Get a faulty car sound system replaced free after a $10K dealer quote, with a ChatGPT complaint email
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Out of warranty and quoted $10K by Subaru to replace a faulty sound system, a poster says he fed ChatGPT Australian consumer law guidance and the warranty terms, asked it to find related complaints and tribunal cases, and had it draft a firm email. He says 48 hours after sending it, Subaru called and offered to replace it at no charge.
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Run this task now, exactly as written below. Everything you need is here, so start straight away and only stop if something required is missing or a rule below tells you to. Goal: Write a firm, factual complaint asking a manufacturer to fix a faulty product under consumer law. Fill in before running: - My country/state: [LOCATION] - Official consumer-rights guidance (links or text): [PASTE] - Warranty terms: [PASTE] - Fault history with dates and the quote: [DETAILS] Rules: - Use only official guidance and the documents I give you; quote them accurately. - Look for public reports of the same fault and link them. - Write a calm, specific email with a clear request and a reply deadline. - Name the official complaint route if they refuse. - If a site asks for a login, a CAPTCHA or payment details, stop and hand control back to me. - Ask for my OK before you pay, book, send, submit or cancel anything. - Check facts that can change (prices, opening hours, dates, availability, rules) against the official source, and tell me anything you couldn't verify. - Check the email for exaggerations before sending; stick to facts you can prove. Output: A one-page complaint email and a list of evidence to attach. You'll know it worked when: the email is sent to the right contact with evidence and a deadline. Before you finish: re-read my goal and constraints, check your answer against each one, and list anything you assumed or couldn't confirm.
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Run this task now, exactly as written below. Everything you need is here, so start straight away and only stop if something required is missing or a rule below tells you to. Goal: Write a firm, factual complaint asking a manufacturer to fix a faulty product under consumer law. Fill in before running: - My country/state: [LOCATION] - Official consumer-rights guidance (links or text): [PASTE] - Warranty terms: [PASTE] - Fault history with dates and the quote: [DETAILS] Rules: - Use only official guidance and the documents I give you; quote them accurately. - Look for public reports of the same fault and link them. - Write a calm, specific email with a clear request and a reply deadline. - Name the official complaint route if they refuse. - If a site asks for a login, a CAPTCHA or payment details, stop and hand control back to me. - Ask for my OK before you pay, book, send, submit or cancel anything. - Check facts that can change (prices, opening hours, dates, availability, rules) against the official source, and tell me anything you couldn't verify. - Check the email for exaggerations before sending; stick to facts you can prove. Output: A one-page complaint email and a list of evidence to attach. You'll know it worked when: the email is sent to the right contact with evidence and a deadline. Before you finish: re-read my goal and constraints, check your answer against each one, and list anything you assumed or couldn't confirm.
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