While the driving done by the Jetta is admirable, let’s give the guy filming some credit. Owning a BMW with only one warning light on? Kudos to you sir.

Tomorrow’s NP/ND should be a Ford Transit van, Only lightly driven on Sundays, in honor of Sabine Schmitz. RIP Sabine. 

2001 BMW 7 series:

The company canceled the transaction, so the plaintiff(ie. the original owner) Still owns the account.

A car sitting in a garage makes 0 horsepower.

I was trying to place it and definitely came up with the BMW X2.

the tech that was driving has “been reprimanded,” and that they’ve apologized to the owner and “done all that is required.”

Let me answer your question with another question:

Do you think that it’s standard procedure to drive 80mph past driveways to make sure a software update related to an airbag/seatbelt pretensioners not functioning properly during a crash was applied correctly?

If yes, where does your information come from and could…

Company culture problem? How about this quote:

Isn’t the 911 a vehicle that tracks how many times said vehicle hits certain RPM thresholds? This data is inherently valuable to certain buyers and is known to radically change the value of said car.

Sure, I’ll set the line lock and warm up the back tires right in front of the showroom before the test drive. Because thoroughness.

I’m not sure how to take this. “Proceeding with life” would mean that, to a rational employer/manager, taking action to ensure that this doesn’t happen under their watch again, whether that be with a current or future employee.

Example: I took my beater to a quick oil change joint down the street this summer…

We should all go into their dealership for test drives of their vehicles and do exactly this...

If you have young techs abusing the test drive, then you have a business culture that allows employees to do whatever they want as long as it’s not in front of the customer. If you run a tight ship and all the employees know what’s expected of them and that any serious infraction (like taking a customer’s car over 90…

but for the high speed part he told me that sometimes they need to “warm up the tires to make it ride smooth,” which I’m not so sure I buy.

I would assume the goal is to shame the dealership, which they rightfully deserve. If I lived in this town and was so inclined to buy a Chevy locally rather than shopping around, I surely would not give them my business after seeing this.

and the leaving of a Tupperware container with some lunch remains in the car:

Sure. Put the billing in the names of the people who want to keep it. They’re only “not quite there” because you’re paying the bill. When they have to start paying for it themselves, it will take on quite a different value.

It’s actually pretty interesting, considering Subaru just dropped the turbo in this segment. Not to mention that the CX-5 is a great car if you’re considering a crossover, which virtually everyone is.

Um, the hordes of people buying this crossover? This is the hottest part of the car market right now. Stupid comment.