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When I took delivery of my Maxima two years+ ago, I was on the top of the world. It was a DX from out-of-state, but I didn't care. Until I went to remove the front license plate bracket (which is not required in my state), that is.. two giant holes in my front bumper where the bracket used to be.
So I talk options with my salesdude. I was on fire, I thought they should just replace the freakin bumper cover (multi-hundred-dollar proposition). What they did is paint-match two little plastic plugs, and stuck them in the holes. It actually looked pretty decent.
It bothered me for about a day, but then you know what, the rest of the car was so great I started to care less and less about those two little holes. Two years later, I don't even see them anymore.
Everyone wants their newly purchased car to be perfect. What you have to ask yourself is, "Is this little thing so bad that it prevents my enjoyment of the rest of the car?"
The tires are a bit different because it's safety vs. cosmetic, true, however they're easily replaced and aren't too expensive.
You want expensive tires, look up a 2003 Maxima SE on tirerack.com. "Outrageous" doesn't even begin to describe it.. needless to say, I've been keeping up on my rotations.
I am looking to pay cash for a new SUV in the next few months if I can put the money together. I have a couple of questions related to this:
1) I've read in some forums mention that it's best not to put down too much cash. Is that a problem if you plan to pay for the entire car? Why do people say not to put too much cash down?
2) If I do pay cash for the car, I would like to charge it to my credit card and then completely pay off the balance. It's a rewards card so I would get something out of that. Do dealers view credit card payments to be cash or is it viewed differently.
Thanks for the help.
Second, you will be hard pressed to find a dealer who will take a credit card in payment of a new or used vehicle. If they accept credit cards on the sale, they will pay approximately 2% for the processing fees to VISA/MC/AMEX. They will not do it.
Bingo.!
Terry.
'24 Chevy Blazer EV 2LT
Paying for a $20,000-40,000 vehicle with a credit card, though, just so you can get some airline miles, while the dealer pays 2-4%....ain't happening.
It's been a year and 8 months since she bought her Camry, and has had the car somewhere for service several times by now - anyone from the local service station guy, to the guy at Wal-Mart who rotated her tires, to the kid next door, could have set those pressures.
Cars are NOT delivered with over-inflated tires - that's simply not true.
There's no liability on the selling dealer or the car manufacturer. There's also no way that if the tires were over-inflated by 10 psi at delivery, that they've maintained that perfect setting for almost 2 years.
Don't go on the warpath with the dealer over something that's very likely to get you embarrassed.
The poster should simply adjust the pressure although I doubt if it'll make the car any quietier. It will definatly have a smoother ride!
Yes, that's right. I have used credit cards for down payments or part of the purchase on fairly inexpensive (less than $8000) used vehicles and it didn't seem any big deal. I just wanted to make clear to the earlier poster that you can do that sort of thing. Credit cards do have a limit anyway so there's only so much you could put on one even if the dealer was okay with it.
'24 Chevy Blazer EV 2LT
Are they full of it? I suspect it's just a slimey ploy.
Terry.
If you were in his place, you would do the same thing.
The tires that look O.K. to you are down to 3/32nds of tread and will have to go. The dog odor that gagged the appraiser will have to be dealth with. etc....
Not at all uncommon to spend 1500.00 and more bringing a car up to snuff. It's the unexpected repairs we didn't see when we appraised it that can REALLY add up!
If you feel the trade amount offered isn't enough you can sell it yourself.
What exactly was the pressure on the tires that caused you such concern??
Also was the tire pressure checked when the tires had sat overnight. Or was the pressure checked during a 50 mile road-trip ??
Aside from the 2-5% processing fee........
What if the customer "protests" the sale. Then the dealer is OUT of ALL the money till the matter is settled !
Why do you think tow companies take only CASH?
Most credit card companies will bend over backwards in the customers favor and not the retailers...........Funny but true,,,,,,,
I had no intention of going elsewhere (too far away and I also like to keep dollars local, if possible and practical), but that was a bit of a turn-off. Can they really do that? I figured that they could put you at the end of the line or something like that, but not outright turn you down.
Thanks for the link.
If the price is set by the supplier program, and I want to do the purchase from my local dealer, what expenses would the dealer have in order to get the vehicle I want from another dealership, and how would they be able to pass that on if the if the price is already preset by Ford?
I'm guessing it is similar for the GM and Chrysler programs.
Thanks,
If you know the partner code you can go to the Ford Partner website and search for a vehicle and see the price to you, Here's a link to their website:
https://www.fordpartner.com/Login/login.asp
Unfortunately for you, what you owe on the car has nothing to do with how much the car is actually worth. And quite possibly KBB and Edmunds are wrong, especially if your car has 100K or more miles.
If I were you, I'd post a description of your car on the Real World Trade-In Values forum and get a real number from Terry.
I did not ask themto remove the stone chips; I was told they inspected the other tires, and they looked ok.
Other than a slight water leak in the firewall somewhere, the old 94 Merc has been indestructible, and feels ready to go another 11 years. While it doesn't need replaced, it would be nice to at least see how much better the new ones drive since the 1998 and 2003 chassis upgrades, as well as the extra 43 horsepower. I was surprised to see how much better the Ford Partner-supplier deals are now over a year ago.
I think this is something you're going to have to work with the dealer on--see if he'll pull the tires off or do a trade with a tire dealer for you (assuming the car has very few miles and the tires can be sold as new--heck, even assuming it's LEGAL to do that, which I'm not sure about), or you'll just have to try to negotiate a lower price to cover your expense in getting new tires.
Good luck.
I will probably be looking at fairly high mile stuff (75-90K mile range), but since I can pay cash, I don't have to worry about financing. Do "normal" toyota and bmw dealers handle high-mile premium suv's, or am I better off looking at a private party sale? And what about Carmax? They have this thing called "Valuemax" where they sell 60K+ mile vehicles, and they often seem to have decent prices.
I guess I'm just looking for advice in general on buying a premium used, high-dollar, high-mile SUV from the dealer folks. Any advice would be helpful.
A high mileage Land Crusher can be a good bet if this is what you are into.
A dealer MAY keep a high miler if it checks out well, otherwise check the private party ads and pay to get it inspected.
Keep your gas credit card handy!
My wife and I have always had American cars; and maybe we're just lucky (or maybe it's because we maintain them), but she has a 98 Intrepid with 120K trouble-free miles, and I have a '00 Yukon with 100K trouble-free miles. I hate to think of buying a used X5 for a bunch of money, and then having all sorts of headaches and maintenance hassles once we buy it! Guess we'll opt for a used Land Cruiser for her....
Spent LOTS of time at the dealer........Lucky it was under warranty and leased too..............3 painful years with that DOG !
I went back to the Ford dealer ship and spoke to the owner about this he stated that he was not aware of my vehicle having any hail damage when he got if from the other dealership. You see I had ford get me the Vehicle that I wanted and have it ship to this dealer. So yes it did come from another dealer. Now the owner is willing to pay for the hail damage and is sorry but he too did not know that there was damage to the vehicle
because the first dealer never disclosed this information to them...
SO . Here is my question to all of you out there what can be done about this??
I thought that I was purchasing a brand new vehicle which I did but I did not know that there was damage to it.
Distraught
Anthony :mad:
If it's been repaired, what can he fix or pay for at this point?
If you read the poster's post carefully you'll find that the garage can and did spot the damage.
Remember also that if the other dealership was in another state, their threshold probably applies. Heck, the car may have been damaged at the factory or transporter's storage lot.
Many new cars have repairs done to them before they are sold by the dealer.
Good Luck.
I have also seen the detail guy in action, and it's pretty amazing. He has every touch up paint known to man, and all the right tools to make anything look like new. Probably more of an issue with used cars, but walk the back lot someday and see how many new units have scratchs, etc. that need to be taken care of before delivery.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
I thought this was pretty stupid, in that half of the dealership was now devoted to products that they don't normally sell, at the expense of their vehicle sales.
On the other hand, it did get me to stop by.
What's the general concensus on these events, and do they hurt or help the bottom line?
Turboshadow
Big mark up on those products, so I assume the promoter can afford to pay a nice rental fee.
Plus, they might sell a few pick-ups or tahoes to tow away the new travel trailer.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
How about this: Keep the Civic. Get it paid off. Save some money. When you buy a new car, put lots of money down and get a very short term loan. Get that car paid off quick. Save lots more money. Keep the car for ten years. When you get another new car, pay for it in cash.