There were no physical injuries reported in the altercation, but damage on the Mazda dealership’s end is estimated at $10,000
- The uh, “aggrieved” customer you see here allegedly bought an ‘as-is’ car from a dealer and was dissatisfied
- So, he returned later in the day and drove it through the dealership’s glass front doors
- Charges are pending for felony criminal mischief and other misdeeds
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According to a report by local cops, Michael Murray bought the Subaru on Monday morning but discovered problems with the car later in the day. He allegedly returned to the dealership looking for a resolution but was unhappy with that conversation. It’s worth noting an “as-is” policy is said to have applied on that particular used car.
First of all, it’s only by the grace of some cosmic power there wasn’t a person sitting at the reception desk, a station which was obliterated by the sudden introduction of a 15-year-old Subaru station wagon to a place in which it did not belong. Had someone indeed been sitting there, the driver would likely be facing bodily harm charges in addition to felony criminal mischief and reckless endangerment.
It may (or, actually, probably won’t) surprise you to learn this type of behaviour isn’t unheard of, and is certainly not restricted to our friends south of the border. This writer recalls a time at the Ford dealership in which he toiled when a disgruntled customer nosed a then-new Ranger up to a concrete wall near the service department and proceeded to fry off its rear tires before popping the engine — again, over some perceived misdeed or slight by a member of the staff.
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