I must be insane!!!!

[StephenVA]

Mybest dealer story is the guy who brought in a 1 year old vehicle with 38,000 miles on the original oil and filter. After it tossed a few internal parts due to the lack of oil, he dropped it off by a roll back tow and demanded that this was normal usage and should be covered under warranty. After all, 5 people in his office had skipped a few oil changes and nothing happened. It is only bad build quality from the manufacturer that caused it.

The factory rep came by, laughed at the oil pan contents, and then yellow high lighted the owners manual for the owner. It was not pretty.

The oil was 80% grit and the filter had stopped working and had gone to "bypass mode" somewhere along the way. The interior looked like a homeless person was living in it. It was left on the lower lot until it was sold off as a junker one year later.

Oh, did I mention that the last time it was washed was by the new car prep dept?

[luvmy03E53]

Originally Posted by StephenVA

The oil was 80% grit and the filter had stopped working and had gone to "bypass mode" somewhere along the way. The interior looked like a homeless person was living in it. It was left on the lower lot until it was sold off as a junker one year later.

Oh, did I mention that the last time it was washed was by the new car prep dept?

That guy should have had his driver's license taken away for life, and had his cojones cut off and left on a fire ant hill to suffer... Who in their right mind neglects a car, let alone a BMW, like that???

[StephenVA]

Originally Posted by luvmy03E53

That guy should have had his driver's license taken away for life, and had his cojones cut off and left on a fire ant hill to suffer... Who in their right mind neglects a car, let alone a BMW, like that???

Happens every day. Visit any dealer and walk through the shop bays and you will be amazed at what is hanging up in the air. Examples of "Parking by Sound" (you know crunch.. "oh, I can pull forward now"), "oops, never learned to parallel park youknow", "So that was that noise!", or my favorite, "My last car did not do that", or "What's that for?"

The poor indys see the same stuff but only in later years. It is nothing to see M3, 5 series and 6 series cars with all four wheel looking like hitting the curb provided extra points. Cars at 80 - 100K with only oil changes having been done and now all that deferred maintenance comes due. Simple stuff, like cabin filters with enough dirt in there to grow plants in the cavity. Cars that become the Home Depot hauler, loose bulk mulch, 6X6 treated lumber, drywall, paint, Christmas trees in the back seat, etc. The original universal vehicle. What? I just washed it last Fall!!!!

"Honey, time for the new car as the repair shop called and it's going to be $2,500 for the oil change". Wife response: "That is crazy! Trade it. Time for a new car."

The three year (36 month) lease cars are also fun. "What??? Why do any of those repairs when I am just going to trade in XXX months?" This is the main reason cars hit the auction blocks with just a wash and a vacume done to them. The next owner gets the deferred maintenance bill, or the third, etc.

Best cars to buy are ones owned by people who have the resources to own more than one car, maintain all of them, repairing everything as necessary, and drive them as intended.

I am sure we all have seen more than enough on the forums and parking lots to keep this conversation going forever on the topic of "What car damaging thing did you see today on your commute/drive?"

I will go first:
Woman shaving her legs in traffic with shaving cream and a razor, observed last year while driving to a meeting in Wash DC. (eye damaging)
Older Honda with a microwave on the dash cooking something for the 5 people on the way to the jobsite.
The older Chevy with...count them three space saver spare tires mounted on it, driving down the interstate. (note: Temporary use only).
Or ...The IDIOT at Home Depot with the volvo convertible, who was stacking 10 sheets of drywall, two 5 gal buckets of drywall mud, and 12 2X4's on the roof (top UP) on his new car- temp tags and all. No, I did not wait around to see what happed at the first bump out of the parking lot.

One more... The older three series at Bimmerfest east with the roof cut off (winshield too) at the door arm rest level. Lowered to the point of total impact to asphalt. I am sure some father was spitting out "Honey, your date is here", just before dialing up the local mob enforcer to solve that future in-law possibility.

[J.Belknap]

Originally Posted by StephenVA

One more... The older three series at Bimmerfest east with the roof cut off (winshield too) at the door arm rest level. Lowered to the point of total impact to asphalt.

Wow I missed that gem. Pic?

[StephenVA]

Camera broke on click.....

Primered beast chopped up not a well done mod project.