went to view a cup @ a Dealership 2day and...

[DazRsi]

guy refused to take it out for a test drive as he said " young lads keep coming to view and test drive and all they do is rag it'' i said well im 23yrs old my dad would test drive it anyways ... then he went on about me coming back tomorrow after i got insurance quotes as if i buy the cup it will cost me around 1500 to 2000 quid ontop PMSLOL and then i said how long you had the car and he said oh from yesterday so i said thats intresting youve had it since yesterday and all these young kids keep coming to view and test drive lol he didnt reply

RIGHT THE CONVO

me-'mate im 23 with 4 years no claims'

dealer- i know but your insurance will cost at leat high 1500 a year'

me- erm ok im pretty sure i could get in fully comp for around 700 quid

dearler- well i dont want to take it out but when you get some quotes then come back as i think it will be really expensive at your age

me- 'ermmm ok mate' - i turned and looked at my dad as we wer both thinking

f**king MUG

proceed to look around the car and he said ' really fast fast car' and that it would catch me out hold on a second[ i ride a gsxr 600 and i top the god dam bike out wen ever i can] so i doubt a cup will scare me ayy!!!

as i popped the bonnet he was saying 'you can see how big the block is etc that its a pretty damm quick car'' i turned looked at my dad again just wanting to tell him to shut the hell up lol

anyways he was determined not to let me have a go untill i got quotes so we left after viewing the car which had:

-dodgy boot which wouldnt open
-rip in the seat
-fag ash everywer
-aftermarket stereo which wasnt actually fitted to good
-as dirty as my last gf
-tyres wer on the bald side
-alloys slightly curb'd
-unknown exhaust system - loud as hell
and for all of 5999quid 45k on the clock

some how i didnt think so even tho he said he would replace the tyres and add warrenty and then told me that if i view a private sale cup it wouldnt be better then this one

wot a day altho i did go and look at a jap garage with some nice skylines after lol

 

[.GAZ.]

salesman is a dik.. done u a favour tho.. car sounds terrible

 

[DazRsi]

was the first i went to see dont wanna spend 6k on a cup niether as i may aswel put more money down for a 182 instead

 

[Ben.]

-dodgy boot which wouldnt open
-rip in the seat
-fag ash everywer
-aftermarket stereo which wasnt actually fitted to good
-as dirty as my last gf
-tyres wer on the bald side
-alloys slightly curb'd

sounds just like my car

salesman sounds clueless

 

[R20 CWH]

beat avoided

 

[Ian_182]

Get one private and from an enthusiast on here,Then you should be ok

 

[kully]

pmsl , thats bad especially with your dad being there .

there are more about for less and better condition too .

 

[Gaz_]

What gets me is, if i was a salesman, i wouldn't give a fook who you were, my job is to sell the car.... earn comission etc!!!! I wouldn't actually care if you couldn't insure it lol!!!

 

[Peperami]

Mines up soon for offers around 6k... you looking for a standard one fella?

Piccy in my profile.

 

[coatesy]

well am 20 2yrs no claims nd pay 1000pound with flux for my insurance
no body wud let me test drive them took i think 4th garage drove it for 5mins nd handed him the deposit lol 6500 for mine 30000 on the cloak 4mnths ago

 

[Peperami]

Renault garage. Take a photocopy of your driving license and let you out on your own for an hour...

 

[ollie]

They are clowns, I went to Renault showroom not so long ago with my mate, pulled up in my car and they wouldn't let me take a 172 out.

Nobs.

 

[Gaz_]

^exactly, surely its in their intrests to sell the 172??!!!

Its not as if you turned up in an A reg fiesta

 

[ollie]

esesesesdfsdf

 

[172Petey]

was the first i went to see dont wanna spend 6k on a cup niether as i may aswel put more money down for a 182 instead

I payed 8K for my 172CUP about a year ago now, but it was the mintest of mint and only had 14K on the clock!

Much rather that than a Stnadard 182!!

It is a CC Cup tho.

 

[Gaz_]

not a real one then

 

[HartZ]

I saw a few crappers when I was looking for mine.. same kind of thing happened really, the salesman acted as if he didnt want to sell!

 

[kully]

very similar to my experience at the stealers , nobody wanted to talk to me :S . i sat down at a salesman's desk and he carried on typing :quiet: .

 

[DazRsi]

Mines up soon for offers around 6k... you looking for a standard one fella?

Piccy in my profile.

to be fare im looking at spending around 5300 but i have money to stretch the extra if its worth it lol

your more then likely a mission away from were i live aswell 'worcestershire'

daz

 

[ollie]

Buy Dan's, it's a beast!

 

[ja.jack]

Speaking as a former car salesman at a Ford dealership, we used to see lots of young guys trying to blagg test runs in the fast Escorts, 3 liter Capris ect. It was obvious they did'nt have the financial wherewithal.
What would you have said to them?

 

[DazRsi]

heres the link to the first cup

http://www.stevesmithmotorcompany.c...=&intMin=&intMax=&RSpage=4&popup=&pricerange=


2nd cup

anyways went to view another 03 plate cup with 35k on the clock in Birmingham today
really really nice car sooo tempted but unfortunatly it had more dents then my old clio Rsi and a crease on the door anyways, needed new tyre maybe refurb'd on the alloys, plus the chap wasnt sure about the cambelt as he said and the manaul that the cambeltt had to be changed @ 70k odd miles now ive been reading on this site and im guessing that the cambelt needs to be done at 40k odd etc am i ryte? Chap didnt really know but offerd to knock 300 quid off the price
so was up for 5700ish down to 5400 but i still wernt happy with it shame really as the interia was absolutely mint and clean

 

[Gaz_]

70k or 5 yrs. I got mine done @ 50k as it gets some stick. Main thing to remember is to change the AUX belt @ 35k ish. Not in the service book, but a few have been known to fail and take out the cambelt!!!!!Chepa on a Cup too, around £12, and about 15 mins to change too!

 

[ollie]

Speaking as a former car salesman at a Ford dealership, we used to see lots of young guys trying to blagg test runs in the fast Escorts, 3 liter Capris ect. It was obvious they did'nt have the financial wherewithal.
What would you have said to them?

Yeah I understand they must get a lot of time wasters, but it is certainly annoying when you are a genuine customer and they are not interested.

I turned up in an M3, and my insurance costs about 70% of the value of the car I wanted to test drive, so it's not like I was some chav in an old fiesta like posted before, and they just weren't interested what so ever.

 

[Iridium]

I used to get this all the time. But when I pulled up at the Renault garage the other week in the Vee, on my own, I was offered a test drive before I'd even asked heh. Never had that before - I'm blaming the Vee. I don't think it looks good if you take a mate with you either, might look like you're just out for a laugh in a flash motor?

Dan

 

[ja.jack]

After a while you developed a kind of sixth sense that could sniff out the chancers. Not a 100% though. lol

 

[Mikey197]

c**k!!!!! I would have actually just told him to shut up as he is a wanker.

 

[cat171]

Speaking as a former car salesman at a Ford dealership, we used to see lots of young guys trying to blagg test runs in the fast Escorts, 3 liter Capris ect. It was obvious they did'nt have the financial wherewithal.
What would you have said to them?

The dude was there with his dad, so it's hardly likely that he was messing the stealers around.

 

[cat171]

After a while you developed a kind of sixth sense that could sniff out the chancers. Not a 100% though. lol

I find exactly the same thing with most car stealers tbh, in fact I love all of the speal, I let them go for it a bit (the usual bs they come out with) then set them straight. Most of them are utter mugs tbh.

 

[ja.jack]

Not mugs exactly, in the big dealerships there is in depth training given and I'd say they are more than a match for the average punter. I baulk about even going in to a showroom these days cos of their superior and arrogant attitude.

 

[cat171]

Lets just say that the ford main stealer I went to when my mum was looking for her (used) focus a while ago got owned every which way.

 

[ollie]

LOL^

 

[ja.jack]

Lucky mum having an on the ball son like you.

 

[Dan172+]

When i went to see mine before i bought it the day after it arrived at the garage, the salesman threw me the keys and said take it for a spin, see what you think!lol! Absolute minter too.. Took it out for a good blast all by myself!

 

[philis]

sounds normal for reno tbh
a few years ago my mate gally went to reg vardy in doncaster with his cheque book in his pocket to buy a brand new 182, he was met with the same bad attitude so he proceded to rotherham and bought one the same day.
these people are half whits

 

[cat171]

Lucky mum having an on the ball son like you.

Cheers dude

 

[fUbAr]

i bought my 182 in March this year, I was 23 at the time and was with the girlfriend.

Got great service tbh... the salesman could see I already knew lots about the cars, so didnt get any bullshit from him. On the test drive he told me to go round the roundabout a few times fast to experience the ESP!

top bloke, great service. The other half even got a bunch of flowers when we collected it.

 

[DazRsi]

70k or 5 yrs. I got mine done @ 50k as it gets some stick. Main thing to remember is to change the AUX belt @ 35k ish. Not in the service book, but a few have been known to fail and take out the cambelt!!!!!Chepa on a Cup too, around £12, and about 15 mins to change too!

is this the same for normal 172's aswell

 

[Fred@BTM]

renault northampton wouldn't let me drive their 197 as i was under 25, nevermind i said, i'll stick with my 255 V6 then see ya *walks across carpark and gets in V6, little gay wave as i drive off*

i had 4 phone calls from them the next day lol

 

[DebV6]

renault northampton wouldn't let me drive their 197 as i was under 25, nevermind i said, i'll stick with my 255 V6 then see ya *walks across carpark and gets in V6, little gay wave as i drive off*

i had 4 phone calls from them the next day lol

Haha, nice one!