KouSeiya315 wrote:I prefer sedans, especially when loading things in the car that I don't put in the trunk. Plus, not to sound dumb, but my dog is in the car sometimes. I doubt she'd get in if I have to flip the seat. And it's more annoying to flip the seat for people to climb in while you're already in the car. It's a matter of preference for me :sweat:
I gotcha. And you've got that big fluffy dawg, right? :hehe:
Mini Cooper? Are you serious? LOL. I said I like space :P My Neon may be small, but I can fit a lot of $h!t in her. I have a decent sized trunk and can fit a ton in the car itself. Never know by looking at her that I can fit a full set of bedroom furniture (not assembled, but still) in the trunk through the backseat (the pullout things, which I also would like on my next car if possible), and that is with the trunk completely closed and no bungee cord. :hehe: I mean, I like small cars, but I like them roomy for their size.
The Mini Coop's are more spacious than you think... And because they're squarish (but not like those Scions) you can pile up stuff as well... However, they're only two doors... :(
My car was towed this afternoon. It was sad for me. My poor baby!! :mecry: Called the dealer to alert them the tow was coming w/ my car, and I got the manager that gave me crap before. He said "So exactly what is the car doing, you said it sticks at 25mph?", and I said "It shifts late, if at all". What is he friggin' asking me for??? Wait until you drive it, buttlick. It shifts hard at 30 and 60. Way too late. Only occasionally does it get so stuck that it won't even go. Hard downshift at 50, forgot to tell him that. But I friggin' told him "Do NOT do anything past diagnostics without MY APPROVAL". I want to hear a detailed explanation. I'm sure they'll probably tell me one of these things:
1) Rats chewed your wires :nut:
2) It's YOUR fault because your fluid was dirty in May when we changed it, so that ruined it, it's all your fault. (Shouldn't have been due yet, but I changed it a week after I was told to, because it was dirty and that's right when it first acted up. I took it to the dealer to be checked, they said "fluid needs changing", I said "Ok do it" and I picked the car up the next day...they said "Your transmission is shifting properly, no other problems at all. It smoothed the problem over for about a month.)
3) It's electrical/computer sending the signal to change too late. Not covered.
4) Witches with superpowers cast a spell on your transmission. Warranties don't cover black magic.
If they tell me some ridiculously expensive estimate that is not warranty covered, I'm pulling my car out. My mechanic said I need an overhaul and that it would cost typically about $2000....so he said "Yeah, they're gonna fight ya on it because they have to eat the cost until Detroit reimburses them later". Mreh. I have to wait until anywhere between Monday and Wednesday to even FIND OUT.
My sister's tranny has gone as well. She has a Ford, so I'd have expected issues like mine. But this is what happened with her dealer:
1) She takes it in, says "It's briefly sticking at 25 and 45 and shifting late. My mechanic said 'it's the transmission'".
2) They say "Ok, we'll check it out and call you".
3) They call: "Yep, your mechanic was right, your torque converter is shot. We're arranging to get you a loaner for the duration of your Explorer's repair. Your repair will take about 9-10 days, as we are a little backed up. We'll call you when it's done, and you come in and pay your warranty deductible...that's all. Have a great day!".
No questions or trouble for her. Why isn't it made so easy for me? :mecry:
bmwracer wrote:I gotcha. And you've got that big fluffy dawg, right?
Yep! And she's not riding shotgun :hehe:
bmwracer wrote:
The Mini Coop's are more spacious than you think... And because they're squarish (but not like those Scions) you can pile up stuff as well... However, they're only two doors... :(
KouSeiya315 wrote:My car was towed this afternoon. It was sad for me. My poor baby!! :mecry: Called the dealer to alert them the tow was coming w/ my car, and I got the manager that gave me crap before. He said "So exactly what is the car doing, you said it sticks at 25mph?", and I said "It shifts late, if at all". What is he friggin' asking me for??? Wait until you drive it, buttlick. It shifts hard at 30 and 60. Way too late. Only occasionally does it get so stuck that it won't even go. Hard downshift at 50, forgot to tell him that. But I friggin' told him "Do NOT do anything past diagnostics without MY APPROVAL". I want to hear a detailed explanation. I'm sure they'll probably tell me one of these things:
1) Rats chewed your wires :nut:
2) It's YOUR fault because your fluid was dirty in May when we changed it, so that ruined it, it's all your fault. (Shouldn't have been due yet, but I changed it a week after I was told to, because it was dirty and that's right when it first acted up. I took it to the dealer to be checked, they said "fluid needs changing", I said "Ok do it" and I picked the car up the next day...they said "Your transmission is shifting properly, no other problems at all. It smoothed the problem over for about a month.)
3) It's electrical/computer sending the signal to change too late. Not covered.
4) Witches with superpowers cast a spell on your transmission. Warranties don't cover black magic.
If they tell me some ridiculously expensive estimate that is not warranty covered, I'm pulling my car out. My mechanic said I need an overhaul and that it would cost typically about $2000....so he said "Yeah, they're gonna fight ya on it because they have to eat the cost until Detroit reimburses them later". Mreh. I have to wait until anywhere between Monday and Wednesday to even FIND OUT.
Stay strong and hold your ground...! :applaud:
My sister's tranny has gone as well. She has a Ford, so I'd have expected issues like mine. But this is what happened with her dealer:
1) She takes it in, says "It's briefly sticking at 25 and 45 and shifting late. My mechanic said 'it's the transmission'".
2) They say "Ok, we'll check it out and call you".
3) They call: "Yep, your mechanic was right, your torque converter is shot. We're arranging to get you a loaner for the duration of your Explorer's repair. Your repair will take about 9-10 days, as we are a little backed up. We'll call you when it's done, and you come in and pay your warranty deductible...that's all. Have a great day!".
No questions or trouble for her. Why isn't it made so easy for me? :mecry:
Yow. The difference between a good dealership and a bad one. Planets must be aligned perfectly in the Ford world... Did she get a loaner, too??
Is this the first time she's had the tranny worked on/replaced? I knew this one salesguy who had to have the tranny on his Explorer replaced three times over the course of two/three years... :sweat:
bmwracer wrote:Stay strong and hold your ground...!
I will have to. But still, I don't feel like I did anything wrong, like, neglectful.
bmwracer wrote:
Yow. The difference between a good dealership and a bad one. Planets must be aligned perfectly in the Ford world... Did she get a loaner, too??
Is this the first time she's had the tranny worked on/replaced? I knew this one salesguy who had to have the tranny on his Explorer replaced three times over the course of two/three years... :sweat:
My sister has a 1999 Explorer, this is the first time SHE'S had it worked on. I don't know about before she got it. But she hasn't even had it a year yet. It's a really nice car though ;)
My dealer used to be awesome. My sister got her Neon at my dealer (she bought a year before me), so I went there. She got ok service, and was a little miffed at how they bent over backwards for me all the time (free loaners when I should have had to pay, discounts, etc.), LOL. But again, I knew most of the staff there, due to doing business there and one of the ladies there, her mother in law lived 2 doors down from my old house. Once I went in back in May, I knew no one....thus they have no clue who they are dealing with....that I'm not a ditz and that I can easily make them miserable :hehe:
But this Ford dealership knows my sister by now too. Her Neon was traded in there for the Explorer last December, and about 2-3 years ago her husband got his Explorer there as well. So they got good business from them, and they already know that my sister isn't someone to be reckoned with either :hehe:
So while I don't have issues with Dodge itself, it's now this dealer. So I will have some thinking to do once I find out this situation's outcome :rolleyes:
KouSeiya315 wrote:So while I don't have issues with Dodge itself, it's now this dealer. So I will have some thinking to do once I find out this situation's outcome :rolleyes:
If you're not satsfied with the dealer, you should be able to go over their heads to the main headquarters... They might be able to give you satisfaction... They should know that keeping the customer happy is good business...
Oh, my brother brought by the Scion tC coupe today for me to check out.... Nice little car, though I think the Acura RSX is nicer and more refined... The Scion is more Gen-X-ish... :)
I'd buy a '99 (at the latest) M-3. But all the ones I see have high mileage which is why it's affordable for me. The ones with low mileage are still out of my grip. *sigh*
I'd prefer it, but that might be a thing of the past. At least if you're talking about BMWs...
I'd buy a '99 (at the latest) M-3. But all the ones I see have high mileage which is why it's affordable for me. The ones with low mileage are still out of my grip. *sigh*
What's high mileage? If you know of a good mechanic, it might be worth it: it's a classic. :)
bmwracer wrote:I'd prefer it, but that might be a thing of the past. At least if you're talking about BMWs...
True. I never had a brand new car before. But then again, I never had credit back then. Everything was cash.
bmwracer wrote:What's high mileage? If you know of a good mechanic, it might be worth it: it's a classic. :)
High mileage is 100K-200K. And they were all 95-99's I was looking at. They were asking around $15K or so. (averaged out from all the ones I was looking at)
High mileage is 100K-200K. And they were all 95-99's I was looking at. They were asking around $15K or so. (averaged out from all the ones I was looking at)
That's a lot for a 5 year old car... Particularly for a performance model, since it's most likely been thrashed...
ahochaude wrote:
High mileage is 100K-200K. And they were all 95-99's I was looking at. They were asking around $15K or so. (averaged out from all the ones I was looking at)
I wouldn't even buy something with 50,000 miles on it, let alone 100-200k :bonk: Doesn't that put a red flag on the title too?
Currently fighting with Enterprise again for a rental car today...hopefully I can get one by 1:00 pm. :banghead: I have work at 2:00 pm....sheezus. I called them at 8:05 am, nobody answered the damn phone yet they were supposed to open at 8:00 am. :grumble: Hurricane Jeanne is the cause of this...so many people's cars got flooded now they have taken all the rental cars!!! :banghead:
KouSeiya315 wrote:I wouldn't even buy something with 50,000 miles on it, let alone 100-200k :bonk:
I agree. That's a lot of wear and tear on the mechanicals... The body might be in pretty good shape, but be prepared for some engine/tranny/suspension work...
Doesn't that put a red flag on the title too?
Don't know about that... :headscratch"
Currently fighting with Enterprise again for a rental car today...hopefully I can get one by 1:00 pm. :banghead: I have work at 2:00 pm....sheezus. I called them at 8:05 am, nobody answered the damn phone yet they were supposed to open at 8:00 am. :grumble: Hurricane Jeanne is the cause of this...so many people's cars got flooded now they have taken all the rental cars!!! :banghead:
Yeah, dunno about other places, but in PA they issue special titles for cars w/ 100,000 miles and up. I forget what they are called and why, other than if it's sold later it can prove rollbacks.
KouSeiya315 wrote:Yeah, dunno about other places, but in PA they issue special titles for cars w/ 100,000 miles and up. I forget what they are called and why, other than if it's sold later it can prove rollbacks.
I think we've got something here for "classic" cars or "collectible" cars or something like that, but I dunno if it has to do with the mileage.... :headscratch:
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