Moron Steals Car During Test Drive!
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008
It used to be that when I was selling a used car that I would let the potential buyer take the car on a test drive without me being with them. Yeah, I’m the trusting type, but I don’t do that anymore.
Here’s a good reason why you should go with potential buyers on the test drive…
This car dealer had a used Nissan Skyline GT-R for sale on his lot that had just been imported from Japan. Some one came in to look at it the week before but the test drive ended abruptly because it started having a mechanical problem.
So the next week the guy comes back in to check it out again at a moment when the car dealer is busy with other customers. The car dealer forks over the keys and lets the guy test drive the used car without him.
And you guessed it… The car never came back!
It turns out that someone posted the details of the theft on a car forum and then someone spotted the car and took a photo of it…with the thief in the car looking right into the camera!
The Nissan Skyline was easy to spot because it looks unusual and has a right hand steering wheel.
Then a forum member identified the guys photo in facebook.com and soon after someone else saw the car and tailed him right to his home where they called the owner of the car, blocked the guys driveway so he couldn’t leave, and called the police.
Don’t you just LOVE the internet! 
And the moral of the story is…
When you are buying and selling cars for profit…ALWAYS go with potential buyers on the test drive!
Steve
