Re: Funny Dealer Story, I\'m still laughing
I've got one more dealer story to add.
My buddy bought a new Z06 from a local Chevy dealer. His family owns a tire shop so he put some high dollar, very recognizable wheels on the Corvette. He stopped by my house a month later on the way up to the dealer and conned me into going with him to have a piece of door weatherstripping replaced. The dealer said it would only take 15 minutes so I thought the ride would be worth it. We dropped the car off at the service lanes and quickly proceeded into the showroom to check out what goodies that were on display. We ended up talking to the salesman who sold him the Z06 and a guy I believe was the GM of the dealership. As we stood there talking, I was looking out the dealership windows- I was getting bored with the Corvette stories- and noticed my friends car. Replacing a small strip of weatherstripping does not require a test drive. That was determined at the time of dropping the car off. The dealership showroom has big glass windows in front- like most dealerships- and overlooks a fairly busy road. So when my buddies Z06 drove by I was surprised and elbowed him. I think we both simultaneously looked at the Dealership GM with a "W.T.F. look". The dealership driveway goes up a slight hill before it reaches the main road. His Z06 stopped on the incline at the stop sign, hesitated, increased revs, and then dumped the clutch. The Corvette stood still as the rear tires started smoking. The car then started slowly moving up the hill and spinning onto the main road. As the smoke started to clear, we could hear the car screaming away from the dealership. I had never seen my buddies face turn red before. The only thing redder was the face of the Dealership GM. All four of us just stood there in amazement. The GM ran to the nearest phone and started to scream at the service manager. 30 seconds later he came running into the showroom as my buddy started to pace like a new father waiting for a baby to be delivered. The service manager frantically tried to contact the mechanic who was in my friends' car. As he dials a second time we could hear and then see the Z06 go flying by the dealership going the opposite way. He must have been doing over 100mph in a 40 zone. At this point I thought my friend was going to lose it. Several minutes later the mechanic answers his cell phone, says some choice words to the Service Manager, quits his job, and tells him the car is in a mall a few blocks down the road.
The ending to this story is my friends sister is a lawyer. He ended up getting several sets of new tires, oil changes for life, the dealership purchased a bumper to bumper warranty for the car. In exchange, he had to sign a nondisclosure agreement.
Whats the moral to this tale? I don't know.
And BTW, he has not gone back to the dealer for any of the free oil changes.
Jim