My 06 Black/Silver Coupe TOTALED by dealerships mechanic before I pick it up

01NorCalGTS · February 15th, 2008, 02:18 AM

Placed a deposit and had a contract to buy a 2006 Black/Silver Viper Coupe on Monday. Waiting for a part for the stereo to arrive before i picked it up they sent it out to get it serviced. The mechanic did this to it :-( This was literally the perfect car for me at a great price. This sucks.

MiSdIrEcTeD_1 · February 15th, 2008, 02:23 AM

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Sucks man. Make them give you better pricing for your troubles on the next one

OneSickZ06 · February 15th, 2008, 02:43 AM

Fucking Idiots. LMAO

**bushido** · February 15th, 2008, 02:55 AM

Man that sucks! What a fucking retard..

**Joelcool** · February 15th, 2008, 08:03 AM

08 Hood, Hennessey front fascia and a Paxton should make it work!

SylvanSRT · February 15th, 2008, 08:12 AM

damage doesnt look that bad, repairable, when you say "totaled" i dont think and insurance co. would total that car out. Now whether you still want it or not is another story. If the frame isn't tweaked should be easy to reapair, Not by that dealers body shop for SURE! frickin idiots at some dealerships are unbelievable, i'd like to think the guy who was responsible lost his job. Good luck on whatever you decide to do next, and keep us updated

zengarage · February 15th, 2008, 09:58 AM

that should buff out

**boplaw** · February 15th, 2008, 10:03 AM

Tell them to knock 20K off the price, buy it, and ship it to Zen or Denny.

edit: California - never the mind.

v10kingsnake · February 15th, 2008, 10:07 AM

The wheels look sweet. I bet the tech that totaled it is feeling a little worse than you now. Tough break man. It could have been a lot worse. The car could have been yours when it happened. Move on, there are many out there.

Taximan1 · February 15th, 2008, 10:19 AM

that was on Ebay right, 20k miles?? Its amazing how often this happens... Idiots.

**Joelcool** · February 15th, 2008, 10:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Taximan1

that was on Ebay right, 20k miles?? Its amazing how often this happens... Idiots.

What it used to look like:

eBay Motors: Dodge : Viper (item 160207258452 end time Feb-12-08 11:22:54 PST)

v10nut · February 15th, 2008, 11:36 AM

A guy here in Vista CA brought his Ford GT in to have the ac fixed. The procedure is, that after a car is fixed, the mechanic is supposed to test drive it to make sure everything is working. Well, the service manager wasn't having any of that so he graciously took it out himself and proceeded to wrap it around a telephone pole. The dealer did offer to fix it for the guy. Isn't that nice of them? I haven't heard how the lawsuit went but this kind of stuff happens far too often. At least your car hadnt been delivered yet so they cant argue depreciation. I hope they give you a great deal on an 08! That was a pretty car though.

ISIMPORTS · February 15th, 2008, 12:16 PM

I was the owner of the dealership selling this Viper, it was not our mechanic who wrecked it. We sublet it out for a smog since our tech was out and the owner of the smog shop was bringing it back to our shop. It really sucks all the way around.

viper spray · February 15th, 2008, 12:36 PM

So , who pays for it??

OneSickZ06 · February 15th, 2008, 01:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ISIMPORTS

I was the owner of the dealership selling this Viper, it was not our mechanic who wrecked it. We sublet it out for a smog since our tech was out and the owner of the smog shop was bringing it back to our shop. It really sucks all the way around.

Sounds like someones trying to get out of a law suit. Shameless people.

**boplaw** · February 15th, 2008, 01:07 PM

I would think the smog shop is responsible. Hopefully they have a garage policy to pay for the damage and depreciation.

CS · February 15th, 2008, 01:09 PM

This has happened to way too many folks over the years. Sorry to hear about your loss.

04mystic · February 15th, 2008, 01:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ISIMPORTS

I was the owner of the dealership selling this Viper, it was not our mechanic who wrecked it. We sublet it out for a smog since our tech was out and the owner of the smog shop was bringing it back to our shop. It really sucks all the way around.

So if you "WAS" the owner, who is the owner now?

01NorCalGTS · February 15th, 2008, 01:42 PM

Yes, this was the viper on e-bay with 20K miles on it and so far the owner of the dealership has done his best to handle the situation. I am waiting on word from him after he hears from the body shop. In addition, he has told me he would do his best to find me another car and change the stereo and rims over to the new car while honoring the same price. Hopefully this tragedy can be fixed :-) I will keep you guys posted.

**Doug at RSI** · February 15th, 2008, 02:59 PM

So sad to see such a nice looking car get messed up

Good luck!