Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Car Dealer Differences

After dropping Josie off at work yesterday morning, I took the Jeep to the Moore Chrysler Jeep dealership where we bought the vehicle to have the promised work performed. It was a totally different experience compared to the recent one with Peoria Ford and the truck repairs.

To start with, the customer lounge at the Jeep dealership had fresh Danish and bagels and all the coffee you could drink. Plus they had a refrigerator in the lounge that was stocked with water bottles. On the other side, the Ford dealership had nothing but vending machines, and you had to get a coin from the cashier in order to operate the coffee machine to get a free coffee. The service was like night and day also. We waited at least two extra hours past the promised completion of each task at the Ford dealership. Yesterday, the Jeep work was completed 1 1/2 hours earlier than promised. We now have all four tires matching and a hitch with harness so that we can install our bike rack or, if necessary, tow a small trailer if we need that capability. That completes the deal for the Jeep.

We have been following the situation in Ukraine with the Russians taking control and the U.S. and its allies threatening drastic consequences. We hope it all settles down and everybody keeps a cool head to resolve this crisis without any serious confrontations.

There wasn't much else that was done yesterday except Josie got caught up on laundry after I picked her up from work at 2:15 PM. It also is beginning to dry out and warm up, so we expect a nice March weather-wise. Let's hope that the rest of the country can begin to warm up from this frigid winter they have been experiencing...

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