12-28-2019, 01:44 PM | #1366 |
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Zupra was already taken for vanity plates in NY, but Zupr4 was available last I checked.
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12-28-2019, 06:19 PM | #1367 | |
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Same thing for the 350. It is an outstanding track car, but for a liveable, daily driver sports car; the Cayman and Supra are going to eat it alive. Just my two-cents. Mike |
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01-07-2020, 10:30 AM | #1368 | |
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A few years ago before I reigned in the budget and just bought a used 135i. I went to test drive a Focus RS, SS 1LE, and an STi. I took my helmet with me to see if I'd fit, as the plan was to occasionally take my DD for HPDE. No dealer would let me drive the Focus RS. They all basically said, "Let's get the paperwork done and you can drive it around the block, and then if you don't like it, we can tear up the paperwork." Sorry, not gonna happen. The Chevy and Subaru dealers had no problem letting me take them out. The Chevy guy didn't like when I walked the SS up the onramp a bit sideways. |
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01-07-2020, 11:40 AM | #1370 |
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In the motorcycle world (at least for sport bikes), dealers saying no to test rides are actually normal. The times where you can test ride bikes tend to be when the manufacturer is sponsoring an event.
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01-07-2020, 03:34 PM | #1371 | |
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Hell, when I got my bike, I didn't even have my endorsement, just a permit. He told me they weren't supposed to let me take it out, but they did anyways. And guess what, I bought the damn thing as soon as we got back from the test ride. |
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01-07-2020, 04:07 PM | #1372 |
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The only reason I could see them doing that is that insuring sport cars for test drives is too expensive? When they have the 'paperwork' you are the insurer of the car and you get the hit on insurance premium if you crash the car? In any case, no test drive = no sale.
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01-07-2020, 08:51 PM | #1374 | |
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Yeah, no test drive or test ride- no sale |
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01-08-2020, 08:24 AM | #1375 | |
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Then when I special ordered it the dealer made it super easy as well. I basically called them and said, "I want a white, base, track pack, 6 spd. Call me back with a price good enough I don't feel the need to call anyone else, and I'll be there 15 minutes later with the deposit." At the time I think MSRP was around $34.5k or so? Sold it to me for $30k. |
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01-08-2020, 09:03 PM | #1377 |
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That's why demo cars are sold at a discount. Good dealerships typically have several cars specifically for test drives. Cost of doing business.
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01-08-2020, 09:09 PM | #1378 | |
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Question: would you accept less of a discount from a dealer whom let you test drive a car before you special order a fresh one for yourself? Or would you test drive the car, then shop around for the lowest possible price? I'd bet the vast majority would do the later and show zero appreciation to the dealer that provided a test drive.
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Don't worry too much about the dealer, they are in this business and know how to make profits with or without testdrives. New cars don't come with 0 miles on the odometer, so if you add several miles during the testdrive, nobody will notice.
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01-29-2020, 11:34 AM | #1382 |
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Gee based on that the winner is the M2. Legit back seats, more flexible for day to day driving and it laps within a bees dick of the Supra.
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01-29-2020, 02:26 PM | #1383 |
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The title is Best Drivers Cars -Track Battle, not how comfortable someone is in the back seat, how it is for commuting, fuel mileage or how many bags of groceries fit in the trunk.
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M2 Competition. The cream of the crop. Bespoke “S” engine with Motorsports magic sauce in suspension tuning. The ULTIMATE driving machine, the pinnacle 2 series from the ultimate driving machine, is slower on track than a car based on a run-of-the-mill convertible that they shared with Toyota.
Meh indeed, when Toyota can out duel BMW using BMW’s chassis. This is the same company that gave us the Camry, up against the company that gave the world the WINNINGEST touring car ever. If there ever was sign of the impending apocalypse, this is it.
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