Shop joyrides a 1,000 horsepower fox body, this is how it ended!
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- čas přidán 7. 07. 2022
- All he needed was an alignment done, hard lesson learned.
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***THIS IS AN ONGOING SITUATION*** Under no circumstances (if you happen to know) try and find or mention who/where this was. Please be respectful of that. ALSO: The truck driver was NOT AT FAULT, he was on the street driving by, the car hit him!
Hey listen man, you are under no obligation to explain anything to anybody.
I wish I'd kept my big mouth shut😔
@@grandspringdale1564 all good buddy
I thought this was a joke! Don’t trust anyone
This is absolutely sickening! I hope that we’ll after all the litigation and investigations are over that the shops name is able to be noted so that people can steer clear of that place!
@@dannyc1657 looks like they're trying to take the high road so we'll never find out who that shop is
It doesn't matter if the car is worth 60k or 5k. That's that man's blood sweat and tears in that car. Hopefully it's salvageable and hopefully no one got hurt. God bless.
Well said
That is so well said
Facts
Salvagable!?!
F-That!! I want a new Clean shell to transfer my parts to!!!!!
@@martingatavaski1351 Exactly
It’s things like this that make me terrified to bring any of my vehicles to a shop for work that I can’t do myself, I feel bad bad for the owner ☹️
Exactly, it’s ridiculous!!!👍🏼✌🏼🇺🇸
Dude same, I once brought my 1980 trans am into a shop to fix my door mostly because I didn’t have time to do it myself. I trusted these guys and they crashed it. Luckily it was just the front bumper that was mest up so no serious damage just a new bumper with a respray but you bet your ass that now regardless of circumstances I won’t take my car anywhere anymore.
I took my Honda in for a tire to be patched. When I was about to start my car with the key in the ignition, the key fob broke apart. Luckily I was still able to start it and make it hope, but apparently the mechanic was very rough with my key.I ended up having to repair it with a cheap Key body off Amazon.
Gotta get another tune for shops with like 150-200whp
@@3500camarz ummmmmm that doesn't relate to this at all. Keys break.
As a tech in a dealership this is totally preventable. For the most part. I have had many custome high horsepower vehicles come in for this type of work and these vehicles are ALWAYS test driven by responsible techs. Never ever abused or disrespected. I am so sorry for this guy.
As a dealer tech as well, you are exactly right! I drove a modified z06 that the dealership lawyer owned one time to figure out what was going on with it. The lawyer told me to my face “drive it like I do, it’s the only way your going t see it act up.” We all new he beat the shot out of it. I went and drove it and at 130 the thing would act up like he said and I decided to wait for the foreman to drive the next day and I would watch the scanner. I’m not a fan a ragging on someone’s car. That’s the only time I have driven a car a little crazy. Driven many more performance cars and such and I drive them like a grandpa. If aggressive driving is required, I make the owner drive.
yeah i agree but who tests an alignment?
@@nafsucof anyone who is adjusting anything. It's good practice.
@@dickbrugh5562 yes,
I've seen some young tech get all Googlie eyed over a z06 or zr1/zl1 and when they take them on a test drive you know what's about to go down. We try to prevent it by limiting the young guys from getting those cars.
@@noahadams1264 I was one of those younger guys when this happened. I was only a few years out of the GM ASEP program though I was a little older. I was one of the few the lawyer trusted to drive it.
This video just popped up on my feed today and I am absolutely stunned. Shops that go out and Joyride vehicles just blows my mind. That is one of the most unethical things you can do when someone puts their trust in a shop with a car that has very high monetary and sentimental value. I run a business myself wouldn't dare of ever doing something like that.
Unfortunately, it's really common.
Wow, I'm at a loss for words, so sad that some shops have no respect for the customer
Tell me about it
“ it just went wide open throttle ‘ bull shit !!
@@nwanchorcertification straight liar fool lost control and can't own up
@@nwanchorcertification "yeah cars tend to do that when you floor it"
This is why I never bring my R33 skyline to any shops, I do my own servicing and repairs due to being burnt by shops, everytime.
If there is a lesson that anybody can take from this video… it’s this… NEVER LEAVE YOUR CAR AT AN ALIGNMENT SHOP OR TIRE SHOP. Them fuckers don’t make enough to afford what you are leaving them and they don’t care.
Absolutely agree
You really underestimate the amount of money the alignment guys can make, the shops I know pay based on car flow not hourly like mechanics. But yeah, around here a lot of them are knuckle dragging dumbasses.
I take my hot rod to a private inspection garage rather than have the motor vehicle guys drive it down the testing facility. I remember I took my wife's car to the facility and the workers were in a circle revving the hell out of a mustang.
@@danielfernandes711 I had to learn the hard way. I took my CTS-V to get new tires put in… came back early and found the technician ripping gears down the road. I shit in his cheerios and the manager gave me the Mount and balance free but still. I didn’t appreciate it at all and now I stay with my car no matter what.
Dude , I can't agree with the stigma you are attaching.
I see worse from dealerships man!! Far worse.
I do agree that you shouldn't leave a vehicle worth your heart unattended, but that's any one stop service.
A competent garage did my MOT for my comp built defender,. I picked it up with a new rattle!
I asked them to do a oil dump while it was on ramp for MOT.. I was lazy.
Took a £50 a week apprentice to tell me they put wrong oil filter on and went for break with my landy running!! The owners denied it saying faulty housing.
Don't judge all guys working hard on low income... That's wrong man.
Keep your eyes on your prize!!
You never let a car like that leave your sight when someone else is working on it
This had me in tears and I believe in TEAM HEAVY CHEVY! Maaannnnnn I would be PISSED!
Man I would own everything in that shop because of the “emotional damage”
How about the financial damage and all the hard work to get that car to what it was
@@sleathers1551 all that falls under emotional damage. Think before you speak.
Lost his car but gained an auto shop
I read "emotional damage" in Steven He...
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@@sleathers1551 let alone all the specialist parts
Valet mode!! I ALWAYS put my cars into valet mode when leaving them anywhere. And I only leave them if I absolutely have to.
I had this same issue at a Meineke shop about 10 years ago. They were supposed to be bending and installing a custom set of stainless headers and 3" stainless exhaust system. I returned to see burnouts all up and down the side street on the side of the shop, some 100's of feet long, others just piles of loose black rubber dust. I confronted the employees and found out from neighbors who witnessed the event, that it was actually the store manager that was hot rodding my 1970 GTO 455. All the burnout tracks had exactly identical width and tread design as my tires. They merely apologized and offered to give their service at a discount. I got ahold of the store owner and found out later that not only the manager was Fired but 2 other employees working that day were also let go. Apparently, the neighbor also had said to police that they had been doing that with numerous cars that came into the shop, that mine wasnt the 1st. A few days after my car was abused, 1 of the workers lost control and had crashed a customers car out into the parking lot into 2 other customer cars. I was so pissed but glad it wasnt my car that got totaled.
They owe you a new set of tires and differential inspection and fluid change. My car has a permanent running dash cam because of negligent people like this vid.
that is insane. I barely use mechanics but we have had the "do not let your employees hot rod my cars" talk. I feel so bad for the owner.
I feel for the shop owner as well.
@@match360 Yes unless it was the shop owner that drove his car.
Caleb , you are correct with your points. I have only taken my car to 3 shops ever in 30 years. 2 friends and 1 well respected shop. Collector insurance also a must. I will not leave it where I don't know people.
Good thing about a buddies shop is you can at least fight it out after if something stupid happens!😜😂😂😂
I've taken my hotrods to the same shop for 25 years.I know the owner,his wife, the service writer and the lead tech who will be the next owner.They've never dogged my $hit. Just in case, I take an odometer reading just before I drop it off.On the other hand, we took my wife's daily to the dealer for service, and we saw it about an hour later at a McD's drive-thru,lol!
When I bought my fox, I was 18 and worked at a ford dealer in a quicklane when I was 19. I had been with ford for only a few months and of course drove the fox regularly. We had a customer come in with a bran new truck for an oil change that another technician did. The customer came back not even a minute later because his truck was spewing oil from the oil filter. (double gasketed) The customer was so furious and didnt trust anyone anymore at the main shop. He was walking around with a manager and spotted my fox. He told the manager "if that car belongs to an employee, I want them to do my oil change and inspect the truck" And because of that, he was then a returning customer for the right reasons. Sometimes its hard to find the right tech to work on your baby. But take a look in the employee parking lot and it can speak volumes to how the people will take care of your baby with how well they take care of their own.
I will tell a little story about when I was a Ford technician years back. Someone brought in a 2003 Cobra, completely customized like this, a race car. It came for front end noise they were having trouble tracking down. No biggie glad to help, sometimes a second set of eyes isn't a bad thing going that fast (plus a lot of us knew the builders and they would bring stuff to us for alignments and odds and ends things, a common courtesy). Whelp I got about 2 blocks away from the shop pulled over called my boss and told him that this thing scared me (I was 21 at the time) because it was too fast and I couldn't hear or feel anything because of engine noise. He laughed and made fun of me but came. He drove it and got really quiet and didn't talk much. We got back and never made fun of me again for it he looked over and told me I did the right thing and understood the lack of confidence with so much HP plus a customized build. Respect, people that's what this came down to and damn good teacher! I hate this happened. I hope it is repaired.
Bro, I would seriously be going to jail for murder immediately after returning and seeing my car like that!.
Me too
Me too
Instead of Home Depot I’d be running to the house for a special tool. Mf right
Me three
Yep, same!
Number 1 reason my car never leaves my sight! Hate this for him!
Exactly, and this reaffirms that
Yeah, I'm not inclined to believe that was an accident either. In my experience test drives are necessary for alignments, could just be the shop I go to but they've never actually had to take it for a spin. This case just smells like a joyride, countless cases like this happen when a tech or mechanic gets a performance vehicle in their shop.
I did alignments on probably several hundred cars in my years of wrenching. I test drove every car before and after, just because the machine gives an all green you may find another issue. Always figured it was better to find it and correct it myself than tell the customer the car is ready and have there be an issue. Does not justify beating on or abusing a customer's car, absolutely disgusting and embarrassing for the shop.
@@The_Don_Beverage I understand this necessity - to just drive calmly just so you could understand if something is still off or everythings dialed in. But going wide open throttle just to test alignment? That should've been done on a wide private property.
Every alignment needs a test drive afterwards. Otherwise, the alignment technician isn't doing his job correctly.
@@Japplesnap The shop I go to has the gear to test it in shop so they don't need to take it out
Wow! This story really hit home. I'm pretty self-sufficient car wise and can do just about everything myself. Except a proper alignment. I ALWAYS hate taking a high performance car to these 'shops' to get worked on because most of them are jerks that just use it as an opportunity to light up your car. I had an IROC Camaro in 1988 or 89 I had just repainted and took it to get aligned. The guy opened the drivers door into something and I had a nice big chip in the middle to remind me everytime I got in it. Another time I had a Plymouth Satellite I put a 440 and 4 speed in. It was my daily. Took it to get aligned at a national chain shop in Va. and I here the guy pulling my car in just winging the throttle for 2 minutes! WTF! So this is my best story. This happened in 1996. I have a 1971 Plymouth GTX 440 6bbl, original car 46k miles. I've had the car a long time and was going through the suspension, changed everything and needed an alignment. Went to Monroe muffler brake. I told the guy 'I'll drive my own car in , I DON"T want a test drive afterwards or anything. NOBODY drives my car but me.' So he starts with the 'You can't drive it into our shop, insurance forbids it, we need to test drive it to check the alignment, that's standard blah blah" I said I'll wait here while you do the work. I didn't even get a chance to pull the car in myself. There was some greasy looking young 20-something kid working on some young mother's shit box rusted out Mercury Sable in the bay. He was just finishing it up, I hear this big crash out front. Turn around and the the punk didn't even make it out of the driveway on his 'test drive' with this shitbox Mercury and ran smack into another car passing on the road. About 25ft.The kid calmly gets out, goes into the shop and gets a dust pan and broom and starts sweeping up pieces of the car from the road like he's sweeping up dirt out of the shop like it's nothing. I yelled at the manager 'Give me my fvcking keys now!' He said 'Why?' 'Look out there! You guys are a bunch of clowns!' He says 'Wow, I've never seen that happen before.' I took my keys and left.
Man you dodged a bullet right there!
Man I’d probably have went too jail 😂 he most definitely needs too sue the business! Anyone with sense would know hey I should try too joy ride a car like this when the owner trailered the car here.. if this was close too Florida I have an amazing lawyer that would leave them out too dry when he was done.
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Absolutely, I'd do as much financial damage as I possibly could. And I'm not a litigious person, but they need it broken off in their azzes
Need that lawyer
Unreal! Thank you Caleb, for this video. Really opened my eyes to things that can happen, if you’re not vigilant and aware of things that can go wrong, leaving your car with just ANY shop. Sorry for Boomer! I’m here for him, if there’s ANYTHING I can do to help him get his car back to his liking. Can’t begin to imagine what he’s feeling at the moment. We work many hard and hard hours, to have our cars, the way we want them.
Well said
Good advice in this video. Be careful who you leave your pride and joy with!
About 20 years ago, I took my resto-modded, big block, Nova SS to a reputable body shop to be painted after I’d spent 3 years rebuilding the car. Just for peace of mind, I installed an old quadrajet carb (with adapter plate) that i had laying around and I knew that the carb had a cracked main body which made it the equivalent of a 3500 rpm rev limiter.
When I picked the car up from the shop, two of the employees complained to me (TO MY FACE!!!) that they couldn’t get it to rev up on a “test drive”, and they advised me that it needed carburetor work.
The engine had billet valve covers, air cleaner, top notch ignition, belt drive system, bright coated headers, and all of the obvious high-dollar stuff, yet there was the old, discolored, crappy Q-jet sitting on top. Hahaha.
Apparently, it had never crossed their minds that I might have put it on there just for them.
Legendary
I saw that beautiful car at HPR I can’t believe what I’m looking at my heart goes out to ya man
This hurts to watch! Can't imagine losing my car this way.
If that was my 66 man I'm getting sick just thinking about it.🤢
Back in ‘02, a paint shop took a joy ride and blew the motor on my Saab Sonett (bought from california with all the money I’d saved up from working as a mover until I was 17). It was my dream car, effectively totalled. By the end I was so burnt out with it I just donated it to Goodwill. My sincerest condolences to you. This type of betrayal stings on so many levels. Just remember it is only stuff. Keep a healthy frame of mind about it and hold your loved ones close. It will all blow over one day. I found that just starting fresh with a different vintage saab was the answer. And I eventually learned I preferred an entirely different body style anyways. However… foxbodies ftw!
This reminds me of the time I had to take my 1972, Ford F-100 in to have the transmission replaced. You talk about screaming and yelling at the shop owner, when I saw my truck come rolling into the lot sideways because the mechanic felt he had to hit rod it. And mind you I worked as a general automotive mechanic, in not one but two full service gas stations. And drove some expensive assed cars from Mercedes Benz, Corvettes, and other high end sports cars. Drove every one of those car’s like they was my grandmothers antique Chevy, and that I wouldn’t sit for a month if I damaged it. As if I’d ever damaged a customers car, I’d have been out of a job especially if it had been one of the state police car’s that came in to the shop.
Man I’m definitely adding a 3k rpm limiter to my quarterhorse. It’s not nearly as fast as that turbo coyote but it gets rowdy. Alignments do need a little test drive down the street but cmon, the damn thing looks like a 8 second car why hit it?
If you have an adjustable Rev limiter, setting it at 3k would make it harder to play with.
That's a good idea.
@@TheNova64000 ur right but in case of an emergency where you have to accelerate out of the way you'll end up spinning tire I've had the same situation happen today it doesn't always pay out having more hp than u need
Someone's head be split for sure. It was getting a alignment. I'm telling you I would flip tf out
Great video. Thanks for posting this. Have a nice day.
All points you said are spot on. I work at a dealership and there are car that come in for an alignment will drive the car but with kid gloves respect the time and money some one puts in their vehicle or let them drive you to make sure the customer is happy and properly taken care of.
I remember taking my fox for an oil change and heard them rev my car like crazy and told them to stop. When I got my car back the clutch was all the way to the floor. 😡 I freakin’ gave them a good rip and made them pay my new clutch and cable. 😡
Had similar thing happen to back in 1988 my father left me his pristine,1985 mustang 5.0,when he passed,I know I should have did the service work my self .when they checked the manual transmission,plug for oil,they loosened the wrong plug on the driver side transmission,they told me something inthe transmission,they heard fall inside,my heart fell to the floor,they told me ,it would not go in gear,couldn't put in gear,or any.car stayed there in the shop and they paid for a brand new transmission,at no cost to me,never went back again.
What was the shops name let's give them some bad reviews
@David Collins hey Dave the car still doing well 👍 I haven't had any issues since then ,when the manual transmission ,had been serviced, just 6 months ago.my self,but did alot of research,on this transmission ,my father inlaw,used to work for a ford dealer back when this mustang was out,he told me the plug they pulled has some hook up to it,to the transmission synchronizers, to hold it in what ever gear it needed to be,in when it is missing the synchronizer,hook up,the manual Transmission,would have to be pulled out,and taken apart,from what my father inlaw told me,he is retired,and told me,the cost of that new transmission then was close to 32 hundred,from the dealer, from ford dealer,the oil fill plug is on the driver side and the other,plug higher than the fill looks like a fill plug but,it is not.still own the car,but when this incident happened,I'd really wonderd,there was a bad thunderstorm that day,I guess my dad was putting g his thoughts out to this in perfect time ...
How can it be that hard to have respect for other people's cars?
I had a 91 z28 convertible getting restored by Dames auto body in Wisconsin. The project was supposed to take 3 months for a full restore drivetrain, interior & exterior. I was moving out of state in 6 months so I agreed. It took 9 months which I moved and came back for it. The owner of the shop drove my car on several occasions, one being a comedy which my brother and friends stopped him and took they keys. No damage was done thankfully but I did have to find a new shop in Cleveland to finish the project for me which came out great in the end.
This is so sad. I've seen it where shops get away with damaging vehicles and not covering it because they say they aren't liable for it. The shop should and hopefully will have to cover the car and modifications that were in this car.
I'd be f'n 🔥🔥🔥..! Somebody would definitely pay.! That damn car is pretty much totaled. Front end damage like that requires highly experienced technicians and a shop with top notch equipment to get it back stock form.
I had the 1st set of new tires put on my Brand New Mustang GT, they had the car in there possession for about 1.5 hours. I have the performance package Black painted wheels, those scumbags scratched up all 4 of my wheels and then tried to deny they did it. Long Story short it took over 2 months to get properly compensated for the repairs. They did more damage to my car changing tires than I did in 14K miles. (Pirelli P Zero tires are way to soft, they don’t last long) The Ford dealer had my car for warranty work and hit the front bumper against something scratching it. Makes you want to give up having something nice. It’s my 1st new car in over 40 yrs of dreaming about it. People are schmucks to put it nicely. 😞
I wish our alignment shop was closer to you guys. We have a guy named Doug who works for Eurospec and he aligns the majority of high end heavily built cars in the Knoxville area. Does a great job and he’ll be doing my car today as well as mounting tires on some expensive wheels. Might be worth the road trip out here, hopefully they get everything squared away and he’s back on the track soon!
All of the tips you gave are spot on if you want to try and keep your car safe at different shops. Most people already have these in their cars but dash cameras are almost a must with a car like that and taking it somewhere just so whatever did happen it's on film and there is no room for any lies or questions it's just see this? Thats what you did now call your insurance guy and let him know you are at fault not me! Very handy tool!!
When I was 21 I had a pretty nasty 92 300zx TT. Took it to the shop to get 2 rear tires put on and an alignment. I waited in the waiting room but I should've went in there and watched them. (I watch everytime now, even on my wife's minivan) As soon as I pulled out on the road I knew something wasn't right so I u-turned and pulled back in. Apparently one of them had a 300zx too because they had swapped out parts with oem ones. They changed my bov's, my ecu, and I can't remember what else. I called the cops but never did get my stuff back or anything...But I did go back months later and bust every window out of the shop that I could reach. Live and learn I guess.
Why couldn't the cops do anything? You couldn't lawyer up or anything?
@@cdmills252 Cops said I couldnt prove that they took the parts. I did a consultation with an attorney. Costed me around $175 if I recall right, just to tell me that I'd lose the case if I pursued further. I had bought the parts used, so I had no receipts. Plus I had no way to get in touch with the guy I purchased them from for the receipts and part numbers. I learned my lesson.
That is so messed up.
Can't blame you for busting out the window haha
@@SupraBdub Yep. They went out of business a few years later. Can't get repeat customers if you're ripping them off I suppose. Karmas a beyotch.
I would be sick to my stomach if I was there in person. Smh. Any classic or sports car any car like this. I do a alignment on I let the customer drive the car with me. (Customer driving) so I know it goes straight. I'm sorry to hear I enjoyed watching you guys build this car.
Great point
Seeing these masterpieces being wrecked make’s me want to cry 😭
Be safe out there y’all.
Wow this is definitely a reality check for me as I'm currently trying to find a shop to build and install a 347 to put in my 98 explorer sport 2 door, it's amazing how there are shops out there that have absolutely NO RESPECT for somebody else's vehicle.
Any vids of this project?
@@gkdrummer1461 I don't have any pictures as I'm still looking for a shop to do the work, it's a tedious job, and I'm kind of surprised and overwhelmed at the amount of shops out there that seem to be doing great work but have some absolutely AWFUL reviews on Google.
As a trained investigator for car wrecks ( ill leave that to whom may guess my occupation). This is 100% negligence operation of the that vehicle, by the shop and/or technician. It obvious and i know most are aware, somebody wanted to sneak a joy ride and it ended up like this. Many questions need to be answered and it starts with the shop that did the work. They are 💯 responsible. Its very unfortunate that it’s likely the frame is junk and may never be right, true shame. My heart goes out to Boomer. So sorry brother!!! I pray for the best outcome and questions get answered. God speed
P.s. my heart dropped to my stomach upon the crash scene footage
Sorry to hear/see that brother!! It’s clear that someone who went joy riding and lost control and this is the outcome. Saf to see this, and it was preventable. Don’t let just any shop work on your cars, use reputable companies with skilled professionals. This car can’t be replaced and he’s going to end up starting over or taking the money and a loss and move on with a broken heart. You can’t put a dollar value to the hard work, planning, buying and saving to buy. You have to have put one of the masterpieces together to know. Im sorry again brother but you will be ok. It’s just going to hurt for awhile.
I’m glad I work at a shop and have access to all those Ac machines, lifts and alignment. I don’t take my car anywhere I couldn’t imagine letting a stranger work on my car at all
Great video of you telling people that they should be careful and more diligent with their prized cars.
Exactly why I never leave my car. It’s unfortunate that people don’t respect peoples property.
Just happened to come across your channel seeing this thumbnail, watched the clip & had to check out Boomers channel also. Honestly, my heart is broken for the man. He comes across as one of the blokes that you rarely meet and then never forget. I envy him for showing discipline in containing himself upon learning that his baby (his words) was totalled. I recall this happening when I was a kid to Dads mate and 40 years later it's still fresh in my memory like yesterday. I really do hope that Boomer is ok and if I was in a position to supply another car I would, but I'm sure there's many like myself. Hope everything turns out for the better but it's an ugly process. Best wishes from Melbourne Australia...
Unfortunately you can’t trust shops to follow your requests. You don’t ever leave you prize in the hands of an incompetent tech. Great vid, sorry for your loss!
you absolutely can. not all mechanics are shit human beings. find a shop with good people that just so happen to like cars.
Please keep us updated on this if you can. This is crazy messed up on all levels. WOW!!!!!
Wow I would have freaked out if that was my car I work at a shop and I have respect for people's cars we have a couple people that bring high horse powered cars and me and my supervisor are the only ones that drive them in and work on them
Exactly, thats what should have been done
Same here
so sorry to see this. I just went to the tire shop for a new set. They couldn't figure out how to start my car. I walked out there and told them I'm driving it in and out. I waited till they were done and drove it away. I dont trust shops and do any work on my car or drive it. Living out here in California they might not even have a license!
I put my car on blocks and bring in the rims and tires.
Too many shady characters in CA. Now they even run the place. It was nice at one time but I lived there 56 years and watched it go downhill.
As a shop owner when we get nice, modified, or custom stuff it gets handled by our master technician or myself only. There is absolutely no reason any of my staff would ever be behind the wheel of a car like this. Not to back it out of the shop, move it around the lot, or road test it. The only reason a car like that would go WOT is for someone to floor it and put it on the 2 step. They probably let go of the trans brake and it 60 footed into the back of that truck. I'm sorry this happened to your guy, I also race so I get it. Hope he gets it fixed!
That’s why I’m glad my car only gets drove/serviced by Z1 Motorsports.
All that blood, sweat, and tears, and love. God speed Boomer. I am heart broken for you.
OMG! I can't believe that!! Message taken. Hagerty it is! No accident....straight neglegence!
My friend owns an identical replica of the BTTF 2 Delorean. She put a fortune into it. She took it to get the motor worked on, literally an hour later it was destroyed because someone took it for a joyride. It would have had to be completely rebuilt from scratch. And that's a 40 year old car to begin with. To say she sued would be an understatement. Last she told me they're not responding to any legal matters. But she was fully insured, and there's no just replacing that thing. It was her dream to own one and it was literally destroyed.
That WAS a beautiful Stang, I love the old Fb's and GT's, owned a 96 same color as the one in the video. Truly one of the funnest cars to drive, and to own. Hope this guy gets his car repaired, sad..
Man this suck so bad...unfortunately irresponsible sh*t like this can happen at ANY shop. In my case it was nothing remotely as severe as this...thankfully. I'm in western TN and had an S197 GT convertible on full RideTech air suspension. I had to take the car in to the local ford dealership for a warranty repair on some body trim. They needed to keep it for a day and after picking the car up on the way home I noticed it was taking twice as long to fill the air tank. Upon inspection when I got home I found one of the two Viair compressors was no longer working and all my ride settings were messed with. I'm certain every tech in the service bay had to come push buttons and "play" with the air ride and the constant use over heated one of the compressors. Luckily the fuse blew and saved the compressor. I learned my lesson to lock the controller and take the key fob remote with me if I had to leave the car. Best of luck to Boomer...I hope he gets well soon and it all works out with the Fox.
Right. I am in western tn as well amd on northside Jackson the gateway tire tried not aligning my ranger because they said the power steering was broken and it doesn't even have power steering or power brakes. Dude said Id have to fix the power steering before they could align it and even after repeating it doesn't have power steering to even fix, he said that it wont align because its got a v8 swap. Wtf?! Im glad they ended up not doing it as the tech guy kept asking me how fast it was
Why did my heart drop and my eyes start watering like it was mine. I had to calm down.
What a unusual front end alignment.
This is why I was glad that the mechanic who worked on my 400 hp subaru, I knew this personally. Then when I had to go from Florida to Washington state I knew a mechanic there who replaced the knocking engine on my subaru with the new one. He drove it to and from work for a week to put miles on it and start breaking it in for me.
I'm lucky I knew both of them. I don't plan on leaving my car with any other shop unless I'm sitting there with it.
Wow. Hopefully it can be fixed after everything y’all have put into it
That frame is absolutely mangled, there's no fixing this.
That’s probably not happening…
We need the shops name if they don’t cover this cost 100%
@UCE08jO7qBSRmQNqnt1moQ0g Has the shop owner denied repairing the car 100% already?
This is an ongoing deal, I will let the owner handle that, I dont want to cause issues with their situation
@@FoxcastMedia alright trying my best to not bash them. But if they deny responsibility then it’s war!
@@ikecostner1 I know who they are
I have a 758 horse 40 Studebaker coupe gasser that I had to add 1/8th inch plate to the entire chassis for structural integrity,big job for a home builder with hand tools. Car was initially built in ‘60s so I had to upgrade brakes and ton of other stuff to make it safe. 8 years work and still haven’t hit the track with it yet,and won’t until myself and my helpers are completely satisfied that it is safe to run. I miss things that they point out. I’m a 60 year old former street racer that has learned from past mistakes. Do it right,or put it on a stand.
Such a beautiful car!!!
I had discount tire do this infront of me. Grabbed my keys with a loose control arm nut and did a massive fwd burnout in the parking lot expecting it was AWD but my PTU bearings where shot and not spinning the driveshaft. I ripped open the door to the shop and chewed his ass out. I only went with them because they replaced the shock when I couldn’t find a shop a few days after I noticed my wheel was turning when under throttle.
I've had my 64 Nova aligned several times and it has a setup that would be tempting to play with. You first have to find a shop that specializes in aligning performance vehicles. Second, you stay at shop while it's being aligned. Third, while techs test drive cars after the alignment, the responsible ones won't drive your car any further than around the block to verify the alignment. They usually return to the shop within 10 minutes. If they drive it farther than around the block and disappear for an extended period of time than that may be an issue.
Nice comment very true
@@warpony4202 the computer tells you the wheels are straight, you have it driven to verify that it is and nothing else is off and more importantly the steering wheel is straight as well (the computer doesn't tell you that and that's what's most important to a customer) It's not like you are setting it to dead 0 on all 4.
@@warpony4202 that almost makes sense. You always confirm concern is no longer a concern. But that's cool your computer tells you that.
This is criminal dude. Whoever crashed the car should be charged with theft.
One thing we do where I work with high value and even low value cars is have the owner test drive the vehicle with one of the mechanics with them, we have found it to be effective as the owner knows how the car feels and how they want it too and a mechanic knows what to listen out for...
I don’t even like to leave my daily’s alone at the dealer for a state inspection. I trust no one with my stuff.
That’s why I tell the owners of cars I work on to keep the keys. I push them by hand in and out of the shop if needed
Haha you must be doing brakes only. Keys are a must when a qualified technician is working on any vehicle or piece of equipment.
@@thewiseguy3529 you obviously haven’t seen my channel. I usually don’t have much of a car when I start on them
@@1194video you're not "working on cars." You're rebuilding them lol haha 😆 yea you don't need keys when it's in pieces and it's just a roller. Take Care! Stay safe out there. It's getting real. 🇺🇸
@@thewiseguy3529 yeah it’s getting rear alright, real hard to afford to build cars with prices going up
@@1194video i think it's only matter of time don't matter how much money anybody has there won't be anything to buy. Some stuff will remain, but it will be very bleak. They're counting our items now. We only get so much. You know, wasteful Americans. TO LATE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT EITHER. LIKE 60 YRS TOO LATE.
This is why I do my own work. Might take 2x as long sometimes (no hoist) but my own aunt has lost 2 motors to oil change places. She had a filter back off on a new equinox lease vehicle and they double drain plug gasketed the grand prix she had before that. If an oil change place can't even do oil right, I don't figure they can do much else right. Alignments are one of those things. If your buddy has the time to take a class at the local community College he will likely gain access to tire machines, balancers, alignment racks etc. I been out of college over 10 years but the auto shop professor is a friend of mine, same as the paint shop guy.
True. I have a 98 Electra Glide with lots of mods. 107 S&S engine, Baker OD6 trans, chain final drive, progressive suspension, many other new parts. Practically a new bike with over 100 hp but most dealers look at it like a $4000 98 Harley.
Just seeing this made me numb...not a good way to start the summer, I hope this is all dealt with in a swift manner Good Luck Man
I'd be kicking some ass.hope all works out for your friend.thanks for sharing 😎
This is sad. I am goiing tru a similar situation....going now 2 years. Sad paet is that I am a disable vet, and I think layers and insurance ckmpanies just taking advantage of the situation in my case I got hurt. I am glad no one got hurt onnthat accident. Hope that car gets repair soon. Thank you for the video. It mentally helps me❤️❤️❤️❤️🙂👍
Although my dad‘s case is not as bad, he took his 2003 Dakota rt in for an alignment before he drove 200 miles to a Don Garlits show. Although he got a terrible alignment, it went home on a flatbed with 6 neutrals. A $3500 repair bill and a missed show it was back up and running. Come to find out somebody was Joy riding his truck. they also did not pay for it or have insurance for it.
I don't know what I would have done in his situation finding my car that way . Hope you get things sorted out in your favor. I know how legal shit goes sometimes
I can tell you from experience I know this shop personally and their employees. Those idiots would NOT touch my bicycle because I have personally seen some of their lack of experience and care of the vehicle being serviced.Ive also seen their lack of technical experience and knowledge. I would sue the hell out of them and make them own their mistake.by them saying that the engine went to (WOT) is absolute Bullshit.anyone who knows anything about cars is that that can't happen with being told to do so.this is definitely going to hurt their business and it should open people's eyes as to what might be happening to their vehicle.I felt absolutely sick to my stomach when I saw that video and it's not even my car!
Who is it so we know not to go there?
Name the shop
Dubois County Tire. It's on Boomers channel, so it's not a secret. Next time he should take it to Bedford to White's Alignment.
I worked for a large tire store as a lube/tire tech. I refused to work on a z06, and a couple other high end cars that came in. I always had the "shop manager " bring them in and put on the lift. Like a lot of good mechanics, I didn't work there long
Dam,so much for working hard and enjoying what you got!smdh
This is why I have not taken any vehicle to a shop in 25 years. As society continues to collapse, people get worse and worse and you can bet on stuff like this happening every damned time.
And yes I have an EPA license and AC service equipment can be rented.
A big Damn of feel so bad for Boomer, and his sweet Foxbody racecar. Under no circumstances should anyone
drive a vehicle like this without supervision of some sort. I have seen something similar from a actual dealership that
was joyriding a highly modified 4WDR Dodge Ram truck w/twin turbo 900 plus HP, they didn't wreck it, but they
did donuts and ripped out rear end gears and major damage to the auto trans. It's a true shame stuff like this happens,
really it shouldn't ever happens.
Mustangs are already tough to control so let's add more power. MORE! >:0
The joyriding part is one of the main reasons I'm not bringing my cars to repair shops, I do everything by myself, gathering the experiences myself. If I fix or try to fix someone elses car, then I make sure if I can drive it from one spot to another, if so, then I'm doing that in as short of a period as possible to avoind anything bad from happening.
So sad! Makes me sick that jerks would do this to someone. I’d be in jail. I would never leave my car alone anywhere out of sight. I hope hecan sue for the many hours of labor. Thanks for the tips.
This is exactly why when I get alignment work done it’s on 3lbs of boost and a 3k rev limiter.
No reason a alignment tech needs to of been driving this car. If they are competent enough to do the job on a car of this caliber. No test drive needed.
@@poormansdemon3176 dude cars like this come in suspension so outta wack you have to drive it and adjust
I wrecked my 1970 Z28 seventeen years ago and it still sits in my barn on jacks. Sick doesn't even get close to how you feel.
Brought my Dodge Neon to a mechanic for a rear main seal replacement and got it back with a blown turbo and an engine knock. When I brought the car in it had a bad head gasket and was running a little rough because it needed a tune to support the mods I had. When I got it back the car didn't even have enough power to run in 3rd gear and there was oil being blown out the exhaust. I had no proof that it didn't have these issues beforehand and when I took it back they said it needed a new transmission, engine, and turbo without taking any responsibility. I replaced the turbo and head gasket myself but I still need to sort out some things before I can start it. I've shown video to a couple of master mechanics of the knocking sound and they said it sounded like it just had bad timing. Hopefully they didn't fuck up my car too bad, wish me luck. Oh and I forgot to mention but they did actually fix the rear main seal which was leaking horribly...so props to them?
I've never been to an alignment shop that drove my vehicle after alignment. I would hold them liable for this 100%
Its normal to drive before and after an alignment
@@hemipinto
Unless he took his car to a Paisa Shop, No, it's not.
All alignments are done by Computer and Lasers on a rack.
@@hemipinto I reckon. Maybe it's just my location? I've been messing with cars for about half of my life and have had quite a few vehicles aligned after building, repairing, etc. Not one of those vehicles were operated by the alignment tech/mechanic. They've always said if it's off just bring it back. So just my experience. But nowadays I wouldn't want someone driving it.
61Tbird I agree, I’ve used American tire depot for alignments all done by computers, no issues.
I use to work at a dealership, we would test drive the vehicle after an alignment to make sure it was fine, I'm not sure how it is outside a dealership
It would be cool to have a tune for the car when getting it serviced. Turn off the boost and have the rev limiter set to 3 or 4 grand.
When I worked at a shop in college we did some high end show cars to drag cars and farm stuff to beaters, the owner of the shop pulled in the high end stuff, there was one drag truck that came all the time that the boss would let us pull in, I don’t know how fast it was because we had enough sense to respect other people stuff.
We had a local cop who partied at a shop that serviced the State Trooper vehicles... got lit up and thought taking a Trooper cruiser for a joyride would be the thing to do. That little trip cost him his job, 7 days in jail and six months probation... but at least he didn't wreck the car.
I missed the bullet when I hired an alignment shop to align my low 11 second aspirated VW Bug.
I drove the car off the trailer and helped push it onto the alignment rack.
After the alignment was completed, the technician said he needed to take a short drive to verify the settings. Foolishly I agree.
The Asshat went up the street and around the corner on a cold engine, where I could hear him hit the rev-limiter 3 times.
I was more than pissed off.
I went to my truck and retrieved a tire thumper, with the thought of dislodging the thought blockage from his ignorant brain.
Long story short, after the shitshow cleared, the manager asked that I just load the car and call him should I discover any engine damage. Fortunately no detectable damage was discovered.
Today, I remain a free man, as the need to evacuate the technicians brains went without redress.
I would have simply asked for his car keys so I could repay him by redlining his car in neutral until the engine blows up.
If i rolled up on my car like this....Someone would have gotten an ass beating like never b4! Right in the intersection, as soon as my feet hit the ground! And secondly, a peddle don't go wide open by itself... this pissis me off and I couldn't tell you who Boomer is if he was standing 1 foot from me, but I'm sick for you brother.
Sorry for your buddies car . I feel for him . I used to work at a shop years back where the owner had a bunch of racing buddies. We often times had very high HP drag cars come in for an alignment. Only the shop owner , one other tech or myself were allowed to work on these types of vehicles. One time we had a Hemi Cuda Convertible come in . I had to drive it when it was complete and the shop owner said , "If anything happens, just know I fired you before you took it out, so basically you stole it" ... then he smiled and walked away ... It was just his way ... The road test was uneventful
Wow, that’s horrible. Keep us updated if you can. You have to be mindful of what the car is capable of at all times.