Post by elementary on Jan 28, 2012 12:55:10 GMT -5
Well, we had a new baby come into our lives right after new years. It was sort of a surprise as we told each other that we really weren't ready for a new baby, but the time seemed right and the price was very affordable.
Here's our new baby:
and here's our old baby in front of our new baby:
I think they both show attitude!!!!
Now I can get into some places my big ol' truck can't reach!!!!
Truthfully, my wife's dream car has been a Jeep and the last car we bought for her was a Saturn Vue - a good functional car for a family time. Now that our first baby is older, we went out to check out Jeeps. We did this a couple days after New Years with the intent not to buy - and we told the sales dude we weren't buying today. They checked our credit rating (which we didn't even know - and it turned out to be really good - imagine my surprise after knowing what my early 20's were like....)
(By the way, I have a deep distrust of salespeople and their aversion to literal truth in order to make a buck...)
We found the kind we liked (except in color) but told the guy we weren't buying. They dropped the monthly cost and the loan rate 1.5% if we bought one off the lot. My wife said she wanted red - not black/white/grey and if she was buying her dream car, it was going to be a color she wanted, not one that saved her $50 a month.
They gave another offer contingent on if they could get a red Jeep of this type. My wife and I talked and agreed that the terms were definitely in our comfort zone. They checked and were able to bring our new baby in from a dealer 40 miles away. It wound up including running boards and a tow package - at no extra cost - as no other jeep dealer had a red one.
The Jeep is great. Except for the pressure, the sales team listened to what we wanted, and we got a great deal compared to what they initially offered. It taught me to go in with the word "NO" tattooed on my tongue. It taught me how much wiggle room car dealers really have. It also taught me to go in on the last fiscal day of the year where THEY WANTED to sell more than WE WANTED to buy.
I just wish I had those 5 hours waiting around the dealer back....
Thanks to reading my ramble...
Lowell
Here's our new baby:
and here's our old baby in front of our new baby:
I think they both show attitude!!!!
Now I can get into some places my big ol' truck can't reach!!!!
Truthfully, my wife's dream car has been a Jeep and the last car we bought for her was a Saturn Vue - a good functional car for a family time. Now that our first baby is older, we went out to check out Jeeps. We did this a couple days after New Years with the intent not to buy - and we told the sales dude we weren't buying today. They checked our credit rating (which we didn't even know - and it turned out to be really good - imagine my surprise after knowing what my early 20's were like....)
(By the way, I have a deep distrust of salespeople and their aversion to literal truth in order to make a buck...)
We found the kind we liked (except in color) but told the guy we weren't buying. They dropped the monthly cost and the loan rate 1.5% if we bought one off the lot. My wife said she wanted red - not black/white/grey and if she was buying her dream car, it was going to be a color she wanted, not one that saved her $50 a month.
They gave another offer contingent on if they could get a red Jeep of this type. My wife and I talked and agreed that the terms were definitely in our comfort zone. They checked and were able to bring our new baby in from a dealer 40 miles away. It wound up including running boards and a tow package - at no extra cost - as no other jeep dealer had a red one.
The Jeep is great. Except for the pressure, the sales team listened to what we wanted, and we got a great deal compared to what they initially offered. It taught me to go in with the word "NO" tattooed on my tongue. It taught me how much wiggle room car dealers really have. It also taught me to go in on the last fiscal day of the year where THEY WANTED to sell more than WE WANTED to buy.
I just wish I had those 5 hours waiting around the dealer back....
Thanks to reading my ramble...
Lowell
. Seriously, congratulations on the Unlimited. That is an awesome vehicle and I'm really glad for you (outside of the jealousy part LOL). My buddy at work has one of these in silver. Great vehicle.
