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I've never bought a new vehicle from a dealer before, and I work at a bike shop where I sell bikes some of the time. We put almost no effort into the sales. Just answer questions and spend 2 minutes haggling if necessary usually. Partly because the bikes are not worth a lot anyway so it doesn't help us to spend a lot of time pushing them. Had a few customers tell me they liked our sales style. Now I know why. Man. What a bunch of annoying poo poo.
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Man, I used to feel guilty about asking for a test drive with no intention of buying. Not so much now. That said, I did always tell them I had no intention of buying, and never got turned down for a test drive anyway.
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Feb 27, 2014 02:24
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My favorite test drive was at a Nissan dealership when there was only a single guy working the whole dealership around lunch time, I told him what I wanted to take a closer look at, he got me the keys, pulled it out front, told me if I had any questions to let him know, but it had a full tank of gas and they closed at 9, have fun. I don't even remember what I was test driving, or if I even liked it. But I remember everything else about the experience.
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Feb 27, 2014 02:37
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I remember my Dad was interested in the supercharged Thunderbird when they came out, and there was this teeny tiny Ford Dealership waaaaaay up in a tiny town, Barton VT. We went in and when my Dad expressed interest in the car, the guy gave him the plate and they keys and said "If you don't come back in 48 hours, I'll just assume you bought it"
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Feb 27, 2014 02:41
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The last new car I bought was a WRX and I dealt directly with the internet sales guy. That had to be the quickest and most painless deal I'd ever done. Now my wife and I have buying from Carmax and have had very good luck. Over the course of a year I had traded the WRX for a Solstice, wife traded a Saab 9-3 Aero for a Camaro SS, and I traded the Solstice back for a Tacoma. We have always come out on the plus side on trade and I think we have gotten pretty good deals on the cars bought. I even came out on the plus side trading the Solstice back after one year.
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Feb 27, 2014 03:29
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Feb 27, 2014 04:35
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I miss the plates that said "You've got a friend in Pennsylvania."
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Feb 27, 2014 08:22
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bung posted:The last new car I bought was a WRX and I dealt directly with the internet sales guy. That had to be the quickest and most painless deal I'd ever done. Now my wife and I have buying from Carmax and have had very good luck. Over the course of a year I had traded the WRX for a Solstice, wife traded a Saab 9-3 Aero for a Camaro SS, and I traded the Solstice back for a Tacoma. We have always come out on the plus side on trade and I think we have gotten pretty good deals on the cars bought. I even came out on the plus side trading the Solstice back after one year. I was pretty happy with CarMax, though I walked in with a general idea of a car in mind (low miles Delta platform w/5 speed, preferably top of the line w/sunroof and keyless entry). Looked on their computer, liked the Ion, and they had it brought in a couple of days later. All of the paperwork was up front, and every line item was explained in detail. They gave me $1200 for the Altima, when I was planning to toss it on Craigslist for $1500; I gladly took the ~$300 loss just to avoid the hassle of selling it myself (plus I would have gone down to $1200 anyway). The other dealerships: Jim McNatt Honda was decent, though it was a cash purchase. gently caress the lot I got the Altima from though (tried to go back anyway, they tried to talk me into a 1998 5 speed Camry with bald tires and terrible brakes for $6000  )
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Feb 27, 2014 08:56
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Can finally put this nonsense behind me....
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Feb 27, 2014 09:53
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 what the hell have they done with the sidelights, also good job on using veilside skirts which literaly only match up to the veilside kit.
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Feb 27, 2014 10:35
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Shampoo posted:I remember my Dad was interested in the supercharged Thunderbird when they came out, and there was this teeny tiny Ford Dealership waaaaaay up in a tiny town, Barton VT. We went in and when my Dad expressed interest in the car, the guy gave him the plate and they keys and said "If you don't come back in 48 hours, I'll just assume you bought it" Nice. Did he end up buying it? On the flipside to my last story, I showed up at a Toyota dealership in the same town a few minutes after I got done driving the Nissan Whateveritwas, I was in just a helmet and jacket/gloves on my bike so it only took a few seconds to de-gear and leave it on the seat in front of the big glass windows where all the salespeople were. They all watched me come on the lot, watched me take my gear off, and walk over to look at the car that caught my eye. I spent a few minutes comparing a few different ones on the lot, looked at a few other models, maybe spent ten minutes in total looking at cars. Nobody even came out to greet me, not even a wave through the windows, but they all watched me put my gear on and leave. I guess they sold enough cars already for the week. I do remember what I was looking at at the Toyota dealership though, the Matrix. I kind of wish I had gotten one, they still catch my eye when I see one on the road.
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Feb 27, 2014 16:05
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 I'm surprised people still do that kind of fiberglass "molding" work at this point. Seems like such a dead "art".
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Feb 27, 2014 16:51
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At least its in decent shape and appears to be a car that someone truly cares about. I'll have to start keeping an eye out for some of what passes for "historic" vehicles here in Ohio. Usually they're rust heaps and the Historic plate status is just the owner doing an end-run around emissions testing.
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Feb 27, 2014 16:58
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drukqs posted:Can finally put this nonsense behind me.... Glad you're done with that nonsense. What a huge bag of crazy. 10 to 1 says they refer to their pets as "furbabies"
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Feb 27, 2014 17:22
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drukqs posted:Can finally put this nonsense behind me.... Requesting open-header full-throttle run when you finally move away.
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Feb 27, 2014 17:27
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Boaz MacPhereson posted:Requesting open-header full-throttle run when you finally move away. I second this, especially if it's caught on video. gently caress those people. gently caress them forever.
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Feb 27, 2014 17:34
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PCOS Bill posted:Nice. Did he end up buying it? Nope, we were a one car family back then, and Mom wanted a 4 door.
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Feb 27, 2014 17:45
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drukqs posted:Can finally put this nonsense behind me.... When you move out you should weld a bunch of dog whistles to the intake and do a short lap around the neighborhood.
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Feb 27, 2014 18:01
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Geoj posted:At least its in decent shape and appears to be a car that someone truly cares about. I'll have to start keeping an eye out for some of what passes for "historic" vehicles here in Ohio. Usually they're rust heaps and the Historic plate status is just the owner doing an end-run around emissions testing.
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Feb 27, 2014 18:03
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Feb 27, 2014 18:27
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smelly cabin filter posted:
They appear to have deleted the popup headlights and front corner lights and replaced them with JDM S14/S15 (I can never remember which is which) headlights. Talk about ugly.
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Feb 28, 2014 03:41
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Those are definitely S15 headlights. They also look like they are aimed straight at the ground.
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Feb 28, 2014 04:01
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I hate the whole OMGBACON wankfest as much as the next guy, but I find it disturbingly charming that I could order various bacon-themed vinyl wraps for a Ford Fiesta straight from the dealer: http://www.fordcustomgraphics.com/configurator/?model=fiestahatch
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Feb 28, 2014 04:23
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I briefly read the "Done?" button as "What have you Done?"
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triple clutcher posted:I hate the whole OMGBACON wankfest as much as the next guy, but I find it disturbingly charming that I could order various bacon-themed vinyl wraps for a Ford Fiesta straight from the dealer: http://www.fordcustomgraphics.com/configurator/?model=fiestahatch What was that article where they were trying to rebrand entry level chevy's along the same purchasing value as a new iphone or something?
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Feb 28, 2014 18:41
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triple clutcher posted:I hate the whole OMGBACON wankfest as much as the next guy, but I find it disturbingly charming that I could order various bacon-themed vinyl wraps for a Ford Fiesta straight from the dealer: http://www.fordcustomgraphics.com/configurator/?model=fiestahatch You should mention that the whole-car bacon wrap is THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS. 
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AirRaid posted:You should mention that the whole-car bacon wrap is THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS. Just go ahaed and use real bacon, it'd probably be cheaper.
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Feb 28, 2014 23:58
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triple clutcher posted:I hate the whole OMGBACON wankfest as much as the next guy, but I find it disturbingly charming that I could order various bacon-themed vinyl wraps for a Ford Fiesta straight from the dealer: http://www.fordcustomgraphics.com/configurator/?model=fiestahatch The thing which you neglected to mention here is that THE FIRST ITEM in the graphics customizer is Bacon. The list is: Bacon Hood Graphics Side Graphics Stripes Roof Kits Rear Graphics I'm sorry but that just takes it to a whole different level when Bacon is on the same category level as Stripes.
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Disgruntled Bovine posted:The thing which you neglected to mention here is that THE FIRST ITEM in the graphics customizer is Bacon. Why the hell dont they have Bacon Racing Strips?
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Mar 1, 2014 00:30
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They do.
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Mar 1, 2014 00:30
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Disgruntled Bovine posted:They do. If I get weird targeted ads I'll know who to blame  http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/08/28/finally-you-can-wrap-your-ford-in-bacon/ quote:“This car just makes so much sense,” Allan Benton, CEO of Benton’s Country Hams, said in a press release. “In the 40 years I’ve been in this business, I’ve never seen so much interest in bacon.” This would be funny for about a week tops.
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Mar 1, 2014 00:57
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The kind of person who would willingly purchase a brand new car with bacon vinyl is not going to be able to afford a new car. They're too busy posting on Reddit from their parent's basement.
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Mar 1, 2014 00:59
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I feel like the whole "bacon" thing passed long ago... Why does it take these companies so bloody long to catch on and monetize trends? I mean yes we got Tactical Bacon but I feel like that was pre existing...  Also, a basketball 
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Mar 1, 2014 01:54
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 Apparently the owner is in India... Western car culture spreading lightning fast and getting exaggerated greatly... ugh
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Uh what are those 1/4"(?) jacks going into the exhausts? Also, I assume the "No Fat Chick(s)" sticker is a functional addition as additional passengers will make the rear tires rub constantly.
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Mar 1, 2014 11:03
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Flame thrower exhaust for people that have poo poo that doesn't naturally shoot flames 
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Mar 1, 2014 11:04
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Chinatown posted:Uh what are those 1/4"(?) jacks going into the exhausts? Spark plugs for flamethrowers e; f,b
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Mar 1, 2014 11:05
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It's best to have them in plain view like that too. Nice.
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Is there some sort of 'flame tune' that people run that makes your car run extra rich? Or is there enough fuel in the exhaust that just having a spark source will throw flames?
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