Two BMW employees from Pacific BMW in Glendale, California lost their jobs because of their decision to test drive the BMW 1 Series M Coupe in a high-speed joyride through the residential streets of Glendale. With the video that they took and uploaded on YouTube, they should have gotten a clue about being caught. What they did was unauthorized and irresponsible. Pacific BMW management stepped forward and fired the two offenders.
There were also concerns of damage to the 1M due to the excessive speeding while in the break-in period. An M-vehicle comes from factory with a warning letter advising against excessive revving and speeding prior to 1,200 miles. Though the BMW dealership rest assured that the computer of the car showed no damages, the rightful owner of the vehicle is requesting a $10,000 refund for the incident, the same amount paid over the base price of the 1M. The owner of the vehicle is a member of 1Addicts and is determined to file legal claims.