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Replying to: jazz (Apr 16, 2004 12:43 pm) |
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Congrats to both of you. Below invoice is fine, the dealer's gotta EAT!  Don't hurt 'em too bad. -juice |
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I have sent all the paperwork to the dealer by email already. Today, I planned to just go to the dealership, test drive and pick up the car and come home in a new car within an hour. I had a very disappointing experience at Fitzmall. They brought the car I wanted from another dealership, Forester X green, with upgraded speaker, tweater, cargo bin, air filter, and arm ext. I test drove it. First of all, they wouldn't let me test drive on the highway saying that they don't have the insurance. The car itself was another problem. It had 150 miles on it already. When I asked them to explain why, they didn't have the answer and wouldn't even tell me how long it's been sitting in the lot. I test drove it and the transmission was jerky when it was shifting gears during a short. The dealer was sitting in the passenger seat and when I asked about it, he just said that is the way it supposed to be. I felt it not once, but couple of times. I can't imagine anyone would try to sell a car like that as a new car when the problem was so noticeable even to just an average driver like me. Minor point, but there were dust everywhere inside the car and even the floor mat was not clean. It makes me wonder. The price $19595 is the price for only some of the cars which are on special, it turned out. They said the reason why these cars are on special is because they have been sitting in the lot for a while, but wouldn't tell me how long. Because my baby started crying, I hd to come home without test driving any other cars on the lot. After this experience, I am not sure if I want to go back there. I may just go to another dealership. For those of you who dealt with Fitzmall, please tell me how your experience was. The dealer was nice enough and I have taken a lot of his time so I feel bad if I end up not buying a car from him. But I don't feel comfortable going back there anymore. Is jerky gear shift common for forester? (I guess I already know the answer, but had to ask.) Well, the other one I test drove at another dealer was definitely not like that. How much should I be concerned about the milage in a new car and how long it has been sitting on the lot? Any comments would be appreciated. Thanks. JP, (who is still not driving Forester. uhhhhhhh)
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Replying to: manindune (Apr 17, 2004 8:13 pm) I did take one for the weekend and I questioned the owner of the dealership about the insurance. He said that the dealership owns the car and it's insured through them for test drives. Can't comment about the jerky gear shift as mine is an automatic. I hope you'll have a better experience next time. I'm really happy with the Forester, and with the experience I had at the dealership.
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It may have been test driven by a bunch of potential customers before you drove it. It doesn't take that many people to add up to 150 miles. Also, it could have been a car swapped from another dealer. Bob |
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Replying to: jazz (Apr 18, 2004 3:28 am) The thing is that the car was an automatic. Thanks for sharing your experience. My question is really how much should I be concerned about the fact other people have test driven the car. Normally, I wouldn't care too much about it. But now after than experience, I am inclined to get one that has not been test driven. Frank, yes, the car was brought from another dealership, also a part of Fitzmall. But what do you guys think about the fact that they wouldn't let me test drive on the highway. Isn't that rather unusual practice? I have been to about five different dealership last week and all of them let me test drive on the highway. Maybe Fitzmall needs to keep their cost down to offer a price like that. JP |
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I've bought 2 cars from FitzMall, plus I've test driven a number of Subies from there too, and never had any problems driving the vehicle on the highway? Which dealer did you go to, Gathersburg or White Flint? Bob
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I would be a lot more concerned about the jerky transmission than about how many people test-drove it (and I doubt there's any correlation). If it were a turbo then the number of test-drives would make a bigger difference. I recommend you compare how it drives to another automatic tranny on the lot and if there's a noticeable difference I would steer clear of it. Also, I know of know reason to avoid a vehicle just because it's been sitting on the lot for a while. Hope this helps, -Frank P. |
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Replying to: rsholland (Apr 18, 2004 9:24 am) Frank, that's exactly what I will do. Test drive other cars and compare. Thanks a lot! By the way, when people talk about breaking the car, what is that mean? How do you properly break a new car? As in house breaking a dog? JP |
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