(Continued from Part 1)
Fred and I waited for someone to pick up the phone. Now that I knew the vacation spiff was worthless, there was no way I was going to pay MSRP for the Ranger. It’s simply a matter of principle.
No one was answering, so I made my way down to the salesman’s office. [...]
Posts from ‘July, 2009’
Buying A Truck (Without Getting Completely Screwed Over) Part 2
Buying A Truck (Without Getting Completely Screwed Over) Part 1
By now, long-time followers of this blog will have a pretty good sense of what I think of the dealership car buying experience. It’s pretty much a blood sport. At this point, though, I’ve had so many bouts in the ring (a.k.a. the salesman’s cubicle) that I’m starting to give as good as I get.
In my [...]
…Hello Ford
To get rid of the Dodge, the plan was this: find a vehicle that was similar in terms of capability, much more reliable and, oh yeah: an even trade for the Big White Lemon.
That last part is tough. It stings enough to have spent a lot of money buying, then fixing, a piece of garbage [...]