Yeah I agree.

_52_ miles??

THAT IS RIDICULOUS.

I WOULD BE MAD AS HELL. IN FACT IM GETTING MAD RIGHT NOW BECAUSE I HATE WHEN PEOPLE TRY AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SOMEONE ELSE.

That's what their doing. I know they need to drive it so they can see the problem, then they need to drive and make sure its fixed, but still, 52 miles is EXTREME. That's like 50 minutes of driving at 65 mph..

What the hell did they do.. drive it to pick up the part?

Let me guess.. they told you its 20 miles each way to the closest highway where you can do 65 mph.. Yeah right..

Someone was out cruising in your car bro. I even bet they made a few stops, got a bite to eat, got a drink, stopped at their friends house and showed them the car their cruising in for the afternoon, etc.

There's virtually no LEGIT reason for so many miles on your car. 52 miles is not a lot really. But it is when its in the SHOP for SERVICE.

Who knows how hard the driver beat on it when you weren't around? Do you think they drove it super gently, or do you think they said "Lets see what this thing can do" and floored it out of the shop for a 52 mile cruise?

Just wait a couple thousand miles when your clutch starts to go, and you have no idea why.

This is just BS and I definately think you should let the service manager know it's unacceptable.
Then call DC and see what their opinion is.

BTW I was a service manager, and while mechanics would have to road test a car on occassion, it was simply a 5 mile round trip. Did they do 10 of those? I doubt it man. Somethings up and I'm sincerely concerned.