Rant warning!! Almost bought an Evo today...
Sep 5, 2005, 07:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Nextcar
WAIT FOR THE 2006. BILSTIEN SHOCK + 10 MORE HP many other refinments. You can always get a discount. ALWAYS go to make deal last day of month. DECEMBER is best of all. Thankgiving holiday good too. i used to sell cars and can say. There is always a dealer who will discount. If you finance through Costco web site & Capital 1 usually 4.5%. remember if you buy an 05 you have 1 year depreciation BANG the day you pick it up. Thats about $4,000. not a big deal if you keep it for 5-6 years but if you keep it for 2-4 years it is. 
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Sep 5, 2005, 10:29 AM
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Originally Posted by kmcconn9
damn that sucks...the mitsu guys in my town are awsome.
I think they were having a really bad Labor Day.
Sep 5, 2005, 04:53 PM
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Just out of curiousity, why did you want to drive the used one and not the one you were buying?...I mean, don't you want to make sure YOUR car is working properly?
FWIW, there are a lot of salesmen that do NOT let people test drive used cars very much, simply becasue increased miles decrease the value of a used car. "New" cars dont change MSRP based on the mileage they are sold at.
FWIW, there are a lot of salesmen that do NOT let people test drive used cars very much, simply becasue increased miles decrease the value of a used car. "New" cars dont change MSRP based on the mileage they are sold at.
Sep 5, 2005, 06:23 PM
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I went to the Mitsu dealership on the south side of Indy (Skillman) in the suit I was wearing from a job interview (no intention of buying a car) with my friend Nicole who I was referring to as my fiance and said I was interested in what deal I could get on TWO Evo's, of course they perked up and went all crazy, but STILL would not let me test drive it. I've been to 3 Mitsu dealerships that have a no test drive policy for their Evo's, all in the Indy area, which is probably why I never see them. Now that I have a job and money to get one, I probably won't just because as much as I love my Lancer and Mitsu, I will never buy a car I've never even driven.
Sep 5, 2005, 06:44 PM
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I bought my 05 without driving it. I figured as many people on here that loved their 03's I can't go wrong. It's an Evo....you know that it is not going to suck.
Sep 5, 2005, 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Mercenary3
Just out of curiousity, why did you want to drive the used one and not the one you were buying?...I mean, don't you want to make sure YOUR car is working properly?
Originally Posted by Mercenary3
FWIW, there are a lot of salesmen that do NOT let people test drive used cars very much, simply becasue increased miles decrease the value of a used car. "New" cars dont change MSRP based on the mileage they are sold at.
If you got an okay deal on a "brand new" car and found out at the last minute it had a good 30+ miles on it instead of 5-10 wouldn't you reconsider/renegotiate the deal? I got a pretty good deal on my car, but partly because it had 35 miles on it already.
By the same token, if you were buying a used car, would you really pay more for one with, say, 27,550 miles than one with 27,575 miles? (To go by the 27k miles on the used one Ralliartist asked to drive.)
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Sep 5, 2005, 09:59 PM
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Again, the issue isn't that they wouldn't let me try it... I had already had 2 brief test drives in that same car. The issue was that when I, a guy with a transaction on the table in finance awaiting approval made a reasonable request it was denied... not with justification, but with not only no real reason, but no respect shown to me as a customer. Plus, what kind of arrogant, idiot sales people just let you walk off of the lot?
Well, screw them... I already have one of the bay area dealerships willing to undercut them by $3K.
Well, screw them... I already have one of the bay area dealerships willing to undercut them by $3K.
Sep 5, 2005, 10:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Spec'd
Why not wait a little longer for the Evo IX ?
Sep 5, 2005, 10:12 PM
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Ok, I can understand that sometimes there is a bigger picture involved.
That's why I bought the 05 Evo VIII instead of waiting for an 06 Evo IX.
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That's why I bought the 05 Evo VIII instead of waiting for an 06 Evo IX.
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