Car advice

[G G]

Originally Posted by stearns

Based on my experience and the people I have spoken to, it's definitely a "if it works for you" type of situation. Not for everybody, possibly not for most people, but it's a good situation for me. Unless something crazy comes up, when my whole debacle gets cleared up in the next week or two, I intend on leasing another car

And for me it just aint gonna work Ben. I didn't post the link to the other thread but this dealership already screwed me and they are "trying" to make it right. But every deal they have proposed so far is in my view screwing me again.

[dave]

I've never leased, so my thoughts here are basically worthless...(not to mention most everywhere else, I suppose)..... But I never will, because I like to put serious miles when I want, and don't ever want to worry about it. My father leased a van a few years ago and anally logged every mile and calculated miles remaining weekly....would have driven me insane. I also 'abuse' my cars - smoke in them, and drive them hard in less than ideal conditions. I won't baby them, but I'm afraid I would if I knew I had to turn them over in a couple/few years.

Originally Posted by G G

but this dealership already screwed me and they are "trying" to make it right. But every deal they have proposed so far is in my view screwing me again.

This is the part that sends red lights flashing in my head. In my life, it has been a very rare occurrence when a company that I considered to have 'screwed me', ever made me feel whole again through their attempts to make it right. Lots that have gone above and beyond when there was a 'mistake' or unforeseen problem, but in those instances where I felt wronged, any make-up offer I accepted turned out to be (almost always) regrettable. Walk away and don't look back.

[G G]

Originally Posted by dave

I've never leased, so my thoughts here are basically worthless...(not to mention most everywhere else, I suppose)..... But I never will, because I like to put serious miles when I want, and don't ever want to worry about it. My father leased a van a few years ago and anally logged every mile and calculated miles remaining weekly....would have driven me insane. I also 'abuse' my cars - smoke in them, and drive them hard in less than ideal conditions. I won't baby them, but I'm afraid I would if I knew I had to turn them over in a couple/few years.


This is the part that sends red lights flashing in my head. In my life, it has been a very rare occurrence when a company that I considered to have 'screwed me', ever made me feel whole again through their attempts to make it right. Lots that have gone above and beyond when there was a 'mistake' or unforeseen problem, but in those instances where I felt wronged, any make-up offer I accepted turned out to be (almost always) regrettable. Walk away and don't look back.

I have been playing the game so far. I have driven 3 different cars and burned their gas in all of them. I just went back this morning and got my car back. Told the guy a lease wasn't an option and he says (now) that my friend was right and it just wouldn't be right for me to lease. I told him I talked to another friend of a friend and he is working on selling me a car (which is true) for about $330 to $340 a month exactly like the one I just drove. I also told him that if this guy comes through then I am done. They lied to me about a car I bought and then try to talk me into an inferior deal, and this guy gets me the deal I was asking for with the negative equity in the car I bought from you? Really? You are exactly right.