Chronic Car Buyers Anonymous (Archived)

kyfdx

I'm not a lawyer, but the dealership certainly isn't required to serve anyone, as long as they aren't doing it for reasons proscribed by discrimination statutes.

So, type up whatever you want, then find another dealer.

fintail

Get some friends together and blast them on social media.

nyccarguy

kyfdx said:

I'm not a lawyer, but the dealership certainly isn't required to serve anyone, as long as they aren't doing it for reasons proscribed by discrimination statutes.

So, type up whatever you want, then find another dealer.

Nobody is going to have a waiver to have the dealer sign before they bring the car in (well, I can think of 1 person). No dealer in their right mind would sign off on such a waiver either.

The Car Fax is the killer in this case. It says the car was involved in a collision with frame damage.

corvette

Waiver or not, they should not have charged their customers’ insurance to repair an accident they caused. It’s bad customer service. 

nyccarguy

corvette said:

Waiver or not, they should not have charged their customers’ insurance to repair an accident they caused. It’s bad customer service. 

I agree. They obviously don't care. That's the entire point of my rant.

stickguy

Sue em hard. Make it personal. At least get real $ costs covered.

A dealership is easy. If they want to argue that DV isn’t real, tell them to take it in trade at full book for a clean, non hit, car.

xwesx

tifighter said:

I opened the BAT website for the first time in a few months.

I gotta stop doing that...

Well, hey, at least you made it out again! I was wondering why we didn't hear from you yesterday.

xwesx

I must have missed the original post. What was the crux of it.... they took a vehicle in for service, then the technicians wrecked it while in the dealership's possession?

stickguy

A visit there is always at least an hour of lost productivity.

Not that there is anything wrong with that!

stickguy

xwesx said:

I must have missed the original post. What was the crux of it.... they took a vehicle in for service, then the technicians wrecked it while in the dealership's possession?

Yup. At fault accident on a test run.

qbrozen

But, IIRC, it was a "test run" when it was not even in for something that would not require driving the car, wasn't it?

nyccarguy

qbrozen said:

But, IIRC, it was a "test run" when it was not even in for something that would not require driving the car, wasn't it?

Yes. He brought his Outback in for a recall that involved the Navigation unit & his passenger side heated seat wasn't working.

tbirdmarco

New York car guy what a shame what’s going on with your in-laws and the Subaru dealer at first I was

tbirdmarco

 Figuring out all that went on but now I remember from reading the postings about how to refresh my memory Sue Sue Sue for the money that your in-laws are old and find another Subaru dealer after that 

tbirdmarco

 Wow bro do you have to switch it up today and drive the wife’s car awesome going to go this weekend and look at those Beamers you posted above and maybe have one in the driveway this weekend and get rid of the type are ha ha Ha 

tbirdmarco

 Have to see what’s going on with mom and the GMC terrene the numbers aren’t 100% working out in her favor turns out so we shall see what’s gonna happen 

tbirdmarco

 She does not wanna put down a ton of money and unfortunately in majority of leases have to put down a Tonna money to have a low payment ha ha Ha 

xwesx

tbirdmarco said:

 She does not wanna put down a ton of money and unfortunately in majority of leases have to put down a Tonna money to have a low payment ha ha Ha 

You have to minimize that capitalized cost! Negotiating the lowest purchase price that you can on a vehicle with the highest residual value is going to net you the best movement on that (along with not paying a bunch of additional fees).

tbirdmarco

 Agreed it’s West 100% but when it comes to my mom she’s not a car person I think I’m really the only one in my family my older brother a little bit more me more than anything it’s like talking to a wall with this stuff with my mom I told her since she has a couple of months left on her lease not to do anything now I think she starting to see all the information I’m showing her is what I said from when she talked about this last week I said wait till least me since the lease is up in June and you’ll be fine might be up in July not sure but then she have to wait the beginning of June then 

tbirdmarco

 I think I might’ve finally tonight convince my mom to wait a few more months not a big deal at all ha ha 

tbirdmarco

 So it’s definite my mom‘s gonna hold off till least sometime in May and then will take this GMC terrain lease under consideration again well having to deal with a couple of payments thrown into the new lease should help tremendously I’m glad she understands why one coming from all along and I don’t wanted to get a Nother Nissan switch it up so we’ll see what happens a couple of months will go fast 

tbirdmarco

 And I’m gonna convince her to do a few test tribes since we have time that’s all just test drives at the bologna they try to make you do a lot of these dealers let’s sit down and talk no just testerone 

stickguy

a pretty good deal on a BraddMobile. I like this one. Hard to tell if the interior is actually gray. Looks black.

http://www.royalautogroups.com/vehicle-details/2015-infiniti-q40--awd-nav-prem-pkg-tech-pkg-rvc-sedan-9394cad9f895f246a77002bbcfde026b

Michaell

stickguy said:

a pretty good deal on a BraddMobile. I like this one. Hard to tell if the interior is actually gray. Looks black.

http://www.royalautogroups.com/vehicle-details/2015-infiniti-q40--awd-nav-prem-pkg-tech-pkg-rvc-sedan-9394cad9f895f246a77002bbcfde026b

It's graphite - somewhere between the two.

nyccarguy

stickguy said:

a pretty good deal on a BraddMobile. I like this one. Hard to tell if the interior is actually gray. Looks black. http://www.royalautogroups.com/vehicle-details/2015-infiniti-q40--awd-nav-prem-pkg-tech-pkg-rvc-sedan-9394cad9f895f246a77002bbcfde026b

That's pretty much my car's twin.  The interior is as black as the Ace of Spades.  Although I haven't hit 25K miles yet.  I am in the 23K mile range.  For about the price of a new Civic LX it is hard to beat.

It's very fast for a pedestrian car.  The laws of physics dictate that you can only go as fast as the car in front of you.  The other night on my way home from work, I was in the left lane of I95 in NY (Westchester County) traveling at about 70 mph.  There was a car in front of me and 2 others next to it in the center & right lanes.  An Audi S5 came zooming up next to me and cut in front of me a few feet from my bumper.  I backed off and gave myself some breathing room and watched as he tailgated and played frogger while traveling north.

I'm always game to follow a lead blocker.  No sooner than I check my mirrors to mKe sure it is safe to move over, that I see the outline of Audi Q5 Headlights approaching very fast behind me.  

I dropped the hammer and made a few moves to for the open road.  He was always a step or 2 behind me.  He even drove on the shoulder to pass someone.  When I decided that I had had enough excitement for one evening, I slowed down.  As he did the "looser fly by," I noticed 2 things:  The 4 tailpipes sticking out of the back indicating that I had just given an SQ5 a run for its money and the vanity plate (NY BMWCCA) that read M3 BFF.

tbirdmarco

 Nice whore posted above sick of hearing about your ride home New York car guy that’s awesome car definitely has some crazy power through it 

tbirdmarco

 Well this phones making me sound like I’m crazy this morning what it wrote above it made me laugh sorry about that guys talking dirty to 

nyccarguy

tbirdmarco said:

 Nice whore posted above sick of hearing about your ride home New York car guy that’s awesome car definitely has some crazy power through it 

That's OK @tbirdmarco. Just remember to practice SH-IF-T right. lol!

fintail

A number of years ago on Top Gear, Clarkson stated that Audi drivers are taking over for BMW drivers when it comes to being dbags. Looks like that is definitely happening in the NY area. Hilarious that one had a BMW-themed plate.

tbirdmarco

My  car guy yes lol lol I did not forget lol lol

kyfdx

Cincinnati car show, tomorrow afternoon. No crowds on Thursday.

andres3

fintail said:

A number of years ago on Top Gear, Clarkson stated that Audi drivers are taking over for BMW drivers when it comes to being dbags. Looks like that is definitely happening in the NY area. Hilarious that one had a BMW-themed plate.

I still say the biggest [non-permissible content removed] are the ones that put a RS badge making the Q5 look like a RSQ5, but then forget to remove the 2.0T emblem.

tbirdmarco

 Enjoy the car show today can we do you thoughts on it that’s crazy when people forget to remove the badges I find it hilarious 

qbrozen

andres3 said:

A number of years ago on Top Gear, Clarkson stated that Audi drivers are taking over for BMW drivers when it comes to being dbags. Looks like that is definitely happening in the NY area. Hilarious that one had a BMW-themed plate.

I still say the biggest [non-permissible content removed] are the ones that put a RS badge making the Q5 look like a RSQ5, but then forget to remove the 2.0T emblem.

All too common with Mercedes and BMW owners, too. M and AMG badges where they obviously don't belong.

kyfdx

No badges on my car..

fintail

MB was really afflicted by fake badging in the first decade of this century - I have seen many W220 S-class and CLKs of the era with "AMG" badges - not AMG cars, of course. I've even read that some less than respectable dealers added badges. BMW seems to have suffered the most from fake "M" syndrome after 2010 or so. Haven't really seen it on Audi, but given the demographic, it is no doubt out there.

breld

After testing out a couple m235i's, that by far is the most likely candidate for my next fun car, but I am still drawn to these:

2017 Miata RF

Pricing seems attractive for a lightly used Grand Touring model.

Mr_Shiftright

breld said:

After testing out a couple m235i's, that by far is the most likely candidate for my next fun car, but I am still drawn to these:

2017 Miata RF

Pricing seems attractive for a lightly used Grand Touring model.

I really like these cars but the center stack design is pretty hard to look at. Looks cheap to me.

graphicguy

kyfdx said:

Cincinnati car show, tomorrow afternoon. No crowds on Thursday.

Might head there tonight!

kyfdx

graphicguy said:

kyfdx said:

Cincinnati car show, tomorrow afternoon. No crowds on Thursday.

Might head there tonight!

Going to a charity/suds event at Rhinegeist, this evening.

nyccarguy

breld said:

After testing out a couple m235i's, that by far is the most likely candidate for my next fun car, but I am still drawn to these:

2017 Miata RF

Pricing seems attractive for a lightly used Grand Touring model.

I'd take the turbo charged BMW I6 over the (lightweight and tossable) 155 I4. Not to mention, that Miata is tight for me (5'10" 160 lbs).

breld

nyccarguy said:

breld said:

After testing out a couple m235i's, that by far is the most likely candidate for my next fun car, but I am still drawn to these:

2017 Miata RF

Pricing seems attractive for a lightly used Grand Touring model.

I'd take the turbo charged BMW I6 over the (lightweight and tossable) 155 I4. Not to mention, that Miata is tight for me (5'10" 160 lbs).

Yeah - I'm with you. As attractive as I find the Miata, I've owned one before, and the limitations on its use are very restrictive. Even though the BMW's rear seats are tight, at least it has them in a pinch. And the Miata's tight confines do indeed wear on the driver and passenger. I just know I'd trade out of the Miata before long.

Oh...wait a minute...I do that anyway.

rayainsw

'I just know I'd trade out of the Miata before long.

Oh...wait a minute...I do that anyway'
Truer words were never written here ...
- Ray
guilty - but not QUITE as much

tbirdmarco

Nice 

Sandman6472

Help!!! Having problems reading my Forums on my MacBook Pro for some reason and having the problem for 2 days already. If any host sees this, please help me get things back to normal as I really really miss my Forums!!!
As always, thanks for any kind of help that can fix this issue once and for all!!

The Sad Sandman

stickguy

as noted in other thread, seems to be an apple or safari issue. Threads are shifted way down the page, so start scrolling until you get to them.

stickguy

so, went down the BaT rabbit hole tonight since I was bored. this, I like this. Someone should buy it for me, because I am a really swell guy. I will even give you all rides in it!

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2000-aston-martin-db7-vantage-volante-convertible/

I could also be happy with this one, for a lot less money. Willing to play IMS roulette I guess! plenty of power and performance for me.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2001-porsche-boxster-2-7-6/

stickguy

oh man, I really love this one. rare beast. But fun. ton of work done (seller is going to take a bath it seems). too bad about the typical bad angle gear, but at this price, even needing to fix that you won't be too bad off. Or, just unhook the rear shaft and run FWD! And Driver, on this car, not dangerous.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2007-volvo-s60-r-sonic-blue-ext-atacama-interior/

28firefighter

stickguy said:

oh man, I really love this one. rare beast. But fun. ton of work done (seller is going to take a bath it seems). too bad about the typical bad angle gear, but at this price, even needing to fix that you won't be too bad off. Or, just unhook the rear shaft and run FWD! And Driver, on this car, not dangerous. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2007-volvo-s60-r-sonic-blue-ext-atacama-interior/

I love these. My dad had this exact color combo car back in ‘07.

tbirdmarco

 Sick guy working on it now or buy all the cars mentioned above for you ha ha Ha happy Friday everyone