Remote Start

[MS3DALE]

Originally Posted by fbodfather

Ah yes --

..........reminds me of an episode at TLWFB's Dealership.......

Customer came in a few years back and wanted an Aveo -- but she was adamant that it must have a manual transmission - and it MUST have a remote start.......

sooooooooo.. TLW sent it out and had the remote start put on it.......

.......had the Aveo all nice and clean in front of the showroom -- facing Route 8 --

.......so the Salesperson pushes the "start" button......and assumed that it was in neutral -- or assumed that it had a lockout - whatever.........

......so at 4:30 in the afternoon - with LOTS of traffic on Route 8 (four lane highway) -- the Aveo 'jumps to it '--

(think of it as 'squeaking to life'....)

.....and heads across all four lanes (kamikaze??) into TLW's Used Car department.........

BY THE GRACE OF GOD...........

.................it did not hit anything on Route 8 (....but you should have heard the screeching of brakes and blowing of horns and many bad words said...)

.........it then propelled itself into a Malibu

.......and THEN into a Trans Am

(...send the Black suburbans after the Aveo, please.....)


The customer, naturally, did not want a new car that had just committed suicide by throwing itself into a few cars.........

So - TLWFB - being the good guy that he is - and trying to keep the very disappointed customer happy.....

....... LOANED the customer a different Aveo until he could find another Aveo just like the one that committed suicide.......


...........which was a really nice gesture -

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..............except that the customer wrecked the Loaned Aveo that night -




( ....did I mention that she totalled it......????)


Two Totalled Aveos in one day....................



Ahhhhhhh.........



................................Good times.................:facepal m:


Moral of the Story: DON'T DO THAT..............

At least they were only Aveo's Scott!
And this Rt.8,I guess this is Rt.8 in Bakerstown?

[Jide25]

I have thought about it, but I know I will never remember to take it out of gear and leave the break on. Not worth it for me, I don't need any insurance claims (if it would even be covered).