Longer post tomorrow, but for now....

"themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles" (themanwithsauce) 07/12/2017 at 23:01 • Filed to: None

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OF HAPPENINGS!!!!!

The dealership that sold me my FiST made the deal happen within 15 minutes. I produced the quotes form the other places and he picked up one, marked it down a grand right away. Gave me an okay-ish trade in but then threw in 500$ for “loyalty bonus” and his manager was walking by and said they’ll match up to 500$ on any cash down payment......so yeah, I’ll take that! Long story short, its a base model ST in yellow for about 17k OTD. I traded in the FiST, warts and all.

Now I get to play the waiting game while they trade with another dealership :/

R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 07/12/2017 at 23:04

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Noice. And then the 300hp mods start to appear 

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet 07/12/2017 at 23:06

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I can sock away the 30$/month I save to buy them! :D

Seriously, the new payment is about 30$ a month less than the one for the FiST. Pretty nice considering the place that had this car was basically saying it would be about 20$ a month MORE than my FiST.

Cretins. The lot of them.

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 07/12/2017 at 23:10

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That’s a very yellow Focus you’ve bought.

Congratulations. Enjoy it.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 07/12/2017 at 23:13

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Thank you. It’s been a couple weeks of hell but this was a nice sign of the light at the end of the tunnel.

AestheticsInMotion > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 07/12/2017 at 23:13

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Worth it just for the color

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > AestheticsInMotion 07/12/2017 at 23:17

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Agreed. I had a talk with a saleswoman at another dealership and we agreed - Hot hatchbacks are great because you can get them in a bright, fun color and it works.

Steve in Manhattan > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 07/12/2017 at 23:23

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How does the trade with another dealership impact you?

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > Steve in Manhattan 07/12/2017 at 23:28

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It means I have to wait a bit. The exact car I want is in stock at multiple dealerships within 150ish miles. It also meant the dealer wouldn’t sell below invoice (the holdback is used to pay the driver and whatnot) but since they threw on some additional discounts it’s worth the wait.

I asked about the process and what he said was that the dealer they trade with will ask for something they want on their lot. Once the deal is done on our end, the dealership I bought the car from will “pay” the other dealership and vice-versa. At least, I think that’s how I understand it.

Steve in Manhattan > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 07/12/2017 at 23:34

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OK - we did that when my mom got a Malibu back in 1999. She had to have dark green. Then she got pissed when it was driven 150 miles so she could buy it.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > Steve in Manhattan 07/12/2017 at 23:43

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Sounds like it will have about 70 miles on it when I get it. But considering I rack up about 20k miles per year......I am not concerned.

My bird IS the word > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 07/13/2017 at 00:41

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Think you bought the smartest of the hot hatchbacks. Ford isn’t perfect, but the FieSTa and the Focus are still leagues better than the minis and golf GTIs of this world.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > My bird IS the word 07/13/2017 at 00:52

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It’s all about dat value proposition. The GTI is a “better” car. But as I told others on here, you have to pay *over* MSRP to get a GTI in my area. So the price gap is massive. Is the GTI 5,000$ better? I don’t think so. ANd with these rebates, is the GTI 8, 9, or 10,000$ better? Hell no!

My bird IS the word > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 07/13/2017 at 00:55

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The GTI is a “better” car.

Tell that to my friend. His 5 year old GTI ate it’s camshaft and VW wouldn’t cover it even though it is a widely recognized design defect, because it was slightly out of warranty.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > My bird IS the word 07/13/2017 at 01:05

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Oh well I thought that was a given that you either ditch them before the warranty runs out or prepare to eat a 5 figure repair bill for another few years of ownership.

My bird IS the word > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 07/13/2017 at 01:12

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That shouldn’t be the case for any car, let alone something as pedestrian as a VW. Inexcusable.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > My bird IS the word 07/13/2017 at 01:18

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Yeah, you’d like to think that and yet......It has been that way since the 90s. Corrados are awful cars to own. VR6 VWs are shit. The MkIV golf/jetta is a hot dumpster fire.

VWs have been crap to own for over 20 years and yet people keep buying them up. Meanwhile, I buy a FoST for well under MSRP and have a reliable, practical vehicle with over 250 horsepower for a fraction of the cost of a GTI.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 07/13/2017 at 01:20

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This color is the only appropriate way to FoST.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com 07/13/2017 at 01:35

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Agreed. Maybe red, but definitely no gray, silver, white, or black.

My bird IS the word > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 07/13/2017 at 01:42

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I wish I could trade my cooper s in for a FiST. I should have guessed that the price for used ones was going to fall quick.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > My bird IS the word 07/13/2017 at 01:45

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Well with ford putting out a 4500$ rebate on all new FoSTs, I’d expect a few cheap ones to show up on the used market in short order. Between my trade in and the rebates and discounts I ended up with almost 10k off MSRP+taxes and fees. This was a seriously cheap way into a new car. I imagine a used one will be even cheaper still.

Give it a shot? If you’re near west Michigan, I can hook you up with my salesguy.

My bird IS the word > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 07/13/2017 at 01:55

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Nah, I am going to nurse this thing for another year and finance a 4runner. I need a rock in my life lol.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > My bird IS the word 07/13/2017 at 01:56

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Lol, good deal. I have a kawasaki KLR 650 motorcycle so I get my dirt in on 2 wheels. It’s also what I do when I want to save on gas. 65mpg means priuses can suck it.

R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 07/13/2017 at 05:59

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Sweet, have you driven the FoST before? Comfortable with the extra power, if slightly larger size?

Need to get that rmm toot sweet

random001 > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 07/13/2017 at 06:19

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That. That is yellow. Yellow color is best color. I want yellow color...

But I’m WAY too tall for a FoST. I tried.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > random001 07/13/2017 at 08:13

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It’s pretty roomy in the new ones. I’m 6'2" and have plenty of space.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet 07/13/2017 at 08:15

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I did Octane academy and have done some seat swaps with FoST drivers who want to know what happens when you lose 500lbs. I’m pretty comfortable with the power. I’m happy i drove the FiST for a few years though. I’ll bet I have waaaayyyyy better line discipline than if I started with the FoST.

random001 > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 07/13/2017 at 08:16

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I’m a touch over 6'4", but it must be where my length is that gets me. I test drove one for an hour (that’s what you get for handing me the keys and saying “Have fun!”, mr salesman!) and could never get comfortable in it. It’s so odd that the Fiat 500 Abarth fits me so well. I was dissappoint, because that Tangerine Scream was balls.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > random001 07/13/2017 at 08:34

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Weirdly enough, I was never a fan of tangerine scream. I also remember the original FoST was much rougher riding and the recaros were a royal pain in the ass.

random001 > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 07/13/2017 at 08:42

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I love it. But I love that yellow, more. I just love bright colored cars.

shop-teacher > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 07/13/2017 at 09:06

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Niiiiiiiiice! I fogured someone would be smart enough to take your money.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > shop-teacher 07/13/2017 at 09:10

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I just find it funny how different this dealer is from almost every other dealer in the area. One made me sit for over an hour, then had the balls to say “Well you’ve waited so long and drove so far, it’d be a shame not to buy a car....” like bitch, I’ll tell you what my time is worth! If walking away saves me 2 grand then this day is well spent! And spoiler warning - their quote was the one my sales guy picked to just slash apart and be like “This is why you should’ve just come here first”

THey made my FiST sales experience a delight too. “Well you have these official Ford discounts and rebates but let’s just take another 700$ off, to make this happen, okay?” And that’s how I bought my first car in under half an hour.

R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 07/13/2017 at 09:21

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I didn’t doubt you, was just curious. Ive got a 13 ST1 that is almost fully bolted right now. But the best things i did were better tires than it came with and much better brakes than the stock rotors. Still want to put a bbk on though

shop-teacher > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 07/13/2017 at 09:42

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Ha! I guess you should’ve gone to them first :)

The waiting story reminds me of the dealer I went to when I was considering buying a Wrangler LJ years ago. The salesman, who knew my boss, talked a big game about big discounts, end of month quotas, blah-blah-blah. Then he and the manager made me wait 40 minutes to quote me sticker price minus an $800 rebate, if I financed though Mopar credit.

Captain of the Enterprise > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 07/13/2017 at 09:57

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Congratulations! I’m glad it worked out for you.