Customer records dealer beating on his Camaro.

[TMagda]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWEhelJrmeo

[Xplantdad]

That sucks...

[scuncio]

Gone viral now! Love the Internet.

[WILMASBOYL78]

I sent this on to a couple of my Chevy clients... [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/scholar.gif[/img]

A real shame that this kind of thing takes place [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/thumbsdown.gif[/img]

[CC Rider]

The Camaro 5 board is abuzz of this! Rumor has it the dealer will buy-back the Camaro from the owner.

Can't believe something like this still goes on.

[JimSC]

The dealer did buy it back at over blue book, and donated $ to a charity, as did the car owner. Part of the agreement was to take down the utube video. So now that it's back up, what will happen to their agreement? Soap opera time?

[427TJ]

I traded-in my bought-new '04 WRX STi for a new '07 Odyssey for the wifey. I make the deal on the minivan and then mention my trade-in. Salesman says can he have the keys so he can go look at the car. I had a nasty head cold so I stayed at the desk and watched the big-screen. The salesman was gone for 45 minutes. After 20 I ask another clerk where my salesman went. Don't know. I go outside and my STi is not there! YGBFKM. Back he comes with a big smile on his face and he--stupidly--begins gushing about how fast my STi is! I hold my tongue and let him keep talking. &quot;I took the shop mechanic [Honda dealership] for a drive in your car and we had it up to 110 on the freeway!&quot; He actually said that to my face! Then it was my turn. In my best outraged customer voice I said WHAT? YOU TOOK MY CAR OUT WITHOUT MY PERMISSION AND WERE DRIVING IT OVER 100 MILES PER HOUR? You could have heard a pin drop in the showroom. Several other sales were underway and it was like a morgue when I exploded. WHERE IS THE SALES MANAGER? The sales manager quickly came out and shushed me and I kept right on it in my no-I'm-not-going-to-keep-it-down voice. DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT HAPPENS WHEN HE CRASHES OVER 100 MILES PER HOUR AND POSSIBLY KILLS SOMEONE WHILE HOT-DOGGING IN MY CAR WITHOUT MY PERMISSION? Got the Odyssey for invoice and free oil changes for two years and a free ski rack and roof carrier. Went back the next week for the parts pick-up and they had fired the salesman. My simple response to the sales manager was, &quot;Good.&quot;

[69LM1]

Dealer posted at NastyZ that they were buying back the car for charity as stated, but as of the last time I saw this post would not comment about the employees status?

Can't believe they have not fired the employees that did this?


EDIT -&gt; Here's the thread the dealership starts at post #55

http://www.nastyz28.com/forum/showthread.php?t=250306

This is the their quote that got me:

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">&quot;A car of that style needs to be driven hard to test for the problem he stated.&quot;</div></div>

RichPern

[scuncio]

Talk about a poorly handled situation on the dealer's part. Could have been an opportunity for them to do the right thing and can those guys. Bad press spreads quickly.

[Tenney]

With 8% out of work - would hope there might be a better player or two on the bench.