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An unhappy customer was caught on camera crashing his new Subaru through the front doors of a car dealership in a rage on Monday, with the incident since going viral.
The Utah man, identified as Michael Lee Murray, ploughed his Subaru Outback into the Tim Dale Mazda Southtowne dealership in Sandy earlier this week in an apparent stand-off with the dealership after staff refused to honor his demands.
The footage shows the car careering through the doors and into a reception desk while staff narrowly dodged its path and flying shards of glass.
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Tyler Slade, platform manager at the store, told KUTV it 'sounded like a bomb went off' when the car came smashing through the glass.
The video which has been shared on social media shows the aggravated 35-year-old driver got out of the vehicle, shouting: 'I told you motherf*****s', as he slammed the car door.
Staff members could be heard discussing calling the local police department to which Murray said: 'Call the cops, they got nothing'.
The man removed his jacket, rolled up on his sleeves and seemingly attempted to leave the shop before coming back to ask if there was 'anybody under the car'.
When it was determined there was no one trapped under the Subaru, Murray took his jacket and walked out.
Staff were then tasked with turning the car off - and faced the messy aftermath as the store was littered with debris, estimated to cost thousands of dollars of damage.
The violent outburst came as the disgruntled customer purchased the car and attempted to return it just hours later.
He demanded his money back and reportedly told police that the dealership sold him 'a lemon', Newsweek reports.
It was when his refund request was denied by the team that the peeved man warned staff he would drive the Subaru through the front doors, and that's just what he did.
However, Murray said he was driven to such extreme measures in a blind moment of rage and hinted to Inside Edition he might have some regret over how he handled the spat.
Murray explained: "I was just really angry, I was upset about my money.
"I kind of blacked out for a second.
"I know I probably shouldn't have done it but I guess I hit a breaking point."
Sandy police booked Murray into custody at Salt Lake County Jail where he was charged with felony criminal mischief and misdemeanours for reckless endangerment and economic interruption.
In the booking affidavit obtained by Newsweek, officers wrote his vehicle 'was completely inside the building' and wiped out the store's front doors with it, leaving 'glass shattered all around'.
Fragments of the door and door frame also hit and damaged another car in the shop, with the carnage estimated to be around $10,000.
Fortunately, there were no injuries reported in the crash, though employees reported having to dodge the oncoming car.
Murray was released from custody on Tuesday.