So I\'ve found an RX7...

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N777CK T

#45
April 20, 2007, 05:49:59 PM
ok so the latest news... damn this is turning out to be a mission...!!!!

i phoned up F1 Autos to get my deposit back... spoke to the receptionist and she asked why i wanted it back... i tell her simply because i had to pay the full amount before i was even allowed a test drive!
she said "really... thats strange - sometimes that does happen but ill speak to my manager and phone back"
5 mins later i get a phone call and she says they\'ll phone me tomorrow as they are about to close but they are gonna try to sort out a test drive!!!!???????

wtf?

apparently the salesman who was showing me the car and who ive been contacting the whole time is the "sales manager" and they "leave him to sort out his own sales" so to speak :S

really not sure what to do now as it could just be an annoying salesman thats the problem but if i do go back there i\'ll be demanding a new salesman to serve me...

NurburgRob

#46
April 20, 2007, 05:53:47 PM Last Edit: April 20, 2007, 05:55:50 PM by NurburgRob
Make sure that on any of the paperwork you have, if you have any, that it doesn\'t say that the deposit is non refundable.  If it doesn\'t just say you want you money back, plain and simple.
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N777CK T

#47
April 20, 2007, 06:03:11 PM
well she also said that i could have my money back anyway! i work in phone sales personally so i know where i stand with payments over the phone! :)

N777CK T

#48
April 21, 2007, 03:44:17 AM
no other opinions from anyone? would you go for the test drive or leave it?

peterwolds

#49
April 21, 2007, 06:54:07 AM
Quote from: N777CK Tno other opinions from anyone? would you go for the test drive or leave it?
walk away plenty of good cars around you can test drive,let your head rule on this not your heart
:Typing Pete

elford_tim

#50
April 21, 2007, 07:06:12 AM
I think these guys sounds a bit strange to put it mildly - it\'s not like you\'re buying a 500 quid banger here.

When I bought the convertible from RoTechniks last year they even delayed shutting up shop on a Saturday so I could go and try it out.

I\'d go somewhere where I\'d have the feeling that my business is appreciated.
1989 Turbo II convertible in Essex Stilletto white

Papercup

#51
April 21, 2007, 09:42:47 AM
Quote from: peterwoldswalk away plenty of good cars around you can test drive,let your head rule on this not your heart

seconded; you\'ll find a better one and not have half that hassle.
 
If its that much trouble it just isn\'t meant to be...

N777CK T

#52
April 21, 2007, 02:25:56 PM Last Edit: April 21, 2007, 02:31:43 PM by N777CK T
so f1 autos rang me back today and after speaking to "the boss" they are arranging a test drive for me... i have asked for a different salesman as i will not buy any car off the first one!
so the boss or the boss\' personal assistant is going to do show me the car for the test drive and they aer phoning me on monday to arrange it...

seems like a bit of a turn-around to be honest?

any suggestions? :)
oh yeh it hasnt been undersealed! that needs to be done doesnt it?

p.s  forgot to mention its not just me that went and saw the car - i was with my mate who has an fd too! so hopefully he would spot anything unusual... i\'ll most likely get him to test drive it! And all that for under £6k ?

RE: NOT LETTING MY HEART GET TO IT...
I just dont want to let it go IF it is a decent RX7...? Its pretty perfect on paper as it looks in mint condition, in a rare colour, pretty new compared to most rx7s around meaning i can also put my private plate on it!

DC-TYPER

#53
April 21, 2007, 08:20:48 PM
the picture ive seen shows the bumper is broken.  thats 300 of the price already

N777CK T

#54
April 21, 2007, 11:36:38 PM
thats all going to be fixed!

Papercup

#55
April 21, 2007, 11:54:20 PM
you really need to take a step back mate....

N777CK T

#56
April 22, 2007, 02:00:03 AM Last Edit: April 22, 2007, 02:30:26 AM by N777CK T
i know what you\'re trying to say but surely if a compression test and coolant pressure test showed that it was all well, its all good right?
surely im not being stupid with this? thats why there was no chance i was buying it without a test drive at least in the first place!

just so i know - what coolant pressure tests should i be expecting for a decent engine?

thx! nick.

Papercup

#57
April 22, 2007, 03:48:58 PM
Quote from: N777CK Ti know what you\'re trying to say but surely if a compression test and coolant pressure test showed that it was all well, its all good right?
surely im not being stupid with this? thats why there was no chance i was buying it without a test drive at least in the first place!
 
just so i know - what coolant pressure tests should i be expecting for a decent engine?
 
thx! nick.

This is no longer about the car, its about you. Even after it being trouble you are still pushing and thats why the boss is involved; they can see someone with the bit between their teeth and sense a sale coming either way. Hence the little turnaround and the promises.
 
I\'ve done it myself, at least once. You don\'t want to give up, even after you should. Christ i\'ve bought some ****! Sooner or later you learn that if its that much trouble it just isn\'t meant to be.
 
Every time i\'ve bought something really good its happened really easily, fallen into my lap. Every time i\'ve tried to hard, not given up and ignored the advice of people telling me what i am telling you now i\'ve regretted it.
 
PLEASE just stop and wait a week. Twenty quid says it\'ll dawn on you, once you\'ve accepted you won\'t jump in, that its just not right. Broken bumper, no test drives, no testing until you\'ve bought it (and if it fails you get all your money back - purlease!), salesman who are suddenly cut loose to keep you happy as you keep coming back regardless, then you can do the test, then this, then that.
 
Walk away PLEASE and in two weeks you\'ll find another and it will be better and it won\'t be hassle and you\'ll realise how wrong this one is. RX-7s in good nick on original engines are pouring off boats CONSTANTLY; there are millions of them.
 
When i was looking i saw three and i thought the first was good until i saw the second, then the third was better still. I know what i am like (like you, by the sound of it!) and i had to try so hard to keep a level head and not jump in head first too early. Then i found a beauty.
 
So have some patience, walk away and keep looking.
 
Andy

N777CK T

#58
April 22, 2007, 04:35:19 PM
cheers for the advice andy! from now on the sale is gonna be on my terms only and if the salesman doesnt agree im going to walk away...

Papercup

#59
April 22, 2007, 04:37:48 PM
Quote from: N777CK Tcheers for the advice andy! from now on the sale is gonna be on my terms only and if the salesman doesnt agree im going to walk away...

you have spectacularly missed my point :2Rolleyes
 
walk away completely
 
there will be other cars and they will be better, thats how life is
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