Hey! Look at me, look at me, look THUD.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szUsLRx7teU

I actually had that happen to me once. I used to work at a ratty oil change place when I was in high school and a kid with a Chevette came in. He must have just learned how to drive a manual and couldn't tell which one was the brake or clutch pedal. Dumped it in the pit. The boss actually tried to blame me for it happening.

I hope those places have rules about not having people directly below in the put when somebody is moving a car into place

Yup, seen that happen before. Lucky I was not invovled in any way. Just happened to be making a delvery at the time. Wrecker had a hard time pulling it out of the hole, was wedged in there pretty good.

Fine, I'll say it!

That'll buff right out.

I wanted to drop off my car at a fast lube place (last resort...had to get it done) and get a cup of coffee at the restaurant next door. The folks there INSISTED that I wait in line in the car and drive it on. I told them I spent enough time in the car and would take my business elsewhere next time.

In reply to shadetree30:

Sounds like you really hated that car and wanted to hear a "thud" while getting your coffee.

Actually it was a company car. I had just gotten the "car expenses" lecture when I had been getting maintenance service from...our customers!

I really don't think anybody but garage personnel should drive a car over a pit, no matter how innocuous.

Why not a horizontal roll out door from hell. One the car can sit a couple of tires on and not buckle. Only open it when the car is in place. Also solves the risk of a people falling into the pit. HMM... maybe I shouldnt have mentioned that, off to the shop I go.

When I worked at a place with a pit there were removable grates over the pit that were supposed to be in place except when working on the vehicle. I guess that has a chance at stopping a car from driving into the pit.

However, while changing a winshield wiper on the back of an old honda hatchback, a coworker found the car driving away from him as the kids left in the car twisted the key and the car started and idled across the shop until it crashed into a lift...

" the kids left in the car twisted the key and the car started " Darwin award winner. Those kids are now NASCAR fans.

well...it was a violation of shop policy to have a customer in the car while it was in the shop. An employee had to drive the car into the shop...so while I thought it was hilarious (only because nobody got hurt), I was very glad I wasn't the guy who let it happen.

Clem

Oh...and btw...there are lots of nascar fans that didn't crash their mom's car as a kid. Of course, there are lots of non nascar fans that DID and probably think it's pretty cool. A good story, none the less...

Clem

My former boss had his saab 9-3 destroyed at an oil change place. For whatever reason, they mistakenly let out the clutch in reverse, car jumped backwards with 3 of the 4 doors open. Folded all 3 doors back on the garage entrance doorway. I have no idea how that car wasn't totaled.

i like the "autoshops really know how to squeeze every penny out of you" bit....who in their right mind would want that to happen?

I worked at a quick lube place like that as well, we had the sliding grates while cars rolled over, i sure as hell never stood there while a car rolled up when i worked the pit. We also didn't allow customers to pull up their cars either. The only thing that irked me were the a-holes who would sit in their cars until it was time to do an oil change, so everything was nice and toasty.

Cone_Junky wrote: Fine, I'll say it! That'll buff right out.

I'll raise you a PIITB!

sachilles wrote: My former boss had his saab 9-3 destroyed at an oil change place. For whatever reason, they mistakenly let out the clutch in reverse, car jumped backwards with 3 of the 4 doors open. Folded all 3 doors back on the garage entrance doorway. I have no idea how that car wasn't totaled.

You can only take the key out with the car in reverse in a saab... it is their version of the steering wheel lock.. rather than securing the wheel, it locks the transmission in reverse.