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I was out looking around at the car on Sunday (01 tt) added some oil -- it was such a nice day on the east coast -- I went for a look under the car.
The car really is a work of art -- so much is going on -- in not much space.
Anyway. I started to look at the tires (need rears now that I have 10k on it) when I get to the fronts I see a pair of vise grips holding back one of the front under flaps!
The thing was hanging -- I am surprised I did not see it before -- Car has not been to a dealer since Dec.
This is the kind of thing that drive me nuts! If it had come off at speed it could have done a number on the tire.
This is why I hate having preventive work done on my cars -- something is always up after it is done.
I am the same way. I would take a look at the pliers and see if the owner put his name on them. Or you can really get sneaky and look for the Tech that did the work and go see him and say that you would like to return his pliers to him, making no mention of the location you found them. If he says thanks and wonders where they have been , you can tell him and make as big a deal out of it you want to. I have been in aviation for a little more than 20 years as a mech and pilot. I remember someone remarkink that my name was on my tools and I could be implicated in an incident; I told him that if I were worried about my name being on tools and trouble I ought not be working in aviation.
When I find a tool in the engine or left on the car after a dealer visit, I pay a visit to the head of the service department, look him in the eye, and with a slight smile, ask him to give it back to the tech that left the tool in the car. Nothing gets the attention of the tech better than the boss giving him back the tool.
That is what I was trying to say. He then has the option to take it up the ladder if he feels the need. Doing nothing here is as bad as too much. I am not an advocate of hangng someone or getting them fired; I just want to make sure the lesson is learned and not repeated with disatrous results. Nail on the head Orient Express. There were many occasions when in Q.C. I was asked to "buy" a job and when I found either a tool or something wrong I told the Tech(s) that they weren't ready for me yet and walked away. On the second try for the "sell" I usually found the job to be first rate; if not the SHTFan.
