Careless Dealer Wrecks MINT Low-Mile C6 — What Would YOU Do?

After it was allegedly started in gear and ran into a wall, this wrecked C6 has left its owner with a tough decision.

In recent months, we’ve heard more than one tale of dealers taking Corvettes that come in for service on aggressive test drives, which in at least one case involved a little street racing. We’ve also seen our fair share of wrecks and other mishaps happen at dealerships, though these types of incidents are most certainly not a common thing. Regardless, Corvette Forum member trent066 recently shared his own awful dealer experience in this thread, and it’s a painful one, as said dealer wrecked his beloved C6 and left him with a very difficult choice as to how he should move forward.

“Took my C6 to a local Los Angeles area dealer for a lot of work,” he said. “The total was going to be in the 3k range. Car was there for about a week and a half, part of that was waiting on parts. On Monday, the day it was supposed to be ready, I got a call that the car was in an accident. There is a crappy video they showed me which shows the car being started while in gear and lunging in reverse into a wall. Another mechanic was partly under the car and was dragged a bit. He suffered minor injuries as far as I know.”

“The general manager says they will repair things and work with me to make this right. A couple of the options mentioned were buying the car at the value before the accident or buying another car and trading this in with a discount. If I want to keep the car they would pay me something. For reference, this car was babied – no accidents and it only had 38k miles on it. It was mostly stock but I loved this car and am sad at what happened to it. Anyone ever been in a situation like this before or have any pointers?”

Right off the bat, ibdvet chimes in with some advice for this tough situation. “I would get with the general manager and listen to their options on either paying for all the repairs or selling them your car. Remember, most dealerships are not your friends. They don’t give away anything. If you feel you are getting screwed get a lawyer to represent you, and shut up! They will take advantage of you. Keep us posted, I know others will chime in also and want to know the end result.”

“Find out what they would like to do, including any offers they are considering,” added buckmeister2. “Do not answer any questions regarding your opinion on value, and do not make any comment on any offer they make. Just tell them you would like a few days to think about it. Do not give a number under any circumstances. Do not threaten to get a lawyer. However, if they ask how you would like to handle it, I recommend the following – ‘I will consider any ideas you have on how to settle this. I would prefer not to involve legal representation, though that will be necessary if we cannot come to terms.’”

So far, there is some good advice in this thread with plenty of fellow members chiming in, but the OP hasn’t yet announced what sort of decision he’s made on his beloved C6. So be sure and head over here to add your advice to the mix and help him make the right decision amid this horrible disaster!

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