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[weavahVBC]

Sounds like I got lucky when I bought my Dart in 2014. I wanted the Blackout package but the local Dodge dealership didn't have any - they might have suggested some similar options nearby, but they weren't what I wanted & I don't remember being pressured to pick one. So it got ordered from the factory & delivered to the showroom. Had to wait a few months, but I got what I wanted.

I've only bought 2 cars in my life (a 2004 Toyota Matrix - which I was less specific about) & both processes when smooth. But I also realize the landscape has changed in 11.5/22 years.

 

[cyure]

Sounds like I got lucky when I bought my Dart in 2014. I wanted the Blackout package but the local Dodge dealership didn't have any - they might have suggested some similar options nearby, but they weren't what I wanted & I don't remember being pressured to pick one. So it got ordered from the factory & delivered to the showroom. Had to wait a few months, but I got what I wanted.

I've only bought 2 cars in my life (a 2004 Toyota Matrix - which I was less specific about) & both processes when smooth. But I also realize the landscape has changed in 11.5/22 years.

Just a little bit different now.

 

[robothero]

When I bought my Audi I test drove it and it had 11 miles on it. Came back the next weekday to sign everything and it had 194. The dealer had taken it to some “event” over the weekend and anything under 200 miles was still considered new.

I bitched at them enough to get them to add an extra level of AudiCare at no cost.

That car was cursed though and I was out of it ~18 months later. It was a sign!

 

[J Alynn]

When I bought my Audi I test drove it and it had 11 miles on it. Came back the next weekday to sign everything and it had 194. The dealer had taken it to some “event” over the weekend and anything under 200 miles was still considered new.

I bitched at them enough to get them to add an extra level of AudiCare at no cost.

That car was cursed though and I was out of it ~18 months later. It was a sign!

They probably cursed it when they took it for the weekend

 

[Scoutsie]

When I bought my Audi I test drove it and it had 11 miles on it. Came back the next weekday to sign everything and it had 194. The dealer had taken it to some “event” over the weekend and anything under 200 miles was still considered new.

I bitched at them enough to get them to add an extra level of AudiCare at no cost.

That car was cursed though and I was out of it ~18 months later. It was a sign!

That’s so dirty. I walked out of a car purchase ~17 years ago where they reported the mileage based off of the trip odometer instead of the actual odometer. It had 8,000 miles when they told me it had like +-500. Their big courtesy to me was to knock off $500. I walked out. I went somewhere else and bought the same car for about a thousand bucks less with like 20 miles on it. I wish that dealership hadn’t been sold; they were not awful to deal with.

Car dealers, this is why people hate you.

 

[Chavannigans]

Sounds like they may not be NMC batteries after all.

 

[robothero]

They probably cursed it when they took it for the weekend

I wouldn't be surprised.

I was rear ended and my car was in the shop for 8 weeks getting it repaired and then less than a month later I was rear ended AGAIN with another 6 weeks in the shop. Finally get the car back and the cruise control doesn't work anymore (something got thrown off during repair I think) which they were willing to fix for no cost but I was totally over it so traded in for an A3 which was one of my favorite cars I've owned.

I think karma came in to play because they paired me up with what I'm assuming was their least experienced salesperson and absolutely sold it to me at a loss with every accessory I asked for included.

 

[THil08]

I wouldn't be surprised.

I was rear ended and my car was in the shop for 8 weeks getting it repaired and then less than a month later I was rear ended AGAIN with another 6 weeks in the shop. Finally get the car back and the cruise control doesn't work anymore (something got thrown off during repair I think) which they were willing to fix for no cost but I was totally over it so traded in for an A3 which was one of my favorite cars I've owned.

I think karma came in to play because they paired me up with what I'm assuming was their least experienced salesperson and absolutely sold it to me at a loss with every accessory I asked for included.

what color was it?

 

[robothero]

Audi "announces" A2 e-tron

Audi announces a new entry-level electric model family: the A2 e-tron

Audi will unveil the new A2 e-tron in fall 2026, complementing its portfolio with an all-electric entry-level model family in the compact class. The A2 e-tron, manufactured in Ingolstadt, will further rejuvenate Audi’s model range and open up access to premium electric mobility. A preview of the...

www.audi-mediacenter.com

 

[robothero]

what color was it?

Both were grey!

Here’s the good one:

 

[J Alynn]

Audi "announces" A2 e-tron

Audi announces a new entry-level electric model family: the A2 e-tron

Audi will unveil the new A2 e-tron in fall 2026, complementing its portfolio with an all-electric entry-level model family in the compact class. The A2 e-tron, manufactured in Ingolstadt, will further rejuvenate Audi’s model range and open up access to premium electric mobility. A preview of the...

www.audi-mediacenter.com

Was hoping it would be more sedan-ish crossover than cute Ute but will have to see what it looks like when fully revealed

 

[THil08]

Both were grey!

Here’s the good one:
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mean look. I would instantly dechrome that so fast.

 

[cyure]

Audi

Audi's Next Big SUV Was Made for Americans, Will Launch in US First: TDS

The Audi Q9 will be the company's first product ever launched in the U.S. ahead of the rest of the world.

trib.al

 

[THil08]

Sounds like they may not be NMC batteries after all.

i need to get one in my hands to believe it.

 

[THil08]

MSN

i wasn't a fan of the redesign at first but its growing on me. and how about that range?!
And there will be an ICE coming shortly after. Just finishing the touches on the new engines. Adding a little, bit of efficiency and performance, along with a touch of a pre combustion chamber.


Click on the MSN ABOVE^^^

 

[robothero]

MSN

i wasnt a fan of the redesign at first but its growing on me. and how about that range?!


Click on the MSN ABOVE^^^

The interior makes my head hurt!

 

[THil08]

The interior makes my head hurt!

agreed its a bit Futuristic. But at the same time that's what everyone said when they released that massive, curved screen for iDrive 8

 

[weavahVBC]

The interior makes my head hurt!

I don't hate the display along the bottom of the windshield, but the shape of the tablet is screwing me up.

 

[robothero]

I don't hate the display along the bottom of the windshield, but the shape of the tablet is screwing me up.

Yeah that specifically is what's messing with me, it has some very sharp angles which feels very 90s to me.

 

[J Alynn]

MSN

i wasn't a fan of the redesign at first but its growing on me. and how about that range?!
And there will be an ICE coming shortly after. Just finishing the touches on the new engines. Adding a little, bit of efficiency and performance, along with a touch of a pre combustion chamber.


Click on the MSN ABOVE^^^

I’m don’t know what it is or if I’m the odd man out but I just do not like the new look of BMW. It’s not even in your face polarizing-it’s just not appealing to me.