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Originally Posted by spike021
I'd argue this still sounds like whining.
They were willing to order you the car? It may not be a Porsche but being able to order would've meant you could actually choose whichever options and color you wanted. Sure you'd need to wait a couple months for it, but are you really that impatient? Well, you must be if driving one or two hours for a test drive is such a big problem.
Also, saying a car is niche and that having to order shouldn't be a problem is pretty ironic. The whole idea of something being niche, IMO, is that it's unique and not something easy to find/get ahold of. Actually, the definition of 'niche' literally means "specialized variant" of a thing, in this case a car, which exactly fits a special ordered car.
I've seen people on this forum who said they winded up going with whatever color they saw and because they just wanted the car and some regret not getting some other color.
So the dealers were trying to help you make "the right decision".
But okay, let's complain about all the things.  |
It's not whining, but some of you guys are attacking this guy for not approaching the car buying process like you would want to.
I'm not really willing to spend several hours out of my day just to drive somewhere far to see whether or not I liked the car. You take 1-2 hrs one way, 10-15min test drive, 1-2hrs back. That's almost half the day gone just being on the road. It can get tiresome for some people, especially older folk (I would assume this guy is). Then what, you go out find out the trunk is too small for your taste...he's supposed to just get it because its a sports car and who cares about the trunk?
Theres an FRS release series 2.0 about 4hrs away from me. I'd actually be willing to go to it (cuz im pretty much invested in getting one of the twins), but i'd need to find the right time, and i'd have to be pretty sure I want THAT car since I want to make that trip worthwhile to me (go there, get it, drive it back)
Some of you are assuming hes fully invested in the car from the get go, in which case it would constitute some sort of whining. I don't think he was fully invested in it (just a top option on his list of options) so it all starts with a test drive. If he doesn't have that how is he going to know if he likes the car or not?