Arrgghh!!! Someone save me from strangling the transport truck driver
#1
Arrgghh!!! Someone save me from strangling the transport truck driver
My car was supposed to be at the dealership either Friday or definately by Saturday, but apparently the transport truck driver decided to not make the run from Jax, FL to Savanah, GA until Monday. This despite the fact the transport company billed the dealer last Thurs and it is only about a 90 minute drive. To add insult to injury, we have had beautiful weather the last 5 days and of course it will be raining all day Monday so my baby will be getting transported in the rain subjected to all the elements, not to mention they are doing construction on a long stretch of I-95 so I am expecting the engine compartment to now be wet and dirty. That is my primary concern. Maybe I am just crazy, but I don't believe the underside is protected during shipping, is it?
Scott
Scott
#2
Originally Posted by Scotty99
My car was supposed to be at the dealership either Friday or definately by Saturday, but apparently the transport truck driver decided to not make the run from Jax, FL to Savanah, GA until Monday. This despite the fact the transport company billed the dealer last Thurs and it is only about a 90 minute drive. To add insult to injury, we have had beautiful weather the last 5 days and of course it will be raining all day Monday so my baby will be getting transported in the rain subjected to all the elements, not to mention they are doing construction on a long stretch of I-95 so I am expecting the engine compartment to now be wet and dirty. That is my primary concern. Maybe I am just crazy, but I don't believe the underside is protected during shipping, is it?
Scott
Scott
#3
Originally Posted by heffergm
You're just crazy. Relax... if you plan to drive the car in the rain, then having it on a truck in the rain is hardly going to sully it. The dealer doesn't do anything to the car to protect it (not that rain is going to hurt the car anyway ).
#4
The bottom of the engine bay is completely protected by a large plastic cover. (As you'll find out quickly enough if you ever plan to change your own oil)
And yes, you are acting a bit crazy. It's a car, it spends lots of time outside, and inevitably things are going to happen to it. Are you planning to hire an armed sentry to shoot any bird that may be thinking of crapping on it out of the sky? If you obsess over every little flaw, it's going to ruin your enjoyment.
And yes, you are acting a bit crazy. It's a car, it spends lots of time outside, and inevitably things are going to happen to it. Are you planning to hire an armed sentry to shoot any bird that may be thinking of crapping on it out of the sky? If you obsess over every little flaw, it's going to ruin your enjoyment.
#5
Originally Posted by Bichon
The bottom of the engine bay is completely protected by a large plastic cover. (As you'll find out quickly enough if you ever plan to change your own oil)
And yes, you are acting a bit crazy. It's a car, it spends lots of time outside, and inevitably things are going to happen to it. Are you planning to hire an armed sentry to shoot any bird that may be thinking of crapping on it out of the sky? If you obsess over every little flaw, it's going to ruin your enjoyment.
And yes, you are acting a bit crazy. It's a car, it spends lots of time outside, and inevitably things are going to happen to it. Are you planning to hire an armed sentry to shoot any bird that may be thinking of crapping on it out of the sky? If you obsess over every little flaw, it's going to ruin your enjoyment.
"The bottom of the engine bay is completely protected by a large plastic cover"
Did not know this, do all Lexus vehicles have this feature? I have never owned a car that had a bottom engine bay cover, maybe it helps reduce the drag coefficient.
Last edited by Scotty99; 01-29-06 at 07:34 AM.
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#8
Originally Posted by heffergm
Actually, most any modern car has a large piece of plastic over some or part of the engine bay.
Umm, sorry, but no they don't.
Some of my recently owned vehicles with no such bottom cover:
05 Z-71 - No bottom cover (Still own)
05 TL - No bottom cover (traded, was service nightmare)
05 GTO - No bottom cover (traded for IS350, not a good daily driver)
02 Nissan Altima - No bottom cover (traded)
00 Toyota Camry - No bottom cover (traded)
96 Honda Accord - No bottom cover (traded)
So I don't know what modern vehicles you are talking about, but that is not a normal feature. Plastic covers on top of motors are very common, but the discussion is about a bottom plastic cover under the engine compartment
#9
congrats on the purchase. yes, the bottom of most cars have a plastic splash sheild to keep excess water from getting in the engine compartment. honestly if you're in Savannah you should have just picked it up. you would have enjoyed the drive.. well espcially since you have a 350..
#10
Originally Posted by Scotty99
Umm, sorry, but no they don't.
Some of my recently owned vehicles with no such bottom cover:
05 Z-71 - No bottom cover (Still own)
05 TL - No bottom cover (traded, was service nightmare)
05 GTO - No bottom cover (traded for IS350, not a good daily driver)
02 Nissan Altima - No bottom cover (traded)
00 Toyota Camry - No bottom cover (traded)
96 Honda Accord - No bottom cover (traded)
So I don't know what modern vehicles you are talking about, but that is not a normal feature. Plastic covers on top of motors are very common, but the discussion is about a bottom plastic cover under the engine compartment
Some of my recently owned vehicles with no such bottom cover:
05 Z-71 - No bottom cover (Still own)
05 TL - No bottom cover (traded, was service nightmare)
05 GTO - No bottom cover (traded for IS350, not a good daily driver)
02 Nissan Altima - No bottom cover (traded)
00 Toyota Camry - No bottom cover (traded)
96 Honda Accord - No bottom cover (traded)
So I don't know what modern vehicles you are talking about, but that is not a normal feature. Plastic covers on top of motors are very common, but the discussion is about a bottom plastic cover under the engine compartment
#11
Originally Posted by IS_250
congrats on the purchase. yes, the bottom of most cars have a plastic splash sheild to keep excess water from getting in the engine compartment. honestly if you're in Savannah you should have just picked it up. you would have enjoyed the drive.. well espcially since you have a 350..
Thanks for the congrats, and I don't mean to sound rude, but I have changed my own oil on all of the new vehicles I have owned over the past 15 years so I have viewed them all on lifts. It is common to maybe have a skid plate underneath for trucks, but it is not common to have a plastic shield covering the entire bottom of the engine compartment. Unless this is a common feature for German cars (ie. BMW, Audi, Merc, Volks) because I have never owned a German car. But if you look at any American made cars or even Hondas, Toyota, Mits, Mazda, etc. there is no plastic guard that covers the entire bottom of the engine compartment on any model I have seen. Attached is a picture of the bottom plastic cover I just found.
Did not drive it from Savannah, because I am waiting for the car to be delivered from the port in Jax, FL to Savannah and it has to be PDI'd at the dealership in Savannah.
#13
yeah, from what ive seen the both bmw and lexus use covers underneath the engine compartment. for some reason i thought you purchased the car in jax. im still kicking myself for not spending the extra for the 350
#15
My past cars, 93 SC400, 96 LS400 and the 05 Dodge Magnum RT all had a plastic shroud mounted under the engine area. My current 06 GX470 has a heavy skid plate (2 piece) under the engine area along with a plastic piece to deflect air near the transmission area.