I'm new to the board but I’m in process of buying an '03 Cobra (crosses his fingers). I'd like to say I hope everything works out for racerat (i hope i got her ID right) for what happened..it seems to be an all too familiar situation among dealerships lately. My post is in regards to what i went thru with my '02 GT. I'll make it as short as possible. I love the color red for a car especially a high performance one. The dealership I went to told me they found one with about 8 miles and that they would do a swap for it. I was thinking, fine, (btw, this was the first time I ever bought a new car), go for it. I got to the dealership early becos of the excitement and I saw the car and it looked like it went thru a mud pit. No big deal I was thinking..they got it all cleaned-up and it looked 100% perfect. But then two things contractually that happened..i gave them a $10,000 deposit which they wrote off as $8,000..where the hell did the other $2,000 go?:gt: REPRINT! They laughed it off as an accountant error..ummm yeah sure. Next was the financing process..we agreed at it being 4.2% approximately. As he was printing it up I asked him again the % we agreed upon he smiled and said yup it's all here! I go to look at it and it said 8.9% :gt: I got annoyed with this and asked them if they were a certified Ford Dealer or certified thieves.
With everything settled now and not being able to wait to get away from there..i get in my car and drive home. The next day is clear and sunny..i pull the car out of the garage to admire the car and....oh hell....two dull silver dollar sized blemishes on the hood of the car..nothing would take it out. :cuss: I'm like damn let me see the interior better..looked around, everything seems cool. Then I see some dried up blotches in the large cup holder..right away thinking it was from what ever cleanup solution they used..lift it up and.. :??: ..coffee! :fm: Someone drank coffee in that car while driving it to the dealership..looked at the odometer, thought it said 10 miles..push the button and it really shows 56 miles?!?! I was looking at the miles elapsed previously. Took the car, drove it back told them everything....,"Sorry u should have inspected the car better." ....Now I know it was my fault, I was stupid, i was overly excited that it was going to be my first new car..my fault. But I went there in good faith, trusting them..anyway..the sales manager saw the commotion and did everything to make it better. He was sincere and polite which I appreciated but they wouldn't tell me who drove the car. I call back two days later and asked to speak to the salesperson who worked out the deal with me if they could get me a locking gas cap..i come to find out they fired that salesperson..i guess I know who drove it.
Unfortunately, I’ve never been able to enjoy the car..to me it feels tainted and abused. Last week I passed by the dealership and as i drove by there it was..the first time i saw an '03 Cobra in New Jersey, i see tons of GT's but never saw an '03 Cobra yet in NJ..i can see y everyone here who owns one is in love with them. The car speaks for itself without even turning it on. Made a u-turn..went in..they all recognized me and smiled (what is it with the smiling?..it's creepy), told them i wanted to swap and get a '03 Cobra in Torch Red. T'Red is no longer available :shrug: They said they can call up other dealerships to find one for me. (AH HELL HERE WE GO AGAIN). This time they told me where it was, so i drove down to look at it..no mileage other than driving it off the truck. Now the problem is the production date is from June. I assume that's the dreaded 80 MPH vibe issue and pulling to the right? I told them my concerns which they said they never heard of and i can't test drive it becos it's not theirs to do so unless the swap is made. So now I’m waiting for the call becos the other dealership hasn't ok'ed the swap yet, but they said it's 95% sure that they'll swap. They've basically got me becos of the fact Torch Red isn't available anymore and that's the only color i want. I really dunno what to do anymore..sorry for the long post and thanks for letting me vent.
With everything settled now and not being able to wait to get away from there..i get in my car and drive home. The next day is clear and sunny..i pull the car out of the garage to admire the car and....oh hell....two dull silver dollar sized blemishes on the hood of the car..nothing would take it out. :cuss: I'm like damn let me see the interior better..looked around, everything seems cool. Then I see some dried up blotches in the large cup holder..right away thinking it was from what ever cleanup solution they used..lift it up and.. :??: ..coffee! :fm: Someone drank coffee in that car while driving it to the dealership..looked at the odometer, thought it said 10 miles..push the button and it really shows 56 miles?!?! I was looking at the miles elapsed previously. Took the car, drove it back told them everything....,"Sorry u should have inspected the car better." ....Now I know it was my fault, I was stupid, i was overly excited that it was going to be my first new car..my fault. But I went there in good faith, trusting them..anyway..the sales manager saw the commotion and did everything to make it better. He was sincere and polite which I appreciated but they wouldn't tell me who drove the car. I call back two days later and asked to speak to the salesperson who worked out the deal with me if they could get me a locking gas cap..i come to find out they fired that salesperson..i guess I know who drove it.
Unfortunately, I’ve never been able to enjoy the car..to me it feels tainted and abused. Last week I passed by the dealership and as i drove by there it was..the first time i saw an '03 Cobra in New Jersey, i see tons of GT's but never saw an '03 Cobra yet in NJ..i can see y everyone here who owns one is in love with them. The car speaks for itself without even turning it on. Made a u-turn..went in..they all recognized me and smiled (what is it with the smiling?..it's creepy), told them i wanted to swap and get a '03 Cobra in Torch Red. T'Red is no longer available :shrug: They said they can call up other dealerships to find one for me. (AH HELL HERE WE GO AGAIN). This time they told me where it was, so i drove down to look at it..no mileage other than driving it off the truck. Now the problem is the production date is from June. I assume that's the dreaded 80 MPH vibe issue and pulling to the right? I told them my concerns which they said they never heard of and i can't test drive it becos it's not theirs to do so unless the swap is made. So now I’m waiting for the call becos the other dealership hasn't ok'ed the swap yet, but they said it's 95% sure that they'll swap. They've basically got me becos of the fact Torch Red isn't available anymore and that's the only color i want. I really dunno what to do anymore..sorry for the long post and thanks for letting me vent.
