Exterior 2nd Gen Most liked posts in thread: Removal of gas cap housing?

I can't believe how easy it was, I'm embarrassed! It came off very easily, it just pops off. This makes the body shop look even more ridiculous, tomorrow I'm going to ask them how difficult it is to get this piece off, then when they told me before that it's pressure fitted in there. That's when I'll pop it off and make them look like the fools they are!

 

Well I did what I set out to do, I asked them once more in front of my brother and mother, "there is no way for you to remove this plastic cap housing," Caliber Collision manager said "no because there riveted in and aren't meant to be remove".

You should have seen their surprised when I popped off the plastic ring! I told them that their expertise is very poor and they turned and walked away from me tucking their tails between their legs. I also told them that they were a bunch of people not qualified enough for their job description in a polite manner.

So I'm taking my MCS to another branch of Caliber Collision in (8:00am tomorrow morning) Lake Forest, CA who have the highest 5 star customer reviews, guess who had the lowest score. Wish I had done my research first.

This will be the fourth time being inconvenienced and without my MCS!

 

My Mini is probably getting finished right now, I'll know by tomorrow. Took it in yesterday.

If I ever need a paint & body shop again I have found one that happens not to be a chain company, Mission Viejo Auto Collision has a rating 5 star rating out of ‎334 reviews on average on Customer Lobby! On their own website they also have a 5 star rating out of 25 reviews!

 

There's an echo in here, lol!

 

Well I got my Mini back today from the other Caliber Collision Center location and was extremely pleased with the outcome, not only did they drop me off at home on Monday, they picked me up when the Mini was ready. If that's not enough Dan held off on installing the color matched ring that goes around the gas cap, why because he wanted to show me how perfect the job looked and it did look absolutely perfect!

If that's not enough he removed a minor waviness in the quarter panel with a plaint-less dent removal method, see he only worked on the area around the gas cap. That's why I was so stunned when I saw it, you couldn't tell if it had been completely repainted or if he just worked in that particular area. That's how good it looked!

Pictures tomorrow.

 

AAA recommended this particular Caliber Collision in Irvine, CA. I wanted to give them a second chance to make it right, after they failed a third time I asked my claim handler, "why did you recommend such a lousy body & paint shop. He replied, "we just started using this shop again because there were issues before. I ripped him a new one for sending me there knowing full well that that particular place had bad history!!!

The reviews confirmed my experience with the Irvine shop, the Lake Forest, CA shop had the best reviews in Southern Ca. The Irvine shop lost big money trying to make a fast buck, now that's the Irvine shops problems. The shop manager at the Irvine shop has been demoted to desk work, a guy told me this on Friday when I explained my experience to him.

I don't think AAA will be recommending that shop again.