Audi Dealer Test Drive Nightmares!

[@snuffy_1273]

That rs7 story is hilarious I can't believe he tried blaming that on traction control.

[@eshorkin]

basic defence strategy. maybe he is not that rich, with bad insurance and don't want to look like 95% of people who don't know how to really drive 500hp+ cars with all wheels drive (especially quattro on rs series which is little bit different than normal all wheel drive)

[@WhuDhat]

Who in their right mind would turn off traction control for customers a test drive.. Excluding Dodge dealers

[@tommykhong6148]

“wym bro i can drive” like no, ive seen u play forza, ya really cant 😂

[@bassmunk]

"Driving is like sex, all men think they're good at it." Jay Leno

[@yunga8305]

@@WhuDhat dodge is gay it’s not always about speed

[@panzerveps]

We had a customer who loaned a VW Sharan for a weekend once. It was in pristine condition when they picked it up, but when we got it back (3 days late), it looked like they'd had a quite a party in it. The fold down tables were broken, french fries all over the floor, smelled like a dutch oven, puke on the 3rd seat row and much more I've forgotten over the years. Can't remember the price to repair it, but it wasn't cheap. We never got hold of the customer, and they never paid the repair bill. And the person who lent it out forgot to take credit info. And no, they didn't buy a car from us either...

[@poovaneswaransupramaniam19]

Goodness that is just bad

[@ninobrown6479]

How was it possible to loan a car out without taking credit info, cash or something similar? Can't quite wrap my head around that👀

[@panzerveps]

@@ninobrown6479 I have no idea...

[@mattmayo3539]

The best rule I learned in car sales: Never “pre-qualify” any customer. Anyone is capable of anything.

[@Agret]

Especially with all the recent cryptocurrency & GameStop stock millionaires with zero social skills.

[@duck8280]

Imagine getting mad at 350 miles on a car you’re leasing anyways.

[@JGA347]

Right? Absolutely ridiculous.

[@EdBolian]

We do love crazy test drive stories! Have a great day everyone.

[@VincentAnthonyy]

I have plenty of car stories like this if you guys got the time 😂

[@Ma660t5andw1ch]

I always feel like this guy's tales are one big Rickroll.

[@If-I-Knew-better]

Keep it up Ed

[@DL-lz6pj]

I ❤️ Car Stories. THANKS Mr. Ed Bolian👍

[@skinwalker9083]

you too ed

[@jakobbecker6435]

Imagine if that guy who has the gas can forgot he filled it with diesel

[@stereotypicalwhitemale848]

Yes random fuel from a stranger is it mixed is it diesel let’s play a game!

[@helidude3502]

When I worked at Home Depot, a nice woman came in with her fairly new mower. Her teenage son was going to mow the lawn. It was out of gas and so was their can. A nice neighbor gave them some. His can was full of water and trash.

[@peterdevreter]

Mwaha, premix for his 2 stroke chainsaw. Anyway, nice to know there are still cool people around :)

[@mpolinsk22]

Thought for sure that's where this was going. That the good Samaritan accidentally or intentionally gave him diesel.

[@R3Dband10]

Yeah I definitely wouldn't have accepted that random gas can to pour into a 130k car... just wait for the flat bed lmao

[@QuantumS1ngularity]

This handling characteristics of the Audis stays the same since the 90s. It's really counterintuitive how when you start to understeer you have to just keep the wheel (or sam times jam it even harder) and mash the throttle to make them diffs work together and turn successfully.

[@MrUnknownian]

Fr tho shit scary

[@allegorx58]

like…all awd cars?

[@LextasyNation]

Coming from a Toyota Dealership Finance manager....ALL prius owners are hard to deal with!

[@matt2m]

Especially the Prius prime 🤣

[@matte8441]

I didn’t know that!. I’m a mechanic at a dealership and the Prius owners are the friendliest. The truck owners are the ones that are annoying to deal with.

[@JAMES_ARROW]

This is a fact.

[@matt2m]

@@matte8441 that’s funny truck owners are easy v8 Towing capacity all weather Mats 4x4 color done!

[@matte8441]

@@matt2m I can safely bet our truck buyers don’t know what their towing capacity is. I’ve dealt with many “customer states vehicle makes a lot road noise on the highway” on lifted rigs + beefy tires with less than 2,000 kms on them. Even stock, the Yota trucks are not known to have a smooth ride. If they care about ride quality, the should’ve bought a Mercedes or a Lexus. One tool of a customer even yelled at my manager because we left water marks … from the complimentary wash.

[@cadmando18]

I can relate most to the test drive stories. As close as I can come to that is being an instructor on track days. I can only imagine how much worse it is being on a test drive on public roads with people who think they are on a race track!

[@theanomalous1401]

I don't know how long you have followed VinWiki, but if you want to watch a very good test drive story, go to the playlists and find Eric McLellan's playlist. Look for the one about the BMW dealer banning him from test drives.

[@legacylife2530]

Public roads are a race track! I slap gears on every street license or not and I can’t help it lol

[@Cynsham]

You can really tell he's an Audi salesmen by how nonchalantly he downplays and tries to explain away all of the accidents like it's not the customer's explicit fault for driving like an idiot and wrecking..

[@JDMHaze]

have actually heard the story about Porsche dealerships, they are very nice, someone from consumer reports actually did a secret shop and looked like a bum as well , Because he was injured in soccer and just looked really beat up, and they treated him with so much respect

[@stunsisacul]

I have horror stories from Mustang test drives. But the stories my friend tells me about Charger drives would give you nightmares.

[@jordy7540]

Wow dude, from not having the RS7 ready for your appointment on a Saturday to not having the Porsche pulled off the show floor or at least fueled up and ready, how did u make it in sales??

[@michaelschneider-]

@Jordy .. +1. Agreed. . You can hear the faint cry from potential customers... "Get this moron away from me. Get me a usefull sales person"

[@ctdieselnut]

Right?! 15 miles to empty? How was that sentence not immediately followed by 'although it should have never gotten that low, we just didn't have enough to make it from the dealer straight to the gas station?' If I was the test driver, I'd be too worried about the inevitable happening to really be focused on my purchase. I know, because I test drove a new powerstroke that was below e. I really didn't want to get stranded, be responsible for a tow, and any problems from running a new diesel dry. When I told the salesman we really needed fuel, he basically said let the next guy worry about it. Wtf? Do you think I want to buy something this expensive from people who act like that? I try to give people the benefit of the doubt, but theres really no good excuse for this. Porsche, selling a $130k car makes it even worse.

[@jordy7540]

@@ctdieselnut true story brother, I guess maybe I’m old school / normal

[@Chasmodius]

Of course, we all make mistakes from time to time. And after the Audi experience, perhaps he was averse to filling up while on a test drive? But yeah, hopefully that was a learning experience for him.

[@ezeckielthomas6798]

Hey he had to sip that tea...

[@MKT_ADJ]

Literally had this EXACT scenario happen in an Agate Gray/Black C4S off the showroom floor….. with a well known basketball player…. In the middle of rush hour in Philadelphia. Needless to say, embarrassed was an understatement. He was totally chill & remained a great customer of mine 😎

[@karlhurn]

Some of these stories are so basic. I get to the end and think 'what did I just watch?'' Next video: 'I took a person for a drive in a car, they liked it", now watch an ad for Premier Financial Services so Ed can buy another Lamborghini.

[@somenygaard]

Exactly. This guy here is a total failure. I’m guessing this guy gets uploaded when times are tough.

[@barackhusseinobamaii3303]

Then don't watch ???

[@karlhurn]

@@barackhusseinobamaii3303 I don’t know it has no pay off punchline till I’ve watched it 😂

[@kenny240]

@@karlhurn I think the better way to do it, is to just not interact at all. By liking/disliking/sharing/commenting, it all helps the video analytics. So, by simply writing a comment, it actually helps the video look more successful because of the way the algorithm works. So, if you’d rather not contribute to Ed buying another Lambo, you’re best bet is to just click another video when you’ve gotten to a point you dislike. That’s not to say I care that you dislike the video, or don’t want you to comment. I couldn’t care less about either. But, to effectively have a negative impact on a video, the best bet is to not interact with it at all.

[@kenny240]

Though I will agree. This guy’s stories aren’t as good as some other guests, or Ed himself.

[@TheAfricanGist]

He enjoyed working there. I'm sure he's on a first name basis with all the Audi customers. Nice stories.

[@jamespritchard744]

Good job by the manager since Audi was giving a residual point bump with Audi Care

[@i486DX66]

Wait...you can do reckless driving on a test drive, damage a car, cause other property damage and not have to pay for it??? Wouldn't the Audi dealership go after the driver who flagrantly drove the car into the guardrail? He floored it for no reason and lost control of the vehicle...that's reckless driving. All new cars should have built-in dash cams with throttle, brake, and steering logging. I'm tired of paying higher insurance to compensate for horrible drivers.

[@eddy3080]

Unless you have the test driver sign an agreement liability can lie with the dealer

[@JDMHaze]

IN NEW JERSEY... Any test drive I ever took they ask for my insurance

[@Alfadragon17]

Had the "run outta gas" scenario happen to me when I bought my scat pack Challenger. Didn't change my decision, I just feed the car too many of the onions on that test drive. Now I'm a happy scat pack owner!

[@kkiwirocks]

'scat pack' doesn't sound like an option anyone would like on their car unless..

[@mreffects4230]

@@kkiwirocks just let him be proud

[@Hotlog69]

The tank ran out of thunder!

[@jayringo77]

Wish I had come across you as my sales person when I was car shopping last year. I was between cars so my girlfriend took me shopping in her 2001 Ford Freestyle (I since upgraded her to a 2021 Kia Seltos). Walked into a NJ dealer, ready to do a cash deal on a brand new RS5 coupe, and very quickly got the impression that no one was taking me serious. Couldn't be bothered to pull the car from the show room for a test drive and told me "just drive the A5 sedan we have on the lot, it's pretty much the same." Wow... Collected my things, left the dealership, and wrote off Audi entirely from my list. I made certain to let the NJ dealer know in his Google review that he'd missed out and got some lame excuse about "he [sales person] had just experienced a loss in his family and wasn't really 'back on his game'." If true, sorry for the loss, but I have to be skeptical. I am mostly confident had I pulled into the dealer in something flashier than that Freestyle, funeral or not, the experience would have been different.

[@ph1426]

Not that one or even 10 stories should represent a multi national brand That being said, I had the same experience at the Audi dealership in San Antonio, TX. To be fair, I do match pretty close the doctor in the story (as far as size and dress goes, maybe not money wise lol) While not in the same league, when I bought my new F150 I pulled up in the definition of a rust bucket. They grabbed 3 different trucks from the lot, had them fueled and ready within minutes for me. After a quick insurance and ID check, they handed me 3 sets of keys and said "try not to put more than 50 miles on them"

[@Chasmodius]

If you told them you wanted to do a cash deal, that might have been part of the problem, if what I've read lately is true. Apparently, that's a big turn-off for modern car salespeople, because the dealership makes more money on financing and leasing. Again, from what I've read.

[@russelljacob7955]

"The company that has been making the same car for 60 years" Morgan: "Hold my beer". You do, and realize that it is a real beer. A stout blacker than coffee. Not the water served in bars today.

[@ArnulfoSalgado]

What?

[@russelljacob7955]

@@ArnulfoSalgado Morgan is a UK car company owned by the same family making cars much the same way since 1910

[@gnarshread]

How true!

[@RedesCat]

If this guy can make it in sales anyone can lmao

[@NiteRyder0376]

Love the test drive wiki stories...always remember testing my dream mustang and the sales guy actually told me "dont be bitch, give it everything going on the freeway or I'll never talk you into spending the asking price"...of course I had to get it.

[@somebody818]

That’s awesome

[@am7265]

Ford's policy regarding test droves is amazing. I walked into a Ford dealership in 2017, parked my bicycle outside and went to the counter. I told the salesman upfront 'I can't afford a Mustang, but I really want to try driving one with a V8'. He smiled at me and said 'sorry, we don't have any demo cars with the V8'. I curiously asked if I could try the 2.3 EcoBoost and to my surprise he said yes! He then told me it's Ford's policy to let everyone try their cars - it's an investment for the future. And sure enough, I'll never forget that test drive with the salesman by my side, doing wayyy over the speed limit on an empty, wide open road. Thank you Ford!

[@Agret]

@@am7265 Did you end up buying a Ford?

[@am7265]

@@Agret I've bought a used P2 Volvo S60 (which was produced under GM's ownership of Volvo). I'm not financially capable of buying a new car just yet, nor do I think it's a reasonable financial decision with ICE cars - things may change with electric cars though ☺️

[@FatHead1979]

@@am7265 I assume you mean Ford's ownership of Volvo?

[@CrackedCandy]

Vinwiki, clicked, saw it was this guy, noped right out of there

[@ProdigyAutomotive]

15 miles till empty, if it got 15 mpg that means only a gallon of fuel but it was probably closer to a half gallon. The fuel pump needs fuel to cool and lubricate the pump, driving a car with half a gallon of gas in it is a terrible idea always.

[@gravytrain6078]

If this is Bell Audi out of Edison, tell us all about the time the snow plow caved in the doors of a SQ5 with a deposit on it, where it was repaired in-house over the week before the owner's purchase, and sold as CPO.

[@anishpatel6014]

I never floor a car that im driving for the first time, or a car that i do not own especially on public roads. Why would you ever risk getting into an accident with a car thats not yours.

[@caskrebbers]

The main conclusion of this video is to always fill up the cars before testdriving them hahaba

[@ctdieselnut]

A lot of people don't realize that even though a car can display 15 mi to 'empty,' a slight hill can be enough to kill it. Fuel sloshes to the back of the tank, away from the lift pump, and it runs dry. It's also not good for the pump, as it is cooled by the fuel and is designed to run submerged in fuel. I've heard they can burn out running on fumes all the time. I remember reading in a ford ranger owners manual that if run out of gas, they recommend at least a couple gallons to restart. There was a little note saying if run out on a hill, it may take 5+ gal to be able to start. It's so much easier to just not be cheap or lazy and never let it get that low in the first place.

[@fbpo1699]

While this is true for older cars, it isn't for most newer cars and definitely not for the 991.1 this story is about. In the 991.1 the fuel level is not measured, but rather calculated using the input amount and information from the engine. The problem with a batch of C4Ss was that they mistakenly used the software from the normal Carrera S, which uses slightly less fuel because it doesnt have four wheel drive.

[@ohioplayer-bl9em]

15 miles left.. I try not to let my tank get below 1/8 because the fuel pump will run hot when it gets that low as it is not covered with fuel. A mechanic told me that once and it makes sense and my car has the original pump at 260,000 miles.. so it is true in my book.

[@HeliRy]

He’s not wrong about Audi knowing how to treat people with respect. By far the best buying experience I’ve ever had at a dealership. Doesn’t matter if you’re buying an RS model, or a no-optioned A4, you’re treated the same.

[@Everythingisgoingtobealright]

That was way more than $15k in damage.

[@DutchManticore]

Yeah i was thinking the same

[@angrymater13la]

I started working at a Chevy New Car Dealership and 10 minutes after I clocked in I wrecked a brand new car into a telephone pole. I went to my Boss thinking I was going to get fired. All he did was laugh at me and told me to send it to the Body Shop.

[@liamlllll]

Only thing I hate about having an Audi is the price it cost to replace parts

[@smokeyokie6862]

Damn this guy’s voice sounds so close to the valet guy

[@incrediblehonky1]

Meets a large doctor, instantly thinks about him poaching the tradesman’s entrance. 🤔

[@VanquisherFantical]

That’s crazyyyy. Dealers treat types of people differently. Why I dislike dealerships and salespeople

[@scottzekanis]

"due to the negative handling characteristics of the RS7" WTF? Nah dude can't drive, and the "salesman" is clueless.

[@tripprogers4814]

we are NEVER getting this 15 minutes of our lives back.

[@dubsessed9790]

Lol he said "my GM showed up in a large A8" i got news for you, all A8s are large by default.

[@amg863]

Maybe what he meant was Long. They have a long wheelbase and a short wheelbase

[@thatblackwrx]

I work at a Honda dealership and we had a customer test drive our demo DCT Africa twin and upon getting back to the dealership, he tried to do a weird parking maneuver to get it parked backwards, it was a dead day so everyone was just standing around watching him come back and next thing we know we see this dude lay it down on its side. All of us who saw it gasped and went out to help him get it back up since it's not a light bike and he couldn't get it up on his own. Needless to say, he bought one shortly after that but you can sense the embarrassment from him. Super nice dude, just had a little accident which happens. We actually don't let customers test drive new units but Honda allowed us to with a few DCT units but now that their events over, we don't do test drives lol

[@nirfz]

With all the adrenalin he didn't get it up? What's the africa twin now: 170-190kg? I had a mishap with a 2002 sportster1200 long ago where i layed it on it's side. (wanting to drive out onto the road from a driveway in the rain, and the rear end slipped on a wet manhole cover.) But the 245kg were up again in no time. -> embarressment and adrenalin.

[@thatblackwrx]

@@nirfz Not to bag the lad, but he freaked out in a shock so I don't think the adrenaline was fully there yet till two of our sales guys made it out there. I believe they're about 235kg as a DCT so not light but not super heavy. Luckily since it was such a low speed lay down, it had did minimal damage, some scraping on the knuckle guards but that's about it . He proceeded to buy our fully loaded unit however. A few months passed and had another customer lay down the same unit while dipping a turn to deep and than that's when I never heard or seen that unit again lol

[@nirfz]

@@thatblackwrx Wow, my estimation of the weight was way off. Low speed, low damage.. was the same with my mishap: few scratches on the exhaust and the righthand grip and break lever. Thanks for answering!

[@jacobhill3251]

That Dr makes me think of a guy I know. Mullet, ballcap, drinks bud light, ratty jeans, faded lose t-shirt, 40 year old scratched up Rolex, drives an 06 Cadillac CTS with bullet holes in it. Multi-millionaire. Net worth of over 100mil. Goes to show you can't judge someone by their appearance.

[@justgivenofox9543]

Working at Valvoline of all places, a few months back we had a customer come in driving some Hyundai beater cars wearing normal everyday clothes. As we’re finishing up the oil change, dude goes, “yeah I was just at the cars and coffee on the other side of the highway, y’all want me to bring my Lamborghini by?” Guy pulls up in a chrome wrapped Gallardo and drives it around our lot and let us take pictures of it. Having this job has definitely taught me not to judge people by what they look like, especially don’t judge people by what they drive

[@justgivenofox9543]

@Peter Angles I’m helping out at another store this week. Got a couple people rolling in with bullet holes. Curiosity never peaks hard enough for me to ask 😅

[@justgivenofox9543]

@Peter Angles the commentor’s story was definitely better, I forgot how many comments I leave on KZbin here

[@dasaini]

When I test drove my Audi, the sales guy made a comment my driving was scaring him. I was driving my dream car and it had a turbo, I wasn’t driving that bad, but I was testing out the car a bit.

[@kndli67]

Hey man you gotta test the car

[@JSchroederee]

Dealers are used to people "testing the car" , This guy rides in sport sedans test drives for a living. You might not be as good a driver as you think you are.

[@Cynsham]

Maybe you got the salesman who needs to grow a pair, or maybe you're a much worse driver than you think. I don't want to find out

[@HISHAM931]

You aint on a race track bud. Test drive is to feel the manoeuvrability of the vehicle.

[@JDMHaze]

8:45 That is the absolute perfect description of a Prius C down to a T

[@darrensanimalsreptilesfish30]

I just took a lease with 800 miles on it. I got those miles credited. Literally who gives a fuck. It’s a lease and dump 😅

[@HISHAM931]

For real. Who the heck gets uptight about mileage on a leased vehicle. That dude is probably beating that A6 3.0 engine right after he took it out of the lot.

[@clifbradley]

All of his stories, he makes himself try to sound like such a hero, or the smartest guy ever...and if you listen closely, everything that happens is never because of him. And he always pulls one over on someone. Rumplestilskin strikes again.

[@michaelschneider-]

@Cliff Bradley .. +1. I too heard this (It ain't me) positioning as well. . Who hangs there hat on "a thinest of margin gas gauge" whilst (professionally-?) conducting a new vehicle test drive. . Not to bright eh!

[@TheDonCucaracho]

Sounds like a typical audi fan

[@KingOath]

I think he’s completely full of shit. It’s all exaggerated with made up details. You can tell liars because they put too much specific detail into a story in an attempt to make it convincing. Most people will fall for it. But when someone seems of average intelligence but somehow has a way above average ability to recall specific details you know you are dealing with a bullshit artist.

[@Tunerboy8732]

I’m a sales porter at Audi dealership currently and see this kind of stuff all the time. People that wanna joy ride the RSQ8 or RS7 on the showroom with no intent of buying it. People complaining why it costs so much to fix a German car.

[@MichaelSmith-gf5zc]

Technically you can sell a car as new with up to 7500 miles. Working at Chevy dealer we used a lot of trucks as loaners for 3500 miles and sold them with a discount.

[@karankshah]

ITT: a bunch of people that don't realize most Audis (and Subarus) historically literally place their engine block and transmission in front of the front axle - materially different to most front engined platforms that will place the motor ahead of the passenger compartment but behind the front axle centerline (which is literally what the guy says in the video).

[@dwtrksvc]

Now I want to hear the Jeep stories.

[@gagesutton6194]

This guy is an idiot in the jeep story, he tries to flip a jeep

[@justiceodueze2897]

No you don’t but at the same time you do bc it makes you look at it him like 🤨

[@The_Masked_Frenchman]

The insane change of going from even Kia to Toyota is amazing for me. Customers who religiously take care of their vehicles, keep them forever, don't really bat an eye on big mileage based maintenance costs are amazing. At Kia, it's tooth and nail to get these folks to even do a blinker bulb, much less a filter. I ended up doing a two for one sale to some folks at Kia to just get some sales. At Toyota, I have multiple "don't call me unless it's ready, do any maintenance that is due" customers. Such a crazy change. I hope to soon graduate to Audi haha

[@HISHAM931]

This goes for most cars, but especially for Audi’s you do NOT want to slam the brakes when taking a turn with speed. Your rear end will spin out. Audis are powerful cars, you can’t have any average Joe handling these.

[@roaddog7542]

I wouldn't consider the Audi dealer a step up from Jeep after the no disclosure story. 🙄

[@JSM.]

Who let's someone test drive with 15 miles left ?

[@tripprogers4814]

apparently the worst Porch/Audi salesman ever

[@JSM.]

@@tripprogers4814 right ? Then brags like it's a cool experience. Lmao

[@tripprogers4814]

Ed must have been behind the camera smiling and nodding in agreement all while KNOWING “dude is gonna get hammered for this..”

[@devalraval007]

That Doctor Porsche story was nice. Never judge anyone. Hope Doc is enjoying his 911

[@sct913]

I've test driven cars from dealers in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Never had to sign a liability waiver.

[@LostInSpice]

Florida, Tennessee and Texas here. Never had to sign a liability waiver either.

[@benimes9648]

Never had to sign one in Pennsylvania either.

[@sirhcone1]

My man wearing the Nike SB Dunk Pink Pigs.... most people don't know about those

[@Joe___R]

Moral of the last story make sure the test drive vehicle has at least a 1/4 tank of gas.

[@angy97]

Many times dealer purposely doing that, so customer or potential car thief won’t drive too far away…

[@timkilbourn5685]

A few years ago I had an Audio slams into my Kenworth ripping the right fuel tank off I. Downtown DC. The passenger got out looked at me and said “we’ll I guess I just sold the car.” The driver was “test driving” the car and jumped the curb to pass me while I was making a right hand turn. Idiot. 🤣🤣

[@FYoCouchN]

That's why you don't play with semis. They will always win.

[@thokim84]

Explaining why dealerships in America suck. In Germany and Japan you order a car to your spec.

[@Fulloctanegarage]

Huh… we have a 4S… Look at that ED! I learned something today ! Well done good Sir and great to meet you guys at Amelia!

[@turboturtle2475]

Dude needs more base in his voice.

[@sohchx]

Agreed, it's driving me insane, but I obviously had to listen to hear the stories lol

[@tripprogers4814]

Dude needs more better stories in his voice.

[@justiceodueze2897]

@@tripprogers4814 watch his story bout when he worked at Dodge Jeep Chrysler

[@jacknasty6940]

😂 😂

[@mathewrose2951]

OMG, I swear that Prius lady could be my mother. She dented all four corners on her X5M and closed the garage door with the liftgate up before deciding it was too big of a car and swapping it for a Prius.

[@FappinSteve]

yikes. Driving a porsche with low gas. i don't even do that in my buick. Poor fuel pump :(

[@chrisspencer6502]

I think every audi dealer mist have a story about an enthusiastic test drive.

[@WildBillJr]

C'mon. Nobody, I mean NOBODY trusts that "distance to empty" calculation.

[@nirfz]

Are you working for Mercedes? :-D If i remember correct, my old Merc (2010) when there are only 70km left (around 43 miles) the display switches from distance left to a big picture of a fuelpump and the nozzle being connected to the car. No chance to get it to show any distance left then. Not a situation i usually get into, i often fill up at least when the reserve light comes on. Edit: i think my memory failed me, afer talking to someone who was in the car: it's at 30km not 70, as i wrote.

[@pietvanvliet1987]

I hope they told Porsche about the thing with the tank. I'm pretty sure that would have made someone in Zuffenhausen go absolutely ballistic.

[@tripprogers4814]

N I N E ! ! ZISS CANNOT BE POSSIBLE N I N E ! !

[@fbpo1699]

They did, the problem was that a batch of 991.1 C4S were fitted with the fuel-calculator from the normal (non- four wheel drive) Carrera S, hence it calculated an incorrect, read: higher, remaining fuel load as it assumed lower consumption. I'm fairly certain they were made aware of this basically immediately after launch and issued a recall/ fixed the problem in production and notified the dealers. Based on the roll-out I'm quite certain that no car in North America should have had this issue, and imo the dealership tried to pull one on the customers by not making the change and pocketing the allotted budget.

[@cayman9873]

Funny... my local porsche dealer in milwaukee is a nightmare. Rufused to come outside and let me sit in a car when I just had knee surgery. So thats pretty cold and awful customer service.

[@mikethemechanic7395]

The shop can access the crash data. We can look and see what mode it was in. Even if the radio was on and what volume level.

[@mikewazowski3201]

Can't judge a book by its cover, gotta love it!!

[@itsNickYo0]

Sounds like I’m going to Jersey for some test drives 😂

[@loggerhead837]

Good luck with those potholes lol

[@CARandDRONE]

AUDI and PORSCHE can’t afford valets? What’s with the “went to grab a gas card” and “think we ran out of gas.” If there’s anything less than half a tank in one of those beauties I wouldn’t be able to run away fast enough.

[@tylers82]

I know a guy that had his Audi A4 totaled while getting repairs at an Atl metro Audi dealer. They ended up giving him a loaded out A6.

[@shouldigetit]

Making Audis sound like Mustangs!

[@notagain1788]

Ayo wayzata??? Porsche is next to the highway. New Ferrari dealership too.

[@randomness3465]

That poor RS7! Quattro does help, but it can overcome 2 feet of snow, not a bad driver.

[@tripprogers4814]

ok. Max is it?.. you know I am never getting this 15 minutes of my life back, right?

[@HabibRKO]

This guy has a natural customer service voice which i lack

[@ayoungtricknamedjim5498]

I always thought that leased vehicles included maintenance in the cost of the lease and that's why leasing was so expensive. Is this just an Audi thing where they don't include maintenance in the lease pricing? Or is that every manufacturer?

[@gilberjj]

Why can’t dealerships just fill the damn tanks?!?! The cars are on or nearly at empty.

[@jesse4589]

People that trust the cars “distance to empty” number 😬

[@poovaneswaransupramaniam19]

Absolutely crazy car stories..nice one

[@OnlyTheFinest125]

New Jersey here I come! Ima test drive EVERYTHING 😈

[@Tman450]

All of these stories just make me hate dealerships even more.

[@stereotypicalwhitemale848]

That 300 miles story is to funny I test drove a truck that had 1500 miles on it once it was a 3 ish year old new car lol

[@Izzy-kr9fh]

remember that stereotype about car salesman being a piece of work (clearly untrue)

[@trumpzilla7095]

lol...Audi dealers. I once worked for a sign company in southern NH. I went to an AUDI dealer in Nashua to fix their parking lot light issues. As I was 20 feet up on the ladder truck doing my job I couldn't help but notice the young sales guys moving AUDI's from one spot to another, flooring the cars and spinning the tires from one spot to another. This also happens at the FORD dealership in Nashua NH. These guys are told to put gas in an ST of some model, they go get gas and WOT the car. Buyer beware, when you buy a brand new car make sure the assholes at ANY dealership does not dirty with your car. If they say we'll put gas in your car before you obtain the car tell them HELL NO!!! Put your own gas in your brand new car.

[@doingyamom]

Here’s the thing with a car’s gas mileage predictor, it’s never 100% accurate. My dad works for BMW roadside service and he gets people calling in all the time about their car not working and it evidently runs out of gas. The customer demands that it’s not the case because their gas mileage still says they have a few miles left. It’s pretty funny. But in all seriousness, there have been times when people called in about being empty while the range still said around 50. Rule of thumb is that anything under 50 miles is a gamble and should be driven at your own risk

[@Pwnulolumad]

Sounds like an issue with sensors in the fuel tank

[@skycaptain95]

In most cases you shouldn't go under a quarter displayed because it can overheat the fuel pump.

[@vladxx2]

This man sat there with a straight face and told a story about how he liked Audis best... while wearing a Porche T-shirt

[@tripprogers4814]

It's worse than you may think.. the shirt said Porch.

[@biggreeky]

Well.....now I know not to stretch my fuel tank that far. Glad I found out the easy way!

[@drhassan6892]

You likely put regular 87 in that 911 too lol doubt anyone would have premium fuel sitting around.

[@thedangler8273]

If 350 miles on a new car that just got driven down to you for the expressed purpose of buying it bothers you don’t buy a car period🤣 you’re gonna put miles on it

[@MrEazyE357]

FYI, it's "no holds BARRED".

[@dukenukeman]

But what kind of gas was put into the Porsche ? Guy just happened to have premium grade gas laying around I guess

[@michelswerissen6544]

Running out of fuel with a porshe..........not as bad as blowing up the engine on one, just ask hoovie.

[@tripprogers4814]

yeah.. now imagine doing it in a P O R S C H E

[@cayman9873]

I bought a new jetta that was driven between 4 dealers. Had 650 miles on it and broken radio and headlight and failed engine stuff. Not a good experience

[@nasaboy87]

The 300 mile car just means a shorter break in period.

[@RobertPatrician]

Should have sent some dealer merch to the guy who gave some gas :)

[@ekathegermanshepherd4571]

Did he say that NJ is only 150mles from VT?

[@joshcarlson9352]

We need to hear more about this Jeep dealership debauchery.

[@baimun]

Hearing this story reminds me of the time I got to drive an all-wheel-drive R8 at a race track in Indy and was shocked at how much understeer it had. It's a big hefty car that could use a little more tuning to get that nose to tuck in.