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01-03-2011, 07:52 PM
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| What REALLY Happens When Drop Your Car off at the Shop?
A Subaru owner decided to setup some hidden cameras on his car when he dropped his Legacy GT off for service, and in the process, captured a full-bore joyride
http://www.spike.com/video/what-really-happens/3118125
hope its not a repost.
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01-03-2011, 08:05 PM
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#2 | | I subscribe to the Fight Club ONLY
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meh doesnt surprise me
im sure every car valet, car detailer, lot boy, salesman, mechanic has rat bagged every car they touch
hell even before the dealership took possession of the car someone on the factory lot probably rat bagged it before putting on the truck for delivery
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01-03-2011, 09:39 PM
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this is why I never drop my car off at shops
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01-03-2011, 09:46 PM
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#4 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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i brought my moms car at brian jessel bmw the other day and even tho its just a X3, i went to the back and kinda spied on what they were doing. Turns out the asian mechanic was taking good care of it  | |
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01-03-2011, 09:53 PM
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ive had to drop off my car at the dealership a few times
they had fun in my car judging by the rubber left on the back wheel wells/ fenders
bastards
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01-03-2011, 10:07 PM
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#6 | | I STILL don't get it
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Originally Posted by Soltaaa  i brought my moms car at brian jessel bmw the other day and even tho its just a X3, i went to the back and kinda spied on what they were doing. Turns out the asian mechanic was taking good care of it |
haha. that is hilarious. Were you peeping over the garbage bins or around the garage door?
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01-03-2011, 10:37 PM
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#7 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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lol i went passed the security fence and just looked through the garage, they usually close the garage door but it was open this time, why do you work there?
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01-03-2011, 10:45 PM
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i seen a lot of times shop owners drive customer cars to buy lunch or run errands | |
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01-03-2011, 10:57 PM
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#9 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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So how do mechanics and shop owners know what to fix or when there done if they fixed the problem to begin with if they dont go test drive the car? Theses little rides are kinda necessary. I know id be pissed if i had to take more time out of my day to get my car fixed again cause they couldnt take the time to check everything thoughrully. And the wash boys/car detailers are told to check and report if theres any dash lights, or any problems with the car if they are pulling it around the corner or taking it somewhere
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01-03-2011, 11:18 PM
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#10 | | My dinner reheated before my turbo spooled
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Originally Posted by RiceIntegraRS So how do mechanics and shop owners know what to fix or when there done if they fixed the problem to begin with if they dont go test drive the car? Theses little rides are kinda necessary. I know id be pissed if i had to take more time out of my day to get my car fixed again cause they couldnt take the time to check everything thoughrully. And the wash boys/car detailers are told to check and report if theres any dash lights, or any problems with the car if they are pulling it around the corner or taking it somewhere | depends. if the problem happens at high rpm/high speeds sure its warranted.
but if its something like an evap leak why does anyone need to be ripping the shit outta the car?
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01-03-2011, 11:36 PM
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lol i rmb,i drop my mini off to dealership,it had full tank of gas,end of the day,it was half a tank
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01-03-2011, 11:49 PM
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#12 | | Wanna have a threesome?
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Originally Posted by boatcaptain lol i rmb,i drop my mini off to dealership,it had full tank of gas,end of the day,it was half a tank | I always set the trip button on my car to zero when I drop it off at a shop, then change to straight odometer so the employees won't realize I'm tracking the mileage.
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01-04-2011, 12:09 AM
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I know a bodyshop here in Kelowna put enough k's on a customers car to have gone to Seattle and back... I know that she caught it but idk what happened as far as the shop compensating her
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01-04-2011, 12:31 AM
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i wonder if the owner did to the shop/guys that took it for a spin
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01-04-2011, 11:39 AM
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Depends on the car you're dropping off... I have a Honda Pilot - no point in going for a joyride in that thing, is there?
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01-04-2011, 11:42 AM
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I always take note of my mileage when I drop my car off. Its always either the same or 1 km more than when I dropped it off
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01-04-2011, 12:03 PM
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#17 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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i've been a lot boy before, and yea don't think your cars haven't been ripped before even when there was under 10kms on it when u bought it
lot boys rip the shit outta new, used cars, and prob customer cars too...mechanics, salesman, sales MANAGERS, and service washers all do it
fact, if u dont want your car being abused, fix it yourself
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01-04-2011, 12:08 PM
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#18 | | I subscribe to Revscene
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all the service on my car is done in my garage.
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01-04-2011, 01:08 PM
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#19 | | Captain Happy Bubble is my Homeboy
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at the same time i work at a shop and the mechanics have better things to do then "joyride" in customer cars....our guys are flat rate and make would rather finish the job and get a new one then beat on cars for fun...plus its not like any cars you see at a dealership are special....a mustang gt? no big deal...lot guys on the otherhand...well there is a reason we only let them move them from the front to the service yard and not go down the streets
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01-04-2011, 01:14 PM
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LOL, back in the mid/late 90's I had a 5.0l mustang like every other white kid. Mechanic drops me off at my College with my car and when I walk around the corner he lights up my tires and I walk back around the corner only to see him fishtailing all down the road. Does not surprise me the least.
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01-04-2011, 01:49 PM
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#21 | | Willing to sell body for a few minutes on RS
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not gonna lie, i've driven some of the brand new ford cars hard like the mustang, flex, focus, fusion and explorer off the dealership lot
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01-04-2011, 02:16 PM
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#22 | | Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?!
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don't let any valet drive your car. one of the guys i used to work with was a valet in down town a few years back. he didn't know how to drive stick but the company hired him thinking he does. he learned how to drive stick on the job in someone's brand new 911. he had a lot of practice after that with many of other people's nice cars as well.
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01-04-2011, 03:16 PM
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#23 | | Captain Happy Bubble is my Homeboy
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I've been the assistant lot manager at a dealership for 6 years now. The only cars I bag on are trade ins we are not keeping. If I see anybody being a idiot I give them shit. I would be more worried about the other customers test-driving it first. Or when they are in the shipping yards they rip around in the cars when they are cold coming off the ship.
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01-04-2011, 03:17 PM
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#24 | | Diagonally parked in a parallel universe
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I had my windshield replaced a few months ago and i knew the owner. I was eating 2 blocks away from the shop and I saw my car being pushed a bit... I wasn't that mad cause I knew the guy but there was no need for him to use to car to replace the windshield.
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01-04-2011, 03:38 PM
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#25 | | My name is PJ and I like dogs.
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Can't say I'm surprised...
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