cross-country auto transport at its finest

[MaximaZero]

Mine was pretty dirty, but not nearly as bad.

[charged86]

yellow stuff could be casmaline the anit rust wax from another new car or from the parts of the hauler

[shirker]

Originally Posted by asia_minor

papar towel on paint is not exactly gentle (in fact, it will mar), either.

Neither is a microfiber cloth if you're dragging around sizable debris. Tell me, would you rather let unknown automotive fluid sit around on your clear coat or absorb as much of it as possible with what you have on hand? No brainer to me, and it's not like I was about to hand wash my car with a roll of Bounty

Originally Posted by Turbowned

OP doesn't pay for enclosed trailer; complains about dirty car after 2000 miles of open transport. OP mad because dirty car is dirty.

Surely you can't be serious. Dirt is expected. Rusted paint flakes getting into the cracks between body panels and fluids dripped from car above is not. Unusably dirty windshield, windows, and mirrors also not

[shirker]

Originally Posted by bestwheelbase

I had no idea you could save money buying a car long-distance, especially after factoring in shipping. Very interesting.

For the sake of comparison, what price would your local dealer have charged for this car?

I love road trips. This gives me something to think about when I order mine...

Local dealers were pushing MSRP. Showed them my under-invoice quote from Heuberger and they still wouldn't budge A few thousand saved was well worth the two week delay, even with the dirty transport headache.

[tracerit]

to be honest, that type of shit is expected to happen. the dealer is aware of it, they know they put on a nice pretty car and after a few state rides it's gonna turn to crap but they released a clean car is all they care about. i'm surprised no one tarps the space between the two stories to prevent the dripping fluids.

not much you can do about nature taking its toll on the car with an open transport though.

[a2cpc]

I have always thought that if I went with a Colorado dealer, I would just fly out and use the drive back to do my break in, stories like the OP's just confirm it. I have broken in a few cars so don't tell me how bad this would be for the engine, although, I wonder if it would be any better for the paint.

[Brzetto]

Originally Posted by shirker

Local dealers were pushing MSRP. Showed them my under-invoice quote from Heuberger and they still wouldn't budge A few thousand saved was well worth the two week delay, even with the dirty transport headache.

Paying MSRP isn't a bad thing, paying over that is. To be fair you were trying to get a deal on a very rare brand new sports car, you wouldn't be able to get a deal without some kind of drawback like what is pictured. Colorado is one of the worst places to buy from now, they're in turmoil. Magpul, need I say more.

[bestwheelbase]

Originally Posted by a2cpc

I have always thought that if I went with a Colorado dealer, I would just fly out and use the drive back

Same here. Lots of scenic routes out of that area.

[Turbowned]

Hey, at least your car didn't get damaged while it was in transit to the dealer. I've worked for a Subaru dealer for almost a year now and we have had several accounts where cars get scrapes and dents during the time they get transported from the port to the dealership. Then they have to sit and wait for two weeks while we get approval for Subaru to foot the repair bill.

[GNS]

Originally Posted by shirker

Local dealers were pushing MSRP. Showed them my under-invoice quote from Heuberger and they still wouldn't budge A few thousand saved was well worth the two week delay, even with the dirty transport headache.

I don't understand their reasoning. A sale is a sale, right? So what if the commission on this sale is much less than usual...they would have a potential new customer to screw over ....excuse me... "service" during regular maintenance.

[chrisl]

Originally Posted by Brzetto

Paying MSRP isn't a bad thing, paying over that is. To be fair you were trying to get a deal on a very rare brand new sports car, you wouldn't be able to get a deal without some kind of drawback like what is pictured. Colorado is one of the worst places to buy from now, they're in turmoil. Magpul, need I say more.

Nobody informed me that the entire state was in turmoil because of Magpul, and I know that the car dealers here seem to be doing just fine. I don't see any reason to say it's one of the worst places to buy from right now (unless you're in the market for firearms, not cars, in which case you're on the wrong forum)

[Brzetto]

Originally Posted by chrisl

Nobody informed me that the entire state was in turmoil because of Magpul, and I know that the car dealers here seem to be doing just fine. I don't see any reason to say it's one of the worst places to buy from right now (unless you're in the market for firearms, not cars, in which case you're on the wrong forum)

I didn't say magpul was the sole reason. They left Colorado.

[a2cpc]

Originally Posted by Brzetto

Paying MSRP isn't a bad thing, paying over that is. To be fair you were trying to get a deal on a very rare brand new sports car, you wouldn't be able to get a deal without some kind of drawback like what is pictured. Colorado is one of the worst places to buy from now, they're in turmoil. Magpul, need I say more.

Better bury your guns...Obama is coming for them

[ihaskrayon]

Wow, I'm glad I'm flying out to pick up my car. That would piss me off seeing my new car like that. Sorry bud