So i'm an audi tech at a big stealership in my area.
To avoid retyping this whole thing again, here's an exerp from an email i sent to teacher about my situation.
"Working there was nice, except for one thing. The lot. New cars keep comming in and they're not exactly going out. The cars are parked inches from each other and there's barely enough room to just navigate around the lot. A number of times i found myself spending 70 TU getting the car out and 30 to do the actual prep, hah. So one day, i'm parking a new A4 i just prepped and the all the spots to park are filled, except for one. The car had to fit right there. Needless to say, it didn't fit. One A4 ended up with a scratch in the bumper and the other had fender damage. I let them know about the damage and was told that I would hear from my boss when i returned to the service center. I am being charged 1,100 dollars for damaged cars. I had to agree on a $75 a week payment plan in a pressured meeting with two bosses.
First of all, i know body work is expensive, but that total WITH 'dealership discounts' seems excessive.
Just last week, one of the new lot guys BUMPED a car and was charged 3,000 for body and TURBO damage. Now we're getting a little out of hand.
I asked my boss for all the paperwork with reciepts for the damage and i got two invoices, basically noting front bumper damage and one noting fender damage. All of the paperwork i recieved was fabricated through Jack Daniels Motors and nothing from the body shop. There is nothing filled out for either papers including parts prices and labor times, etc. There is just a written price of 350 on one and 750 on the other. Thats not acceptable. I asked where the rest of the specifics were, and i was told that was it.
Isn't this illegal? Isn't this what insurance is for? I've been paying for three weeks now and i just started questioning the legitamecy of this situation. There is a passage i read in the handbook refering to damage being the responsibility of the employee and covering deductibles, but i still don't think this is exactly legit.
I want to know how i should get involved in this situation and how it may affect my audi academy contract if something gets ugly. Please let me know your take on this situation."
Here's some pictures. It makes any thread better. i was gonna take pictures of the lame invoices, but now i really don't feel like it. If someone wants to see it, I'll do it.
Please discuss. Any comments/suggestions appreciated.
To avoid retyping this whole thing again, here's an exerp from an email i sent to teacher about my situation.
"Working there was nice, except for one thing. The lot. New cars keep comming in and they're not exactly going out. The cars are parked inches from each other and there's barely enough room to just navigate around the lot. A number of times i found myself spending 70 TU getting the car out and 30 to do the actual prep, hah. So one day, i'm parking a new A4 i just prepped and the all the spots to park are filled, except for one. The car had to fit right there. Needless to say, it didn't fit. One A4 ended up with a scratch in the bumper and the other had fender damage. I let them know about the damage and was told that I would hear from my boss when i returned to the service center. I am being charged 1,100 dollars for damaged cars. I had to agree on a $75 a week payment plan in a pressured meeting with two bosses.
First of all, i know body work is expensive, but that total WITH 'dealership discounts' seems excessive.
Just last week, one of the new lot guys BUMPED a car and was charged 3,000 for body and TURBO damage. Now we're getting a little out of hand.
I asked my boss for all the paperwork with reciepts for the damage and i got two invoices, basically noting front bumper damage and one noting fender damage. All of the paperwork i recieved was fabricated through Jack Daniels Motors and nothing from the body shop. There is nothing filled out for either papers including parts prices and labor times, etc. There is just a written price of 350 on one and 750 on the other. Thats not acceptable. I asked where the rest of the specifics were, and i was told that was it.
Isn't this illegal? Isn't this what insurance is for? I've been paying for three weeks now and i just started questioning the legitamecy of this situation. There is a passage i read in the handbook refering to damage being the responsibility of the employee and covering deductibles, but i still don't think this is exactly legit.
I want to know how i should get involved in this situation and how it may affect my audi academy contract if something gets ugly. Please let me know your take on this situation."
Here's some pictures. It makes any thread better. i was gonna take pictures of the lame invoices, but now i really don't feel like it. If someone wants to see it, I'll do it.
Please discuss. Any comments/suggestions appreciated.
