Car serviced, finished at 5 dealer would not release car

mjposner · 12-19-2011, 06:52 PM

My service rep called me today at 5 and said my car was just finished for service (since Thursday) but that he would not release the car because he did not want to just have it washed but detailed, and that I could pick it up tomorrow morning. Seems awfully weird...

thoughts?

MattE92 · 12-19-2011, 07:05 PM

its not in their best interest to keep your car on their lot, they need to get your car out so they can get another in.

PhillyNate · 12-19-2011, 07:06 PM

Something is up.

smmmurf · 12-19-2011, 07:07 PM

something is likely very wrong, go see what is left of your car right now, or demand pictures of it

good luck

schnell325 · 12-19-2011, 07:23 PM

Maybe he's a nice SA and there is nothing wrong with your car.

Foodle · 12-19-2011, 07:30 PM

Your SA is joy riding in your car this very second

Geez, what is with the paranoia and OCD today ...

PhillyNate · 12-19-2011, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by schnell325

Maybe he's a nice SA and there is nothing wrong with your car.

...and maybe you and I like really really like Hybrids.

schnell325 · 12-19-2011, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by PhillyNate

...and maybe you and I like really really like Hybrids.

Oh, I see what you did there.

THE TECH · 12-19-2011, 07:44 PM

Sounds odd to me. Never heard of dealers detailing cars after a service.

akh23456 · 12-19-2011, 08:01 PM

what kind of service?

W Cole · 12-19-2011, 09:49 PM

I would never ever let the dealer detail my car. When they "wash" the cars they pretty much just rub in the dirt with a towel that has been used to wash the previous car's wheels.

If they actually detail it I would be scared of the damage they would inflict with the orbital.

MDyDinanM · 12-19-2011, 09:50 PM

Maybe they dinged it and want to detail the car to hide any blemish

MEMMEZZ · 12-19-2011, 09:55 PM

he probably had a hot date and told her he drove an m3.

donovan · 12-19-2011, 09:59 PM

I take a photo of the mileage with my phone every time I hand my keys to someone other than my wife.

Nexlevmm · 12-19-2011, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by donovan

I take a photo of the mileage with my phone every time I hand my keys to someone other than my wife.

Im gonna do this for the rest of my life..

THE TECH · 12-19-2011, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by donovan

I take a photo of the mileage with my phone every time I hand my keys to someone other than my wife.

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Originally Posted by ApathyCSL

Im gonna do this for the rest of my life..

Can't hurt. I'm also contemplating walking around the car with the SA when dropping it off to have them verify that nothing is wrong with the car when I drop it off, along with them seeing that I am taking pics of the car in the service drive to document things.

Giccy · 12-19-2011, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by ApathyCSL

Im gonna do this for the rest of my life..

+1

genius

Ateam · 12-19-2011, 10:24 PM

wow you guys are really paranoid. Even if something happens its a car. Even if they joy ride in the worst case, what do you think 50 extra miles on the clock will do, even if they redlined it and drove it hard? I redline it and drive it hard every single mile-what would it matter?

THE TECH · 12-19-2011, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Ateam

wow you guys are really paranoid. Even if something happens its a car. Even if they joy ride in the worst case, what do you think 50 extra miles on the clock will do, even if they redlined it and drove it hard? I redline it and drive it hard every single mile-what would it matter?

You can let them jump yours off a cliff if it's not important to you. Most people here care about their vehicles and don't enjoy theft and mishandling of their vehicles.

Nexlevmm · 12-19-2011, 10:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ateam

wow you guys are really paranoid. Even if something happens its a car. Even if they joy ride in the worst case, what do you think 50 extra miles on the clock will do, even if they redlined it and drove it hard? I redline it and drive it hard every single mile-what would it matter?

hey bro, if someone banged your wife for an extra 50 miles, i hope it would bother you as well. i dont want anything of mine tainted, unless im doing the tainting..

Foodle · 12-19-2011, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by mjposner

My service rep called me today at 5 and said my car was just finished for service (since Thursday) but that he would not release the car because he did not want to just have it washed but detailed, and that I could pick it up tomorrow morning. Seems awfully weird...

You realize that you could have just said, "Nah, never mind the detail or wash, I just want my car back. I'll be there in 10 minutes."

shay2nak · 12-19-2011, 10:39 PM

yeah, i always say "no thanks." They not gonna fight you...

12-19-2011, 06:52 PM	#1
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smmmurf Colonel 309 Rep 2,189 Posts Drives: E92 M3 DCT 353k+ miles Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Half Moon Bay, CA iTrader: (7)	something is likely very wrong, go see what is left of your car right now, or demand pictures of it good luck
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Foodle Captain 26 Rep 770 Posts Drives: 2011.75 E90 M3 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: PA iTrader: (0)	Your SA is joy riding in your car this very second Geez, what is with the paranoia and OCD today ...
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W Cole Major 145 Rep 1,130 Posts Drives: 2009 M3 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Newport Coast, CA iTrader: (5)	I would never ever let the dealer detail my car. When they "wash" the cars they pretty much just rub in the dirt with a towel that has been used to wash the previous car's wheels. If they actually detail it I would be scared of the damage they would inflict with the orbital.
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MEMMEZZ Captain 71 Rep 752 Posts Drives: MR.E92 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (6)	he probably had a hot date and told her he drove an m3.
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Ateam Banned 88 Rep 1,105 Posts Drives: M3 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	wow you guys are really paranoid. Even if something happens its a car. Even if they joy ride in the worst case, what do you think 50 extra miles on the clock will do, even if they redlined it and drove it hard? I redline it and drive it hard every single mile-what would it matter?
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