[talisman311]

I wouldn't be worried about the techs as much as the car wash guys that get it after. Not saying it doesnt happen, but techs are trained and paid well. The car wash guys are the low and usually young guys on the totem pole without as much to lose.

[wobbles1]

Originally Posted by talisman311

I wouldn't be worried about the techs as much as the car wash guys that get it after. Not saying it doesnt happen, but techs are trained and paid well. The car wash guys are the low and usually young guys on the totem pole without as much to lose.

This is spot on.

[GMWNashville]

Originally Posted by wobbles1

Being a master tech myself with 20+ years at the dealership i can honestly tell you this. The last thing i am going to do is drive your car very far or hard.(Unless you state It has an issue at that rpm or speed.) I dont get paid to drive your car around being flat rate. So the last thing i am going to do is waste my time driving a 3 series around to pick up groceries like an idiot. None of us get excited to drive these cars. Don't worry about it. m3, m5 ,m6 its all the same after awhile and does not excite you in the least

sad but true...its sad that working on them every day makes these cars boring...

Originally Posted by Rustler

Also, the fact that numerous videos have actually made their way onto the internet suggests that this isn’t exactly paranoia, if a few clowns are stupid enough to film themselves abusing other peoples cars and then post them in a public forum, many more must do it in a more discreet manner.

Post the vids!

The last time I read about this was when a Cobra owner took his car in for warranty work and a tech was bragging about how he gave it a good beating on a Mustang forum...well, that owner was a member of said forum as well and gave the dealership a piece of his mind after reading that thread himself lol

[EuroE92]

Originally Posted by lilballa

put your tune in valet mode where the turbos are off. Can't joyride that

haha that would be funny

but back to the original post I wouldn't be to concerned with it. The way I see it, if i was a tech and I was servicing a 335 or a 328 I wouldn't care to joy ride it cause I am sure they drove tons over time. If it was a M3 of M5 which they dont get to drive to often then yea i would be concerned.

In that case picture of miles before and after is best thing to do.

[taranonline]

Throw in 20" wheels. My techs never driver my car. Too scared to blow a tyre. Haha