The Post a Picture of Your Ride as it Sits Thread

[chilly]

In 1994, my parents (after checking first) paid for a new GMC pickup by check (no financing). The finance manager freaked out, accused them of grand theft, and ripped up the check. Never seen anyone go as white as the salesman did (who ran to his sales manager). They ended up with truck after writing another check and a lot of groveling and apologies from other staff.

The finance manager was none too happy with us either since we declined all the add ons and the rebates that were only available if you were financing

I guess we could have financed it, gotten the rebates and paid it off but we just didn’t want to fool with anything

I hate car dealerships


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[Setec Astronomy]

I hate car dealerships

Me too, that's one reason I keep my cars so long, I just hate the process of buying.

 

[chilly]

Ugh about the dealer "detail", interesting about the color. I'm still amazed that dealers will take personal checks for such a high-value item. Last time we went through that I don't remember any credit checking even.

So update on the paint

The sun came out and despite being very dirty it is definitely metallic

And the paint is thrashed

Just awful


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[Tasmania]

So update on the paint

The sun came out and despite being very dirty it is definitely metallic

And the paint is thrashed

Just awful


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That sucks Chilly, You shouldn't have to go through that on a New car purchase, Hopefully you can do your magic and make it pop.

 

[chilly]

That sucks Chilly, You shouldn't have to go through that on a New car purchase, Hopefully you can do your magic and make it pop.

I’ll give it a thorough wash and see what it looks like overall

There are fingernail scratches above one door handle and some other things I won’t be sure of until it’s clean


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[Setec Astronomy]

And the paint is thrashed

Just awful

Sorry Chilly.

 

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I’ll give it a thorough wash and see what it looks like overall

There are fingernail scratches above one door handle and some other things I won’t be sure of until it’s clean


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Scratches on a brand new car, and in an obvious place, that really p1sses me off. And that they'd hand it over that way, I guess they're lucky Tacomas are in such high demand.

 

[chilly]

Scratches on a brand new car, and in an obvious place, that really p1sses me off. And that they'd hand it over that way, I guess they're lucky Tacomas are in such high demand.

They seriously don't have to care

 

[chilly]

I’ll give it a thorough wash and see what it looks like overall

There are fingernail scratches above one door handle and some other things I won’t be sure of until it’s clean


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Grrrrrrrrr

 

[chilly]

Scratches on a brand new car, and in an obvious place, that really p1sses me off. And that they'd hand it over that way, I guess they're lucky Tacomas are in such high demand.

I’m sooooo glad the dealer “detailed” the truck before turning it over to me

It obviously sat outside somewhere for an extended period of time

Beyond belief

I’m glad they didn’t grind ALL the dirt into the paint but seriously


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[Setec Astronomy]

Looks like glacier dust to me, not that I know anything about glacier dust.

 

[chilly]

Looks like glacier dust to me, not that I know anything about glacier dust.

Touché

 

[Klasse Act]

While inside the TAOS I snapped this pic, my God the gloss

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[Karl_in_Chicago]

Grrrrrrrrr



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Does Wolverine work as a carhop there?

 

[Tasmania]

Does Wolverine work as a carhop there?

Most likely the lady with the fake fingernails, Will you be sending the pictures to the dealership?

 

[chilly]

Most likely the lady with the fake fingernails, Will you be sending the pictures to the dealership?

You may be 110% correct

The salesman was in the emergency room when we went to pick up the truck and we ended up with a Middle European lady with a heavy accent, lots of makeup, and acrylic nails and despite me telling her I knew how everything worked she felt obligated to walk me through it all

It was like Edward Scissorhands meets car paint

I am waiting for the obligatory “how did we do?” email to unload on them, for all the good it will do.

 

[DFB]

You may be 110% correct

The salesman was in the emergency room when we went to pick up the truck and we ended up with a Middle European lady with a heavy accent, lots of makeup, and acrylic nails and despite me telling her I knew how everything worked she felt obligated to walk me through it all

It was like Edward Scissorhands meets car paint

I am waiting for the obligatory “how did we do?” email to unload on them, for all the good it will do.

Dealers are often rated for that process, which if they rate well, they get bonuses from the car company. Its all about handing the car over to the customer so that they don't end up complaining in the follow up surveys that they can't make a certain feature work, or that the salesman didn't show them xyz. If the dealer gets enough poor ratings like that, it ends up penalizing them. The same happens in the service department.

But yes, it can be a an exercise in frustration. Put it this way, my S650 Mustang was the first the dealer had delivered. After waiting more than two years waiting, I knew more about the car and how it worked than he did. That wasn't his fault, rather that he was dealing with an enthusiast who can figure this stuff out themselves, a different story to selling a Ranger or Everest.

 

[DFB]

Scratches on a brand new car, and in an obvious place, that really p1sses me off. And that they'd hand it over that way, I guess they're lucky Tacomas are in such high demand.

Happens way more than you think. Sometimes, the car will be touched up before hitting the lot or showroom, sometimes its ignored in the hope the customer won't notice, sometimes its never discovered and customer is oblivious to it. I could "show" you some interesting things I've discovered.

 

[DFB]

In 1994, my parents (after checking first) paid for a new GMC pickup by check (no financing). The finance manager freaked out, accused them of grand theft, and ripped up the check. Never seen anyone go as white as the salesman did (who ran to his sales manager). They ended up with truck after writing another check and a lot of groveling and apologies from other staff.

Story Time With DFB....................................

I learnt a very long time ago that you should never judge or assume what a customer/potential customer is willing or able to spend. That is something that helped me as a retail worker, but I actually learnt it as THE customer back in 2008 at age 21.

Early 2008, the brand-new Falcon had been unveiled..........................and make no mistake, I was buying one! When the cars finally hit the dealers, I went down to my local dealer to take a look and place an order. As mentioned, I was only 21-years old, but I looked not a day older than 15. Also, not many 21-year-olds were buying brand new Falcon's, most would be shopping the used lot for a 3 year old XR6. But here I was, boldly telling a salesman that I was interested in an XR6 sedan. Of course, with the above in consideration, I wasn't taken seriously. I walked out in disgust.

Earlier in 2008, my father and I bought a 2005 Ford Focus from a dealer in Melbourne for my sisters first car. The salesman was quite the character, but made things happen! So, off we went to Melbourne. I test drove an XR6, told the salesman the specs I wanted. After searching the Ford system, no cars matched that spec, so they special ordered one for me. I then signed the contract and waited for the car to be made, all done within a hour or so, no judgement, no sniggering at this kid looking to by a brand-new car. A few weeks later, the car arrived, and I drove it out of the delivery bay and back home. I made sure the local dealer knew where it came from.

Brand new with 250 km / 155 miles on the clock -





And today, 17-years later.....................................



So, NEVER, EVER, assume what someone is willing to spend on appearances alone.

 

[Tasmania]

You may be 110% correct

The salesman was in the emergency room when we went to pick up the truck and we ended up with a Middle European lady with a heavy accent, lots of makeup, and acrylic nails and despite me telling her I knew how everything worked she felt obligated to walk me through it all

It was like Edward Scissorhands meets car paint

I am waiting for the obligatory “how did we do?” email to unload on them, for all the good it will do.

That situation sucks but the dealership seems to have you over a barrel
With the Trucks poplerlaty and lack of inventory in Alaska.

I hope they will buff out or maybe an arrangement can be made with the dealer principal