12-20-2013, 09:05 PM | #85 |
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I just remember something similar to this happened to a family I knew growing up. Long story short a baseball incident had dented the hood of the oldest son's newish car. Eagle Talon or something that he had worked hard to get.
So while at the dealership, some yoho decided to joy ride in it to get parts from somewhere, nobody knows why he needed to use someone's car and not a dealer vehicle. But anyway, he wrecked it, the fixed it and didn't tell the owner. When inspecting the car over spray on the tail lights from the repair was found. In this particular case the guy's dad was a lawyer who's specialty was automobile accidents, on the other side actually, his main client was Chrysler, so he was pretty familiar with what to do. They didn't really get lip from the dealership on that one, it was settled. So yeah, again, lawyer.
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this does not apply. he grabbed keys from a place that only employees have access too. they (stealership and employee) need to pay for this mans car. This is a total lack of respect to someone else's property.
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12-20-2013, 09:12 PM | #87 |
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...too many pounds of flesh to be extracted here....way over the top. Center, take a breath everybody, it's a clear cut case of negligence on the dealers part and they are responsible for it despite any anecdotale information or side show venomous postings by the pile on crowd here.
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12-20-2013, 09:15 PM | #88 | |
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12-20-2013, 09:18 PM | #89 |
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^, dude, follow my advice, it's sound...in the end ...believe half of what you see and none of what you hear <Ben Franklin>.
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12-20-2013, 09:20 PM | #90 |
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RIP 2012 ZL1 #1635 Pt. 6
The state police said we cannot press charges because the car was not in our possession at the time of the theft. The dealer CAN press charges for "unauthorized use" but has not yet done so.
ALSO, NO paperwork was signed when the vehicle was originally taken in for the paint issues. That was actually the 2nd time the vehicle was in--the first time they buffed it out and actually removed more paint than they fixed. The dealership does not have one single piece of paper signed by me other than the original bill of sale/sales contract (dated June 25, 2012). I guess they don't have to worry about that paint problem now... John |
12-20-2013, 09:23 PM | #91 |
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No john the paint makes no difference now. But as a business owner I'm require to have theft insurance on my employees. Case close
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Holy crap. I have now heard it all. Some dealers will do everything short of stealing your first born. I would tend to doubt the OPs story but Ive dealt with service departments like this myself, though not to this degree. Good luck.
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12-20-2013, 09:25 PM | #93 |
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Well at least this thread has caught traction and not slowing down. That means we aren't letting this go. That dealer better get the hint.
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12-20-2013, 09:27 PM | #94 |
This is not the first time this has happened. Get a lawyer to take the case on contingency. If your story is correct you will win on gross negligence alone. The last one of these stories I read the guy ended up with a 3 year newer model car out of the deal plus some cash in his pocket for the trouble. This is why the dealership carries insurance.
Does this not fit this case perfectly? gross negligence n. carelessness which is in reckless disregard for the safety or lives of others, and is so great it appears to be a conscious violation of other people's rights to safety. It is more than simple inadvertence, but it is just shy of being intentionally evil. If one has borrowed or contracted to take care of another's property, then gross negligence is the failure to actively take the care one would of his/her own property. If gross negligence is found by the trier of fact (judge or jury), it can result in the award of punitive damages on top of general and special damages. |
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12-20-2013, 09:27 PM | #95 |
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Wow! Sorry to hear this. Some dealers never should be open. I would be furious ! I hope you saved that phone call. Well recorded it.
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12-20-2013, 09:31 PM | #96 |
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I hope that dealership lose everything.
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12-20-2013, 09:36 PM | #98 |
Now this is pisssing me off. Has the dealer taken action on the service writer? Is he still an employee? alot of times companies will let go, washing their hands so now its a civil case between the driver and the owner. If the vehicle was totaled(dealer insurance is paying) did you have gap insurance or other coverage to cover the differance in loss. If not then thats what you should be pursuing and sueing the dealer towards getting another ZL1. If this only dealer stands behind the heartbeat of america then they should make good, word of mouth travels.
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