Posted on 08/19/2021 2:17:10 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
Earlier this month, we brought you the story of a Fremont Chevrolet mechanic caught taking a customer's C8 Corvette for a high-speed joyride, and it was even worse than that classic setup makes it sound. The tech ran the car up to 148 mph on a public highway in a street race that went viral once the video from the car's Performance Data Recorder was shared online.
Michael showed up at the dealership the next morning, the general manager, Boni, met him outside, and he was taken to his office where the paperwork was completed and the new car was ordered. "We configured my 2022 together, [and] he let me push the submit button so my order is in with GM."
(Excerpt) Read more at thedrive.com ...
-PJ
From the article; Owner, concerned about unusual engine noise brings the Corvette to dealership on a flatbed transport and leaves it. Fix is simple, overnight at dealership, Owner picks up the next day.
The next day Michael reviewed the car's Performance Data Recorder, or PDR, as it had been set to record automatically. It captured the test drive of his new car after it was fixed from beginning to end, showing the vehicle being taken on several pulls to 100 mph. Worst of all, the tech who was driving got into a street race with a Dodge Charger that reached speeds of 148 mph.
As for California CHP? As far as the Dodge driver is concerned, Michael told us the California Highway Patrol is investigating the illegal race. We contacted the CHP and an officer confirmed that there is an ongoing investigation, but couldn't share any additional details.
Wow, what a data recording package this is! I'll bet a lot of insurance adjustors and lawyers are happy to know what can be 'discovered'!
—”Jump to 9:15”
YES!
First I FF to find it after watching that bit I watched from start to end.
https://youtu.be/_fQDnDKhcaM
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off “Star Wars” Ferrari Scene
26 Sec.
Sometimes the need for speed is too strong to resist. With that said, test drove a twin-turbo Supra some years back to determine a customer complaint of “unusual noise at highway speeds”. Didn’t do like the idjit above but did enter the on-ramp rather quickly listening to the turbos spooling up. Man.... that was some torque. After all, when does one get the opportunity to drive one of those puppies. Had her up to 120 really quick and backed off. Drove it for like 15 minutes over different road surfaces to figure out the complaint but to no avail. Ended up as a “cannot duplicate” diagnosis but it was a rip to drive.
So the new c8 Corvettes all have front facing cameras that record videos? Wouldn’t the mechanic know this and if was doing a hot ride and racing it you’d think they were smart enough to disable the camera or something. Another question is the car can record video but no audio?
Joy ride, not hot ride. But it is a hot ride.
—”Obviously you didn’t read ...”
And this bit of fluff is not at all bothersome to my viscera, unlike any of today’s news.
Yeah a lot of these production cars have as much / more hp than a lot of race cars nowadays. Nascar is limiting to 550hp on a bunch of tracks to keep the speeds under control.
Wow, had no idea it’s been around since 2015 at least for GM. What other cars does this come standard in or a similar version of pdr? So if the mechanic removed the SD card the owner would never have known about this 148 mph drive that was at least 10 miles before video ended? Think the dealer at least topped up the gas tank before letting owner pick up their car?
—” I’ll bet a lot of insurance adjustors and lawyers are happy to know what can be ‘discovered’!”
A gearhead friend receives a large insurance discount for plugging a ‘box’ into the OBD port.
It tracks everything and sends it home.
When he wants to speed he has a Ferrari and a drag car and takes them to the track; almost always.
No such animal.
The following are the engine options:
Gas 2.0L Inline 4 Turbocharged
Gas 3.6L V6
Gas 6.2L V8
Gas 6.2L V8 Supercharged
Furthermore, there is no GT model at all.
The following are the list of model options:
LS
LT
SS
ZL1
Now there is a Ford Mustang GT 5.0. Perhaps you meant that car?
"new vetted to a dealer unloaded a new vest"
“Dealer Gives C8 Corvette Owner New Car After Mechanic’s 148-MPH Street Race”
aw, he was just test driving it to make sure his repair worked ...
Sweet ride. What do you think of the twin turbo 300ZX?
He didn’t try to pass Mr Mopar, ‘cause he didn’t know if he had the juice.
“Nascar is limiting to 550hp on a bunch of tracks to keep the speeds under control.”
To keep cars bunched up.
Tech Takes Customer’s C8 Corvette On 148-mph Street Race
Race begins about the 9:20 mark.
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