Saturday, September 12, 2009

Swore we'd NEVER do it again!...but we did!

After our experience with buying the Jeep we swore we would never buy another car again!...But, we did! To make a long story short (as short as I am capable of :)) the Jeep has not been a very reliable car and we have put TONS of money into it, even going as far as not driving it for several months and relying on the Neon as our only car just to not fix what was wrong with it. We decided to see if we could trade it in with the Cash for Clunkers thing that was going on, but, it didn't qualify. While we were at the dealership we decided to see what the trade in value would be and we went from there. In both our car buying experiences we were very upfront in that we told them how much we wanted our monthly payment to be and for how long...if we could strike a deal for something we liked then lets make it happen if not, thanks for your time see ya later. We were very clear and they agreed! After finding a car we liked and test driving it they brought us an offer that was easy to refuse almost $200 a month more than we said we would pay...we laughed a little and said, "Thanks, obviously you did not understand. Have a nice night." And we proceeded to leave! The sales man was very rude and just walked away. As we were leaving a manager came out and asked if we would still be interested if they could get the price to what we wanted. Ryan said yes, but that we were very disappointed with the way the salesman treated us. Anyway, He called us back 2 hours later and said they could make it happen! We went in the next day and signed the paperwork...they even ended up paying off the Jeep, which was Awesome!
I don't know why when you make your side so straight forward they think it is ok to mess with you...it takes walking away for anything to happen.
But, this is what we ended up with....2007 Dodge Caliber (white, just like the picture). We wanted something with a hatch back to have the space of the jeep but not the gas mileage...after a few weeks we are very happy with the trade/purchase.

This is what the inside looks like except ours is a manual not an automatic...but sometimes I wish it was! :)

This is the funniest part of the car...in the glove box there is room to store sodas or waters and the AC passes through it to keep them cool! I think it is hilarious! :)

2 comments:

lisa louise said...

i HATE car shopping!! i told arron next time its time for a new car, he is on his own. hahaha

Sarah said...

nice car. good job!! i think the drink cooler is pretty fab. i'd store my treats in there:)