Dealer PDI (Pacific BMW, CA) - 1M Joy Ride FAIL!

[fourtailpipes]

^that was good detective work, but definitely not reliable/unique enough of a link...

i'd also prefer (like i have any input in this haha) that the culprit remain anonymous. the dealer is responsible, and has been exposed. the individual should be dealt with by his employer, but shouldn't be subject to retribution from just anyone who uses the internet and lives in his area.

[torquedemon]

as noted earlier though, the name bugeye2003 can be a very common alias and we shouldn't assume that this is the same guy as the driver in the video

[cooler2442]

Pretty sure it isn't the same guy. Says he works at Autozone and went to a high school in Ohio.....

[tkbr0wn]

Originally Posted by cooler2442

Pretty sure it isn't the same guy. Says he works at Autozone and went to a high school in Ohio.....

Lol, he may work at AutoZone NOW!

[OAM]

Originally Posted by jkoral

That's funny because so did I. Anyone else tip them off?

I did as well.

[Papethova]

Originally Posted by DooBs

ps- not to be racist in any way shape or form, simply based on the area and its population as well as the video, the driver (who I hope was fired on top of many other horrible things) may be Armenian or Persian unlike "white male" as stated in a previous post (just maybe, just trying to propose another possibility). Anyone figure out who they actually were?

Armenians ARE white

Originally Posted by pinmagic

Why was it ok for someone to say, essentially, "based on my observation, the driver appears to be a white (Caucasian) guy?", but it was not ok for someone else to say "based on my observation of him AND DEMOGRAPHIC DATA OF THE SURROUNDING AREA'S POPULATION [which adds more credibility], he MAY BE [stress - MAY BE] Armenian or Perisan”? Why is that racist, but conjecturing that he’s white isn’t?

When a police report says “a white [or Hispanic or Black] male was seen fleeing the scene,” do we call the police racist? No - there’s nothing racist about conjecturing about a person’s race, based on your OBSERVATION of them. We do it all the time.

If you didn’t have a problem with the “white guy” comment, then you’ve proved my point.

I dont think its racist at all but he started the sentence with "not to be racist in any way shape or form" Then went on to state "Armenian or Persian unlike "white male" as stated in a previous post" Armenians are classified as Caucasian just like any other "white" guy.

Either way calling an Armenian Armenian is not racist.

[bldngblck]

wow

[adobeee]

Originally Posted by jkoral

That's funny because so did I. Anyone else tip them off?

I did!

[MusclezMarinara]

Originally Posted by FairfaxM3

I'm guessing that this is the car:

http://www.pacificbmw.com/new/BMW/20...344663eb50.htm


Just in case, any buyer of the following VIN be careful: WBSUR9C53BVP76205

Perhaps ask them to include a free Extended BMW Warranty & Maintenance. Just a thought....

Yes guys thats the car i found it at the beginning of the thread yes what can i say goo detective work

[HondaGoneRogue]

And now the whole world can watch us go off topic on a racial debate.

[adobeee]

Originally Posted by HondaGoneRogue

And now the whole world can watch us go off topic on a racial debate.

[jnm]

Not like the whole world is watching this thread and thinking it is all a wee bit blown out of proportion...

I mean sure everyone buying a new M car wants to be 'the first one' to put the pedal to the metal or to press the M button, but let's put things a bit in perspective here: the engine is already running when the video starts, so it may very well have been warm already. Sure he pushes above 5 k rpm for a few seconds in 1st and 2nd gear and the tires chirp on the upshift (which is expected on such a car, and there's a clutch delay valve anyways), but it's not like he's bouncing it off the rev limiter either or going full throttle for an extended period of time.

So yes, you don't know what other kind of hooning happened that was not filmed, but from watching the video I don't think it's that bad or that he ruined the car for ever, or that it would now need an extended warranty:

- you would hope that the engine would be able to cope with a couple of launches like that without a problem! If it didn't, that would be one very un-reliable engine!
- Doesn't BMW test run the engine on a bench before mounting them? Or don't they rev the engine up a few times during the shakedown test run? I bet you they do a lot worse than that.

[///1M]

Originally Posted by jnm

Not like the whole world is watching this thread and thinking it is all a wee bit blown out of proportion...

I mean sure everyone buying a new M car wants to be 'the first one' to put the pedal to the metal or to press the M button, but let's put things a bit in perspective here: the engine is already running when the video starts, so it may very well have been warm already. Sure he pushes above 5 k rpm for a few seconds in 1st and 2nd gear and the tires chirp on the upshift (which is expected on such a car, and there's a clutch delay valve anyways), but it's not like he's bouncing it off the rev limiter either or going full throttle for an extended period of time.

So yes, you don't know what other kind of hooning happened that was not filmed, but from watching the video I don't think it's that bad or that he ruined the car for ever, or that it would now need an extended warranty:

- you would hope that the engine would be able to cope with a couple of launches like that without a problem! If it didn't, that would be one very un-reliable engine!
- Doesn't BMW test run the engine on a bench before mounting them? Or don't they rev the engine up a few times during the shakedown test run? I bet you they do a lot worse than that.

Agreed. Some the reactions do seem a bit strong, given that he did a couple of brief, 7/10th or 8/10th accelerations. Not condoning what he did, but I've seen worse.

[sergeremi]

I think the heightened reaction is due to the fact the dealership is of some questionable integrity. Ridiculously overpricing the car and then allowing the car to be slightly abused in the hands of jackwagons? I'd think they deserve some comeuppance.

[mPlasticDesign]

Originally Posted by sergeremi

I think the heightened reaction is due to the fact the dealership is of some questionable integrity. Ridiculously overpricing the car and then allowing the car to be slightly abused in the hands of jackwagons? I'd think they deserve some comeuppance.

1, it is the principle. A person buying a 'new' car deserves to get a new car. Not a car some douche takes out for a joy ride before the rightful owner pays $55k for the damn thing. I don't see how anyone can logically defend his totally unprofessional behavior. I am a bit sensitive to the topic because during my M3's 1200mile break in service, some dickhead carwash douchebag took my car out for a joy ride and damaged my back wheel and tire. Even though both were replaced, my confidence in dealership integrity is still lacking....

[MusclezMarinara]

Originally Posted by ///Metak

1, it is the principle. A person buying a 'new' car deserves to get a new car. Not a car some douche takes out for a joy ride before the rightful owner pays $55k for the damn thing. I don't see how anyone can logically defend his totally unprofessional behavior. I am a bit sensitive to the topic because during my M3's 1200mile break in service, some dickhead carwash douchebag took my car out for a joy ride and damaged my back wheel and tire. Even though both were replaced, my confidence in dealership integrity is still lacking....

I will have to agree with you my friend

Its children like these hooligans that give dealerships bad names and makes us (The customer) weary to bring our cars in for service at the dealership.

when i go in for my 1200 mile service i will tell my SA there better not be any more than .2 miles on my car thats enough to get from the lot to the bay and back, no need to test drive after a oil change at 1200 miles.

[zeenon53]

Great job guys!

I've done worse on test drives....lol Granted this should not be tolerated at all by a dealership employee. But I have had sales reps tell me to push a car to it's limits. In 04 I test drove a srt-4 with 27 miles and was laying rubber everywhere, salesman thought it was sold, didn't buy it.

[flzrider]

Originally Posted by MusclezMarinara

I will have to agree with you my friend

Its children like these hooligans that give dealerships bad names and makes us (The customer) weary to bring our cars in for service at the dealership.

when i go in for my 1200 mile service i will tell my SA there better not be any more than .2 miles on my car thats enough to get from the lot to the bay and back, no need to test drive after a oil change at 1200 miles.

If one were to choose to do their own break-in service and regularly scheduled oil changes instead of taking your car in to the dealer, can BMW hold that against you if some warranty work was needed in the future? Or put in more general terms, is there wording in the warranty fine print that states that a BMW dealership is the only valid way getting your car serviced?

[Optherion]

11 pages about chirping some tires on a 1M and revving the piss out of the engine? Heck if that was my test drive I would drive just like that. Valets, service techs, porters. We've seen it all many times.

The sad part is, being in my line of work and providing a service to over 50 dealerships, you would be surprised the stories I can tell you. This 1M video is like kindergarten story time level compared to the things I have seen. Good thing there are not videos for those.

[PyratOne]

Originally Posted by Optherion

11 pages about chirping some tires on a 1M and revving the piss out of the engine? Heck if that was my test drive I would drive just like that. Valets, service techs, porters. We've seen it all many times.

The sad part is, being in my line of work and providing a service to over 50 dealerships, you would be surprised the stories I can tell you. This 1M video is like kindergarten story time level compared to the things I have seen. Good thing there are not videos for those.

In all fairness, this guy was not test-driiving a car he was about to buy. It was some BRAND NEW customer car.

Its like your about to get married to a virgin. You were a perfect gentlmen for months during engagement, said all the right things, treated her nice, kissed her mom on the cheek. Then, honeymoon night, some a-hole jumps on her and ...well...you know.

[Robert]

Originally Posted by Optherion

11 pages about chirping some tires on a 1M and revving the piss out of the engine? Heck if that was my test drive I would drive just like that. Valets, service techs, porters. We've seen it all many times.

The sad part is, being in my line of work and providing a service to over 50 dealerships, you would be surprised the stories I can tell you. This 1M video is like kindergarten story time level compared to the things I have seen. Good thing there are not videos for those.

The point is a dealer demo car would be sold as such, a demo car. Not as a brand new as this car would be sold. I see your point about this is child's play. But it doesn't make it right.

That tech deserved it, he's idiotic to have it caught on tape therefore he deserved to be roasted.

[DooBs]

Anyone have any thoughts on how this car will be priced?

MSRP? STILL $40K mark up? Maybe less mark up? or Demo car pricing?