I don't think your reaction to the experience is too far off from how I would have reacted. I have grown up with my family owning and collecting high end sport cars and in all the times I have seen one of our cars get aligned or even my own NSX I would never "trust" anybody with it. The fact remains it's your property and all "trust" does is provide an opportunity for someone who doesn't care about the car, to damage or destroy it. Presumably, by accident that is. I recognize that in order for the car to be aligned the car must be handled by the service technician, however, to what degree should be discussed before hand which was not done in the OP's situation.
First, no discussion regarding who will be driving the car is a problem. Just because you drive your car into an alignment shop does not authorize them to seize total control. Second if someone is going to drive the car how is it going to be a person that doesn't even speak english (assuming you don't speak Spanish)? If someone can't speak to the owner regarding the handling characteristics of the car what was the point? I wouldn't care if the guy was the best alignment tech on the planet earth. If he can't communicate with me, end of story. Third, the driver's inability to drive the car properly (hitting the front end on the lower part of the driveway) says he hasn't dealt with many discerning customers.
Last but not least, many people have their opinions about how to "treat" a car. It absolutely does not matter what other people think, only what you think and how you care for your car. If an owner doesn't want to make compromises then that is their position. Whomever thinks differently can go buy their own NSX and let other people drive it. Bottom line if you start making compromises you end up with the OP's situation. I feel bad for your experience. Next time think twice before relinquishing those keys:smile:
