Some of you may remember my brief love affair with a Nissan 370z. That deal went south after the dealership fucked me and tried to change the contract after I already had the vehicle for a week and put 500 miles on it. I told them to fuck off and gave back the keys. Went back to car hunting and settled on a Mustang this time. It's cheaper, faster, bigger, and more comfortable. This time I made sure to pay the dealership in CASH so there would be no fucking around like "well you see there was a problem with the paperwork son, we need you to come back here and pay us more".
I had this car custom ordered straight from the factory. By the time I was given the keys it only had 5.9 miles on it. Only a handful of asses have touched the drivers seat. I went so far as to tell them not to even unwrap/wash it upon delivery. I drove it home dirty as fuck covered in dust and plastic from shipment. Had it detailed and windows tinted the next day, and began work on my first fun upgrade, a new car nav kit. You can see it in the youtube video below sort of documenting the installation. I turn giddy as a schoolgirl every time I see it light up and begin driving. Turned out exactly like I wanted it to. The only other upgrades I can think of would be new exhaust/speakers but even those I am supremely satisfied with.
So I'm still looking for a new Z, debating whether or not to wait until the '12 models come out. Could be awhile considering rumors that the Tsunami likely slowed down production.
Anyway we know which exterior color to get, but what about interiors? I originally went with black, but I'm starting to think a Persimmon color would really pop and give it that Italian sports car look.
So if you remember I was debating between a grey or black Nissan 370z last week. Well I finally bought one, in black, only to get a phone call from the dealer today telling me "sorry man, the financing fell through, we have to raise your rate to get you refinanced for the car". This is actually a rather common scam from dealerships, a type of bait and switch on the purchase price for the car. Their strategy is that you will either fall in love with the car and just accept the price hike, or be too stupid to know it's a scam and just eat it.
But I said fuck that shit, and took the fucker back. Ordinarily I would be subject to all sorts of fines for putting miles on it and so forth, but they made one huge fuckup. The mileage on the sales receipt is different from the miles on the inspection report, which I found in the glove box, which they forgot to remove. The inspection report states the vehicle had 200 miles on it. The sales receipt stated 19. This already pissed me off once I learned about it since it basically means my car was a fucking demo unit used for test rides. I'm sure every asshole that drove it around the block did so at 8000 rpm's, and anyone who knows anything about cars recognizes this as a big no-no.
My wife's mother is a lawyer and she gave me all the legal verbiage to use against them basically voiding the entire sales contract and just handing them back the keys. So now I'm back cruising around in my fully loaded altima again. I'll miss my Z, was fun getting a 7 day test run out of it. But this all worked out for the best since now I'm just gonna wait for the 2012 model and probably get better financing out of the situation anyway going to a bank myself. If there's one thing I learned from this, never EVER do dealership financing. I've done this 3x before and I knew I wasnt getting the best rate, but now I've been burned hard and wont ever let it happen again. People, ALWAYS go to your local bank or credit union, or even an online loan service, get the loan, and bring a blank check to the dealership to write for the cash value you intend on paying to drive the car home. This way you never even set foot into a financier's office.
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