Korean tractor dilemma

[newkiotiguy]

Mmmm more like saved 4g... but thats besides the point. Shouldnt matter where you buy it. Any dealer that operates the way you say it should wont last long. Poof there goes another no name dealer. Also its being smart to shop for the best deal. A moron wouldnt shop for the best deal. More than likly you over paid and your dealer will still blow you off

No I didn't. I bought from a dealer that has been around almost a decade and got a better price than anywhere else. You bought specifically for price. Bad choice.

 

[ruffdog]

Almost everyone knows Toyota is associated with quality.

You haven't been keeping up with the latest issues that Toyota products have. The new Tundra engines having to be replaced (debris) and the old v-8s with major head gasket issues. The Tacoma also has issues with rear axle debris and transmissions. Quality is a perception that can be easily lost.

 

[caleb90]

Ok, so, what does the LS warranty say about speedy repairs, right to get independent repairs, ect? I mean if it sits for another week or two, and the dealer hasn't atleast ordered the part, is there a way to look at your other options. If the dealer Has ordered the part, and is waiting, it could be 6 weeks before it ships on the container ship, goes through customs, gets on ground transport, and makes it's way to the dealer for install.

How bad is/was the leak? Is it catastrophic? Is it a dribble, or a small stain after a couple days?

Calling regional rep tomorrow. Will see what he has to say. Its been a month, if they cant get some thing figured out soon i will be pushing for a buy back. Not going to be making payments on something thats sitting at the dealer for months. If it was a car or truck i could already push the lemon law

 

[D&D]

Calling regional rep tomorrow. Will see what he has to say. Its been a month, if they cant get some thing figured out soon i will be pushing for a buy back. Not going to be making payments on something thats sitting at the dealer for months. If it was a car or truck i could already push the lemon law

Good luck

Is That Tractor Really a Lemon? – Farm Equipment Manufacturers Association

www.farmequip.org

 

[polarred21]

Regardless of which dealer it is, they would be seeing my face very often and look me in the eyes when they tell me they haven't looked at it.

These are some horror stories I read here, people waiting months and months for repair, mostly waiting on long lead time parts.

But I'm enjoying this Korean thread, eye opening.

 

[paulsharvey]

So, a company I used to work for, had a fleet of maybe 12-18 1/2t pickups, and 2 Dodge-5500 trucks with vacuum excavation bodies. Anyways, the head of the office vehicle pool had a habit of just dropping trucks off at dealer (or ring power for vac truck issues), and not even bothering to talk to them. Kinda trucks in the yard, keys in the box, fix it, approach. Always took forever; and I really think it's cause they assumed we weren't in a hurry, cause if it mattered, there would be a lot more rush. Bad part, those vac trucks cost us $3500/day in revenue everytime they were down.

 

[Mud2Money]

Korean buily gm vehicles have had a host of issues, the plants has lost money since the mid 2010's and didnt they shutdown in 2022? Not sure if they got back up n going yet or not

They closed one plant yes , but they expanded the plant in Seoul. Many hear the cuts gm makes but not the growth. Over the last decade gm has closed smaller isolated plants and expanded its larger hubs. I tore out every gm powertrain line with a Comau Cnc , re tooled and installed them as new lines in Tonawanda and St cats , ont. Brazil did much the same. Closed two plants and moved it to the 3rd.

Now as of covid times everything’s lost some quality. Hence why my previous post I said pick the unit your happy with and grow through it. Even million dollar machines have issues. We have had jobs I had to go back over the course of a few years to service some random things that should not have failed but did. Eventually they settle in and run for 1000s of hours trouble free.

 

[paulsharvey]

My hope for the OP is that they get him taken care of here shortly, and he keeps the machine while looking for his perfect match. Honestly, I also hope once fixed it serves him well, and we hear back in a year or 5 that he is happy with machine despite the problem. Might not happen, but

 

[caleb90]

So to go along with how alot of these dealers are fly by night and or have no business selling tractors. There is a TYM dealer not far from me that does not even have a service department. I stopped there to get filters when i had my tym but they did not have filters in stock for the unit i had. Wonder what happens if you buy a tractor from them your sol if it breaks?

 

[ruffdog]

Different makes have different requirements to become a dealer. Normally, the big name brands require a better building, signage, parts dept, service dept, training, service tools, manuals, equipment, etc. When I was working at a dealer, picking up another brand amounted to quite an outlay of money to satisfy the requirements. I have been surprised at how little some of the off brands require to be a dealer. It is no surprise that these type dealers are not up to the task of real service work.