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I doubt a Frenchman would consider an E30 cabriolet a chick car.
The guy spends days dicking around for a few hundred bucks on a car deal and walks out in a hissy fit
That is pretty amazing.Quote:
Originally Posted by fastfred
Of course. But there are a lot of variables. Getting an extra 1-2k on your trade-in is worth a few hours in dealer hell. So is getting a zero mile / un-prepped car (if it's a nice car, and the paint matters to you).Quote:
Originally Posted by fastfred
He harrumphed out without buyingQuote:
Originally Posted by fastfred
But if you want anything toasted he's your man.
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local à long termeQuote:
Originally Posted by BmillsSkier
member that multi million dollar boat in the boat porn thread that came with a toaster oven? I think it was that model.
I guess more like the boat came free with the purchase of the oven.
Local à tout le mondeQuote:
Originally Posted by PNWbrit
Too hot. My present car is black/black. Like the look, but, Jezuz, the summertime......Quote:
Originally Posted by fastfred
I may not travel to the Rockies for a few years after seeing the Alps. Big eye opener.
Pouvez-vous ralentir ce télésiège pour faciliter mon débarquementQuote:
Originally Posted by BmillsSkier
Le lolQuote:
Originally Posted by PNWbrit
The beer is weak; the band derivative.Quote:
Originally Posted by BmillsSkier
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Originally Posted by PNWbrit
jajaQuote:
Originally Posted by BmillsSkier
brit ftw.
^^Thank goodness for Google translator or I wouldn't have gotten that.
Ahhh hon hon hon.Quote:
Originally Posted by BmillsSkier
Mini-van is way cooler than that tiny crossover.
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^could be the best wagon ever made. back seat is like a living room sofa
Sheeit. My daddy's 72 Caprice wagon was an orgy pit.Quote:
Originally Posted by mcski
Your parents had an open relationship? That was very 70's of them... :yourock:Quote:
Originally Posted by Benny Profane
Hope they opted for easy-clean vinyl.Quote:
Originally Posted by Benny Profane
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Originally Posted by m2711c
Just had an enjoyable email/text buying experience. Flew in to retrieve the vehicle. Sales rep picked me up at the airport. Had agreed on price before I bought the ticket. They had the paperwork already done, even though it wasn't a 100% done deal until after the vehicle inspection and test drive. Probably the best car buying experience out of the half dozen times I've done it. I hear you can now buy a car at a vending machine. What will they think of next?
I've done it like that 3 times. Know what you want and be willing to pay for it. Then again I don't buy appliances.
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I would recommend the 4wd convertible - easier to spot you in your (I'm a local from afar) chapeau
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eta: passive aggressive much?
I went with this - can't believe I'm driving this home after work.
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TMIQuote:
Originally Posted by Benny Profane
Nice, loved my 911. Great memories for sure. Enjoy your car.Quote:
Originally Posted by Toadman
Bought a car in the late ‘80s. Done deal, salesman said he had to talk to his manager. It was at night. He went into the cubicle area and had a smoke. I could see him from the reflection in the windows. He didn’t talk to anyone. He came back and I said “you know I could see your reflection in the windows”. I don’t know what he accomplished, trying ice me or something
Yeah. Same shit today. You have to talk to the manager. About what. You just have to talk to him. I walk after ten minutes. Email, what's up, have manager call me. She says, gotta face to face. I say, no, have him call me. Or deal is off. Finally he calls me, wants me to buy stupid shit, I say no, we done here?, he says yeah, I say, need anything else from me next week?, he says no, we both end the call. What is this stupid game? Why is it so hard? Does this work?
Took me an hour to buy the VW in October after agreeing on price via email then voice at a random dealer from cargurus. He did talk to the manager according to his email. Put 500 down via CC to hold the car for two weeks till I could make it. Told them I would walk if I showed up and price changed but the bluster was unnecessary. Salesman insisted I drive it first so he could show me the features. Spent 20 minutes with the closure who pushed no extras on me and wanted to talk Subaru mechanicals. Drove home.
It did take 2.5 months to get plates and registration through a third party the dealer uses. Had to call dealer twice for a new Minnesota 30 day temporary which they Fedex'd to me here and some documents went back and forth with them paying for all the next day postage.
All in all pretty easy day compared to going to work.
So Bunny, you don’t know anybody that drives a Honda that could recommend you a car salesman that isn’t a dick? Even the online car forums usually have a section for recommended dealerships.
No. I do this shit like once every ten years. Like a colonoscopy. But worse.
So far so good. Drove it down from Spokane on Saturday. Fun was had. Everyone should experience the sound and sensation of a Porsche engine as you hit the accelerator and hear that beautiful note that comes out of the exhaust as the revs go past 6,000 RPM on the way to 7,000 RPM. Or pick your sports car of choice.Quote:
Originally Posted by liv2ski
One car owner. Garaged, never driven in winter. 25k miles. Dude must have waxed and washed after each drive. Immaculate condition. (2014 Base model Cayman PDK transmission, upgraded sport package, 19" Porsche sport wheels, with lots of other options.) No way I would have paid the MSRP new for this vehicle. As a co-worker said, let someone else pay for the car and then get it after the depreciation. It may be the poor mans Porsche, but it sure is a hell of a lot of fun to drive.
A friend of mine owns a Honda dealership in the Detroit area. I don’t think he actually knows anyone who works there though... hope that helps.Quote:
Originally Posted by Benny Profane
My car, I knew what I wanted and researched the shit out of it, then configured the car exactly how I wanted it, then typed up an email to dealers with an invitation to give me a price to order it from the factory exactly as configured.
3 places got back to me, 1 had the best price by a small amount and I went with them. It was cool getting it built, I was able to follow it all through production, then onto a train, then onto a ship, then onto a truck and to the dealer. I knew it was gonna be there the day it came and there it was.
Painless and pretty fun but it took a long time, like 6 months or a bit more from order to delivery. That was in 2010 and I still drive the car every day pretty much.
ETA: Benny wears a beret.
Has Carvana turned a profit yet? They burning some serious cash trying to sell used cars.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gepeto
Color matched wheels. Nice.Quote:
Originally Posted by Toadman
Yo Benny, when’s round 2?
Round 3 I think. Again, Bunny, ask a Honda owner. Even the guy at the gas station. How about: https://www.dealerrater.com/director...ecticut/Honda/Quote:
Originally Posted by BmillsSkier
I think he's moved onto 3rd world dentistry now?Quote:
Originally Posted by BmillsSkier
There are really going to be some belly laughs when he fucks that up.
Not as much as the many laughs we get about your countrymen's dental care. I mean, seriously?Quote:
Originally Posted by PNWbrit