i'm getting a car what kind should i buy

[thefuzz]

Personally I would buy a honda product, but that's just me.

 

I had Denali's for ever, but do to a job change that requires more miles, I went with Acura TL.  Awesome car, that requires very little maintenance.  Fun to drive too.

[MadHatter]

Talk about an impulse buy.....

 

Wife went into the Toyota dealership this morning to get her car serviced and the windshield wiper blade replaced....she walked out with a new minivan.

 

They found nearly $3k of work that needed to be done to the transmission and the steering column.  No way I was going to throw $3k into a 6 yo car.

 

 

[KJ89]

VW GTI. It's the perfect car.

[Panthro]

Talk about an impulse buy.....

 

Wife went into the Toyota dealership this morning to get her car serviced and the windshield wiper blade replaced....she walked out with a new minivan.

 

They found nearly $3k of work that needed to be done to the transmission and the steering column.  No way I was going to throw $3k into a 6 yo car.

 

They tend to always find things like that. I had someone tell me I needed new struts on my lexus....i just needed new tires

 

[Johnny Rockets]

Talk about an impulse buy.....

 

Wife went into the Toyota dealership this morning to get her car serviced and the windshield wiper blade replaced....she walked out with a new minivan.

 

They found nearly $3k of work that needed to be done to the transmission and the steering column.  No way I was going to throw $3k into a 6 yo car.

lol...wow. Well buying the new mini van may have been cheaper than wiper blades if it is anything like my dealership. I had some recall work done on my Lexus the other day and the guy told me one of wipers was ripped (which I knew about). Told him to go ahead throw some refills in there. Damn things cost me $50 when I went to pay my bill!!!

[MadHatter]

lol...wow. Well buying the new mini van may have been cheaper than wiper blades if it is anything like my dealership. I had some recall work done on my Lexus the other day and the guy told me one of wipers was ripped (which I knew about). Told him to go ahead throw some refills in there. Damn things cost me $50 when I went to pay my bill!!!

 

Well, the wife is now happy....which is the most important thing to me.  You married guys know what I am talking about.

[ACobra289]

Philly, check out the hyundais. Sonata if you need a bigger car. Elantra is you want something smaller with better mileage.

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[pstall]

get a car like mine. :)

 

 

If I don't break down and get my dream car the 65 Riviera this is the car I want. Love how that Challenger looks.

 

[PhillyB]

well i went and did it

 

[davos]

A red mini?  Well to each his own haha

 

Wolfsburg GTI, Ford Focus ST Hatchback, 2015 GMC Canyon or a Delorean 

[PhillyB]

two days in i fuging love this thing.

[pstall]

Is the steering wheel on the ahem...left? Lol

Congrats

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[MadHatter]

So, I gotta fill you guys in on the whole wife bought a new car story. 

 

She bought the car on Friday and brought it home.  I was watching TV at about 9PM Friday night and heard her yelling in the other room.  I just assumed that she was at it with my 14 yo daughter again.  So, I came out of the bedroom to tell them both to cool it.  She was on the phone yelling something about the car.  I asked her what was wrong and she showed me an article that she printed from the internet.

 

It was a notice from Toyota to their dealerships (dated 2 days prior) to stop selling Siennas, Corollas, etc becuase there was a safety issue with the heated seats and the foam used in the seats....that the seats could catch on fire. 

 

So, now I am pissed.  She also showed me the sales contract that she signed (car in her name).  They backdated the contract 5 days to Jan 26th.  So now I am really pissed.  They backdated a contract to sell a car that they were not allowed to sell.

 

I headed out the door at 9:30 pm heading to the dealership to raise holy hell....got there 5 min before they closed.  I was not a person they wanted in front of other customers so they shuffled me to a back office.

 

They made every excuse under the sun as to why the back dated contract.  First saying it was a computer glitch...then suggesting that my wife requested it to get a payment date that she wanted.  The same guy kept making the stupid suggestions.  I told him to get his ass out of the room and the GM kicked him out.  I threw out words like fraud, willful intent to to commit fraud, lawyer, and lawsuit.  I had them puckered tighter than a snare drum.

 

They offered to correct the contract, put my wife in a rental car, and fix the seat....which is what they were supposed to do in the first place.  I told them that would have been sufficient about 12 hours earlier.  Now, not so much.

 

The car comes with the 2 year service package as standared (covers oil changes, tire rotations, services, etc).  They offered the 5 year plan to me for free.  I told them that was a start.  I told them they were also giving her the 5 year extended warranty....the nav package...and the DVD package as well....for free.  They started balking, so I got up to leave...telling them the next time they would see me would be Monday morning with my attorney (my wife's brother) and Channel 9 News.  They could decide whether the lost profit from the  bad publicity from backdating a contract to sell a car on the stop sell list was worth less than the options they were going to give me.

 

To end the story, they caved and we got everything...about $5k worth of poo.

 

Oh yeah....the GM even threw in a $300 gift card to Ruth Chris Steakhouse so that I could take my wife out to a nice dinner.

 

The dealership with Scott Clark Toyota.

[Guest]

 

The dealership with Scott Clark Toyota.

 

That guy looks like a douche.  Glad you got everything worked out.