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03-05-2019, 04:33 PM | #1 |
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Business must be good
This morning my favorite eldest child went to the Lansing, MI, Subaru dealer with checkbook in hand with the intent to replace her 2003 Subaru with a 2019 Forrester. As of 4:30 they haven't sold her a car: gotten two other dealers within 60 miles to answer the phone or talk her into the higher trim level on the lot. She also likes the Honda CRV.
I guess the customer coming in with the intent of writing a check for a new car doesn't have all that much attraction for this dealer. Vetter, is that the problem you had? A lot of 2003 Subaru's had head gasket problems after abt 10 years and she has been waiting for hers to get bad enough to fix or replace for 6-7 years. Gas mileage drops way off when you are running the car on oil and antifreeze and she gave me the "it's not worth fixing" line. She wants a new car. Didn't know my kid was rich enough to write a check for a new car. Maybe I'll hit her up for a loan. |
03-05-2019, 06:29 PM | #2 |
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She must be doing all right for herself greener. The last car I paid cash for was a 57 Pontiac. That was in 1965 and I paid $175.00 for it. Turned out to be a good car too.
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03-05-2019, 10:42 PM | #3 |
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No, my dealer/closer waited after 4 hours to offer a dealer $1000. off if I financed with them and said I could pay it off in 3 months with no penalty. I had a 1969 Subaru 360. Our 1960 Mercedes was about to need a $600 valve job, a lot of money in 1969 so I traded it with $250 for a new Subaru 360. It actually was a fun car. I won a Gymkhana race with a time beating a 1962 Corvette for the win. It wasn't too fast but pedal to the metal with no lifting did it. Wish I still had the trophy but it went who knows where. It had a Fugi Heavy Industries engine, in other words, a Yamaha 360 2-stroke. I hope your daughter comes out with what she wants at a good price. I had zero problems with the little 360 and kept it about 3 years, for $250 and a beautiful but failing Mercedes it was a good deal. Rman, I paid cash for both my Corvettes, Wifey's Element and the Rogue-A-Rou, I hate paying more interest than I get on my savings.
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