yeah exactly. So I tried to send in my paperwork to the lawyers from that suit to get the flush paid for...but again, it didn't work. They told me to go through Honda. Honda did give me paperwork to submit for a refund on transmission work, which I tried to use with the flush but that was the no-go that I talked about earlier. I think if I did actually have to pay for the transmission REPLACEMENT (i.e. if I had gone somewhere besides a Honda dealership where they didn't know about that warranty change), I believe I could have submitted the paperwork for a rebate IF it was within 30 or 90 days of the work.. My friend who knows a good amount about cars told me it was likely the _____ sensor (some name I don't know). But again, Honda just said they don't diagnose the specific problem and replace the broken sensor(s) because it would require taking the transmission apart and checking every little part. So they just replace the whole thing and send the old one in to the factory for inspection.
...... your going through all this trouble to get back $40? i understand your pov, but in the end, you received a free transmission. i guess $40 is more important than $3,000??? let it go. i am cheap myself, but geeez....you put me to shame.
it was $120. And yeah, I give a crap about $120 when I don't think I should have paid it. If you call that cheap, then fine.. I definitely don't. It's not about what's more important between that and a new transmission. I should have received the new transmission either way. No opportunity cost here...just an unnecessary one. Regardless, it really didn't take THAT much effort. Write a couple of letters and put them in the mail with the proper documentation. It doesn't take too long. Then you wait and hope.
this is why i learn how to do everything myself. $10$-15 worth of tranny oil + 30 minutes = $100 saved and peace of mind because i know i've done a good job. there is a reason why dealerships are called stealerships. i'm not going to say i understand your situation. perhaps your time is more valuable or you don't have time, hence going to the dealership. next time you should ask your friends for a good small or pop shop and take it there for maintenance repair. they'll do a better job than the dealership and charge you much less.
I certainly agree.. out here (DC area), I've tried and asked around a ton, but I haven't found anything close to that that anyone knows well enough to trust. The one place that a girl went to growing up around here charges more than the dealership (though they do a great job). I go back to this dealership because I've gotten to know the guy I deal with there everytime, and I trust him. He'll always come back and tell me what the mechanics told him, what he thinks needs to be done, what can be skipped altogether, and what can be put off for a year or 2. He'll also consistently give me any specials they have without me having to find them online or in an ad or in a mass-mailing. But yeah, I had a place when I lived in Austin. Wish I could find anything like that here. (At least I found a place that does cheap body work, cash-only payments..)
