Mercedes Service Tech Allegedly Uses Customer's Car To Meet A Date At A Sports Bar
Jalopnik • • business
Key Points:
- A Mercedes-Benz technician in Collierville, Tennessee, allegedly took a customer's C300 without permission and used it for a personal date, leading the owner, Kimberly Porter, to report the car as stolen.
- Police arrested the technician, Derrick Nguyen, after a service manager confirmed he did not have permission to use the vehicle, despite his claims otherwise.
- The dealership reportedly pressured Porter to drop charges against the technician and demanded the return of their loaner vehicle under threat of reporting it as stolen.
- Mercedes-Benz of Collierville faced backlash for a now-deleted Facebook promotion offering discounts tied to the incident, which Porter's lawyer criticized as exploiting the situation for profit.
- The case highlights serious ethical and legal concerns about the dealership’s handling of the incident, including potential intoxication by the technician and attempts to suppress legal action.
