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Originally Posted by Elk
While the blocks should of course be removed, the car is not harmed by driving with them in place. Cars are simply not this fragile, even BMWs. 
As already noted, it is incredibly easy to remove them - akin to removing the plastic shipping wrapper on a floor mat. |
Nonetheless, if a dealer's mechanic fails to remove the shipping blocks during the PDI, it is an inexcusable error and the person responsible should be reprimanded. Such an error suggests either a lack of proper training by the dealer's service supervisory staff
or lack of attention on the part of the mechanic. During the PDI process, the car must be placed on a hoist. These shipping blocks are easy to see and to remove.