Test-drive rollover smashes $45K BMW

[Foz]

By NADIA MOHARIB, CALGARY SUN


Good thing the break-it-you-buy-it policy didn't apply to a man who had the misfortune of rolling and likely writing off a pricey car during a test drive.

Neill Taniguchi, new vehicle sales manager with Calgary BMW, said a customer was northbound on Deerfoot Tr. Monday afternoon in a $45,000 BMW 323 four-door sedan when he lost control while heading onto a flyover.

"My understanding is he just lost control in the gravel and overcorrected, hit a light standard and rolled," Taniguchi said, adding the driver had a salesman and another passenger in the car with him.

The air bags deployed and all three walked away -- albeit stiff and sore from the vehicle's somersault -- without serious injuries.

The damage will be covered by the dealership's insurance.

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Interesting, so there's no liability to the driver at all??

TEST DRIVING TIME!!

[GQBalla]

WHOA!!!

i think i want to go test drive also!!!

[Aleks]

Yes, lets all go test drive cars and roll them...

[benyl]

There is a $5000 deductable.

[khtm]

How can there be a deductable if you don't sign anything before a testdrive?

Or do you mean the dealership loses $5000?

[Raz2]

I've testdriven quite a few cars in Calgary now, loads of fun - the salesmen are usually younger guys who lets me gun it a bit Went up to 210 in a Cooper S, 190 in a new Tacoma and got a WRX STi to chirp (hard) all four tires

- Rasmus

[69cougar]

Couldn't have happened to a nicer dealership. I guess Karma does work.

[Aleks]

Originally posted by Raz2
I've testdriven quite a few cars in Calgary now, loads of fun - the salesmen are usually younger guys who lets me gun it a bit Went up to 210 in a Cooper S, 190 in a new Tacoma and got a WRX STi to chirp (hard) all four tires

- Rasmus

And how did you manage to test drive the Sti exactly?

[Raz2]

Originally posted by Aleks


And how did you manage to test drive the Sti exactly?

Hi, can i test drive that blue subaru with the STi logo?

- Rasmus

[00redLUDE]

Originally posted by Raz2


Hi, can i test drive that blue subaru with the STi logo?

- Rasmus

They must of really been in a good mood or really impressed by you becuase they wanted a $1000 deposit before they would let me test drive the STi.

[Raz2]

They said some bullshit about that, but I lied and said I lived in the states and already had an Evo I was going to bring up, and that I wasn't going to give them any money unless this car impressed me.



I'm such a prick

- Rasmus

[00redLUDE]

Originally posted by Raz2
They said some bullshit about that, but I lied and said I lived in the states and already had an Evo I was going to bring up, and that I wasn't going to give them any money unless this car impressed me.



I'm such a prick

- Rasmus

Hahaha that was great, classic!!

[FiveFreshFish]

Originally posted by 00redLUDE



They must of really been in a good mood or really impressed by you becuase they wanted a $1000 deposit before they would let me test drive the STi.

Back in 2001, Centaur wanted me to sign a conditional sales agreement before I could drive the WRX. They said if I didn't like the car after the test drive, then they'd just rip up the agreement. WTF is the point of that?

The other Subaru dealer in the NE had no such policy and let me test drive it without any hassle.

[chris]

Originally posted by Raz2
They said some bullshit about that, but I lied and said I lived in the states and already had an Evo I was going to bring up, and that I wasn't going to give them any money unless this car impressed me.



I'm such a prick

- Rasmus

umm, wat did they say when they saw your alberta licence?

[eljefe]

Originally posted by chris

umm, wat did they say when they saw your alberta licence?

[Raz2]

Heh... I have 4 drivers licenses... only one of them canadian.

[eljefe]

Originally posted by Raz2
Heh... I have 4 drivers licenses... only one of them canadian.

And I am almost certain one of them is not American.........

[Raz2]

Two of them are american.

[eljefe]

I am guessing one from Denmark being that you are a citizen, one from Alberta ...your a landed immigrant...maybe an International license.......

[Raz2]

and yes, the last one is Albertan