Predatory practices and property damage. - DecayingCadaver
Predatory practices and property damage. Stay far away.
brought my 2015 MINI Cooper Countryman here—a rare, low-mileage, garage-find vehicle in pristine, museum-quality condition—expecting professional service. Instead, I received damaged property and a blatant attempt at financial extortion.
First, when picking up my vehicle, I discovered the dealership staff had covered the exterior paint in deep scratches. Under the legal standard of bailment, a service center has a strict duty of care to return a vehicle in the exact condition it was received. This establishment completely breached that duty.
Second, they pulled a highly deceptive tactic with their loaner vehicle. Staff verbally assured me the vehicle had "no damage" and rushed me through the paperwork. I drove exactly three minutes down the road to an empty parking lot, inspected it, and found a scratch. When I immediately notified them, the service manager’s response was, "We’re gonna have to see how much that costs," clearly attempting to stick me with pre-existing damage.
This is a textbook unfair and deceptive business practice. I am already documenting a formal complaint under Massachusetts G.L. Chapter 93A, escalations to MINI Corporate USA, and a report to the Massachusetts Attorney General's Consumer Advocacy and Response Division.
Do not trust this service department. They will damage your asset, lie about their loaner vehicles, and try to force you to pay for their negligence. Absolutely unacceptable.
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