[DUMBGRUNT]

This one was caught, a million dealer employee night racers got away.

A Friend had many alignment problems with his brand new BMW, five years later he took to a local BMW specialist, who immediately recognized the car. He found out the service manager took it for a test ride and hit a curb.

[devane617]

Couple years ago a truck driver delivering new vetted to a dealer unloaded a new vest and did several donuts as a security cam watch. He eventually slammed the car into a curb and totaled it.

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

I know of a dealership specifically that had a customer come in and and test-drove a 2021 Camaro GT 5.0L with Performance package at 160 mph. Will the computers on the car register that it went that fast at that time?

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

He didn’t buy the car.

[shotgun]

I hope the mechanic got fired. The problem is there is a lack of skilled mechanics, assuming this guy was a skilled, but I’m sure he’ll land a top flight job at the local 10 minute oil change joint

[Eddie01]

165 mph on fresh asphalt backside of a rural lake.

Was worried about squirrels at that point.

~20 seconds total up and down.

;)

[alternatives?]

The ZR-1 had a problem with broken camshafts. They concluded that an employee at the factory figured out if he reeved them up in going from the factory to the storage lot they warmed up quicker.

[TexasGator]

Jump to 9:15

[ProtectOurFreedom]

So who pays the sales tax and the federal and state income tax on the gift? He could be on the hook for $20k or $30k.

[Political Junkie Too]

I thought California was locked down?

-PJ

[SES1066]

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'!

[Blue Highway]

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?

[Revel]

Direct link to video

https://vimeo.com/582625998

[catnipman]

“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 ...

[Robert DeLong]

Here's a direct link to the video on Vimeo:

Tech Takes Customer’s C8 Corvette On 148-mph Street Race

Race begins about the 9:20 mark.

[9422WMR]

Back around 2003, a local Ford dealer was servicing a local Doctors Ford GT. Not a mustang but the racing GT mid engine race car. The battery was defective. New battery installed and the tech and another shop guy decided they needed to test drive the GT. You guessed it, they wrecked it. Dealer would not replace the car. Lawyers involved and much money spent. The doc got the same car, repaired.

[dfwgator]

ZZ Top - Manic Mechanic (RIP Dusty!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNC-BtsLFdQ

[MrLucky1966]

We had a 1968 Buick Wildcat when I was real little. Dad told me he took it up to 140 MPH plus on I-95 when we were driving down to Florida on a family vacation. He told me he took it to the limit because the engine was starting to chug, the oil and temp lights were flickering and so on but when he back down to 120, everything was fine. That car could really move. The car below looks almost like the one we had:

[wardaddy]

If he didn’t hit anything ....that Vette can handle it

My brothers lingenfelter could do 148 in fourth gear ....

Not saying it’s appropriate