hmm... that sucks... but I don't see a reason for them to stall on purpose... maybe they could get it from another dealership if they're having such a hard time...
Am I getting taken advantage of by my dealer?
I ordered my tC a long time ago and when I got it, it had 48 miles on it, but the slip said 7. No big deal to me, I guess- Salesman tells me they had to drive it out to the place to get the leather, so I didn't make a big fuss out of it. I think I was more upset with the fact that I only had 1/8 a tank of gas when I drove it home
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I had many of the options installed and picked it up at the end of the week it came in. Along with those options was the Scion Security system, which they did not install but charged me for. They said when it comes in (in one or two days), they would call and have me bring it in and install it right away. Well it has been over one to two days; it has been about a week with no luck. The thing is, I am driving my car up to school (300+ miles away) in three weeks.
I know people will think the stock security system sucks and just to get aftermarket at that price, but this is what I want with the car... Now the question is are they just stalling and taking their time or are these Scion Security systems really hard to get?
danny
I had many of the options installed and picked it up at the end of the week it came in. Along with those options was the Scion Security system, which they did not install but charged me for. They said when it comes in (in one or two days), they would call and have me bring it in and install it right away. Well it has been over one to two days; it has been about a week with no luck. The thing is, I am driving my car up to school (300+ miles away) in three weeks.
I know people will think the stock security system sucks and just to get aftermarket at that price, but this is what I want with the car... Now the question is are they just stalling and taking their time or are these Scion Security systems really hard to get?
danny
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oh yah, I forgot to comment on the gas... that's just not right... They make you shell out some serious money and then you have to go and immediately buy gas on top of that? hmmm.... Alex is right... keep on 'em about the alarm
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Yeah, those bastards...
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all my paperwork says that i should have 7 miles on my car upon delivery.Originally posted by JZA70@Aug 9 2004, 10:05 AM
I ordered my tC a long time ago and when I got it, it had 48 miles on it, but the slip said 7. No big deal to me, I guess- Salesman tells me they had to drive it out to the place to get the leather, so I didn't make a big fuss out of it. I think I was more upset with the fact that I only had 1/8 a tank of gas when I drove it home![]()
when i went to pick up the car, they spent 5 mins with me in the car and handed over the keys. so i just drove off the lot and go on the highway (about a mile) before i saw that i had 21 miles on my car! i am like what the h*ll!
I didnt feel like driving back off the highway to go back to B*tch em out but then now i regret not doing that bc i live 30-40 mins away from the dealership
Makes me wonder if anyone else test drove the car without me knowing.
liz
Since I had to bring my car back in a few times... first time being that my dealer forgot me to sign some paperwork... second, third, fourth, etc.... don't remember anymore...
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He actually bought me another tank of gas cause I went out of my way to go back... lol
He actually bought me another tank of gas cause I went out of my way to go back... lol
I had a similar experience when I bought my tC...I had been checking prices on the internet, and I had called 2 or 3 dealers and visited two of those, and about half the people I spoke to were annoying and worse than useless. While I was still in the research phase but was pretty sure I was going to buy the tC (just not from whom), I discussed things with a really good saleswoman at World Scion (Atlanta, GA) -- she knew what she was talking about, returned my calls, etc., and when she didn't know the answer to something, she would tell me (not make something up) and get back to me with an answer later on.
When I was ready to buy -- I had just sold my car and needed to place an order THAT DAY -- I went back to World Scion with my dad to order a tC. The saleswoman who had helped me over the phone a couple weeks earlier wasn't there, I was told, but I could speak to her partner.
Well, it turns out her partner sucks $#@. I put down a $500 deposit that day (Sunday) and picked the options and color I wanted. She claimed she could not give me an ETA, but would call me the next day. At about 4:30 the next day, not having been called, I gave her a call to check the status of my car. She still hadn't locked onto a particular vehicle for me (she was supposed to check with other dealers and make a trade from some other dealer's inventory), but she would get back to me the next day. I was fairly annoyed at this point, since other dealers had at least been able to check their inventory system and pick a particular vehicle that was somewhere in shipment. Tuesday afternoon, she calls me and says that she has a brand-new Flint Mica tC that just rolled onto the lot. Of course, this wasn't the color I had asked for (I wanted Indigo Ink Pearl), but that's okay -- as it turns out, I LOVE the flint mica color. After taking a few minutes to decide, I called her back and told her I would take it -- remember, I had already put down a deposit -- and I was to pick it up that afternoon (about 5 hours later). About 45 minutes before I was supposed to pick it up, she called me and told me that another salesperson had sold my car. I was quite pissed. Fortunately, she called me back 20 minutes later and said that, actually, no one had sold it and the deal was still on.
Fortunately, once I got to the dealership that evening, the woman I had originally dealt with was there, and I got to deal with her instead.
The moral of the story is that some salespeople just suck. Others are good. Everything turned out okay, though, 'cause I got my tC and I love it!
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When I was ready to buy -- I had just sold my car and needed to place an order THAT DAY -- I went back to World Scion with my dad to order a tC. The saleswoman who had helped me over the phone a couple weeks earlier wasn't there, I was told, but I could speak to her partner.
Well, it turns out her partner sucks $#@. I put down a $500 deposit that day (Sunday) and picked the options and color I wanted. She claimed she could not give me an ETA, but would call me the next day. At about 4:30 the next day, not having been called, I gave her a call to check the status of my car. She still hadn't locked onto a particular vehicle for me (she was supposed to check with other dealers and make a trade from some other dealer's inventory), but she would get back to me the next day. I was fairly annoyed at this point, since other dealers had at least been able to check their inventory system and pick a particular vehicle that was somewhere in shipment. Tuesday afternoon, she calls me and says that she has a brand-new Flint Mica tC that just rolled onto the lot. Of course, this wasn't the color I had asked for (I wanted Indigo Ink Pearl), but that's okay -- as it turns out, I LOVE the flint mica color. After taking a few minutes to decide, I called her back and told her I would take it -- remember, I had already put down a deposit -- and I was to pick it up that afternoon (about 5 hours later). About 45 minutes before I was supposed to pick it up, she called me and told me that another salesperson had sold my car. I was quite pissed. Fortunately, she called me back 20 minutes later and said that, actually, no one had sold it and the deal was still on.
Fortunately, once I got to the dealership that evening, the woman I had originally dealt with was there, and I got to deal with her instead.
The moral of the story is that some salespeople just suck. Others are good. Everything turned out okay, though, 'cause I got my tC and I love it!
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