A Dealer Tech Got Caught On A Corvette's Valet Mode Doing 83mph In A Residential Area
Ah, Valet Mode. Feels like a while since we last saw a video recorded using this now famous C7 Chevrolet Corvette feature, isn’t it? As a reminder: once enabled, Valet Mode starts recording via the Data Logger (with no audio due to legal reasons) as soon as the engine is started, the idea being you can then catch your valet in the act when they’re doing something they shouldn’t be.
This particular Valet Mode video was originally posted on the Corvette Forum. The uploader claims the driver is a technician from Three-Way Chevrolet Cadillac in Bakersfield, California, and as you’ll see from the Data Logger footage, he blasts through several yellow lights and breaks the speed limit multiple times, at one point hitting 83mph in a residential area.
Speaking about the experience on the forum, the owner said: “The dealership offered nothing more than a rude apology to make it right. GM Customer Care also would not help. They basically [said it] wasn’t their problem, take it up with the dealership.”
We contacted Three-Way Chevrolet Bakersfield for comment, but are yet to hear back.
Source: Corvette Forum via Car Scoops
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Hmm..
The customers is wrong … the technician was only doing his job !
and there’s the other side of the story with him getting shut down. yes
I love this! XD
This happened a few weeks ago to me and i heard me chef say to a women that i could risk my one license on the road (doing over a 120km/h on a 60 road) next to the shop or drive 1 hour to the nearest highway would make the bill for a test drive 150 euro for a 2 hour drive but after 1 quick pull i knew the wheels needed to be balanced it took 10 minutes this way
What I mean is if you don’t wanna pay a few bucks more the techs are gonna do a test drive as close to the shop as possible
IMO for some reason when it says it is going over 80Mph the camera looks so slow to be driving at that speed, I’ve recorded videos on my dad’s Jeep Cherokee and they do look “faster” than this video. anyways, that is definitely a bad experience.
Could be because your dad’s Cherokee is taller than a corvette. If I drive my truck after driving my MKZ for a while, it feels like I’m going faster than I am the first few miles until I get used to it.
The framerate and motuon capturing qyalityof the camera would affect this. Your camera was probably better than the one in the video
As a Mercedes Benz technician, I can say that it is necessary (at times) to drive a bit aggressively to verify the customer concern or make certain that the problem has been rectified. Without knowing what the vehicle was at the shop for, it is absolutely ridiculous and idiotic to assume the technician is on a “Joy Ride”. The owner of this vehicle needs to give his head a shake and realize; if a technician only drove the vehicle the way the customer wanted, problems would never get fixed in a reasonable time frame, and the customer would think the technician is incompetent. If your not a certified Automotive Service Technician, you don’t know what is required to diagnose and repair vehicles professionally and effectively. It’s not like 20 years ago, where anyone could challenge the journey person exams or grandfather their way into the system. Training is required the be certified in this trade. So I repeat, if your not a certified Automotive Service Technician, leave your comments at the door.
Sorry but that looked nothing like going 83 mph.
Wow big deal your mechanic went over 50mph with your “above average” sh*t box. Booohooo.
The owner of he 2016 Corvette seems to be an @$shole, he even blocked the Like/dislike buttons and the comments on youtube.That doesn’t look like a joyride to me at all
I don’t see anything wrong here, except briefly speeding on local roads. But he just has to do a quick test drive to figure out the cause of the symptoms though. Sounds like the owner is being childish
“Three-Way Chevrolet are to contact us.”
I wonder why…
Yeah i think this is BS, my dad used to take cars from work for a drive to test them when the customer didn’t properly explain the problem.
Some times he would come home in one, have some lunch and head back to work having figured out what was wrong ect.
Agreed, maybe not the best location to test those speeds but some times the mechanic might need to take it for a drive to get more information.
83MPH, only 5 left and he would have gone back in time.