I think that those are 3-piece wheels. So the lip parts are only really thin pieces of aluminum. They do bend easy but you can fix them by just changing the lip(s).

I know Mustangs have become memes everywhere, but damn that’s a sexy picture!!

Its a bit sad hat Maldonado gets pulled in when people speak of no talent. He did actually win a GP without having the best car at the time.

Never gets old!

There were probably forged, not cast. That’s why real race rims are so expensive, they will deform rather than have a critical failure. You might be able to limp in on a bent rim. You won’t be able to on a shattered one.

Say what you will about the Jetta driver, they had enough presence of mind to scoot forward and turned the whole incident a minor fender bender on their end.

If you’ve ever been in a car that hopped a curb at speed, it’s rectum-shattering. I’m not surprised that rims that were alloyed to be light-weight bent so much. I’m actually a little more surprised they didn’t visibly crack.

That Jetta already went on VWVortex to tell his "kill" story against that Ultima.

Money doesn’t buy you talent? I guess we know who was driving:

Having worked at a dealership, I hope you’re all okay with this because I guarantee any new car you’ve bought has been treated like this or worse by the lot porters.

If this guy wanted to have fun with the car this isn’t what he’d be doing. And you think a GM tech doesn’t know about the camera and valet mode? This is…

I don't know if you're in the US, but if you are, then consumer protection laws protect your warranty regardless of who does the work, provided you can prove you used the right oil, fluids, etc.

FYI, a test drive is required both before and after a transmission flush. It’s the technicians responsibility to be certain the trans shifts properly before and after the service. If any delays or issues with shifting before, a trans flush will make it worse.

I’d be fine with it. Seemed like a standard test drive to me. There’s even good reason to run it up to the red sometimes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_t…

It depends on what the complaint was and what the test drive was looking to replicate. I’ve had customer cars at 100+mph simply to bed the brake pads/rotors properly. (the brake manufacturer had explicit instructions of 10 HARD stops from 100+mph to 10mph, without a complete stop. How else am I supposed to do that?

Me too. Am I wrong in thinking some hyper sensitivity on the owner’s part?

Seems like a random 5 minutes test drive to me... A couple of short accelerations to test the car and back in the shop.

Yes. It encourages them.

One big reason

Buick and Lincoln- the two most, “How are you still alive,” brands.