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10-29-2021, 09:25 PM | #1 |
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Tips when picking up your new ride
Go with the sales person if they take it to fill it up with gas.
That complimentary full tank of gas is usually from the closest station and sometimes the wrong octane is accidentally put in. Good way to avoid "why is my new car pinging and knocking?" Last edited by Lightened; 10-31-2021 at 05:03 PM. |
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10-31-2021, 02:13 PM | #2 |
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or better yet, educate yourself on the common symptoms of pinging and knocking, and just run through the tank and fill up later on the right fuel.
i ran a tank of 87 once just to see what happened. it doesn't make the car unusable, especially during the break-in period.
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10-31-2021, 02:20 PM | #3 |
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Point is the dealer shouldn’t be putting the wrong octane in a car they’re delivering. I’ve refused the free tank of gas when a sales person told me ‘they don’t let us put 91 in the cars’.
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10-31-2021, 03:43 PM | #4 |
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Just don't have them fill it up period if you don't want to chance it. I picked mine up on fumes and drove it to a gas station right away haha.
Other tips: tell them explicitly to NOT drill holes for the front license plate if you're not 1000% sure you want to run one. If you plan to ceramic coat it or PPF it, talk with your detailer - they might want you to leave the shipping protection on so that they can remove it themselves. And if you are planning either of these things, make an appointment with them in advance so you can drive it straight there. Either way, probably also best to also skip out on pre-purchase wash as well so that they don't swirl up the paint right away. |
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11-01-2021, 08:17 AM | #5 |
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Don't let the young sales guy ask you to teach him how to drive a manual in your new ride.
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11-01-2021, 08:35 AM | #6 |
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Big shit there's knock detection it won't harm the car. It will hold back power a bit so the car might get faster after the next fill.
I read people's advice on taking delivery of a new car and here's what I see: Don't drill front bumper for license plate bracket (if required for gen 2). Don't remove protective wrap on body (go to pro detailer for exterior prep). Don't do anything not required for the PDI. Put car in enclosed area when arrives so people can't open, touch, see. Etc etc I've never given a dealer special instructions. But then again I did some of the pdi prep work at a VW Audi dealer p/t over 33 years ago. Audi Fox (remember those?) made in Brazil ones, not the good ones, had stuff on the window glass that was so difficult to remove, like whitewash or something. Whatever happened to those cars? They had Golf drivetrains but the body more resembled Lada for quality. My late ex father-in-law owned a Lada dealership in the 80's. Glad I didn't know him then. lol
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The 19 year old go-fer at the dealer where I picked up my Honda S2000 went with me to the gas station for my complimentary first tankful, and he put 87 octane in, told me that's what it took... I got home and read the owners' manual and And just before that while he did some/all of the
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Ladas and Ponys sold for around $4995 base when they started out here. We never got Yugos, although I do remember seeing them in FL. Shittiest car now is the Mitsubishi Mirage. They were advertised starting at $9995 in 2018 or 2019.
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