Joy Ride

[DrHenley]

A mechanic at Fremont Chevrolet in Fremont, California took a customer's Corvette out for a joy ride. While weaving in and out of traffic at over 100 miles per hour, a Dodge Charger passed him. The two then got into a race (the Dodge won). The customer found out about it by seeing the video that was automatically recorded by the performance data recorder...which also recorded the speed.
To make things right with the customer, Fremont Chevrolet gave the customer a brand new Corvette.
The real action begins around 9:25

https://www.thedrive.com/news/41821...tomers-new-c8-corvette-on-148-mph-street-race

 

[EastenerWesterner]

I literally could spit, it would go down the hill and flood Fremont. And I never heard about this.
Another reason for a Tesla, you can set it for valet mode and they can’t go over 55.

 

[Ling31]

A nice country drive . Very scenic

 

[Mountain trapper]

I literally could spit, it would go down the hill and flood Fremont. And I never heard about this.
Another reason for a Tesla, you can set it for valet mode and they can’t go over 55.

Corvette has the same option. I'd much rather have a vette.

 

[DrHenley]

Another reason for a Tesla, you can set it for valet mode and they can’t go over 55.

Corvette has the same option. I'd much rather have a vette.

And you think that a mechanic working for the dealership could not get around that?

 

[Mountain trapper]

And you think that a mechanic working for the dealership could not get around that?

I was just pointing out that corvette has the same option. Sounds like the guy made out pretty good anyway.

 

[EastenerWesterner]

And you think that a mechanic working for the dealership could not get around that?

He probably could. Couldnt get past the pass code, but then Tesla would have a record of of him bypassing it Through the computer system. The mobile service guy could get in my wife’s last week to fix a trim part without her having to unlock it.. When he was in there, you don’t think there is a computer record?
Its not like driving a car, it’s like driving a computer.
Honestly, I didn’t think GM was advanced enough to have a valet mode. My new RAM doesn’t.

 

[DrHenley]

He probably could. Couldnt get past the pass code, but then Tesla would have a record of of him bypassing it Through the computer system.

Just like the mechanic got caught because his joyride was recorded by the performance data recorder.

 

[lonewolf]

hope he got fired.

 

[Brent S]

He did

 

[Oddcaliber]

Serves him right. We have very strict rules about customers cars where I work.

 

[Schattentarn]

The Dodge Charger won? That mechanic should have been fired.

 

[Oddcaliber]

Not so much about what's under the hood but what you do behind the steering wheel.

 

[DrHenley]

Not so much about what's under the hood but what you do behind the steering wheel.

Yup. He got outmaneuvered by the Dodge.