[Duckman]

Hey all,

Received a phone call last night from my original dealer. They found my car and will be trading one of theirs to get mine from another dealer. Problem is, they said they're going to be DRIVING my car back from the other dealer, which is.....80 MILES AWAY! What am I supposed to do? I told them to tow it. They said they can't do that.

ARGH! Please let me know what your opinions are.

Thanks.

 

[Eric]

Can you go with them and drive it back yourself? ...you know you'll be putting on at least 80mi the day you get it

 

[basilisk4]

Honestly, I would rather than drive it than tow it. Towing is not particularly good for a car, you know.

 

[zoltiz]

What's 80 miles? It's not like they are driving it from Miami to Chicago...

 

[TRDsparks2]

Driving is better than towing and a year from now and 12,000 miles from now, you won't even remember it. IMO

Ken

 

[Duckman]

Coolio. Thanks for the advice people!

 

[Beantowntc]

is it stick or auto? if its standard make sure a good driver is behind the wheel and not an errand monkey who will beat the hell out of it. if its auto then just inspect for dents dings etc from highway rocks and make sure its perfect when you take delivery. good luck on the new wheels either way

 

[courier11sec]

At least around here, there are people that specifically do the driving for dealer trades for a living. They tend to be in their late 50's-early 60's and heavily insured. It's common practise in my neck of the woods and the people involved are professional. I wouldn't worry about it.

 

[iGod]

we do that all the time. sometimes from 200 miles away. its the only way to get what people want sometimes. i bought my matrix with 427 miles on it. had some test drives on it, and had to be brought in from another dealer. but it was the only one like it around at the time. just something you have to deal with if you want your car.

 

[robotsneedlove2]

do u still have ur matrix? how is it?