Ford SVT Tech Got Owned

bachviet · 09-27-2002, 07:11 PM

I saw this thread about a Ford SVT tech, who abused a customer's '03 Mustang Cobra. He then posted on the internet and the news travelled fast. The owner found out about it and he was fired. I don't know if any of you has seen this but here is the link:
Ford SVT Technician Abused Customer's 03 Cobra
I am glad that he was fired and won't be able to work again @ any dealer (Ford).

sbp · 09-27-2002, 08:19 PM

What an idiot

CynJon · 09-27-2002, 08:32 PM

What an idiot...Guess he got what he deserved.

One of my co-workers recently bought a brand new SUV. A week later they brought it back to the dealership for some warranty/recall work and when they got it back it had over 150 miles more on it than when it was dropped off. This may not have been noticed on a vehicle with 25,000 miles on it, but his had just over a hundred miles on it when it was dropped off. They more than doubled it! The work being done on the car had nothing to do with drivetrain issues, either. Just some interior stuff and an electrical issue. When they confronted the dealer about it, they wouldn't admit to doing anything wrong but offered to do the regular interval service on the vehicle for free for the first year. So at least they got something. Almost makes you understand why some vehicles like early '90's Corvettes had a separate ignition key that put the car in "valet" mode for servicing or valet parking. No need to re-enact the scene from "Ferris Bueller's Day Off"...

DankNstickY · 09-28-2002, 01:13 AM

ummm on what page does he say he got fired? i dont really wanna read ALL 12 pages.

palayah8ta · 09-29-2002, 03:02 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by DankNstickY
ummm on what page does he say he got fired? i dont really wanna read ALL 12 pages.

psh 12 pages, its saturday night right now at 1am, and its at 18 pages.
wow if he had that much fun do u need to more than brag to ur friends. "hey lets tell the whole world too!"

my friend has a 98 Integra GSR fixed up, and whenever he takes it to the shop (new distributer, and radiator, and new tires.) the same 3 guyz waste the whole gas tank driving it around. so now he doesnt take it to the shop until hes almost empty. this kind of **** needs to stop.

EvilHorace · 09-30-2002, 05:14 AM

If the guy was really fired (doubtfull IMHO) he can and will still be able to get another job anywhere in ANY Ford dealer. How do I know this? After working in dealers for over 22 yrs now, I can tell you that it's hard to find experienced techs these days (more than ever) and when a dealer needs a tech, the service manager simply doesn't give a rats ass what the guy did anywhere before.
Sure, IF the story's true (and no, I'm not reading the whole thing), the guy was foolish to post it online BUT I wouldn't be surprised at all if he's still working at the same dealership, only getting a slight verbal pee-pee slapping with nothing more than that.

You'ld be amazed by some of the things I've seen techs do over the years yet never losing their jobs as they're almost "un-fireable". Today in any dealership, the experienced auto tech has the most secure job compared to anyone else as few can properly fix most of todays newer cars. No dealers service manager wants to lose a decent tech no matter what as it's become too hard to find a replacement tech.

bachviet · 09-30-2002, 08:17 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by EvilHorace
If the guy was really fired (doubtfull IMHO) he can and will still be able to get another job anywhere in ANY Ford dealer. How do I know this? After working in dealers for over 22 yrs now, I can tell you that it's hard to find experienced techs these days (more than ever) and when a dealer needs a tech, the service manager simply doesn't give a rats ass what the guy did anywhere before.
Sure, IF the story's true (and no, I'm not reading the whole thing), the guy was foolish to post it online BUT I wouldn't be surprised at all if he's still working at the same dealership, only getting a slight verbal pee-pee slapping with nothing more than that.

You'ld be amazed by some of the things I've seen techs do over the years yet never losing their jobs as they're almost "un-fireable". Today in any dealership, the experienced auto tech has the most secure job compared to anyone else as few can properly fix most of todays newer cars. No dealers service manager wants to lose a decent tech no matter what as it's become too hard to find a replacement tech.

Not if the owner of the car turns around sues the dealer + the tech!

I would have sue his a$$ if he abused my car. I bought the car so I could drive and abuse it not every jack a$$ technician!

whitak24 · 09-30-2002, 10:12 AM

wow, that is amazing.

first of all, that thread has 251,094 views (at noon eastern time), and 326 replies.

what is even more incredible is the number of different forums where the link has been distributed and the solidarity that everyone feels against this idiot

Ladogaboy · 09-30-2002, 12:46 PM

Can we say st00pid?

I wonder what shoish thinks?

EvilHorace · 10-01-2002, 05:14 AM

I'm not BS'in' here, an experienced auto tech could probably (almost) kill someone (slight exageration

) yet get hired by ANY other dealer the very next day. No dealer service manager anywhere gives a rats ass what the guy did the day before when they need another tech.
As for being sued, for what? Saying that he was driving a customers car fast? Unless there's pics, movies or an arrest, I'd think he could easily say that he made it all up.

Now............have I EVER driven cars fast whilst at work? Once I PDI'd a BMW M5 and drove it quite fast through a quiet residential area on a test drive, speed limit 25mph. Just before me the MB tech drove another car on the same road so fast that he he almost had the car on two wheels around a curve. Now....before anyone says anything, there were no kids, dogs or anything else seen nearby on the very open road. When I got back the general manager asked me if I was driving a red BMW about 100MPH, said someone complained and I said "maybe 80 but definately not 100" and were either of us fired or otherwise in trouble? Nope. That was about 18 yrs ago. I've worked in many dealerships that sold many types of very fast cars and could tell you MANY, MANY other similar stories but why?
I rarely "abuse" any customers car BUT if a customer complains of vibtations or performance problems at higher speeds, I don't go 30 minutes out of my way to the freeway and back as I'm not paid by the hour to do so.

johnnymk · 10-01-2002, 07:17 AM

It's not just a shortage of service techs, it's a shortage of mechanics, autobody men and so on.
I enrolled in a local tech school last week for AUTOCAD. I asked why they no longer offer autobody. They said that people just wanted to bring their cars in to fix up. They also said it has been twenty years since they offered it. They also were considering dropping the evening auto mechanics course for lack of interest.
They said that nobody wants to work with their hands anymore.

EvilHorace · 10-01-2002, 09:29 PM

Where I'm at, we can't find decent experienced techs anymore. We recently lost a guy who wasn't half-bad so now it's me and two trainees with another one on the way. I have more than enough work and we're so busy that we're over-booked.
In the auto business, many employers don't even bother to check referances so a guy can walk in BSin' big time and get hired on the spot.
A few years ago our service director hired a guy who said he had lots of experience on "everything" (a total BSer) so one day the "boss" said to me "that guy knows everything about ALL cars" and I just laughed. He was a hack who'ld worked at many different places and would dissappear when the gig was up as he'd make alot of money by selling major jobs, then book the time w/o doing the work. After he left (2-3 months), they found ALOT of new, unused parts hidden, parts that he was suppose to have installed and was paid to do so. People like that exist everywhere but sooner or later they're caught.

shoeish · 10-04-2002, 02:14 PM

That is my worst nightmare.

When I brought my mustang in for a couple of recalls that never got done on the car I set my crane ignition to rev limit at 2500rpm.

Hotrod that. =)

chrisoleary · 10-11-2002, 04:01 AM

We've just had a similar case here (uk) where a guy bragged about cheating on his girlfriend. Check out this idiot here http://www.snopes.com/sex/tattled/luxton.htm

ribitch · 10-11-2002, 06:23 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by chrisoleary
We've just had a similar case here (uk) where a guy bragged about cheating on his girlfriend. Check out this idiot here http://www.snopes.com/sex/tattled/luxton.htm

lol, he was watching the game on tv while getting a bj, then he goes even further by talking on the phone. Thats hillarious!!!

EvilHorace · 10-12-2002, 09:31 AM

Quote:

We've just had a similar case here (uk) where a guy bragged about cheating on his girlfriend

.........it's called 'The Jerry Springer show' here in the US

kain9i6 · 10-16-2002, 05:02 PM

I never saw anywhere where the guy posted the license plate, therefore incriminating himself.. Horace is right, I doubt he got fired at all for the simple fact that there is no proof anywhere that he took the car out for the 'joy ride' Sounds alot like some posts I used to do back in the day to get a rise out of people..

Just post stupid stuff you know fanatics would get pissed off over and watch their reactions..

bachviet · 10-16-2002, 11:16 PM

He posted the license plate # on the first post but I think the moderator removed it!

kain9i6 · 10-17-2002, 01:13 PM

k.. I was wondering about that. They still can't do anything.. everyone is saying he needs to be arrested, etc.. but they can't prove he took the car.. #1 his prints will be in the car.. he worked on it.. #2 Unless there are black boxes in cars that keep track of speeds at various points of time and when the car is started and stopped.. there is nothing they can do..

Boo hoo.. don't own a cobra.. (I think i'm bitter cuz I don't have the money for one.. heh)

sbp · 10-17-2002, 01:49 PM

Something was already done-the dip got canned.

InfiniteNothing · 10-17-2002, 02:17 PM

SURE he did, ya hah, I bet

kain9i6 · 10-17-2002, 02:46 PM

He might have got fired.. (doubtful) but probable.. but in turn he can file a wrongful termination suit as they have no proof.. there are soooooo many loopholes in this little "fiasco"..

He can easily say "I was kidding, I just wanted to look badass on the internet.. there is no crime in trying to boost your own ego.

sbp · 10-17-2002, 03:01 PM

The dip also needs to be caned to learn a lesson ala Michael Fay.

InfiniteNothing · 10-17-2002, 03:16 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by kain9i6
(doubtful) but probable.

Someone want to translate for me?

Ladogaboy · 10-17-2002, 05:11 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by InfiniteNothing

Someone want to translate for me?

Sorry, no help here.

09-27-2002, 08:32 PM	#3
CynJon Commander Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: The middle of the country Posts: 1,424	What an idiot...Guess he got what he deserved. One of my co-workers recently bought a brand new SUV. A week later they brought it back to the dealership for some warranty/recall work and when they got it back it had over 150 miles more on it than when it was dropped off. This may not have been noticed on a vehicle with 25,000 miles on it, but his had just over a hundred miles on it when it was dropped off. They more than doubled it! The work being done on the car had nothing to do with drivetrain issues, either. Just some interior stuff and an electrical issue. When they confronted the dealer about it, they wouldn't admit to doing anything wrong but offered to do the regular interval service on the vehicle for free for the first year. So at least they got something. Almost makes you understand why some vehicles like early '90's Corvettes had a separate ignition key that put the car in "valet" mode for servicing or valet parking. No need to re-enact the scene from "Ferris Bueller's Day Off"... __________________

09-30-2002, 05:14 AM	#6
EvilHorace Lieutenant Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 206	In reality.................. If the guy was really fired (doubtfull IMHO) he can and will still be able to get another job anywhere in ANY Ford dealer. How do I know this? After working in dealers for over 22 yrs now, I can tell you that it's hard to find experienced techs these days (more than ever) and when a dealer needs a tech, the service manager simply doesn't give a rats ass what the guy did anywhere before. Sure, IF the story's true (and no, I'm not reading the whole thing), the guy was foolish to post it online BUT I wouldn't be surprised at all if he's still working at the same dealership, only getting a slight verbal pee-pee slapping with nothing more than that. You'ld be amazed by some of the things I've seen techs do over the years yet never losing their jobs as they're almost "un-fireable". Today in any dealership, the experienced auto tech has the most secure job compared to anyone else as few can properly fix most of todays newer cars. No dealers service manager wants to lose a decent tech no matter what as it's become too hard to find a replacement tech. __________________

09-30-2002, 12:46 PM	#9
Ladogaboy Admiral Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Hiding amongst the minnows Posts: 6,843	Can we say st00pid? I wonder what shoish thinks? __________________ It is not enough to merely touch the face of god; you also must open your eyes so that you may see your palm.

10-04-2002, 02:14 PM	#13
shoeish Lieutenant Commander Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: WYOMING Posts: 532	That is my worst nightmare. When I brought my mustang in for a couple of recalls that never got done on the car I set my crane ignition to rev limit at 2500rpm. Hotrod that. =) __________________ Shoe 2003 BMW M3 2008 BMW 335i hardtop convertible w/ Dinan Stage 2 2008 Toyota Tundra Extended Cab 4x4 5.7 Horsepower is fun.

10-17-2002, 02:17 PM	#21
InfiniteNothing Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: San Diego Posts: 10,086	SURE he did SURE he did, ya hah, I bet __________________ As for our common defense, we reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals.

09-27-2002, 07:11 PM	#1
bachviet What's Da Pho*? Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: SoCal (714) Posts: 13,296	Ford SVT Tech Got Owned I saw this thread about a Ford SVT tech, who abused a customer's '03 Mustang Cobra. He then posted on the internet and the news travelled fast. The owner found out about it and he was fired. I don't know if any of you has seen this but here is the link: Ford SVT Technician Abused Customer's 03 Cobra I am glad that he was fired and won't be able to work again @ any dealer (Ford). __________________ Dell Dimension 9200 \| Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (2.4GHz) \| 4x1GB DDR2 \| 256MB nVidia GeForce 8800GT Dell Studio 17 \| Intel Core i7-720QM (1.6GHz) \| 2x2GB DDR3 1066MHz \| 1GHz ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650 Intel P4-C 3.0GHz \| ECS 865PE-A \| 3x512MB PC3200 \| 128MB PNY GeForce 6600GT

09-27-2002, 08:19 PM	#2
sbp Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: Dec 1999 Posts: 11,037	What an idiot

09-30-2002, 10:12 AM	#8
whitak24 easily amused Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: my office Posts: 9,781	wow, that is amazing. first of all, that thread has 251,094 views (at noon eastern time), and 326 replies. what is even more incredible is the number of different forums where the link has been distributed and the solidarity that everyone feels against this idiot

10-01-2002, 05:14 AM	#10
EvilHorace Lieutenant Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 206	I'm not BS'in' here, an experienced auto tech could probably (almost) kill someone (slight exageration ) yet get hired by ANY other dealer the very next day. No dealer service manager anywhere gives a rats ass what the guy did the day before when they need another tech. As for being sued, for what? Saying that he was driving a customers car fast? Unless there's pics, movies or an arrest, I'd think he could easily say that he made it all up. Now............have I EVER driven cars fast whilst at work? Once I PDI'd a BMW M5 and drove it quite fast through a quiet residential area on a test drive, speed limit 25mph. Just before me the MB tech drove another car on the same road so fast that he he almost had the car on two wheels around a curve. Now....before anyone says anything, there were no kids, dogs or anything else seen nearby on the very open road. When I got back the general manager asked me if I was driving a red BMW about 100MPH, said someone complained and I said "maybe 80 but definately not 100" and were either of us fired or otherwise in trouble? Nope. That was about 18 yrs ago. I've worked in many dealerships that sold many types of very fast cars and could tell you MANY, MANY other similar stories but why? I rarely "abuse" any customers car BUT if a customer complains of vibtations or performance problems at higher speeds, I don't go 30 minutes out of my way to the freeway and back as I'm not paid by the hour to do so.

10-01-2002, 07:17 AM	#11
johnnymk Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: May 2000 Location: LEVITTOWN< PA> USA Posts: 13,621	It's not just a shortage of service techs, it's a shortage of mechanics, autobody men and so on. I enrolled in a local tech school last week for AUTOCAD. I asked why they no longer offer autobody. They said that people just wanted to bring their cars in to fix up. They also said it has been twenty years since they offered it. They also were considering dropping the evening auto mechanics course for lack of interest. They said that nobody wants to work with their hands anymore.

10-01-2002, 09:29 PM	#12
EvilHorace Lieutenant Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 206	Where I'm at, we can't find decent experienced techs anymore. We recently lost a guy who wasn't half-bad so now it's me and two trainees with another one on the way. I have more than enough work and we're so busy that we're over-booked. In the auto business, many employers don't even bother to check referances so a guy can walk in BSin' big time and get hired on the spot. A few years ago our service director hired a guy who said he had lots of experience on "everything" (a total BSer) so one day the "boss" said to me "that guy knows everything about ALL cars" and I just laughed. He was a hack who'ld worked at many different places and would dissappear when the gig was up as he'd make alot of money by selling major jobs, then book the time w/o doing the work. After he left (2-3 months), they found ALOT of new, unused parts hidden, parts that he was suppose to have installed and was paid to do so. People like that exist everywhere but sooner or later they're caught.

10-11-2002, 04:01 AM	#14
chrisoleary Ensign Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 5	We've just had a similar case here (uk) where a guy bragged about cheating on his girlfriend. Check out this idiot here http://www.snopes.com/sex/tattled/luxton.htm

10-16-2002, 05:02 PM	#17
kain9i6 Lieutenant Commander Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Signal Hill, Ca Posts: 859	I never saw anywhere where the guy posted the license plate, therefore incriminating himself.. Horace is right, I doubt he got fired at all for the simple fact that there is no proof anywhere that he took the car out for the 'joy ride' Sounds alot like some posts I used to do back in the day to get a rise out of people.. Just post stupid stuff you know fanatics would get pissed off over and watch their reactions..

10-16-2002, 11:16 PM	#18
bachviet What's Da Pho*? Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: SoCal (714) Posts: 13,296	He posted the license plate # on the first post but I think the moderator removed it!

10-17-2002, 01:13 PM	#19
kain9i6 Lieutenant Commander Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Signal Hill, Ca Posts: 859	k.. I was wondering about that. They still can't do anything.. everyone is saying he needs to be arrested, etc.. but they can't prove he took the car.. #1 his prints will be in the car.. he worked on it.. #2 Unless there are black boxes in cars that keep track of speeds at various points of time and when the car is started and stopped.. there is nothing they can do.. Boo hoo.. don't own a cobra.. (I think i'm bitter cuz I don't have the money for one.. heh)

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10-17-2002, 01:49 PM	#20
sbp Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: Dec 1999 Posts: 11,037	Something was already done-the dip got canned.

10-17-2002, 02:46 PM	#22
kain9i6 Lieutenant Commander Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Signal Hill, Ca Posts: 859	He might have got fired.. (doubtful) but probable.. but in turn he can file a wrongful termination suit as they have no proof.. there are soooooo many loopholes in this little "fiasco".. He can easily say "I was kidding, I just wanted to look badass on the internet.. there is no crime in trying to boost your own ego.

10-17-2002, 03:01 PM	#23
sbp Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: Dec 1999 Posts: 11,037	The dip also needs to be caned to learn a lesson ala Michael Fay.

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