Dealership employees busted drag racing new GTR's

DrFabulous · 09-25-2008, 10:29 AM

http://www.gtrblog.com/index.php/200...livery-?blog=4

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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.

If this is true, these guys are class A stupid (and unemployed

)

lvemy3100 · 09-25-2008, 10:44 AM

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Edit: One of the dealerships in question has contacted GTRBlog to say that this car was in the hands of a customer at the time of the drag meet. It had just been picked up off the lot. The other car is said to be from a different dealership.

still

boost21 · 09-25-2008, 10:44 AM

Theres a guy here in Milwaukee who took those pictures. I think they even know what dealer they are from. (not going to mention) Best times the cars ran was 13.2 and the other 12.50 both at 108. I wonder if they turned the traction controll off(voiding warrenty through nissans data logging)

DrFabulous · 09-25-2008, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by lvemy3100

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still

I didn't even click the link, I just copied from another forum. Whoops.

GregFarz78 · 09-25-2008, 11:46 AM

retards

Kdawg207 · 09-25-2008, 11:47 AM

whatever

post the times already

notsoaveragej0e · 09-25-2008, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by boost21

Theres a guy here in Milwaukee who took those pictures. I think they even know what dealer they are from. (not going to mention) Best times the cars ran was 13.2 and the other 12.50 both at 108. I wonder if they turned the traction controll off(voiding warrenty through nissans data logging)

...you sure? That's a pretty wide spread...

intmd8r · 09-25-2008, 12:24 PM

Pretty sure that they didn't have a clue on how to drive those machines

. They deserve a

Did they really think that they would get away with it?

notsoaveragej0e · 09-25-2008, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by intmd8r

Pretty sure that they didn't have a clue on how to drive those machines

. They deserve a

Did they really think that they would get away with it?

Most sales guys don't give a **** about it- they have a cool story, get to say they drove the car, and will probably find work at a dealership down the road in a week if they do get canned.

boost21 · 09-25-2008, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by notsoaveragej0e

...you sure? That's a pretty wide spread...

both at 108mph , pretty consistent, the one probably had a bad launch.

cardude007617 · 09-25-2008, 01:40 PM

after working at a dealership, id never own a car that has been thru a winter at a dealership. cars literally get trashed during winter.
to give you an idea:
when you plow the lot, you hop in the car, turn the key, throw it in drive and gun it... no time to warm up or anything.
speed is everything in working at a dealership, you gotta work fast or you wont last long.

Ajaxus · 09-25-2008, 02:12 PM

...random post since this thread never mentioned anything about the winter???

99GTCoupe · 09-25-2008, 02:20 PM

But good to know!

xxbackhillxx · 09-25-2008, 02:34 PM

this one time it snowed here in Michigan and I said brrrrr.

Whether or not dealership employees took the cars or they were bought fresh off the lot .... thats awesome.

lone_wolf025 · 09-25-2008, 03:03 PM

You'd have to be an idiot if you took a freshly bought, not yet broken in, car to the dragstrip...

99GTCoupe · 09-25-2008, 03:04 PM

/signed

edit:
besides, I doubt it's a consumer since the focking plastic bagging is still on O.o

stewartfn18 · 09-25-2008, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Ajaxus

...random post since this thread never mentioned anything about the winter???

this may be true, but i also worked at a dealership. that IS how it went down. pretty fun though if i do say so myself.

lone_wolf025 · 09-25-2008, 03:16 PM

More to point out:

If the cars are customer bought where's the rear paper tags?

Also, what dealer would hand over the car with the plastic covers still on? They'd take them off before handing over the car as a "courtesy". Not to mention what customer would want to drive around in plastic covered seats? It's your brand new car! You'd want to feel the upholstery.

Edit- Apparently some idiot dealer would. Forgot one claimed it was sold already...

99GTCoupe · 09-25-2008, 03:28 PM

Yes, but it could be 'media damage control' and such

lone_wolf025 · 09-25-2008, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by 99GTCoupe

Yes, but it could be 'media damage control' and such

Yea...there's too many ?'s for this to all add up...

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boost21 GAGT - Senior Member AKA: -_- Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Midwest Posts: 2,766 Vehicle: turbo ls1	Theres a guy here in Milwaukee who took those pictures. I think they even know what dealer they are from. (not going to mention) Best times the cars ran was 13.2 and the other 12.50 both at 108. I wonder if they turned the traction controll off(voiding warrenty through nissans data logging)

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