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Dealership drove my car into a pond. FMYLIFE....updated!!
03-22-2010, 05:18 PM
#111
5th Gear Member
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: ......
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Thats what you get for installing a
remote start in a manual car
without a neutral safety switch.
Idiot.
Lucky it was not your garage door because wifey tried to remote start her.
Now the poor dealership has to pay to fix it because of your stupidity.
You are the reason Dealerships are refered to stealerships round here...
remote start in a manual car
without a neutral safety switch.
Idiot.
Lucky it was not your garage door because wifey tried to remote start her.
Now the poor dealership has to pay to fix it because of your stupidity.
You are the reason Dealerships are refered to stealerships round here...
03-22-2010, 05:22 PM
#112
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Location: ......
Posts: 2,057
Well Ford is denying any involvement in their service manager remote starting my car and it driving into their lake. So it will go through my insurance. No new car, and I will never ever own another Ford after this bs. I already started looking at new Corvette's. Here's some pics.
Did I catch your plate correctly in that you are active duty AA? If so this gets even better for you. Let the military lawyers take care of it. I can see the paper now "Brandon Ford drives enlisted man's car into pond, won't pay for it"
Seriously, get ahold of a local tv station.
03-22-2010, 05:26 PM
#113
5th Gear Member
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Hawaii
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car got damaged while in their possession. pure and simple. but as I mentioned earlier, you also had a safety issue because you bypassed your clutch kill switch.
it can go either way.
however, I fail to see how Ford as a company has any bearing on this situation. The Dealership is privately owned and operated. They contract out with Ford to sell new vehicles and provide service. The buck stops there.
You need to leave Ford out of the equation here. This situation is only between YOU & the Dealership...nobody else
a bit harsh, but then again...it's not like he hasn't been warned, or even admited it was a dumb idea
https://mustangforums.com/forum/2005...-on-trans.html
https://mustangforums.com/forum/2005...-a-manual.html
https://mustangforums.com/forum/2005...ss-clutch.html
it can go either way.
however, I fail to see how Ford as a company has any bearing on this situation. The Dealership is privately owned and operated. They contract out with Ford to sell new vehicles and provide service. The buck stops there.
You need to leave Ford out of the equation here. This situation is only between YOU & the Dealership...nobody else
https://mustangforums.com/forum/2005...-on-trans.html
https://mustangforums.com/forum/2005...-a-manual.html
https://mustangforums.com/forum/2005...ss-clutch.html
see post #4...foreshadowing anyone?
https://mustangforums.com/forum/2005...lp-me-out.html
03-22-2010, 05:33 PM
#114
2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Maryland
Posts: 154
Trust me. You can sue them. The paper that you always sign and leave it with them while they work on your car is a contract and the dealership takes full responsibility. I've seen cars being dropped in the past and the customer manage to either get their car fix or replaced. Since it's an aftermarket push start button, the dealership might denied it. If it was an OEM then it would be a different story. But you can still sue them. Tell them they shouldn't have used the remote start in the first place. Write a letter to the owner stating that you will sue if they don't take action.
03-22-2010, 05:53 PM
#115
1st Gear Member
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Baytown Tx.
Posts: 128
I believe you both share responsibility for the screw up,enough said there.
I do believe that a lawyer,and not necessarly a good lawyer,could put enough blame on the dealership that they would be ordered in court to replace your car.
If it got to court.
Once the suit was filed,and they new you were going to persue the issue,they would come through for you.
I would be all about trying.
Don
I do believe that a lawyer,and not necessarly a good lawyer,could put enough blame on the dealership that they would be ordered in court to replace your car.
If it got to court.
Once the suit was filed,and they new you were going to persue the issue,they would come through for you.
I would be all about trying.
Don
03-22-2010, 06:18 PM
#116
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Posts: 2,612
Do not take the car off there lot and do not have your insurance come get it. Call the police first. If damage was cause while in there possession, they are liable. Or at least are responsible for legally proving they are not. Get a Police report saying whose possession the car was in legally at the time of the accident, whose property, who reported the accident, and who called / paid to pull it out. Let the Police also know that they are dening involvement in the situation, and that is why you would like a statement of the facts.
I'm not sure what law this would fall under specificaly but this is on level with a hit and run totaling your car.
You both have valid reasons to justify who you feel is at fault but that is something that if you cant come to agreement on should be settled by a judge, not by them trying to say they had nothing to do with it. Right now, from the info provided, you seem to at least be able to prove whose possession it was in.
I'm not sure what law this would fall under specificaly but this is on level with a hit and run totaling your car.
You both have valid reasons to justify who you feel is at fault but that is something that if you cant come to agreement on should be settled by a judge, not by them trying to say they had nothing to do with it. Right now, from the info provided, you seem to at least be able to prove whose possession it was in.
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03-22-2010, 06:19 PM
#117
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The dealership is reliable here, period.
They're not supposed to play with customer's cars, so someone had to be in there and start the car the conventional way to prevent failures from amateur installed devices, like it's the case here.
When I get a car in my shop, I always take the keys out of the car or leave a windows down in case some idiot put a faulty alarm system himself and it's wired so the car locks itself after a few seconds. Niiiiiice.
And often, said idiot has only one set of keys too.
They're not supposed to play with customer's cars, so someone had to be in there and start the car the conventional way to prevent failures from amateur installed devices, like it's the case here.
When I get a car in my shop, I always take the keys out of the car or leave a windows down in case some idiot put a faulty alarm system himself and it's wired so the car locks itself after a few seconds. Niiiiiice.
And often, said idiot has only one set of keys too.
03-22-2010, 06:23 PM
#118
3rd Gear Member
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: TX
Posts: 820
Well Ford is denying any involvement in their service manager remote starting my car and it driving into their lake. So it will go through my insurance. No new car, and I will never ever own another Ford after this bs. I already started looking at new Corvette's. Here's some pics.
Technically, the service manager works for the service department of the DEALERSHIP, not Ford. Each dealership is independently owned.
That might be why Ford is washing their hands of this.
03-22-2010, 06:26 PM
#119
3rd Gear Member
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: TX
Posts: 820
Thats what you get for installing a
remote start in a manual car
without a neutral safety switch.
Idiot.
Lucky it was not your garage door because wifey tried to remote start her.
Now the poor dealership has to pay to fix it because of your stupidity.
You are the reason Dealerships are refered to stealerships round here...
remote start in a manual car
without a neutral safety switch.
Idiot.
Lucky it was not your garage door because wifey tried to remote start her.
Now the poor dealership has to pay to fix it because of your stupidity.
You are the reason Dealerships are refered to stealerships round here...
...right?!?!?!
03-22-2010, 06:28 PM
#120
2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Indiana
Posts: 245
The dealership is liable here, period.
They're not supposed to play with customer's cars, so someone had to be in there and start the car the conventional way to prevent failures from amateur installed devices, like it's the case here.
When I get a car in my shop, I always take the keys out of the car or leave a windows down in case some idiot put a faulty alarm system himself and it's wired so the car locks itself after a few seconds. Niiiiiice.
And often, said idiot has only one set of keys too.
They're not supposed to play with customer's cars, so someone had to be in there and start the car the conventional way to prevent failures from amateur installed devices, like it's the case here.
When I get a car in my shop, I always take the keys out of the car or leave a windows down in case some idiot put a faulty alarm system himself and it's wired so the car locks itself after a few seconds. Niiiiiice.
And often, said idiot has only one set of keys too.
Also, OP - If i read that plate right you are Air Force?
A.) Thanks for your service, I appreciate it.
B.) Being in the line of work you're in should make it a PR nightmare for Brandon Ford if you decide to pull in press, etc. A good lawyer would have a field day with this, but they wouldn't have to. Get a good lawyer to go in with you and inform them that unless satisfactory reparations are made, they will be pursued in the courtroom. Just the case going to court can potentially cause enough controversy that they will settle with claiming liability and have their insurance take care of it.
Headline: "Flyboy refuses submarine for car, seeks reparation!"
Last edited by Peshields; 03-22-2010 at 06:37 PM.
