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I was extremely pleasant on the phone no matter what a poster here is trying to imply. And guess what, got the paper today and how many '08 Elantra's do you think they are advertising now...3 days later? 10 in stock...called the store today, sqame guy answers, says they have 10 and doesn't call me back...again! Unbelievable, but I'm not surprised at all. This guy sounds like he's not real happy to pick up a phone. His loss. Called a Nissan store where I bought 2 cars before. The internet guy was very nice and straightforward and answered all my questions with a couple of phone calls. Bottom line...we 're going in on Monday morning to hopefully buy a Versa hatch for my oldest girl. If the numbers he gave me on the phone are what he shows me in his office, I'm buying another car! He obviously wants to sell cars and takes phone calls and internet inquires' seriously. I had e-mailed him earlier with what I wanted and he had the information for me when I called the next day. Gave me a pretty decent price to. I'll post back how it all went down after we buy her car. Wish me luck! The Sandman 
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Replying to: sandman46 (Jan 03, 2009 1:58 pm) Also, the tires on the Versa are too narrow to handle well, IMO. But, if you live in a dry climate, this might not be an issue for you. At any rate, good luck with your daughter's car purchase! |
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Replying to: sandman46 (Jan 03, 2009 1:58 pm) Make sure you drive through the lot of the salesman that gave you the bad service and thank his boss for him putting you into a competitors vehicle. I'm sure he will appreciate it. 
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Replying to: explorerx4 (Jan 03, 2009 1:36 pm) the new ones are waiting for the manufacturer to pick them up. Normally what happens is that the dealer sells off his used inventory because he owns at least part of it. The manufacture is then finds other dealers to take the new inventory. |
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Replying to: joel0622 (Jan 03, 2009 7:56 am)
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Replying to: sandman46 (Jan 03, 2009 1:58 pm) Having two teenage daughters, thought it would make a good car for them as well, very practical. It's on my short list, should I have to replace what my girls currently drive. X-Shopped Scions and Fit, Versa seemed to be the best match for her. Not a vehicle I'd want to drive at highway speeds long trips, but around town with occasional trips it's great. |
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Replying to: explorerx4 (Jan 03, 2009 1:42 pm) can't imagine a GM being any worse. Not our AWD. And mine is pretty good with 4 snow tires. Comes down to engineering again. BMW and Audi are the only manuals with AWD being built (that I know of). Maybe B3 will close the gap, but first they have to get stability control.
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Replying to: driver100 (Jan 03, 2009 7:16 pm) awd with manual trans. subaru comes to mind, mitsubishi starting in the 80's, probably more brands. when it comes to deep snow any sedan is second tier, although i like having one with awd. |
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Replying to: explorerx4 (Jan 03, 2009 1:42 pm) Whoa! Hang on there. That's a pretty general and misleading statement. With the standard all season tires they are passable. With summer tires they are impossible. The way to drive a BMW in the snow is with dedicated winter tires. I could, and did, take my BMW just about anywhere in snow until I started plowing.
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Replying to: venture (Jan 03, 2009 7:46 pm)
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