Ok, i'm going to give you the full story. I'll also post cliff notes on the bottom and what everyone wants to see, pictures!
After debating a 5th generation Maxima or a RSX, the RSX ultimately ruled out. I rarely drive around people, the RSX gets great MPG and doesn't require higher octane and I just felt more comfortable in the RSX. I'm not bashing the Maximas at all, I really do like them, but for me i'm 20 years old and single so I wanted something a little sporty.
So i've been doing some extensive searching and narrowed my search down to 5 spd base models. I drove a base model and it gives me all the power I can ask for. I'm the guy you probably honk your horn at cuz I drive the speed limit. Anyway I found one with decent mileage and everything I was looking for one of the lowest prices. So I go with my bro and check it out. It was from a very small dealer in Rockland, NY. Just to give you an idea of how small it is the office was a little room (a lil bigger than a closet) in a gas station convenice store. So I look at the car and it looked good to me. Not perfect, but pretty good. Unfortunately the next day was the Sat. of MDW and I went up to PA, so my father was very nice and took a 45 min ride up to this dealer to check it out. He drives it and puts a $1k deposit on it from his credit card. He did notice it was pulling to the left so the guys say they'll take care of it. They also say they'll deliever it, no problem. So i'm waiting Sunday and Monday they were closing, so i'm figuring i'll have it by the end of the week. I call Thursday they say they still never got the part, I call Friday they say probably Sat., we call Sat they say prob Monday. So finally this past Monday rolls around and I call them up in the morning. I get one guy and hes like sure we'll deliever whenever you get your check. I tell him OK around 4, so my father can see if the problem was resolved. Around 2ish I call back and get one of the guys I met. He's telling me definately not today or tommorow there busy. He's also asking why I want it delieverd? I was like because you insisted on and he was trying to put the blame on his partner, when my father said he was there too. At this point i'm really mad and reached the end of my fuse
So i'm ready to cancel the deal and decide just to look online for another car. Low and behold I find the same year, model with less miles and acura certified for $500 more then the one I was going to buy. So I take ride up Monday afternoon look at and was really impressed. It had brand new Goodyear tires, which alone equaled the other one I put the deposit on. The other one needed tires soon. This was also had less miles, rear spoiler, was in better shape and Acura certified so I get a 7 yr/ 100,000 miles on engine and tranny and 6 year/62,000 miles bumper to bumper. So I get home tell my dad about and he says lets go again. He drives and was pretty impressed he tells the guy how much the other one was that we have the deposit and he says i'll give you this one for that price. Needless to say we cut the deal off with the other people who were pretty pissed. I told them they were getting really shady and if they were able to get their act together I would have had the car and they would have had my money. So last night I got my car, very painless, the dealer did all the motor vehicle work, they got my plates and we were there for no more then 20 mins. I think it was really a non-brainer my decision, my father was a little mad because of the way we just backed out of the other deal, but its a lot of money i'm spending and I want it spent wisely.
Now I get to have fun learning how to drive stick. The car was pretty clean, i'm probably going to learn and pratice how to drive it the next couple of days and might give it a clay/light polish/wax job sometime this weekend depending on the weather. Everyone attending Poorboy's detailing weekend, will get to see it first hand.
Cliff Notes
-Had a deposit on a car, but the dealer kept getting shady
-Had enough of waiting for it, so found the same car in better shape for the same price.
-Tell the other dealer the deals off.
-Bought my car last night :xyxthumbs
FINALLY onto the pictures...
It looks like the previous owner but some sort of aftermarket shifter on it. Luckily the dealer order an OEM shifter and gromet so I gotta trying to that one off and putting the new on.
After debating a 5th generation Maxima or a RSX, the RSX ultimately ruled out. I rarely drive around people, the RSX gets great MPG and doesn't require higher octane and I just felt more comfortable in the RSX. I'm not bashing the Maximas at all, I really do like them, but for me i'm 20 years old and single so I wanted something a little sporty.
So i've been doing some extensive searching and narrowed my search down to 5 spd base models. I drove a base model and it gives me all the power I can ask for. I'm the guy you probably honk your horn at cuz I drive the speed limit. Anyway I found one with decent mileage and everything I was looking for one of the lowest prices. So I go with my bro and check it out. It was from a very small dealer in Rockland, NY. Just to give you an idea of how small it is the office was a little room (a lil bigger than a closet) in a gas station convenice store. So I look at the car and it looked good to me. Not perfect, but pretty good. Unfortunately the next day was the Sat. of MDW and I went up to PA, so my father was very nice and took a 45 min ride up to this dealer to check it out. He drives it and puts a $1k deposit on it from his credit card. He did notice it was pulling to the left so the guys say they'll take care of it. They also say they'll deliever it, no problem. So i'm waiting Sunday and Monday they were closing, so i'm figuring i'll have it by the end of the week. I call Thursday they say they still never got the part, I call Friday they say probably Sat., we call Sat they say prob Monday. So finally this past Monday rolls around and I call them up in the morning. I get one guy and hes like sure we'll deliever whenever you get your check. I tell him OK around 4, so my father can see if the problem was resolved. Around 2ish I call back and get one of the guys I met. He's telling me definately not today or tommorow there busy. He's also asking why I want it delieverd? I was like because you insisted on and he was trying to put the blame on his partner, when my father said he was there too. At this point i'm really mad and reached the end of my fuse
So i'm ready to cancel the deal and decide just to look online for another car. Low and behold I find the same year, model with less miles and acura certified for $500 more then the one I was going to buy. So I take ride up Monday afternoon look at and was really impressed. It had brand new Goodyear tires, which alone equaled the other one I put the deposit on. The other one needed tires soon. This was also had less miles, rear spoiler, was in better shape and Acura certified so I get a 7 yr/ 100,000 miles on engine and tranny and 6 year/62,000 miles bumper to bumper. So I get home tell my dad about and he says lets go again. He drives and was pretty impressed he tells the guy how much the other one was that we have the deposit and he says i'll give you this one for that price. Needless to say we cut the deal off with the other people who were pretty pissed. I told them they were getting really shady and if they were able to get their act together I would have had the car and they would have had my money. So last night I got my car, very painless, the dealer did all the motor vehicle work, they got my plates and we were there for no more then 20 mins. I think it was really a non-brainer my decision, my father was a little mad because of the way we just backed out of the other deal, but its a lot of money i'm spending and I want it spent wisely.Now I get to have fun learning how to drive stick. The car was pretty clean, i'm probably going to learn and pratice how to drive it the next couple of days and might give it a clay/light polish/wax job sometime this weekend depending on the weather. Everyone attending Poorboy's detailing weekend, will get to see it first hand.
Cliff Notes
-Had a deposit on a car, but the dealer kept getting shady
-Had enough of waiting for it, so found the same car in better shape for the same price.
-Tell the other dealer the deals off.
-Bought my car last night :xyxthumbs
FINALLY onto the pictures...
It looks like the previous owner but some sort of aftermarket shifter on it. Luckily the dealer order an OEM shifter and gromet so I gotta trying to that one off and putting the new on.
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