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Old 09-24-08, 03:06 PM
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Angry Dealer Employees Caught DRAGRACING Pre-Order GT-R's!

Yes.... Plural as in more than 1.

These lamers need to be seriously dealt with... And i don't mean just fired!


Could this be true? A pair of brand new pre-delivery GT-Rs at the Great Lakes Dragway in Union Grove, WI, USA on the weekend. These cars were still completely covered in interior plastics and are said to have arrived to the drag strip wearing dealer tags.
If it is, surely these can’t be sold to unassuming customers as brand new cars!?
Be careful if you’re buying one of these in Southeastern WI or Northern Illinois/Chicago areas. You will want to verify the delivery mileage as well as general tire condition and so forth.
Thanks to Nick who shot these photos for passing them along to us.



Original Posting on GT-R Blog.com

Can you even imagine waiting on your prized $75k possession only to have these nimrods out ******* your isht out?



Nice times!!! But still...
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are you sure? like mybe those employees own those car, idk. but i do indeed want to find out if this is true. because if it is, then its very fawk up.
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Originally Posted by MEANDAFAKA
are you sure? like mybe those employees own those car, idk. but i do indeed want to find out if this is true. because if it is, then its very fawk up.
own the cars but with dealer plate and seats all covered in plastic?! i don't know, i don't drive my cars like that

man, it'd be sad if it's true
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Someone's going to get fiiiired
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Come on guys be serious....

I've owned and know plenty of owners of new cars. I have NEVER seen a human being driving around in their own car covered in plastic.
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Old 09-24-08, 03:40 PM
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At my dragstrip back in Mexico we occasionally had some dealers running some vehicles before final sale, not sure if they had intended owners or were just racing them to show off/advertise or just plain mischief.
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At least they would have the time slip to close the deal... "You don't want the one from "A dealer" ,it only ran a 13.3, ours on the other hand ran a 12.5 the other day while it was in the other lane... see here is the time slip!"
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I don't know... I'd kinda need a little bit more solid evidence that they weren't AUTHORIZED to be there. When I worked at a dealer here in Tampa, when you needed a dealer plate, you had to go to the shop foreman to get the tags and had to sign them out and for what reason. I'm willing to bet that if the cars had dealer tags on them, they were probably authorized to be there. Test drives are no more than 3 miles, so if they come back with more than that (and you have to record the out and in mileage on the PDI sheet), someone's gonna notice. ESPECIALLY on a car like this... where every mile is money.

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Come on guys be serious....

I've owned and know plenty of owners of new cars. I have NEVER seen a human being driving around in their own car covered in plastic.
On a side note... I've noticed that on a lot of your posts if someone doesn't agree with your stance, then they are unequivocally wrong. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion and not everyone is going to agree with you... So, when they don't (and they won't) don't post back calling them schleps. Just my .02.
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I agree. It does seem like more facts are needed. It would be hard for 2 average Joe's from a dealership to get the the sales manager or GM to release the 2 (probably pre-sold) GTR's to them for a couple of hours.
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Originally Posted by Stage3



On a side note... I've noticed that on a lot of your posts if someone doesn't agree with your stance, then they are unequivocally wrong. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion and not everyone is going to agree with you... So, when they don't (and they won't) don't post back calling them schleps. Just my .02.
haha... you're a funny dude. I don't recall referring to anyone as a "schlep" or the such. Relax and don't be so sensitive.
This would not be the first nor the last time dealership employees would engage in such actions.
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And if anyone bothers to read through the blog, I believe those guys who have actually seen the cars on the lot should know:

Rosen Nissan on 27th in Milwaukee has two cars that look IDENTICAL to these sitting on their lot, buyer beware

http://www.rosennissan.com/
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Originally Posted by TXSTYLE
And if anyone bothers to read through the blog, I believe those guys who have actually seen the cars on the lot should know:
And you should read the rest of the blog, http://www.gtrblog.com/index.php/200...livery-?blog=4
Comment from: scott foote [Visitor]
hey idiots...these cars are the same color rosen
had two different colors, and yes one of these
is one of the cars rosen had, the other is from
a chicago dealer. both are bought and paid for
all you posers that can't afford a gt-r get your
story straight or stop by rosen to see the one
that they still have there. both cars were pur-
chased by one person and they drove them at the
raceway with a friend. plastic still on the seats
for transport....your story is over sorry!!!
25/09/08 @ 01:55
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Old 09-24-08, 08:25 PM
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Guys please knock off the personal comments.
 
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Originally Posted by 1SICKLEX
Guys please knock off the personal comments.
I hope that was not dirrected at me b/c I just quoted a part of the blog.
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I would drive around with the seat plastics still on my car, especially if it were the winter time
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