Antenna repair results in $15,000 worth of damage
I brought it in for two small warranty items, a jammed trunk, and a bad antenna, on 12/19/06. and told them not to drive it off the lot, and the next morning, Gene B, an employee, took it on a ride and wrecked it, causing about $15,000 in damages to the front passenger side. [...] The dealer is refusing to replace the car or compensate me for the lost value on resale. It took two days to get a claim # and a rental. I found some drugs under the seat in an orange prescription bottle, codeine acetominaphane, and some other pills. [...] A lawyer will cost us $5,000. I have more pics but don’t know how to post them. The dealer says his driver was not cited for reckless driving, but the police never do that unless they witness it, and even then, it takes 100mph in a 25mph zone for them to cite. It might help us for people to let the dealer know they bad publicity will prevent them from buying from that dealer. It will take 6 weeks for the car to be repaired, and we will not be driving it even after it is repaired due to the filthy nature of the drugs and the accident. This has ruined the car for us.
Does anyone feel this Corvette owners pain? Find the original thread at the Corvette Forum [via]. The fact that the dealership is not compensating the owner for damages incurred by an employee in the repair center is ridiculous.
