Hey everyone - hoping someone can shed some light on this extremely fishy circumstance that happened as I took delivery on my M3 today;
I saw a local availability of a new M3 LR pop up in inventory last weekend. I quickly ordered it to secure the VIN. I picked it up today, but noticed a couple of fishy things:
1) The temp registration that was printed/on the dash (California plates) was registered in someone else's name. I quickly asked the delivery associate, and they said that the person who ordered it failed to show up at their delivery timeframe and thus forfeited the vehicle. They quickly switched out the temp plate for mine, also providing the accurate temp registration.
2) There was a congratulatory note in the car addressed to this person. Perhaps a sloppy oversight to remove it.
3) As I drove it home, I browsed around the menu and got to the section where the registered key information was. This original person's iPhone was assigned as a key to the vehicle. This is super worrisome to me since I don't think there is a way to set up your mobile phone/device as a key UNLESS you take delivery on the vehicle — something the delivery associates said did not happen.
I'm really taken a back at this, and feel conned in more ways than one. Has anyone had/heard of a similar incident? Or is able to advise on this?
I saw a local availability of a new M3 LR pop up in inventory last weekend. I quickly ordered it to secure the VIN. I picked it up today, but noticed a couple of fishy things:
1) The temp registration that was printed/on the dash (California plates) was registered in someone else's name. I quickly asked the delivery associate, and they said that the person who ordered it failed to show up at their delivery timeframe and thus forfeited the vehicle. They quickly switched out the temp plate for mine, also providing the accurate temp registration.
2) There was a congratulatory note in the car addressed to this person. Perhaps a sloppy oversight to remove it.
3) As I drove it home, I browsed around the menu and got to the section where the registered key information was. This original person's iPhone was assigned as a key to the vehicle. This is super worrisome to me since I don't think there is a way to set up your mobile phone/device as a key UNLESS you take delivery on the vehicle — something the delivery associates said did not happen.
I'm really taken a back at this, and feel conned in more ways than one. Has anyone had/heard of a similar incident? Or is able to advise on this?