Well, if it's just a panel I need to push in, I will do it myself, since the time I put in to fix it is in no relation to the time I waste when dealing with the whole warranty process.

Car analogies simply don't work in all cases.

I understand your frustration with a non working product, but you identified the issue and the fix was simple. I am not sure if it's worth wasting your, your girlfriends and the company time just because of principle...