So ... the new car is booked to go back from whence it came.
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It's a three and a half hour drive to the dealer, or much longer by rail (assuming they aren't on strike). And "buy online with delivery" is becoming pretty much the standard now as all the little car lots go out of business (there were three locally before Covid, and none now). Most dealers are set up for it, and you have the option to examine the car on delivery before you pay - plus most provide a "send it back if you don't like it" service for the first 7 days. It's a load easier than taking a day to look at it, and then getting a mate to drive you to them to pick it up.
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OriginalGriff wrote:
"buy online with delivery"
My dad worked as a mechanic - at the same dealership, no less - for over 40 years. The concept in unfathomable to him. Dealers trade between themselves. If the car you want is at a dealer who's too far for you, discuss it with a dealer who's closer - he may be willing to buy it from the more distant one. You're still under no obligation to purchase. My neighbor bought a $75K pickup truck 2 years ago. He test-drove 4 different model levels before settling on one. The salesrep was getting downright tired, but my neighbor was wise enough to tell him he wasn't going to spend that sort of money without test driving the vehicle he was going to get (as opposed to just driving an identical model). And I have to agree with him, you're not getting a toaster from Amazon, and the laws to return vehicles are completely different than a kitchen appliance (and they're not written in your favor).
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Plus, there is a good chance it wouldn't have shown up - it seems to be related to temperature, as it always has started to be a problem early in the morning when it's cold. once the day heated up a bit, it seems to have stopped happening - on the first day once it happened and I visited a local garage to get the error code checked / cleared I drove it for 70 miles or so without a problem. Next morning, take Herself to work in the cold and it's back. Since if I drove up there it would be midday or so when I got there it probably wouldn't have happened on a test drive anyway ...
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