Maple Acura

Disappointed with Service Dept. I own a vehicle with Catalina Blue paint that has an extended warranty from Acura due to paint peeling from factory workmanship issues. Previously I own a vehicle with Catalina Blue paint that has an extended warranty from Acura due to paint peeling from factory workmanship issues. Previously I had a warranty claim for the same issue processed through Maple Acura and everything went smooth enough (kind of). Fast forward a couple of years, I just noticed paint peeling in a different spot so I took it to Maple Acura again a couple of weeks ago, Filipa took pictures of the issue and Rajiv later confirmed it would be covered by the warranty. Considering I had received courtesy loaner vehicles from them before for the exact same issue covered by warranty, I was surprised to hear that I would not be provided with one this time due to policy changes. I was told that if I needed a vehicle, I’d have to pay for a rental – which I was not happy with considering this was a warranty claim and not my fault, but I agreed to pay for one as I really needed a vehicle for work purposes. The appointment was today, 4th June 2024 @ 9am, to drop off my vehicle at Maple Acura and pick up the rental. As I am heading out for my appointment, I get a text message from Rajiv saying that I can drop my vehicle off at Maple Toyota with Mauro (that’s where they do paint work) and also pick up my rental from him. I replied back saying "Okay, will do. I hope the rental I'm paying for is not a Toyota?" I receive no response. While I’m driving to my appointment, I call Maple Toyota to confirm that the rental I am paying out of pocket for is in fact an Acura and not a Toyota. They decline and say that I will be receiving a Toyota Corolla. I ask them why an Acura vehicle with Acura warranty being taken to an Acura dealership for processing of said warranty is being replaced with a Toyota Corolla rental, that too when the customer is paying out of pocket for it? She could not answer my question. By this time I was 5 minutes away from the dealership but had no option but to ask her to cancel this appointment. I did not hear back from either dealership nor the service manager. I also lost a precious few hours of my workday morning not getting much done. Conclusion – I would have liked to have been informed upfront that the rental I was paying for would not be an Acura. In that case I would have made alternative arrangements. I was under the very reasonable understanding that I was renting out one of their loaner vehicles. Very few people that purchase Acura’s want to drive around in a Corolla. More