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re: Matt Bowers Dodge Dealership destroys a customer's $100,000 Hellcat! UPDATED LINK

Posted on 8/31/26 at 9:43 am to
Posted by The Torch
DFW The Dub
Member since Aug 2014
31245 posts
Posted on 8/31/26 at 9:43 am to
A Recently Fired

- “unqualified lube tech” had taken the 717-horsepower muscle car for what he described as a “test drive.”
Posted by SpotCheckBilly
Member since May 2020
8903 posts
Posted on 8/31/26 at 10:02 am to
A guy I worked with had a new Camaro, not sure which model but one of the 500+hp versions. He took it to a car wash and left it to be detailed. One of the workers hopped in it to move it, hit the gas, lost control and ran it into a concrete wall. That in itself was a problem, but it was made an even bigger problem because another worker was between the Camaro and the wall. It killed him. The driver, an illegal alien, bailed and disappeared.

Posted by dalefla
Central FL
Member since Jul 2024
4956 posts
Posted on 8/31/26 at 10:05 am to
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fricking $25k markup. No wonder car prices are so outrageous nowadays. Good Lord.


The mark up is NOT the problem. Idiots with more money (credit access) than brains paying it IS the problem.
This post was edited on 8/31/26 at 1:23 pm
Posted by Auburntiger
BTR area
Member since Mar 2005
14711 posts
Posted on 8/31/26 at 10:10 am to
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The car was driven by a lube tech after an oil change


Posted by boxcarbarney
Above all things, be a man
Member since Jul 2007
27647 posts
Posted on 8/31/26 at 10:28 am to
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Frick Matt Bowers... His POS service departments suck arse...

I wouldn't spend two seconds in one of his dealerships...


He's scummy just like every other Ole Miss fan I've come across.
Posted by MorbidTheClown
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2015
77224 posts
Posted on 8/31/26 at 10:29 am to
They probably hated that hideous color.
Posted by ThatTahoeOverThere
Member since Nov 2021
5289 posts
Posted on 8/31/26 at 12:19 pm to
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he dealership presented the offer as a concession because it would not apply a $25,000 markup.



LOL thats a lie. We dont have 25k markups on ZR1 Vettes

Shooters shoot I guess
Posted by Hangit
The Green Swamp
Member since Aug 2014
48255 posts
Posted on 8/31/26 at 12:25 pm to
They destroyed his property they do not get to decide what it was worth. he gets to decide what his collectable, rare, vehicle is worth. Why is he negotiating with them instead of his attorney?
Posted by VooDude
Member since Aug 2017
4155 posts
Posted on 9/2/26 at 6:52 am to
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I change my own oil mostly because I don’t trust the college kid or ex convict working at jiffy lube.
I don’t trust myself or jiffy lube so only Porsche is allowed to change my oil.
Posted by Napoleon
Kenna
Member since Dec 2007
75342 posts
Posted on 9/2/26 at 8:25 am to
Same thing happened to a friend's 1993 Cobra. He babied it kept on a garage with low miles. Took it in for service and a tech wrecked it into a car carrier.
Posted by ChatGPT of LA
Member since Mar 2023
8613 posts
Posted on 9/2/26 at 11:14 am to
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Why a blind link?


Why do people post this? Its a freaking link. Does it really matter if a poster erases "link" and puts in another word?
Posted by Lou Loomis
A pond. Ponds good for you.
Member since Mar 2025
2344 posts
Posted on 9/2/26 at 11:15 am to
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I’d sue the frick out of them


What would you do in the 6 years that it took to resolve the case? You would spend $40,000 on a decent attorney, you would be without a car or have to buy one yourself. After 6 years, they may give you a car, but you’d be out 40k for attorneys fees, payments on 2 cars… you would end up in the hole. So it’s a waste of time and money. So, it’s a stupid reaction to say you would “sue the frick out of them”. They don’t care. They have insurance that will wear you down.

When attorneys get involved, nobody wins but the attorneys.
Posted by JohnnyKilroy
Cajun Navy Vice Admiral
Member since Oct 2012
42255 posts
Posted on 9/2/26 at 11:19 am to
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I don’t trust myself or jiffy lube so only Porsche is allowed to change my oil.
Posted by RebelRye
Metairie, LA
Member since Nov 2018
1191 posts
Posted on 9/2/26 at 11:49 am to
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Same thing happened to a friend's 1993 Cobra. He babied it kept on a garage with low miles. Took it in for service and a tech wrecked it into a car carrier.


In college I had an 03 DSG Cobra and had to take it in to get the driver side window motor replaced under warranty. Got a call from a friend saying he just saw "me" joy riding through campus while I was actually sitting at home on the sofa. Ran down to the dealership to ask where my car was and they freaked out. Claimed the tech had to test drive it to make sure the window worked properly. Luckily they got him back to the dealership before he was able to frick anything up. Brought it up to the owner and he personally made sure they babied the shite out of that thing any time it was back there.
Posted by America250
Member since Jun 2026
512 posts
Posted on 9/2/26 at 11:56 am to
Bowers has already made a deal with the guy. He couldn't have the negative publicity hurting his dealerships.
Posted by Volvagia
Fort Worth
Member since Mar 2006
53887 posts
Posted on 9/2/26 at 11:57 am to
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How generous of them to offer to sell him a new car at full MSRP


“Hey, we destroyed your car during a “test drive” after a simple oil change that I’m sure we do to all cars. How about we sell you a new car with just a smaller (but still there) profit to us?”
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