Found out PDI was done incorrectly left orange spring blocks on car after 3300 miles

[ayau]

Clutching pearls here much? They're height blocks from the PDI process since the car sits lower than most for truck clearance. The PDI techs are minimum wage teenagers, expect as much.

It will cause no damage. Calm your tits Karen.

OP is the same guy that advocates suing the person that crashes into you until their insurance company goes out of business. This post was pretty mild.

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[ayau]

It astonishes me that after 4 model years the dipshit dealers are still leaving these blocks in.

Expecting too much. Dealers receive like 1-2 CTRs for the whole year. None of the other Hondas require removal of these spring blocks.

 

[17RGuy]

It did but now maybe the brakes are broken in , i only have 3k miles on my car. it did make the car better on bumps though. just feels quieter now.

Sure.

 

[17RGuy]

Expecting too much. Dealers receive like 1-2 CTRs for the whole year. None of the other Hondas require removal of these spring blocks.

Exactly. I removed shipping blocks from my 06 GTO when I bought it from and old man back in 2007. Car had 4400 miles and the blocks didn’t damage anything. Most dealers that have vehicles like the ctr shipped in from overseas requiring blocks to be removed during pdi forget quite often to remove them. Not a high volume vehicle, so certain things are overlooked.

 

[17RGuy]

OP is the same guy that advocates suing the person that crashes into you until their insurance company goes out of business. This post was pretty mild.

I’ve gathered that much in the few months I’ve been here from this OP. Ridiculous overreaction to insurance lawsuits infringing on fraud, alongside humble brags and unsafe brake “solutions.” Dude is off his rocker for sure.

 

[BryanCO]

Exactly. I removed shipping blocks from my 06 GTO when I bought it from and old man back in 2007. Car had 4400 miles and the blocks didn’t damage anything. Most dealers that have vehicles like the ctr shipped in from overseas requiring blocks to be removed during pdi forget quite often to remove them. Not a high volume vehicle, so certain things are overlooked.

Not sure about the CTR but my Focus RS had a large yellow sticker on the windshield as a reminder for removing the shipping blocks and it was still not completed during the PDI...the sticker was removed though.

 

[ayau]

Not sure about the CTR but my Focus RS had a large yellow sticker on the windshield as a reminder for removing the shipping blocks and it was still not completed during the PDI...the sticker was removed though.

Might be a case of the detailer peeled all the stickers and washed the car and a separate tech that did the inspection and removal of the spring blocks.

 

[17RGuy]

Not sure about the CTR but my Focus RS had a large yellow sticker on the windshield as a reminder for removing the shipping blocks and it was still not completed during the PDI...the sticker was removed though.

Hey, at least you didn’t have to remove the sticker ?. I was at the dealership when my ctr arrived pre-pdi. No windshield sticker, just a ton of protective film.

 

[ayau]

If you got into an accident with the blocks still installed, I could see the dealer being potentially liable.

The blocks essentially give you an infinitely stiff spring rate and can throw off the handling of the car quite a bit. It's like riding on worn shocks and constantly riding on the bump stops.

 

[GotCTR?]

If you got into an accident with the blocks still installed, I could see the dealer being potentially liable.

The blocks essentially give you an infinitely stiff spring rate and can throw off the handling of the car quite a bit. It's like riding on worn shocks and constantly riding on the bump stops.

yep and they left the blue sticker on my gas pedal , just relized this at 3k miles as well , my foot has slipped a few times in traffic now i know why

 

[ayau]

yep and they left the blue sticker on my gas pedal , just relized this at 3k miles as well , my foot has slipped a few times in traffic now i know why

Your tires were also probably over inflated. Better lawyer up and have those signed affidavits ready.

 

[ayau]

Looks like @GotCTR? was banned for having a potty mouth lol.

 

[Harlaquin]

Expecting too much. Dealers receive like 1-2 CTRs for the whole year. None of the other Hondas require removal of these spring blocks.

That would still be 8 cars, think they would learn after the first one. Considering its in big bold colored pictures on the PDI Sheet with arrows and everything explaining to remove them. And that they check off the sentence that plainly says removed shipping blocks...

 

[Byron Sexton]

Looks like @GotCTR? was banned for having a potty mouth lol.

Trying to find the thread that got him banned didnt find much

 

[17RGuy]

Trying to find the thread that got him banned didnt find much

The replies that got him banned were deleted in this thread

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