Good Day/Bad Day at the 'Ol Dealership

[Dobalovr]

The shifter lock release wouldn't unlock the steering wheel. Seems staged to me. Shaky camera and almost every Dealership I'm aware of has an alarm.....much easier to take keys judging from the size of the place.

 

[300rag]

The shifter lock release wouldn't unlock the steering wheel. Seems staged to me. Shaky camera and almost every Dealership I'm aware of has an alarm.....much easier to take keys judging from the size of the place.

So they are not like the trucks then? No steering lock on them.

 

[commando1]

The shifter lock release wouldn't unlock the steering wheel. Seems staged to me. Shaky camera and almost every Dealership I'm aware of has an alarm.....much easier to take keys judging from the size of the place.

Insurance job by the dealer, then?
Maybe the floor plan interest killed any profit from selling it.

 

[Dobalovr]

So they are not like the trucks then? No steering lock on them.

It would be better if the trucks had a stupid sensor to apply brakes when driver's door is open and in gear ...just sayin

 

[Dobalovr]

Insurance job by the dealer, then?
Maybe the floor plan interest killed any profit from selling it.

The Dealership gets interest credits from ordering inventory so it would take a long time for the interest on the Hellcat to really be a factor. That said there are Dealers up here who still have brand new 2014/2015 cars on their lot and they don't even have wings...I get worried when new car inventory gets to 200 days old and fire sale them these guys are 800/900 days old....idiots. Then again anyone want a brand new 2015 Dart??

 

[commando1]

In all seriousness, at the prices they are blowing the Darts out at, a stick Dart is a great and fun to drive DD commuter car.

 

[300rag]

In all seriousness, at the prices they are blowing the Darts out at, a stick Dart is a great and fun to drive DD commuter car.

It all depends on your commute. After doing the stick commuter car thing for a year, it's okay in the suburban/rural areas, but it got old real fast in stop and crawl rush hour traffic. For urban use I wouldn't do it again.

 

[Fury440]

We assume because they had to bust out the window on the Charger, they didn’t have a key for the car and were able to activate the emergency shifter release mechanism under the center console to put the car into neutral to roll out.

I'm curious, what is the shift release for and do all new cars have one? My Jeep has a that locks all the transfer cases into neutral to allow flat towing, is this the same thing?

 

[bluefury361]

Everything I drive has a carburetor and no computer.
Down time is usually limited to a half hour.

 

[Dobalovr]

I'm curious, what is the shift release for and do all new cars have one? My Jeep has a that locks all the transfer cases into neutral to allow flat towing, is this the same thing?

Yup same idea Bill. Funny thing is most tow operators don't know about it so they end up dollying them.

 

[commando1]

I'm curious, what is the shift release for and do all new cars have one? My Jeep has a that locks all the transfer cases into neutral to allow flat towing, is this the same thing?

NHTSA: People Can't Figure Out How to Shift Fiat Chryslers Into Park

 

[Dobalovr]

Don't say it Pete....

 

[Dobalovr]

The shifter lock release wouldn't unlock the steering wheel. Seems staged to me. Shaky camera and almost every Dealership I'm aware of has an alarm.....much easier to take keys judging from the size of the place.

Update: Salesguys were bored so made them test steering wheel lock on 6 new 2017 cars....none locked....i stand corrected

 

[300rag]

Update: Salesguys were bored so made them test steering wheel lock on 6 new 2017 cars....none locked....i stand corrected

And you thought you wouldn't learn anything new after 50.

 

[Dobalovr]

And you thought you wouldn't learn anything new after 50.

My wife says I have lots to learn yet...,

 

[300rag]

My wife says I have lots to learn yet...,

They all say that. It's in their DNA.

 

[Dobalovr]

It's in their DNA

DNA stands for Do Not Argue

 

[300rag]

DNA stands for Do Not Argue

You must reply "yes dear" within .75 seconds of the the time their lips stop moving.

 

[Fury440]

NHTSA: People Can't Figure Out How to Shift Fiat Chryslers Into Park

Wow, as an Engineer I'm embarrassed Fiat engineers managed to completely screw up something so simple as a stick shift. As a guy who spent many years designing computer software, I wonder why the car can't sense the departure of the driver's butt when leaving the car and apply the brakes to stop the car in case the dummy fell out, shift the trany into park, set the parking brake, lock the steering wheel and announce "Have a good day dumb ***!" If nothing else it would cut down on paint scrapes from run away vehicles.

 

[Dobalovr]

Wow, as an Engineer I'm embarrassed Fiat engineers managed to completely screw up something so simple as a stick shift. As a guy who spent many years designing computer software, I wonder why the car can't sense the departure of the driver's butt when leaving the car and apply the brakes to stop the car in case the dummy fell out, shift the trany into park, set the parking brake, lock the steering wheel and announce "Have a good day dumb ***!" If nothing else it would cut down on paint scrapes from run away vehicles.

Amen to that....