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Mariana

(14,860 posts)
Mon Sep 11, 2017, 04:51 PM Sep 2017

Car dealership parks whole inventory in FSU garage opened as public hurricane shelter

Florida State University opened its garages to the Tallahassee public to protect their cars from Hurricane Irma.

But a car dealership took space away from students and residents when it moved its entire inventory into the garages on Friday, according to FSU.com.

*snip*

Sunday evening, The Florida State University official Twitter account addressed the issue, and the cars were removed.

So far, the dealership has not commented.

http://www.newschannel10.com/story/36336685/car-dealership-parks-whole-inventory-in-fsu-garage-opened-as-public-hurricane-shelter

The dealership is Napleton Infiniti.



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Car dealership parks whole inventory in FSU garage opened as public hurricane shelter (Original Post) Mariana Sep 2017 OP
does Trump own it?? Angry Dragon Sep 2017 #1
Napleton Infiniti, you're sponsoring the FSU golf tournament Brother Buzz Sep 2017 #2
That's pretty shitty tammywammy Sep 2017 #3
I guess they were figuring they'd be one of the few dealerships in the area Mariana Sep 2017 #6
I'm sure that's what they were thinking. tammywammy Sep 2017 #10
It's extremely shitty. Mariana Sep 2017 #11
I parked my car in an FSU garage. TBA Sep 2017 #4
The FSU administration and police made them remove the cars. Mariana Sep 2017 #5
"at first they lied" left-of-center2012 Sep 2017 #7
Dag gummit I paid lots of money to that program I'll park my cars there underpants Sep 2017 #8
Can they shrink wrap their cars? Cicada Sep 2017 #9

Brother Buzz

(36,463 posts)
2. Napleton Infiniti, you're sponsoring the FSU golf tournament
Mon Sep 11, 2017, 05:04 PM
Sep 2017

Perhaps you can get permission to park on the golf course (remember, cars are to remain on the driving paths).

Mariana

(14,860 posts)
6. I guess they were figuring they'd be one of the few dealerships in the area
Mon Sep 11, 2017, 05:15 PM
Sep 2017

with a lot of undamaged cars for sale. Then they'd clean up selling them to the people whose cars got ruined. They wouldn't be able to do that if they had to wait around for an insurance claim and delivery of new inventory.

tammywammy

(26,582 posts)
10. I'm sure that's what they were thinking.
Mon Sep 11, 2017, 05:33 PM
Sep 2017

I worked at a car dealership a few years ago. When we had a bad thunderstorm with hail possible you'd be amazed how many cars they could fit on a showroom.

But this just makes them sound so shitty. I'd never buy a car from someone that did something like this. They're probably screwing over their sales people too.

Mariana

(14,860 posts)
5. The FSU administration and police made them remove the cars.
Mon Sep 11, 2017, 05:12 PM
Sep 2017

On social media, when they were called out on it, at first they lied and said they had permission.

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