as a mechanic i do it the other way around, i actually bring my own dash cam to protect my ass from shady customers who can say i damaged their car while driving. everyone needs a camera, people just plain suck
I’m not like that I’ll take pictures of my ride before anyone services my ride so if’s there is new damage I’ll have proof of it I don’t believe in falsely accusing anyone for damage they didn’t cause but for you to say that unless I miss understood what you said is not correct of all people yes there are asshole out there but everyone is like that what you should have said was some people are scammers be careful about dealing with some people cars and like you said take pictures before handing anyone vehicle
My dad once dropped off his car at an auto body shop to get some major repairs done after someone crashed into our garage. One day he saw his car drive past him going the opposite direction on the other side of town. When he went to pick up his car, it smelled like it was used to haul garbage. Shady businesses.
Good idea, but there are still things that you have to have done such as tires and alignment. There are ways to do an alignment yourself, but it's not going to be perfect. In those cases, make an appointment and wait for the work to be done. Otherwise, if that's not an option, record the mileage when you drop it off. Anything over 5 miles is a joyride.
Tesla car's Has an App that you can put its in Valet Mode and can lock the glove box, set the speed to 55 mph and you can use the app to show where the location is and the speed. The new Model's also use the 8 cameras used in the auto pilot as a dash cam. it record's on a flash drive.
I rig the radio in my car to play the worst music as loud as it can be played if the car is driven 200 meters or more away from where I dropped it off. Then the car levitates off the ground 100 meters in the air while rotating about the x-axis. By now the guy has fully shit his pants. The car flies back to the dealership and is gently set on the ground.
My suggestion is to record the mileage when you drop it off. I work as an automotive technician myself. I assume people value their vehicles as i do mine. I'd be insanely pissed off if someone took on of my vehicles for a joyride. I don't drive a customer's vehicle any more than necessary to either verify the complaint or that it was properly repaired. I have caught other colleagues stopping off at a convenience store or a fast food joint during a test drive. I have personally taken them to task on this, as i feel that it's not appropriate or ethical. My mom got pissed that an employee of a shop she was getting work done at picked her up in her own vehicle when the work was done.
Luckily I drive a VW wagon, so I probably don't have to worry about a mechanic taking my car for a joyride. Still considering getting a dash cam, though.
From now on I will drain all the gasoline out of my car before I put it in for service. Empty less than a gallon of gas that should solve that joyride problem I think.
I also had this experience. The mechanic uses my bike for fun until the gas was emptym starting from that day i promised to my self i wong use that workshop anymore
I just caught a tech from Firestone taking mine for a joyride too. 64mph through a neighborhood marked as a 25mph zone and squealing the tires going into second. I posted the dash cam footage on RUclips yesterday.
When I give my key to a under payed service guy I will stay and wait until they fix it, then slip out and I think they are bringing the car up front and they are going down the road for ride, and I don’t have insurance for them and the law said you must have insurance
When your provide your keys, do not include anything the shop or valet do not need. In particular your house keys. Keys can be duplicated and your personal info is out there or you provided it to the shop. Personal experience: I went to Moffitt Cancer center. They have a valet service. I used it since it is a busy facility. When I went to retrieve my car. They couldn't find my keys. Twenty minutes later they realised they left my keys in the car with the window down. This happened earlier this year. The doctor was an arrogant ass too.
I didn't see some kind of excessive speed in these videos, I had to go 80 to get a car to act up before so I could find what was wrong, it would idle all day and have perfect manners until you drove harder. What are we supposed to say? Sorry, we can't drive fast like you do so there is no way to diagnose you're car.... But if you go over to that Audi dealership I hear they have quite the diagnostician!
A lot of mechanics do this under the pretense that they're making sure the car "runs properly". But never with shitboxes just big ticket Bentley / Mercedes etc Hotel valets do that shit too
You have to be careful when handing the keys" they say, but it is the dealership!. A person has trust in dealerships because they believe their cars will be taken care off like a baby.
I can top that, I caught a bunch of people just earlier today driving my truck and having a blast, that's why my truck went from 11,800 to 12,200 miles, my truck was at a body shop.
Pieces of sketchy crap out there make us all look bad...sadly There are honest techs out here We inspect fix and test drive your vehicle to verify our repairs Find us and stop saying we are all bad... And stop making such airheaded blanket statements...youd be helpless without us
mechanics break a lot of things while test driving, those parts could last another 5 years or so if driven normally. of course not all mechanics but many.
tmanepic so I am allowed to speed if I test drive a car? And if I cop pulls me over I am above the law? Okay time to go apply at a dealership and dive cars 80 mph on roads since I am above the law and be arrested for it
I have a dash cam recording of a mechanic taking my 2011 Subaru WRX STI sedan across town and getting lunch at his mommy dearest house across town and this was a main dealership with people that I have no personal friendship with. I guess he hthought my dash cam auto turned off hehehe and yes I chewed them out.
@@apexpredator3858 I always wait on my car and tell I will be the one who does the test drive. They always ask if I will leave it with them and even offer to take me home or to work but I refuse it and wait because I have a couple of Mustang GT and I know they will hotrod my car
Just put yourself in their shoes. If you were a young guy with a boring job wouldnt you be a bit of a lead foot when you get behind the wheel of a hot car? Id be annoyed if it was my car they were driving but still, i understand.
The video never stated who the mechanic was other than being male. Just because it was an Audi dealership means zippo about nationality or race. You're simply being a jerk.
not facing charges.. wtf law.... its considered joyriding and theft of gas and milage... never leave anything in your car..... tell them there are hidden cameras and mics in the car.. most they can do is refuse to drive it... to park it.. then you know you have someone that wanted to scam u
@@mrralph8968 really?! lol, no because unlike some idiots, I followed the rules when I was in valet. unfortunately, when the casino shut down due to the virus and then reopened, they never reopened valet and I no longer work there. and the fact that you would assume that I break the rules take someone's vehicle....when there are literal cameras watching our parking lots and the person who watched them was my father?? then you are not a very bright person
So stupid. Theyre lesving out so much detail some services require you to drive aggressively in a car. Audi in specific has lots of services that to break in or relearn some things you need to drive aggressively. And considering the person didnt get fired im going to assume thats the case but they left it out cause why would they put that in?
don't they realize that alot of diagnosis involves "hard driving". A bad sensor, or pump, can be detected from rapid acceleration. The owner must be a woman and not understand this. If the guy took the car home, did chores, etc, is one thing, but to drive it and take it to the highway, cmon.
abusing? u mean driving it how it was made to be driven and having fun, i get that if they do a burnout then the wheels will be gone but its perfectly fine for a fast and fun ride
87 mph 😂😂😂 me who lives in germany can only laugh 😂😂 fro real... thats not a unusual speed while testing things on cars in germany. Nearly every car today is able to drive at least 230-260 kmh (~140-160 mph) and many cars can drive over 300. So for me its logic that you have to test several things at higher speed. But of course it makes a big difference how you threat the car... always threat it as its something really special. Respect others things is a requirement!
as a mechanic i do it the other way around, i actually bring my own dash cam to protect my ass from shady customers who can say i damaged their car while driving. everyone needs a camera, people just plain suck
I’m not like that I’ll take pictures of my ride before anyone services my ride so if’s there is new damage I’ll have proof of it I don’t believe in falsely accusing anyone for damage they didn’t cause but for you to say that unless I miss understood what you said is not correct of all people yes there are asshole out there but everyone is like that what you should have said was some people are scammers be careful about dealing with some people cars and like you said take pictures before handing anyone vehicle
Thats a great idea i will have to let people know about your idea.
Mechanics are sleezy scumbags.
How many people have you ripped off ?
JOE FPOC don’t drive people car,let them drive it into the service bay and when you get done let them pay and drive it out of the bay.
Girl: I like bad boys
Guy: I drove a base model A6 going 87 on the freeway
Shame on you, let’s make a news story
My dad once dropped off his car at an auto body shop to get some major repairs done after someone crashed into our garage. One day he saw his car drive past him going the opposite direction on the other side of town. When he went to pick up his car, it smelled like it was used to haul garbage. Shady businesses.
This is why i am about to learn how to work on my own cars
Good idea, but there are still things that you have to have done such as tires and alignment. There are ways to do an alignment yourself, but it's not going to be perfect. In those cases, make an appointment and wait for the work to be done. Otherwise, if that's not an option, record the mileage when you drop it off. Anything over 5 miles is a joyride.
Good thing he didn't hit 88 MPH or we really would have seen some serious shit.
1.21 jigawatts
It's not a DeLorean and Doc Brown wasn't there........
Tesla car's Has an App that you can put its in Valet Mode and can lock the glove box, set the speed to 55 mph and you can use the app to show where the location is and the speed. The new Model's also use the 8 cameras used in the auto pilot as a dash cam. it record's on a flash drive.
wow that is awesome, I have been thinking of a Tesla for a while now
You know a mechanic went for a joyride when your Millege changed drastically
Or a test drive...
One of my good friends has MANY nice and fast cars. However, the only one that has been stolen was his Honda Odyssey. Yes. The mini van.
wtf? did he just leave the keys inside then?
I rig the radio in my car to play the worst music as loud as it can be played if the car is driven 200 meters or more away from where I dropped it off.
Then the car levitates off the ground 100 meters in the air while rotating about the x-axis. By now the guy has fully shit his pants. The car flies back to the dealership and is gently set on the ground.
I feel like you got half way through this post realised no one will believe your bullshit story so you added the ridiculous part to be safe 🤦♂️
that laugh , little guy thought he really got away with it type of laugh.....lol...(0:42)
Lol I like how they put 87mph like we're supposed to be appalled and shit but in the video there going the same speed as the rest of traffic 😂
HE WAS BLASTING MUSIC TOO THOUGH!!!!! LOL
87 isn't fast😂
Never trust dealerships, especially dealership service centers. Best to turn your own wrenches
My suggestion is to record the mileage when you drop it off. I work as an automotive technician myself. I assume people value their vehicles as i do mine. I'd be insanely pissed off if someone took on of my vehicles for a joyride. I don't drive a customer's vehicle any more than necessary to either verify the complaint or that it was properly repaired. I have caught other colleagues stopping off at a convenience store or a fast food joint during a test drive. I have personally taken them to task on this, as i feel that it's not appropriate or ethical. My mom got pissed that an employee of a shop she was getting work done at picked her up in her own vehicle when the work was done.
that joyride was quite civil. I'll show you how to abuse a car ...
In the original video the technician does cocaine in the car and a few launches..
Standard shop antics, nothing to see here.....
Luckily I drive a VW wagon, so I probably don't have to worry about a mechanic taking my car for a joyride. Still considering getting a dash cam, though.
That laugh like a cartoon villain
From now on I will drain all the gasoline out of my car before I put it in for service. Empty less than a gallon of gas that should solve that joyride problem I think.
I also had this experience. The mechanic uses my bike for fun until the gas was emptym starting from that day i promised to my self i wong use that workshop anymore
I just caught a tech from Firestone taking mine for a joyride too. 64mph through a neighborhood marked as a 25mph zone and squealing the tires going into second. I posted the dash cam footage on RUclips yesterday.
I don’t see it
Me neither 😔
@@PapaKiloProductions You should be able to see it now. Sorry, it was hidden for some reason.
@@TonyAnderson Thank you. Wasn’t expecting a response after 3 years, so thanks.
@@PapaKiloProductions You're welcome. 👍
When I give my key to a under payed service guy I will stay and wait until they fix it, then slip out and I think they are bringing the car up front and they are going down the road for ride, and I don’t have insurance for them and the law said you must have insurance
Burnouts in a civic? Come on.
Everyone in Houston drives at 80+ on the freeway, 87 isn’t really much
When your provide your keys, do not include anything the shop or valet do not need. In particular your house keys. Keys can be duplicated and your personal info is out there or you provided it to the shop.
Personal experience: I went to Moffitt Cancer center. They have a valet service. I used it since it is a busy facility. When I went to retrieve my car. They couldn't find my keys. Twenty minutes later they realised they left my keys in the car with the window down. This happened earlier this year. The doctor was an arrogant ass too.
Car Dealer Employer to south american immigrant: "Do you know how to repair a donkey cart?" "You're hired!"
I didn't see some kind of excessive speed in these videos, I had to go 80 to get a car to act up before so I could find what was wrong, it would idle all day and have perfect manners until you drove harder. What are we supposed to say? Sorry, we can't drive fast like you do so there is no way to diagnose you're car.... But if you go over to that Audi dealership I hear they have quite the diagnostician!
I’m not worried about it because I drive a hunk of junk.
I'm glad I needed to know such a terrible thing
Can’t trust anyone
87 mph? So he knew the limits last time he joyrided a Deloran from 1985
How can I be sure this doesn't happen to me, you ask? Trust me, no mechanic's gonna want to spend any unnecessary time in a Chevy Cobalt. I'm safe.
I think that I trust the Ford dealership on driving my car. They do test drive to make sure everything works in the car.
A minivan is for folks that have given up on life.
A lot of mechanics do this under the pretense that they're making sure the car "runs properly". But never with shitboxes just big ticket Bentley / Mercedes etc Hotel valets do that shit too
You have to be careful when handing the keys" they say, but it is the dealership!. A person has trust in dealerships because they believe their cars will be taken care off like a baby.
This happened to my camaro at the dealer. They ended up putting 50 miles on it like wtf???
I can top that, I caught a bunch of people just earlier today driving my truck and having a blast, that's why my truck went from 11,800 to 12,200 miles, my truck was at a body shop.
She really didn't like that stale cherioo joke I see
This is not nearly a joyride, sometimes cars have to be driven at high speeds before issues occur.
But the radio has to be blasted huh I hope your not a mechanic
People need to remember that these business make their money just by ripping people off.
Taken for a ride, when they are supposed to be working
The girl in pink looks like she had many joyrides to a surgery
Pieces of sketchy crap out there make us all look bad...sadly
There are honest techs out here
We inspect fix and test drive your vehicle to verify our repairs
Find us and stop saying we are all bad...
And stop making such airheaded blanket statements...youd be helpless without us
mechanics break a lot of things while test driving, those parts could last another 5 years or so if driven normally. of course not all mechanics but many.
Lol driving 87mph is not "abusing" the car, seriously? One whiney owner I'll tell you that.
tmanepic so I am allowed to speed if I test drive a car? And if I cop pulls me over I am above the law? Okay time to go apply at a dealership and dive cars 80 mph on roads since I am above the law and be arrested for it
They can joyride your car and manager are doing it to so they are all in there together
And thats y i dont take my car to no car wash or to a mechanic i do my own work on my car
that's why they created valet mode
Best thing is don’t Valet the damn thing. Do be lazy and park it your self.
he's probably makin sure it's fixed
0:43 me when I see a cute guy
Just going with the flow,,,, what the hell
I have a dash cam recording of a mechanic taking my 2011 Subaru WRX STI sedan across town and getting lunch at his mommy dearest house across town and this was a main dealership with people that I have no personal friendship with. I guess he hthought my dash cam auto turned off hehehe and yes I chewed them out.
Why would the dimwit mechanic not be in trouble for his actions?? He deserves to be fired, at least!
Damn he almost went back in time
I bought my 2013 Camaro ss 6speed from that dealership 🤔
But when you carry it in for service they are going to hotrod that baby
@@hermanrogers1325 how do you carry a car in for service?
@@apexpredator3858 I always wait on my car and tell I will be the one who does the test drive. They always ask if I will leave it with them and even offer to take me home or to work but I refuse it and wait because I have a couple of Mustang GT and I know they will hotrod my car
@@apexpredator3858 and I always go early in the morning
Lawsuit anyone..
GERBER COLLISION AND GLASS ARE THIEVES
Get ticket in mail for this shit..
I would be pissed off!
This is why only I drive my car
Just put yourself in their shoes. If you were a young guy with a boring job wouldnt you be a bit of a lead foot when you get behind the wheel of a hot car? Id be annoyed if it was my car they were driving but still, i understand.
That's what you get when you higher low wage, foreign workers.
The video never stated who the mechanic was other than being male. Just because it was an Audi dealership means zippo about nationality or race. You're simply being a jerk.
Why the random Star Wars music lmao
Because ABC is owned by Disney who owns Star Wars.
Buy a minivan, genius !!
Minivans are fast but sleeper, my moms minivan does 0-60 in about 6.5-7 seconds, it does quarter mile in just high 14s.
not facing charges.. wtf law.... its considered joyriding and theft of gas and milage... never leave anything in your car..... tell them there are hidden cameras and mics in the car.. most they can do is refuse to drive it... to park it.. then you know you have someone that wanted to scam u
I’m in Valet and that short clip with those valet attendants pisses me off
Feeling guilty ?
@@mrralph8968 really?! lol, no because unlike some idiots, I followed the rules when I was in valet. unfortunately, when the casino shut down due to the virus and then reopened, they never reopened valet and I no longer work there. and the fact that you would assume that I break the rules take someone's vehicle....when there are literal cameras watching our parking lots and the person who watched them was my father?? then you are not a very bright person
@@kaitlynmontgomery5289 I've seen the videos man
Prolly Mexican
Make sure the doors are locked before you hand over the keys.
I always lock the doors on my motorcycle first.
Just own a peice of shit car, problem solved
A car was
Rich people problems hahahahaha
Because it's b*******
I’m not sure what they said
ILL BE OKAY
4 yro/Mini Van Was A Bit*h😈
So stupid. Theyre lesving out so much detail some services require you to drive aggressively in a car. Audi in specific has lots of services that to break in or relearn some things you need to drive aggressively. And considering the person didnt get fired im going to assume thats the case but they left it out cause why would they put that in?
Kyle Damato I bet the owner has done this before and told the employee, look, you don't tell I won't fire you, I'll just reprimand you.
don't they realize that alot of diagnosis involves "hard driving". A bad sensor, or pump, can be detected from rapid acceleration. The owner must be a woman and not understand this. If the guy took the car home, did chores, etc, is one thing, but to drive it and take it to the highway, cmon.
Andres Dow Give me a break. lol
Andres Dow that's what a Dyno is for
Yeah he needed to drive 90 and recklessly with the stereo blasting to diagnose that simple service.
LOL the radio blasting helped him figure out where that knock was coming from.
Aw I found the incel
ABC
ALWAYS BROADCASTING CRAP!!
YEAH!
oh lol I didn't watch first
abusing? u mean driving it how it was made to be driven and having fun, i get that if they do a burnout then the wheels will be gone but its perfectly fine for a fast and fun ride
MN SHP No it’s actually not perfectly fine. That’s not how you treat another persons property.
87 mph 😂😂😂 me who lives in germany can only laugh 😂😂 fro real... thats not a unusual speed while testing things on cars in germany. Nearly every car today is able to drive at least 230-260 kmh (~140-160 mph) and many cars can drive over 300. So for me its logic that you have to test several things at higher speed. But of course it makes a big difference how you threat the car... always threat it as its something really special. Respect others things is a requirement!