If that sounds like a weird title, it's cos I was thinking of the Transformers theme song. :-)
Yesterday, we visited Ballan Holden to get our remote key replaced.
I had been told over the phone that it would take 1/2 to 1 hour and cost $100.
When I walked into the dealership, a quick glance at the row of waiting customers revealed that I was the only female in the room. I felt a bit conspicuous as I walked up to the service counter to announce my arrival.
Turns out the waiting time was going to be much longer as they were having "a busy morning". I was told the key would only be ready at 11 am.
As we had 2.5 hours to kill, we wandered around looking at the cars for sale. CA commented that every car there looked shinier and newer than ours. Jordanne was consulted every time we found a model and price that met CA's criteria, and she duly okayed or dismissed it.
A funny thing I've discovered from looking at car sites like CarSales and CarPoint is that a (used) small car is not necessarily cheaper. If you're looking at a car around the 10 y.o. mark and don't want to spend more than $10K, it seems to me that you're more likely to find one that is >3.5L than you are a <2L car. CA says that's cos most people want to drive smaller cars, so the demand pushes the price up.
A few minutes into this relaxing activity, my mobile rang. It was customer service, calling to say I had given the wrong model (it was "VP Holden Commodore", not "VS" - as if I knew or cared!) and as they didn't have the remote key in-house, they would have to order it from Sydney. That could take up to a week.
So we're back to jiggling the internal circuitry of the remote key every time we use the car.
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