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New car damage dilemma
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Unplugged
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Re: New car damage delima
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The answer is clear: take a PASS on this one and order the color you want. If you take this one, your eyes will forever drift to where the scratch is/ was and you will always regret that you didn't hold out for a new one.Rita said:
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Diane4145
Beach Fanatic
Re: New car damage delima
If you prefer to purchase through a dealership, remember this:
1. You're paying more than you should, generally speaking.
2. There is an automatic depreciation, after driving off of the lot.
3. Tell dealer that you insist on having it ck'd out, by an independent auto mechanic. Ck for ANY previous damage IE: paint or body work, as well as electricals, etc... If they balk, run!
4. Ck out www.CARFAX.COM for preowned vehicle history, accidents..etc... It'll be about $15-20 and well worth the expense!
5. http://www.edmunds.com/advice/buying/articles/43774/article.html for new and preowned vehicle, new vehicle a lemon, etc., etc...
When my son was based in upstate NY, he got screwed, by not getting one ck'd out! He was so excited about the fancy sports car, he didn't remember what he was always advised, by Mom. After being a victim of an accident, he then found that the vehicle had been wrecked not once, but twice! That vehicle has always been a lemon and had electrical problems, among other things!
Geez...never heard of car being ordered, with NO deposit or contract! Sounds like you should simply cancell and order color you want. If it were me, I would buy a "preowned" still under warranty. I've always chosen, to allow others to eat the depreciation!Rita said:I'm not liking the color of the NEW car as it is much darker than it looked on websites. I would much rather just have them order us another of a different color and let them sell this one to someone else. They indicated that they are "hard to come by". Soooo, I would think that would give them a car "on the lot" they could sell (the touched up one) and still have us as a customer for another.
He didn't even ask for a deposit or ask us to sign the order. I don't think they're too worried about being able to sell these cars, as the only one on the lot is their demo.
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If you prefer to purchase through a dealership, remember this:
1. You're paying more than you should, generally speaking.
2. There is an automatic depreciation, after driving off of the lot.
3. Tell dealer that you insist on having it ck'd out, by an independent auto mechanic. Ck for ANY previous damage IE: paint or body work, as well as electricals, etc... If they balk, run!
4. Ck out www.CARFAX.COM for preowned vehicle history, accidents..etc... It'll be about $15-20 and well worth the expense!
5. http://www.edmunds.com/advice/buying/articles/43774/article.html for new and preowned vehicle, new vehicle a lemon, etc., etc...
When my son was based in upstate NY, he got screwed, by not getting one ck'd out! He was so excited about the fancy sports car, he didn't remember what he was always advised, by Mom. After being a victim of an accident, he then found that the vehicle had been wrecked not once, but twice! That vehicle has always been a lemon and had electrical problems, among other things!
Bob
SoWal Insider
Re: New car damage delima
Diane, Folks buying Scions are not getting wacked immediately by any depreciation. Toyota's[Scion] fuel efficiency, low cost, and build quality are second to none. Your advice would be appropriate for a used Chevy. In this case, it makes no sense to buy used. Scion does not fleet vehicles through rental agencies, and production figures are relatively low, so used examples are as scarce as honest politicians. New Scions are generally sold at MSRP because the markup is rather small, and demand now is understandably quite high. If you aren't buying a new Toyota/Honda small car, then yes, it's as much a buyer's market as in real estate, but not in this case. Given the rising price of gas now, I'll bet you could drive that Scion for a year and get 90+ percent[minus taxes] of what you originally paid.Diane4145 said:
Rita
margarita brocolia
Re: New car damage delima
We found this to be the case. Scions would make great 1st cars for someone who wasn't adept at negotiating on the price, because they really don't deal. (Unless you bargain on Dealer ad-ons and the like.)
We plan to call and cancel this afternoon and not wait to see how the airbrush job turns out. Appreciate you folks offering advice and opinions.
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Bob said:
We found this to be the case. Scions would make great 1st cars for someone who wasn't adept at negotiating on the price, because they really don't deal. (Unless you bargain on Dealer ad-ons and the like.)
We plan to call and cancel this afternoon and not wait to see how the airbrush job turns out. Appreciate you folks offering advice and opinions.
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Rita
margarita brocolia
Re: New car damage delima
You were right on with this Kurt. I called and explained that we didn't want the car .... The salesman went into a "I knew you'ld not take it" and how much time he'd spent (which was so little it was funny he even said something like that, 'cause we had pretty much just gone in and told him what we wanted - did our research beforehand)
Basically, the guy blew his chance with us to order another car because of his trying to make us feel like we had inconvenienced him. :roll:
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kurt said:If done right it can be as good as new but inspect carefully. Many people would ask for a discount also. Assuming you are paying retail you might as well. It's not like they are going to be offended. If they act offended it is just an act. You could act offended and demand another car or simply ask them for lifetime free oil changes.BTW if you did ask for a new car they would just say OK and paint the one you got and hide it for 45 days while your "new" one got delivered. :roll:
You were right on with this Kurt. I called and explained that we didn't want the car .... The salesman went into a "I knew you'ld not take it" and how much time he'd spent (which was so little it was funny he even said something like that, 'cause we had pretty much just gone in and told him what we wanted - did our research beforehand)
Basically, the guy blew his chance with us to order another car because of his trying to make us feel like we had inconvenienced him. :roll:
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