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Old Oct 28, 2003 | 02:29 PM
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the ripoff that is.... BILL HEARD CHEVROLET

I called around to find a new dipstick for my 95 z28 and Bill Heard was the only place that had it. Called them up and they quited me GM List price, which is $11.74 (part# 12551144). Asked them to hold it for me I'd be right up there.

So I drove up there which is about 5 bucks in tolls round trip from UCF and when I got it the lady remembers who I was as soon as I told her I had called earlier about a dipstick. She ran back into the back and picked it up, then proceeded to attempt to charge me $20.07 for something I was just quoted GM LIST PRICE of $11.74 for.

She eventually brought the price back down after I challenged her about the price.


So if you need to buy parts from Bill Heard Chevrolet up in Sanford, make sure you keep track of the prices they're charging you.
Old Oct 28, 2003 | 04:05 PM
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that happens everywhere man


the other day i needed a part from discount auto......looked it up on their website, it said $7.88

i goto the store and give them the part number, he rings me up at $20.............luckily i printed the page from their online catalog and show it to him, and all he could say was "oh, my bad, i looked up a different one", even thought the parts were the same.
Old Oct 28, 2003 | 04:26 PM
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that happens everywhere man


the other day i needed a part from discount auto......looked it up on their website, it said $7.88

i goto the store and give them the part number, he rings me up at $20.............luckily i printed the page from their online catalog and show it to him, and all he could say was "oh, my bad, i looked up a different one", even thought the parts were the same.
yea but this was on their computer this way, for this specific part number. she had to cancel the order then re-order it, and magically when she chose a different customer type it dropped the price dramatically... i guess she had to remove me from "rip me off" to just "sucker" status.
Old Oct 28, 2003 | 04:26 PM
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Old Oct 28, 2003 | 07:25 PM
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Want to have real fun ... call another Chevy dealer and get a price ... then call a Pontiac dealer and get the price for the same part for a Firebird. Usually a difference. Even more, I have a 95 Corvette that uses many of the same parts, check price for a Vette part and see the difference.

Always shop around when you can, and write down who you talked to and what they quote you.

Later ... Larry S.
Old Oct 28, 2003 | 07:47 PM
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****, be glad you got away that easy. Try pulling your heads off to replace the lifters and then having to fork over a hunded dollars on a Saturday because Bill Terd is the ONLY dealership in town with a complete set of bolts!!!

Now thats something to bitch about!!! Bunch of schisters.....
Old Oct 28, 2003 | 08:40 PM
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When I realized I had lost the key to my locking gas cap last month I just happened to be next to Bill Turd. So hoping they might have some trick to remove the GM cap I drove on in. They spent about 5 minutes on it hammering a screwdriver down the center of the lock cylinder and twisting the cap off and charged me 1/2 hour labor ($50). Of course the cap is ruined. The parts guy argued with me that you can't get a locking GM cap for an FBody and was out of stock on the regular cap. I wish they would have just told me what they were gonna do so that I could have driven up to Discount, bought a screwdriver and done it myself for $3. I hate that place. I've had nothing but bad experiences from the parts to service to sales departments. Courtesy Chevy on West 50 is the only place I go anymore. Ask for Andy Taylor in the service department. He's the best in Orlando.
Old Oct 28, 2003 | 09:33 PM
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i guess she had to remove me from "rip me off" to just "sucker" status.


bwahhaha......



from now on, buy all your parts from Jason Cromer (Sam Taylor Buick/Cadillac Ft. Walton Beach, FL
877-726-8295 or 850-243-8826 direct parts dept ph #)
.......just tell him youre calling from cz28.com and he has the best prices on GM parts, and ships fast.
Old Oct 28, 2003 | 10:59 PM
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I have NOTHING good to say about Bill Heard Chevrolet. Give Eye-witness news a call and see what they think of Bill Heard.

On the occasion that I'm working on a vehicle and I have to have a GM part unexpectedly they are the last place I'll go. Usually having a part overnighted from somewhere else is still cheaper. Compare their price on anything to another dealership and it is typically 15-20% more.

Want a real eye-opener?
The sold my buddy a 2000 Z28 and showed him a report that showed a clean title. I wasn't until they couldn't get the car aligned after many attempts that my buddy did some research and found that the car had a rebuilt title and had been in a severe car accident. Now he's in a lawsuit with (dont' quote me on this) 7 other people who have bought wrecked and repaired cars from Bill Heard and Eyewitness News is doing a big story on the outcome. According to my buddy it was found that Bill Heard did the repair work on his vehicle, so they can't claim they didn't know.

***This is all second-hand information and I am not responsible for its validity.***
Old Oct 29, 2003 | 06:09 AM
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Originally posted by LT1Brutus
I have NOTHING good to say about Bill Heard Chevrolet. Give Eye-witness news a call and see what they think of Bill Heard.

On the occasion that I'm working on a vehicle and I have to have a GM part unexpectedly they are the last place I'll go. Usually having a part overnighted from somewhere else is still cheaper. Compare their price on anything to another dealership and it is typically 15-20% more.

Want a real eye-opener?
The sold my buddy a 2000 Z28 and showed him a report that showed a clean title. I wasn't until they couldn't get the car aligned after many attempts that my buddy did some research and found that the car had a rebuilt title and had been in a severe car accident. Now he's in a lawsuit with (dont' quote me on this) 7 other people who have bought wrecked and repaired cars from Bill Heard and Eyewitness News is doing a big story on the outcome. According to my buddy it was found that Bill Heard did the repair work on his vehicle, so they can't claim they didn't know.

***This is all second-hand information and I am not responsible for its validity.***

hmmm i got my car from bill heard .... and i know my passenger door has been wrecked, "repaired", and re-painted....
Old Oct 29, 2003 | 09:18 AM
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Originally posted by LT1Brutus

***This is all second-hand information and I am not responsible for its validity.*** [/B]
You give enough credibality to anything you read about on the internet that you feel a disclaimer might be needed?

Old Oct 29, 2003 | 10:27 AM
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Hey what's up Whistler! Long time since I've talked to you. Being an advertiser on here now I kind of have to be careful what I get involved in. With the car in question, I've seen the car, seen the paperwork for the lawsuit, and investigation in person. Even though I see it myself as being the absolute truth I can't risk BH deciding that I'm slandering him and somehow getting away with going after me for it.

That said I realize you were probably joking and just amused by it.
Old Oct 29, 2003 | 05:33 PM
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Originally posted by LT1Brutus
Compare their price on anything to another dealership and it is typically 15-20% more.
Not always. I bought a speaker from them for $75, other GM dealers in the area wanted $2-3 more or less than them, but BH had it in stock that day.

I think Bill Heard's problem is customer service. Ever since the sales dept. there refused to give that lady her car keys back and it made the news, that tarnished their image, but they deserve it for treating a customer like that.
Old Oct 31, 2003 | 01:28 PM
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So let me see if I have this right. You're a sophomore at UCF with over a hundred thousand dollars worth of cars? You have all three of the vehicles in your sig:


Drew Nabors UCF Sophomore
02 35th SS Camaro
03 Vette 50th LE M6 Vert
99 Silverado 5.3 A4


Might I ask what your parents do?

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Old Oct 31, 2003 | 02:11 PM
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Originally posted by StormSigma
So let me see if I have this right. You're a sophomore at UCF with over a hundred thousand dollars worth of cars? You have all three of the vehicles in your sig:


Drew Nabors UCF Sophomore
02 35th SS Camaro
03 Vette 50th LE M6 Vert
99 Silverado 5.3 A4


Might I ask what your parents do?

you see how they had to re-design the $20 bill? they had to do that because they got so good at making fakes ...

hehe j/k



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