ZL1 owner fights dealership over wrecked/totaled car.

[samckitt]

http://autos.yahoo.com/blogs/motoram...170136602.html

[zz430droptop67rs]

I have been following this since it first became public. It is an absolute horror story!

[TheJDMan]

This is an old story. Last I heard it was all in the insurance company's hands. I suspect there may be a bidding war on the power train parts.

[Bill Howell]

Take the emotions out of the equation and I simply don't see what all the fuss is about. If it were me, I would have given the dealership about a week to make a decision, then I would have called my insurance and let them process the claim. (I pretty much bet his personal insurance will have to pay, depending on the dealership agreement he signed when he dropped it off, that is usually what happens). Then, when everything flushed, and I still wasn't happen with the outcome, it would be time to talk to an attorney and suit the dealership. No need in all the drama, it is just a business decision.
He did have a USED car with 10,000 miles on it. That used car has a value, period. Either he is made whole based on the actual value (not his perceived, trumped up, pain and suffering or sentimental value), with check or another car or he lets a jury decide what is fair.

Gee, how simple was that????? LOL

[strtcar]

I agree with ^^^^

[samckitt]

I would find out who the dealer employee is that took the car & wrecked it & go after him too.

[Al Moreno]

This guy original brought it to public in the Camaro5.com forum on 12-20.

Here is his first post: http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=333504

On Sunday, December 15, 2013, my prized 2012 Camaro ZL1 took its last breath at 4:47 pm. The car was at the dealer in Georgetown, DE for paint issues (under warranty). It had been locked in the service bay over the weekend. On Sunday afternoon, an employee of the dealership (service writer) entered the locked building, removed the keys to my car from the service department, and went on a joyride. The car was totaled when he lost control and sheared off a telephone pole.

The dealership informed my wife and I on Monday morning at 9:00 a.m. of our loss. Yes, they waited over 16 hours to tell us about our car. I am sure they discussed the incident with their attorneys prior to calling us.

It is now Friday, the car has been officially totaled by the insurance company, and the dealership is telling us it is not their problem. They even refuse to provide my wife and I (and our insurance company) with their insurance information.

I traded in my 2011 SS2 Camaro and sold my 1969 Camaro SS in pristine condition to buy the ZL1. I will never be able to afford another new ZL1, and basically I don't think I should have to be put in the position to have to buy a new one. We trusted the dealership to use vigilance while our car was in their possession. We can't even have charges pressed against their employee for theft because the car was not in OUR possession when stolen.

Something about this whole thing just doesn't seem right. What would you do if this was your baby?

[71RS/SS396]

Originally Posted by Bill Howell

Take the emotions out of the equation and I simply don't see what all the fuss is about. If it were me, I would have given the dealership about a week to make a decision, then I would have called my insurance and let them process the claim. (I pretty much bet his personal insurance will have to pay, depending on the dealership agreement he signed when he dropped it off, that is usually what happens). Then, when everything flushed, and I still wasn't happen with the outcome, it would be time to talk to an attorney and suit the dealership. No need in all the drama, it is just a business decision.
He did have a USED car with 10,000 miles on it. That used car has a value, period. Either he is made whole based on the actual value (not his perceived, trumped up, pain and suffering or sentimental value), with check or another car or he lets a jury decide what is fair.

Gee, how simple was that????? LOL

Bill, it's the internet mob mentality that's caused all the drama. Imho the dealership took reasonable measures to safe guard the car, just because some dirtbag, thief, employee decided to steal it doesn't make the dealer responsible. There's a guy on another forum I'm on that lives in the same small town and knows the car owner, he said that he's seen the car parked everywhere, Wal Mart, movie theater, restaurants....etc doesn't sound like some pampered over protected car like he's claiming. Classic example of an opportunist trying to get something extra out of it. The reality is the guy didn't have the car insured properly if he was expecting new replacement cost.

[Sieg]

Originally Posted by 71RS/SS396

The reality is the guy didn't have the car insured properly if he was expecting new replacement cost.

Or the way he financed it left him upside-down and that reality doesn't seem fair to him?

[hifi875]

The dealer is responsible. Don't matter that a employee took it without permission