My Vette stolen from dealer service bay
10-23-2018, 04:42 PM
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10-23-2018, 06:29 PM
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And also it’s not just about hard acceleration or braking that you mentioned, its the entire driving history where all someone drove your car on the map and at what time. I’m sure many would find that helpful in theft situation.
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10-23-2018, 07:10 PM
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Sorry but I throwing the BS flag...In todays business enviroent companies are selling their customers info left and right...If it has not happened uet, it will very shortly..And I am not a conspiricy theorist...It is just a fact of life right now..Hope I am wrong but don’t think so.......Has anyone heard from the OP om the original topiic about the resolution to hos stolen car???
10-23-2018, 07:51 PM
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insurance companies don’t look at onstar data for any of their decisions but whatever floats your boat! And also it’s not just about hard acceleration or braking that you mentioned, its the entire driving history where all someone drove your car on the map and at what time. I’m sure many would find that helpful in theft situation.
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10-23-2018, 10:37 PM
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10-23-2018, 10:54 PM
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Some insurance companies TODAY offer a reduction in premiums if you allow them to install a 'dongle' to measure your driving habits. OnStar advertises that their information can be used to lower insurance rates. You must opt out of the driving data on OnStar, which behaves exactly as I stated and VASTLY overstates hard braking and fast acceleration . Now, if you believe OnStar will never sell their data to insurance companies, then you must also believe Facebook will never sell your data and Google will never sell your browsing habits. Right now insurance companies are ASKING you to participate for a discount. Tomorrow don't be surprised if they refuse to insure you UNLESS you participate with no discount. But you are advocating recording your entire driving history JUST IN CASE your car is stolen?? That's like installing a tracking chip in your body accessible to government just in case you are kidnapped. Like you said, whatever floats your boat, but I'm not willing to give up my data so easily.
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10-23-2018, 11:22 PM
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Two totally different situations when you accept an insurance company’s dongle to record your driving habits to benefit for premium vs. companies like google,FB or onstar selling your likes and habits for marketing reasons. One has a chance to stand in the court of law and other absolutely does not.
10-23-2018, 11:50 PM
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10-23-2018, 11:58 PM
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Oh gee another pissing match thread? That's new.
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10-24-2018, 08:47 AM
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One must admit that there are some very humorous responses to be found on this forum. I am sure the owner of a business worth millions, has insurance, and has an attorney on speed-dial is going to be totally intimidated by some jerk-off and give them a new car immediately. People must think these millionaire dealers are complete idiots.
10-24-2018, 08:59 AM
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Similar thing happened here a long time ago. Kids broke into a dealer and made copies of the keys. Since the dealer was closed on Sunday back then - they would take a new car on Saturday night after they closed and bring it back on Monday morning. Worked well for a while until they crashed one rainy Sunday night.
10-24-2018, 09:31 AM
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Dealership should be grovelling at your feet and begging forgiveness. I would expect they could offer free oil changes for as long as you own the car (which IMO is something the dealership could easily afford, considering their culpability). In reality, they will likely offer you one free car wash, with complementary swirl marks included...
10-24-2018, 10:03 AM
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Here we go again, it is getting more humorous. No, OSHA does not prohibit customers in the service area. That would be a made up excuse to keep nuts out of the area bothering techs while they are trying to work. Customers are taken to the bays daily in most every store to show them problems found on their car.In case you have never been in a store, service bays are often separated by a hundred yards or more and often on different floors. That doesn't even account for the detail shop or body shop often found in separate buildings.
I spent forty years owning and operating multiple dealerships. I saw one car stolen out of the building during working hours in all those years. This is in dealerships where a hundred or more RO's were written daily. It is not a problem that needs a solution that costs more in a month than the insurance loss on one car every 40 years. I know people mean well giving their advice but sometimes the total lack of knowledge quickly shows through.
I spent forty years owning and operating multiple dealerships. I saw one car stolen out of the building during working hours in all those years. This is in dealerships where a hundred or more RO's were written daily. It is not a problem that needs a solution that costs more in a month than the insurance loss on one car every 40 years. I know people mean well giving their advice but sometimes the total lack of knowledge quickly shows through.
10-24-2018, 10:17 AM
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10-24-2018, 10:39 AM
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10-24-2018, 10:45 AM
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the car is still at dealer for original warranty issue. i haven't talked to the since saturday. i'm hopping to get a extended warranty for this, they said they were looking into that
