[donjalapeno]

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


What REALLY Happens When Drop Your Car off at the Shop? | SPIKE

hope its not a repost.

[Volvo-brickster]

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

[TRD Rs200]

this is why I never drop my car off at shops

[donjalapeno]

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 :)

[Volvo-brickster]

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

[noventa]

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?

[donjalapeno]

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?

[Spooling]

i seen a lot of times shop owners drive customer cars to buy lunch or run errands
:)

[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

[lexluthor09]

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?

[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

[MindBomber]

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.

[underscore]

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

[cho]

i wonder if the owner did to the shop/guys that took it for a spin

[Gumby]

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?

[!Yaminashi]

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

[dachinesedude]

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

[DC5-S]

all the service on my car is done in my garage.

[civic_rice]

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

[quasi]

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.

[JSALES]

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

[toyota86]

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.

[chris walter]

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.

As for the BMW not being test driven first. They can put the key in this little donut shaped thing and it can tell them a lot that's wrong with the car
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[rJZx]

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.

[PJ]

Can't say I'm surprised...

[CP.AR]

just got my car back from the bodyshop today - my KM's were exactly the same lol

[Cman333]

Might be different, but most shops I know take the cars out for a spin to test it. Nothing worse than having a customer picking up their car to find out the mechanic overlooked something.

I mean if its a little thing like bodywork, stereo install or minor maintenance then of course not. I'd rather someone bag on my car to make sure things are running right, then to just do mechanical work of a suspected problem and not ensure it was properly addressed.

Things like brakes, motor work, ecu tuning require shops to bag on the cars. Not much diff than throwing a car on a dyno.

This video doesnt really apply because it's not the mechanic taking the car out looking for issues.

[spideyv2]

i knew this kid who's dad owned a shop and the kid would always take random cars out and tell girls they're his.

[falcon]

This video may not be true. All you know is someone drove the car. Perhaps he was the one that took it on the test drive after the car was worked on? When I was a lot attendant at a motorcycle dealer (I'm now a service advisor) I was asked on more than one occasion and even now to do a PDI ride or test ride a customers bike if the mechanic was too busy.

[steviey_bc]

dont stereotype everyone at a shop as the same please as i am a flat rater tech for only a couple years and i have better things to do then rape on your vehicle. of course there are idiots in every workplace.

eg: if a person at a restaurant say spits in your food is there going to be a thread that says "What REALLY Happens When Eating At Restaurants?"

[!SG]

at brian jessel, there is a huge window in the waiting lounge that is a clear view into the working bays. so yeah, if the mech has an itch, and has to scratch it, he's in clear view! hahaha. in the back is the wash bays, vacuum bays, and basic car storage that is for cars that need more than 24hrs to diagnose or waiting for parts. there is also a "wet down" area for cars that need water sprayed on them to test for leaks. other than that, cant think of much else behind the fence. ohh, and an area that is used during the summer time for dealership bbq's.

[donjalapeno]

yeah when i went back there they saw me on the security camera and some guy came out and hes like sir this is a private area and i told him im just spying on my car hes like oh its just getting the finishing touches and is about to go in line for a wash. I couldnt really see it from the customers lounge tho haha

[geeknerd]

yea i never see my car through the lounge window...

[belka]

This is why I always temp. flash my Valet map before handing the car over for any service, alignment, etc. 3000rpm redline and no boost is all those fuckers will get.

[sas]

I use to work for VW. Our mechanics and sales guy were usually too busy to be joy riding on customers cars. We really don't get excited about your car that you think is a hot rod with an aftermarket exhaust.

Fact is, new cars on our lot will be tested and evaluated and they will be
driven hard. A bit misleading to think we would beat on cars and drive like idiots, especially a customers car.

It's a lot diffrent when your surrounded by cars, they kind of lose their excitement.
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[thumper]

i wasn't able to find the original post for this when i searched here, but someone awhile back posted about a mercedes owner in the US that brought her car in for repair for some problem. the mechanic drove her car home after work as a road test to diagnose what was wrong and ended up totalling the car in an accident... there was a lot of fallout on both sides after that (dealership wouldn't fully compensate her until i think legal action was taken, and the owner had been stuck with payments on a totalled car because the payout the insurance co. gave her was only on the heavily depreciated value) :(

[Rich Sandor]

Unfortunately the only people who are willing to porter cars for $8/hour are kids who are car enthusiasts. And it's usually 1% of those kids who wind up bagging on a customers car, and in the worst case scenario, damaging it, before they get fired. It's actually pretty rare considering how much business dealerships and repair shops do.

As was pointed out above, most salesmen and techs are busy actually working to give a shit about joyriding your boring ass car. Unless you have an LP640 Lambo or a Carrera GT, no one really cares. They'll road test it to troubleshoot any problems, but that's about it. Giving it a bit of gas isn't doing any harm, either.

[RevRav]

Unless you have an LP640 Lambo or a Carrera GT, no one really cares. They'll road test it to troubleshoot any problems, but that's about it. Giving it a bit of gas isn't doing any harm, either.

Like what happened here: http://www.revscene.net/forums/porsche-dealership-takes-t628039.html :troll:

[punkwax]

This doesn't surprise me one bit.

I picked up my old EL from Maximum Collision in White Rock years ago and there were a TON of touched up rock chips all over the driver's side of my car. To this day I have no idea how it happened but they tried to give it back to me that way. Obviously, I noticed and made them fix it.

Owner was on vacation at the time so I couldn't speak to him directly as I wanted to know details as to what happened. I emailed him a couple of times asking for an explanation and never received one.

So yeah, stay the fuck away from Maxiumum Collision. They'll fuck up your car, will try to cover it rather than man up and admit to it and when you try to get answers from ownership, they'll ignore you.

[Micaiah]

I took my Trans Am in for new tires. They called me and said that the car was ready. I came right away since the place was only three minutes from my house. When I got there, the car wasn't around and the guy said the mechanic took it for a test ride. 20 mins later he STILL wasn't around. I was starting to get a little concerned. Another 15 goes by and I start to approach the desk to mention my worry. As I did that, the car zoomed up into the lot and I ran out there immediately.

The guy who got out of my car emerged with the smell of weed on him. I asked what took him so long and he said he was testing the car. I stuck my head in the car, and it reeked. I shut the door, marched right back into the office and told the owner to get out here and smell my car.

I was NOT happy at all.

[Purely]

I took my Trans Am in for new tires. They called me and said that the car was ready. I came right away since the place was only three minutes from my house. When I got there, the car wasn't around and the guy said the mechanic took it for a test ride. 20 mins later he STILL wasn't around. I was starting to get a little concerned. Another 15 goes by and I start to approach the desk to mention my worry. As I did that, the car zoomed up into the lot and I ran out there immediately.

The guy who got out of my car emerged with the smell of weed on him. I asked what took him so long and he said he was testing the car. I stuck my head in the car, and it reeked. I shut the door, marched right back into the office and told the owner to get out here and smell my car.

I was NOT happy at all.

What happened after?

[donjalapeno]

yeah what happend after lol ( i HATE cliffhangers haha)

[1990TSI]

this one time, after doing a winter special on an STI, I had the wheels off to balance, so I had to test it out, part of my job. I got it up to the speed limit, twice, then pushed her up to about 80km/h in a 70km/h zone and found that the wheels were on tight and balanced.

then I brought the car back and parked it neatly in front of the shop i work at.

later that week the guy posted online that some shop had fucked up his car by racing it....

true story? who knows.

all I know is reading half of these stories are sad. that people are afraid to bring their cars in for service because they might go to seattle, or stink like pot, or get crashed into a pole.

also in this thread, butthurt kids with 1990 turbo MONSTERSSSS

[racerman88]

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

I did the same and never had a problem.
Although when my buddy worked at a goodyear shop years ago, one of the older mechanics decided to take a customers corvette out or a road test and did a nice burnout while leaving the lot, not realizing the owner was still around. I think the owner of the shop gave the corvette owner some freebies.