Another Joyride?
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Sep 26, 2023, 07:15 AM
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Lesson here: learn how to do your own routine maintenance & stop taking the cars to hillbilly Chevrolet dealerships 
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No excuse for what those employees did. I think I would be discussing the incidents with the dealership owner and if that didn’t get any action, speak again with a lawyer.
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I too would be upset but what are you going to sue them for? I would start looking for another dealership
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That's one of the nice options with the Solar Throttle Controller. You can set the throttle for 'Valet' with your phone and there's no way they can change the setting. It will only allow enough throttle to move.
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I'm just going to sit back and wait for all the armchair quarterbacks to chime in about:
1. How it's no big deal.
2. The techs were just properly doing their job.
3. The owner's just being a whiney little bitch because that's how Corvettes are meant to be driven.
4. It didn't hurt the car at all.
5. Nobody should be held accountable and certainly not get fired for what they did.
6. The owner should just happily accept that behavior as part of getting a car he paid for having service done.
7. Again, no big deal. Nothing to see here just move along.
The people that think any of the above are the very same folks that would be squealing like a stuck pig if it was THEIR car.
1. How it's no big deal.
2. The techs were just properly doing their job.
3. The owner's just being a whiney little bitch because that's how Corvettes are meant to be driven.
4. It didn't hurt the car at all.
5. Nobody should be held accountable and certainly not get fired for what they did.
6. The owner should just happily accept that behavior as part of getting a car he paid for having service done.
7. Again, no big deal. Nothing to see here just move along.
The people that think any of the above are the very same folks that would be squealing like a stuck pig if it was THEIR car.
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OP thanks for sharing the video and story. Opening up clients to liability is not cool. In addition to solutions above, perhaps talking to the GM (higher than the service and parts manger and lower than keener of dealer group) of the dealership may help.
The GM needs to know his service manager is risking
the reputation of the dealership and risking future business.
The GM needs to know his service manager is risking
the reputation of the dealership and risking future business.
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Post it on Google reviews, Facebook and forums. Let them know your name. Punish them.
Hurt their reputation as much as possible, that is the only way they will learn.
I’m half Sicilian. That’s the nice half.
Hurt their reputation as much as possible, that is the only way they will learn.
I’m half Sicilian. That’s the nice half.
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Do joyrides happen in dealerships, absolutely. It happened in my stores, I had accidents happen on what I thought to be a joyride, and I have fired people in some situations. In my experience though, there are far more claimed joyrides than actual situations where that was the intent and not a part of the process.
The owner of the vehicle can most often alleviate the concern by simply asking the Service Writer to not let the vehicle be test driven without your prior consent. You should though realize that can slow down the service process and require more time in the shop. The tech is not going to stand around awaiting your approval and is going to move on to another job. You should always know the mileage in that is recorded on the work order and look at the mileage out when you pick the car up.
The owner of the vehicle can most often alleviate the concern by simply asking the Service Writer to not let the vehicle be test driven without your prior consent. You should though realize that can slow down the service process and require more time in the shop. The tech is not going to stand around awaiting your approval and is going to move on to another job. You should always know the mileage in that is recorded on the work order and look at the mileage out when you pick the car up.
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I use a simple solution. Apple air tag hidden in the car. It notifies me whenever the car is moved and I can track the route through Apple Maps. Just be sure to open the AirTag and remove the tiny speaker so if their phone notifies them that they’re being tracked they can send an audible alarm to it so it can be found in the car. YouTube has vids on how to remove the speaker. Very simple.
