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I'd want to see it before I signed, as well. -juice |
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dealers claim that if your funds don't clear they will use your credit and issue a loan as a back up. It's semi legit when you consider people pass bad checks all the time. I think a large part of it is to get you to invest time and effort to help avoid having you walk. Some might call it "baking" a customer. Many dealers have a strategy of just wearing you down to where you don't want to start the process all over again. They'll walk away from the sales cubicle and leave you there till you emotionally buy the car. I did advertising for car dealers for a couple years and saw this from the other side of the one way mirrors in the dealer office and I don't think much has changed over the past 20 years. It's done at MBZ to Honda - they all do it.
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went ahead and closed the deal (which also included a VCP card which gives 6 free oil changes and a 10% discount off parts? or something--- although it does have a warranty the 6 free oil changes isn't bad) 2005 XT Premium--$24,642 (before taxes--includes $1750 rebate) Includes: Security System Auto Dimming Mirror/Compass Cargo Tray Rear Bumber Cover |
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| We do have an alarm---the salesman was wrong. All in all great buying experience at Diablo Subaru of Walnut Creek. I was surprised at how straight they were. They only tried to sell the extended warranty and wax seal process (don't know what it's called.) Thanks to the consumer reports auto pricing service I knew what the dealer holdback was and was able to gauge how low the dealer was willing to go. The process was fairly painless and I am in loooove with my new XS LL Bean edition. | |
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Replying to: aspesisteve (Apr 01, 2005 9:16 am) I'll definitely mark them down as a result though, on the survey. I don't like those types of tactics.  Lets just spread the word to others that its bogus and unnecessary and to come prepared with a certified cheque to avoid all that rubbish - lets hear the bogus dealer try to justify the application then! |
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Replying to: ndigiorgio (Mar 31, 2005 11:16 pm) Make sure to mark them down for it in the survey and spread the word! |
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I'm surprised to see that the rollover rating for the 2004 Honda Pilot is only 15%. How can this be the same as the Subaru Outback, which is a station wagon. I was considering the Outback because I was assuming it had a smaller chance to rollover than a SUV.. My other favorite was the Subaru Forester, but the rollover rating is even higher (16%). You can check these numbers at the government web page: http://www.safercar.gov/RollRatings.cfm I feel a little bit deceived, because the salesperson I visited here at the Fields Erthel dealer here in Cincinnati told me with great pride that the Outback had a lower chance to rollover than SUVs. Maybe somebody will be able to explain me these rating numbers. Thanks, Pablo
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Replying to: pichula99 (Apr 02, 2005 10:06 pm) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------------- You have to take the NHTSA rollover ratings with a grain of salt. There are two components to the test: a dynamic test that actually tests a moving vehicle, but the score is only pass/fail, and a purely static measurement of the height of the center of gravity which produces those percentages. In the dynamic test, the vehicle is put through some maneuvers to see if it will tip its swheels. The test is done at specific speeds and is a pass/fail, based on whether the vehicle tips or not. It isn't done at progressively higher speeds to see if one vehicle is more likely to tip sooner than the other. In the static test, the height of the center of gravity is measured versus the width of the vehicle's track. From this, the percentage probability of rollover is computed. The Pilot benefits from having a very wide track, which does help stability and, on paper, helps reduce rollovers. I believe the Outback suffers because it has even higher ground clearance than the Pilot and is significantly narrower. The problem with the NHTSA test is that with just a pass/fail test with a moving vehicle, it doesn't factor in enough of vehicle dynamics. E.g. in the pass/fail maneuver, one vehicle could well have been precariously close to tipping but just made it, while the other vehicle was rock-solid and could have been going 20 mph faster without a tip. Nevertheless, the Pilot and its MDX brother both do very well in these tests.
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Replying to: pichula99 (Apr 03, 2005 7:04 am) kirstie_h Roving Host Host, Future Vehicles & Smart Shopper discussions |
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