you guys sound like some of the @$$hole customers we geteveryday who have this mindset that technicians are out to get them at any cost. you'd be surprised what some Techs and myself have found in some cars. one time a few months ago i found a pile of cash. from singles up to hundreds. musta been close to 5k in the trunk. i didnt even touch it. i made sure i told the service manager though the second i found it. think about this reasonably UM. if i take somthing of any value, even up to 5k, yeah, i may benefit now, but i only hurt myself for the future. what if the customer found out and told the dealership. i would lose my job without a doubt. and getting fired for stealing puts a huge scar on your work history/resume. chances are i will not be hired for a job i would normally get b/c of this history. plus, i would make that amount of money in a couple months anyway. i would actually be making more money by sticking with the company and being an honest employee. this is not even mentioning the criminal consequences.Uncle Meat said:Now we know why dealerships have those signs posted all over the shop stating they are not responsible for articles left in the vehicle.
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Friday Hooplah at work
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I was vacuuming a car for a charity function we had years ago. I found an M&M on the floor and ate it. Felt guilty ever since. Crime doesn't pay...it will eat at your soul forever.
blackfang
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blackfang
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Oh here we go with a typical stangnet thread of this happened to a friend, dad, cousin, uncle whatever, so it must happen to everyone at every dealership.
Who do you work for U.M?
Who do you work for U.M?
blackfang
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im not saying we're all saints. there are dishonest people in EVERY profession. im sorry those wheels were stolen, but if somthing like that happened at my dealership, the accused tech would have been fired on the spot, no questions asked, just for having been accused. my service manager runs the place with an iron fist.Uncle Meat said:
blackfang
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I know any crown vic , navigator and expedition I always check the trunk for the air ride regardless
At my dealership we have three police car fleets that come in for service. A lot of the time with the crown vics they will have assualt rifles in their trunks along with a lot of other junk. Sometimes the cop will have to come back with his vehicle and watch me work on it usually when its an expedition or truck due to whatever is in the back of it. I usually have no reason to go into a trunk unless it has air ride, broken lock cylinder or a burned out bulb.
You do find some crazy stuff in normal customers cars. Guns, drugs, thousands of dollars in cash. It blows me away that people would actually leave that stuff in a car.
You do find some crazy stuff in normal customers cars. Guns, drugs, thousands of dollars in cash. It blows me away that people would actually leave that stuff in a car.
nwapache
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I just want to know if Black Fang reloaded the bowl for his customer?!
And comment that no professional has any business leaving unsecured weapons laying around. Thats sloppy and dangerous!
And comment that no professional has any business leaving unsecured weapons laying around. Thats sloppy and dangerous!
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DerekStangGT said:wow, what a bunch of haters.
the tech opened the trunk so he could transport the parts being installed from the parts dept. to his bay in the shop. this is a common courtesy so nothing puntures, scratches, scrapes, mars or marks the interior of the car, i.e. leather seats etc. plus, the wheel lock is kept in the trunk in a special compartment in Acuras.
hey i'm not a hater, I just didn't think there was a reason for him to be in there in the first place. But now I understand, I would rather someone pop my trunk to transport parts in there than put them on my seats. Sorry if it seemed i was hating on ya
blackfang
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Uncle Meat said:So do all you service techs let your local plumber paw through your dresser or maybe your filing cabinets while they are in your house to work on the toilet?
My whole point being I did not see any reason for that tech to be looking in the trunk in the first place.
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I know you Gov't employees at the Dept of Defense don't exercise common sense. Let's compare this a bit. The plumber doesnt need to go into your dresser. However, a Tech may need to go into the trunk of a vehicle to turn off a certain feature such as a fuel inertia switch, or air ride to service a vehicle. Big difference there.
Have you serviced a Crown Vic? Until you do, then you don't have an opinion to speak. There is a good reason, it is called turning off the air ride suspension as some of them have it. You turn it off via in the trunk, just like some expeditions and Navigators. If you lift the vehicle up in the air with it on, the bags will dinflate and you can cause damage.
Granted the tech put the parts in the trunk to transport them to the service bay and prevented them from tearing the interior. I am sure you would find fault either way, so lets just agree to disagree being you are that bored, you invent stuff to complain about.
because he was lazy and didn't want to carry the partsUncle Meat said:
It doesn't matter anyway, the cop was dumb**** for leaving weapons/armor in the car, just think anyone could walk into a dealership bay and steal from a car, nice consience the cop would have if someone was killed by his stuff because he was lazy aswell not to take his stuff out of the car
Dusstbuster
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A more reasonable scenario would be:Uncle Meat said:So do all you service techs let your local plumber paw through your dresser or maybe your filing cabinets while they are in your house to work on the toilet?
My whole point being I did not see any reason for that tech to be looking in the trunk in the first place.
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You store your pot/gun/whatever inside the toilet reservoir and the plumber takes the lid off and looks in there, even if it might not have any direct affect on why your sink is plugged, the toilet might provide him with some answer to the reason.
Since when does the air ride need to be turned off for an oil change, a mudflap install, or a locking lug-nut installation? Those were the jobs being performed. If you were to read this thread from the start you would realize that is why I asked exactly what maintenance was being performed before chastising the act of opening the trunk.blackfang said:I know you Gov't employees at the Dept of Defense don't exercise common sense. Let's compare this a bit. The plumber doesnt need to go into your dresser. However, a Tech may need to go into the trunk of a vehicle to turn off a certain feature such as a fuel inertia switch, or air ride to service a vehicle. Big difference there.
Have you serviced a Crown Vic? Until you do, then you don't have an opinion to speak. There is a good reason, it is called turning off the air ride suspension as some of them have it. You turn it off via in the trunk, just like some expeditions and Navigators. If you lift the vehicle up in the air with it on, the bags will dinflate and you can cause damage.
Granted the tech put the parts in the trunk to transport them to the service bay and prevented them from tearing the interior. I am sure you would find fault either way, so lets just agree to disagree being you are that bored, you invent stuff to complain about.
Reading comprehension evidently is beyond you. Attack me again and I'll give you a free vacation.
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blackfang
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Ok well if the vehicle is raised into the air by means of a lift, allowing the rear wheels to drop it needs to be turned off. Most lugnut locks are in the trunk with the spare tire. This is why you do not work on cars for a living. I see reading comprehension is beyond YOU, Thanks and better luck next time.
The guy even stated that he was taking parts from another building into the service bay to install that could have damaged the interior. So he chose to put them in the trunk to protect that. Ok so he was lazy. Shut the hell up and stop complaining about it.
I am not scared by your threats. My last post, I didn't attack you so get over it. If you talk like a dumbass(which you are doing) because you have no clue as to what you are saying, then that is exactly how you will be treated. Can't handle it, then don't reply.
If this is an attack in your mind, then I got my bags packed
I see reading comprehension is beyond YOU, Thanks and better luck next time.The guy even stated that he was taking parts from another building into the service bay to install that could have damaged the interior. So he chose to put them in the trunk to protect that. Ok so he was lazy. Shut the hell up and stop complaining about it.
I am not scared by your threats. My last post, I didn't attack you so get over it. If you talk like a dumbass(which you are doing) because you have no clue as to what you are saying, then that is exactly how you will be treated. Can't handle it, then don't reply.
If this is an attack in your mind, then I got my bags packed
my brother has found weird stuff in peoples cars before. he doesn't go looking for it. it's usually just laying around inside the car. he found a stun gun once and couldn't resist playing with it tho. lol
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