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12-09-2012, 12:43 PM | #1 |
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Tow hook cover gone, warranty?
Last night I was leaving a parking lot and it was dark, I bottomed out a bit, which obviously can happen to any of us. I noticed this morning my bumper was cracked and my tow hook cover was gone. My issue is that this car was this height from the factory and I would think the cover could stay in place from a little bump leaving a parking lot. 3k miles or 50k a bump in the road shouldn't be able to pop out a body panel.
Thoughts anyone?
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12-09-2012, 01:01 PM | #2 |
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you could try.
but be prepared to be laughed at. i dont think they'll do anything for you. |
12-09-2012, 01:05 PM | #3 |
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12-09-2012, 03:38 PM | #4 |
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Hmmm you hit something hard enough to crack the bumper causing the cover to pop off and it is Subaru's fault.
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12-09-2012, 04:08 PM | #5 |
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I'd be too embarrassed to even ask! Dang, how is that a defect in the materials of the car? When I go in for warranty work, no wonder the Advisors always look worn out. Sheesh!
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12-09-2012, 05:01 PM | #6 |
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Thoughts?
I think we have another entitled idiot who thinks Subaru should pay whenever something happens to his car. You bottomed out in a parking lot hard enough to crack the bumper cover? What did you hit, a meteor crater? Or is it more likely that you ran over one of the concrete stops in the lot? Trade your car for a monster truck. |
12-09-2012, 06:20 PM | #7 | |
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12-09-2012, 06:37 PM | #8 | |
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12-09-2012, 06:37 PM | #9 |
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If you had never hit anything and it fell out, then that is one thing. However, you STRUCK something and regardless of how you think it should have stayed in, it didn't because you hit something.
There is always insurance and when they replace the bumper have them replace the cover or let me guess you are more worried about the cover and rather leave a cracked bumper on there? |
12-09-2012, 07:24 PM | #10 | |
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12-09-2012, 08:24 PM | #11 |
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I didn't call you any names. Just trying to understand your thought process. I looked at my Warranty booklet to see how they word it. The warranty covers defects in materials and/or workmanship during the first blah blah.. So, help me see how you view this as a defect in either?
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12-09-2012, 08:36 PM | #12 | |
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12-09-2012, 08:40 PM | #13 |
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Everything is a design flaw when you have to pay for something, even if it is like 20 bucks. Yet you would spend $80 to cover it up with an "accessory".
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12-09-2012, 09:53 PM | #14 |
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Wow your car looks super low! Did you lower it? I was poking around mine a few hours ago trying to cut a hole in my new cover for the grimmspeed plate mount.
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ya know....THIS is why I hate all these n000bs and you are in no way grown up call your insurance company and get them to help you THAT is what insurance is for.....thinking this is in any way any sort of 'warranty' is ludacris in the extreme |
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12-10-2012, 09:40 AM | #17 | |
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If you think this is what insurance is for, then you don't understand insurance. You sound like every other idiot who thinks insurance companies won't cancel you for excess claims. 2 in 3 years with many companies is enough to terminate your policy. A termination leads to the most expensive policy with the worst coverage and a low grade company. Why risk that over this? I have worked in insurance for 10 years and spent 2 years dealing with customers like you as an agent. None of you realize how close you are to being cancelled. I remember once a guy used his towing because his car died 2 times one month. We told him do it again and you will get canceled. He told me that's what he was paying us for(same thing everyone says). Dude got cancelled and was going to kill someone. This is how the majority of people think and it's not good. Mods please close this thread, its going nowhere. |
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oh...you really ARE an idiot you dont wanna use insurace...but you THINK it is some sort of warranty issue??? suck it up fella.....PAY for your stupidity and get on with your life if you arent gonna use your insurance this is one of the most fantastical threads ive ever seen here |
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12-21-2012, 10:19 AM | #19 | |
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I think you: A. are ****ing with us (hopefully) B. need to buy a truck if you cant drive a car that most of us consider a 4x4 from the factory C. Are understating the "little bump"... Little bumps for break bumpers. I was in a front end wreck and my bumper didnt break, and my tow cover didnt move. D. Should just suck it up and deal with the fact that you messed up and shouldnt be a cheap ass and try to get something for free. Please do us a favor and just give your subaru back to the dealer and get back into your VW "Bora".... |
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12-21-2012, 10:25 AM | #20 |
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Did you go back to the parking lot to look for your tow cover?
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12-21-2012, 10:46 AM | #21 |
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Warranty item? No. Why? You bottomed out.
Consideration: go to the dealer and say that after having pulled out of a parking-lot, you noted that the bumper scraped. But, after getting home you noted that the tow-hook cover was thereafter missing, which you did not expect. Then follow-up with: should this have happened? Is this a common occurence? If you're fortunate, the dealer may replace the missing cover or perhaps offer to sell you a new one at cost. If you don't ask, you won't know. List price: $16.25 |
12-21-2012, 01:56 PM | #22 |
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12-21-2012, 06:59 PM | #23 |
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That cover is not something that pops out easily. It does require a bit of force to remove.
I did this, worked great. I bought a second cover from subaru to drill into and then painted it. Kept my stock one for when I sell the car. |
12-23-2012, 03:50 PM | #24 |
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I actually just lost mine during my commute to NJ today....not a mark on my front bumper, just a missing cover. Heard a pop/crunch on I-95, and when I was locking my car at my destination I noticed that it was missing.
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12-24-2012, 07:45 AM | #25 |
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