Chris Dempsey

Are you an ebay-listed seller? I may be interested. Would you cover the shipping charge?

I did - nice party trick. Do you know what's checked during the routine?

I'm in MI, too. Detroit area. I see almost no hi-tops and very few lo-tops. Although the Suburu dealer down the street uses a hi-top as a parts truck. Very few dealers can service the hi-tops, so I think there are only two dealers in the state who sell them. When I bought mine last October, there were only two hi-tops on the lot. Almost like they're trying to avoid selling them.

Ha - I'm going to run out and do this now! This is awesome!

It's -11 this morning. I'm not looking forward to my frigid seats. Anyone have experience with aftermarket heated seats?

On the other hand - I sold my 2007 E-250 last November with 72K miles. My NV should last me at least 25 years.

I presume he's trading for another NV?

That's hilarious. "if you're not good, we're going to go for a ride in the NV!!"

Chris - I get it, the dealership didn't paint the vehicle, so they have only so much responsibility/control. But if I were the dealer, I would do whatever I could to streamline the process and follow-up with the customer to ensure that a solution is provided. That doesn't necessarily mean eating the cost of a paint job, but someone needs to step up. There is no doubt this is a paint application or material failure, and, ultimately, my guess is Mr. Olaf doesn't care about Nissan's protocol or who caused the failure.

Olaf- I don't think you're ranting, sounds like you're frustrated with good reason. like you, I am a business owner and take care of my client's issues without fighting them to the death. To me, that's good business that pays me back with repeat business and referrals. Also, Nissan has ALREADY sold us on their product! If the vehicles and service departments do their jobs, we'll probably come back for more. I say spend less marketing money on eyeliner for crappy, washed-up hair band dudes and more on fixing mistakes and engendering goodwill.

Dented - I hate to think there's something uglier than the NV. Are you referring to the Dodge?

Well done, Chris. I wish I saw this a couple of months ago before I bought my NV. Next time . . .

Ok - I finally added some pic's in the photo gallery. Probably won't be able to add more for a while; this working for a living gets in the way of working on my NV.