Finally Got my baby home!! Not all fun and games though.....

Thanks!, I've been enjoying her all along. I already put about 700 miles on her! Definitely a fun car.

LOL, thanks!

Coincidence?

Their reputation is up to them. My posts were factual data surrounding my purchase. After speaking with the manager I told him that if he points out any false statement on my part, I would have it immediately removed. Everything is still there, draw your own conclusion. Remember, none of this would have been an issue if they held up their end of the agreement during the purchase.

Exactly my point all along. Thank you!

1. This is true. My expectations/promises made to me WERE exactly what this was all based on. Just to eliminate the possibility of multiple sides to a story, I did offer to have a 3 way conversation with the manager just to prove that they will agree with everything I said. Everything I said was agreed to be completed by the dealer, and none of it was. I shouldn't have to say any more. It wasn't one thing that was forgotten about, not even 2 or 3. NONE of the stuff was done when it arrived even though I repeatedly reminded them. I got an e-mail response at one point when I asked if the gas cap was replaced stating, "of course it was". I'm still waiting for that to arrive. They said they were sending it (in an e-mail today). I still tried to write the facts as much as possible. It was left for the interpretation of the reader. Again, not my fault. This should have never happened in the first place.

2. It is black and white. I have e-mails from before I even took the trip down describing EXACTLY what my expectations with the car were. And who was responsible if things were wrong with the car. No grey area here.

3. I kind of agree with you on this. I did my best though. If I wanted to just bash them, and try to sway it and make myself look good, and them really bad, I could have handled it very differently.

4. Don't be disappointed. The mob is what helped me get a resolution to my issue. If you don't believe me PM me and I'll explain further. I don't want to expand here.

You are exactly correct that I wasn't going to go away. Not my personality...not when I felt like I was slapped in the face.

As I was saying all along, the dealer never said that I was wrong, or disputed anything I asked for, or that I asked for too much. They pretty much had no option but to do the right thing, I had all my ducks in order on this purchase. I was not asking for anything unreasonable. I just asked for what I paid for, and they agreed to deliver. There is nothing made up, like I said previously, I offered anyone a 3 way conversation with the dealer if they felt the need to verify my end of the story. Thanks for believing in me. I do appreciate it. Again, my intent wasn't to get everyone against the dealer (If they didn't follow through, then maybe it would have been a different story). It was to let people who are planning to purchase a car know what happened, so they can make informed decisions. It doesn't matter who they buy from.

They did find out about the thread, then I got my first call back....hmmmm. Like you said, I was starting to become skeptical, but I still wanted to believe that they were going to do the right thing, and they did!
Thanks for your support.

It isn't a secret, they ARE monitoring it. The check is for $1,635.42 if you must know. I can now take care of the stuff on the car that should have been done.
It's an open forum, anybody who feels that it is necessary can comment. If you notice the trend, all of my posts are very neutral, actually supporting the dealer some of the time, until someone like you backs me into a corner, starts to attack my integrity etc., leaving me with no option but to defend myself. Then it unfortunately ends in people badmouthing the dealer or one another. if you haven't figured it out yet, I don't back down when I'm wronged, or attacked.
As you said, everyone is free to draw their own conclusions.

Thanks again. As you said, it is only my side. I actually would have preferred if the other side posted on here as well. I think it would have kept a few of the posters here much more calm.


All that said, part of my agreement with the dealer was that when I got what I was entitled to, I would ask the moderator to remove this thread from the forum. They still owe me a gas cap, so as soon as I get it I'm going to ask the moderator to remove this thread if possible. If it is not possible, I want to make it clear to everyone that THE DEALER FOLLOWED THROUGH WITH THEIR PROMISE TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR. The outcome is fair given the circumstances. I do, however want to remind anyone purchasing a car. No matter where or who you buy it from, make sure it is what you want/expect BEFORE handing the check over. It will not only be easier for you, but it will be easier for the dealer as well. I guarantee that if the car came to me in the condition that I "expected", I would have been raving about what a great purchasing experience it was. They are nice people to talk to, I don't want to take that from them.
Feel free to PM me if you have any questions.
Thanks again everyone.

 

Thanks,
I agree that it can appear that way, but it wasn't intended to be used as leverage because I never told them about it, and hung it over their heads. I wanted them to do the right thing without the leverage. If they corrected it without leverage, it would mean so much more to me (and I'm sure others). However an Fchatter advised them of the post (just trying to help). Once the dealer called me about it, during the conversation, they agreed to pay for everything, but then asked if I can do something about the post. I agreed to have it taken off once I got what I was entitled to. I agreed because, even though every bit of it was factual and just an education for any potential buyers, I was still able to see their side. I was able to see that it may be misconstrued by people only reading partial posts and not getting the full story. I guess it did eventually turn into some leverage for me, but it was unintentional, albeit beneficial at the end.

 

You are correct...no T-shirt yet or cap. In all fairness about that. It wasn't part of the "agreement" like the other stuff that I previously complained about. The salesman told me that he was going to ship those with the car because I complained about the $899 "dealer fee" that shouldn't have been charged. He was trying to say that he will make it up in different ways. It was more of an unsolicited offer from him. Unfortunately for me, they didn't make it up in any way yet, but since it wasn't in my agreement, I didn't really make too big of a deal. But yes you are correct, they should have sent it if they said that they would.....who knows maybe they will pull through and send them with the gas cap?
I understand exactly what you are saying about leaving it, I have to agree with you. What happened, happened. However, I did agree to ask to have it removed for exchange to make sure that my situation was corrected. Of course the important part here, is that I did get a resolution, and I hopefully also helped others in the position to buy one of these cars (or any car). Since I did make that promise to them, I do intend to keep it. That's the type of person I am, I ALWAYS keep my promises. Whether or not that was a bad choice for me to agree that, that's a whole different situation/topic. At the end of the day, I think we will all be satisfied. I will be satisfied that I got what I paid for, the dealer will be satisfied that I am happy, and there is no further negative press, and the prospective buyer will be satisfied that they actually learned a little. I think it turned into a win/win situation instead of the lose/lose that it potentially could have have been. Even if the record of my situation is wiped and lost, the learning experience, and the ability to guide a newcomer on the purchase of their car, is not lost.
Thanks again for the congrats!

 

Don't hesitate getting one, you will love it!! I've had many cars in my time, and this one definitely stands out.

 

Yes, good news! read from post #320.
Thanks for the support!

 

As part of my agreement, I told him that as soon as we hung up the phone, the post would be updated with the result that he agreed to take care of the costs. I also told him that I would "ask" the moderator to have it removed after I received what I was entitled to. I didn't make any promises of any outcome, or how people would feel about my incident. I also don't have any authority over the forum, as you said. I can ask for it to be removed, but I can't make anyone do anything. I've seen posts pulled in the past, so I didn't think it would be a problem to ask. If forum rules prohibit this, oh well. Not my problem. This should have never been an issue in the first place. Wow look at that, there's one more thing to learn from this thread. Do the right thing on your own BEFORE it turns into a more serious issue!! You are not scoring any ethics point in my book. I know you are trying, but it's not working because it SHOULD HAVE BEEN a non-issue. I wasn't the one that started the mess.