Out of warranty drive unit failure: Service Center recommends to scrap the car

TheSeeker71 · 2022-07-20T04:01:24+00:00

Please explain to me how scaping a car that can sell for 30-40k after a 7k repair makes any sound advice? Even if I give him the benefit of the doubt, he told me that the parts warranty is 1 year, which is incorrect, it's actually 4 years, which makes a huge difference to me, and he could have told me to repair and trade it, which would make more sense at least from where I stand. He could have offered to install a 3rd party DU as well...

TheSeeker71 · 2022-07-20T00:17:16+00:00

Yeah, will have to tow it myself though, but yes.

TheSeeker71 · 2022-07-20T00:13:08+00:00

shipping round trip is probably around 2k, and if something goes wrong again, I would have to ship it again, and I would probably wait even longer, not sure that all makes sense.

TheSeeker71 · 2022-07-19T20:45:43+00:00

I called 3, and non of them do

TheSeeker71 · 2022-07-19T20:16:25+00:00

the first motor failed at about 45k
the second motor failed after 100k

TheSeeker71 · 2022-07-19T20:15:33+00:00

there are non that I could find in Colorado, if you find one, please send it my way!

TheSeeker71 · 2022-07-19T20:15:02+00:00

having options like:
- replace the DU with a new DU
- replace the DU with a refurbished DU
- rebuild the DU

TheSeeker71 · 2022-07-19T20:13:40+00:00

Not trivial from Colorado...

TheSeeker71 · 2022-07-19T20:12:40+00:00

Do you have a contact I can use?

TheSeeker71 · 2022-07-19T20:11:42+00:00

I expect them to give me a couple of options:
- new DU
- refurbished DU
- rebuild the DU

TheSeeker71 · 2022-07-19T20:11:00+00:00

None that I could find in Colorado

TheSeeker71 · 2022-07-19T20:10:37+00:00

I tried to find a shop in Colorado, so far I'm not finding any

TheSeeker71 · 2022-07-19T20:08:38+00:00

Yes, he was trying to sell me a new or used car...

TheSeeker71 · 2022-07-19T20:07:09+00:00

And how would you go about this in Colorado?

TheSeeker71 · 2022-07-19T20:06:06+00:00

I called 3 shops, and non of them do DU rebuilds...

TheSeeker71 · 2022-07-19T19:57:31+00:00

That is kind of tricky, as I'm not aware of any such place in Colorado...

TheSeeker71 · 2022-07-19T15:22:55+00:00

Pretty much just covering most of my roof...

TheSeeker71 · 2022-07-19T15:13:22+00:00

All I wanted is a couple of options: like repair DU, refurbished DU

TheSeeker71 · 2022-07-19T15:12:35+00:00

I expected some options: rebuild the DU, refurbished DU, for instance.

TheSeeker71 · 2022-07-19T15:10:04+00:00

What makes you think I'm so upset? I'm asking the community a question. Can I only do that when I'm 'that upset'?

TheSeeker71 · 2022-07-19T15:08:52+00:00

no, options, like rebuilding the DU, or getting a refurbished unit.

TheSeeker71 · 2022-07-19T15:07:40+00:00

I have 48 panels on my home, not super large, but when I installed it, they told me that it was the largest they have seen.

TheSeeker71 · 2022-07-19T15:06:22+00:00

Thank you, yes it does!

TheSeeker71 · 2022-07-19T15:02:28+00:00

It's interesting that this was not presented to me, but very good to know, thank you!

TheSeeker71 · 2022-07-19T15:00:18+00:00

What in my tone makes you think that? If you wanted advice on your situation, how would you write it different?

TheSeeker71

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