it, and we were really starting to wonder if we'd bought a real lemon. My wife and I finally sat down and enumerated all the problems we'd had in a letter to Saab, and realized exactly how and when all these problems were occurring. It seems that every time we took the car in for routine servicing, we'd discover a problem with some non-essential system (air cond., cruise control, etc., etc.) withing a few weeks after getting the car back. I don't know whether P&W's mechanics are just clumsy, and knock things loose in the engine bay during service, or whether they were intentionally making warranty service work for themselves. At any rate, when we finally switched our service over to Lombard motors in Monroeville, surprise! - all our car's quirks went away. We've been extremely happy with Lombard - they're fast, extremely courteous, and seem slightly cheaper for service that P&W, as well. I'd suggest looking there if you're interested in a Saab, and anywhere _except_ P&W for a BMW or Volvo (and whatever they happen to sell). Don't go to P&W unless you, for some twisted reason, enjoy standing around and watching them "fix" your car every few weeks. Jon G. P.S. - Sorry this is one big pgph - -x:justify seems to want to make it that way, and I haven't got time... ----------