Thanks for the welcome Craig.

i too am waiting for Bill/Steve to come back to me with info they hope to glean from 'head-office' engineers. i was inspecting the valances (aka side-skirts?) yesterday, which they re-installed after repairing damage, and at that time noticed my tire side-walls looking like someone (not me!!) had driven too close to a curb. Given all the other 'issues' i hadn't let that one really register - curious how you have a similar observation. We might compare notes sometime; i have a longish list of dealer issues.... BTW, i'm not *that* fussy; i'm pretty reasonable as long as i get a straight story!

See you around....