patrick_y
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I agree. I don't find the Model 3 to be the most attractive car I've owned...
In fact, I find the Tesla Model 3 to be amongst the worse looking car I've ever owned. I liked my Chris Bangle BMW 545i, it looked a little too modern, but it had some nice details. I also find my Model 3 to have the worse brakes amongst any car I've ever owned. Supposedly the Model 3's firewall flexes so much that the whole brake reservoir and brake pump move around when you hit the brakes. The Tesla is not perfect. But all around, despite its litany of faults, it's still a car worthy of acquisition. If you can get over the "platypus" front end styling.
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Drove and Negotiated All Day - Just Dropped off at the Detailer - Sleepy
I am in Philly and went to Germantown Maryland to buy this.. like a 2 hour drive, the things we do for deals.. Now, I just spent a used car on paint film and ceramic coating, nap time..🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️ Btw, I don’t know if it’s a Maserati sales people thi...
I saw the Criswell sign in your other post. I was wondering if you came to Maryland.
I hope they put that car under lock and key while working on it!
Yes, I am doing full ceramic coating on top of paint film they are applying to the whole car...
I ruined my BMW without any protection, going to see if this stuff really works... my Beamer had so many nicks and chips in it when I traded it in, curious as to the efficacy of this type of protection...
I think things are good for dealers right now, pricing is tight and discounts not as plentiful as 6-9 months ago.
Maybe that was a factor. Or maybe they just aren’t nice.
Yeah, honestly, not too sure, I mean Alfas are cheap compared to Maseratis..
So maybe with dealers getting someone trying to negotiate on their cheaper car they were annoyed, oh well,😬😬😬
Hate that the sales experience was brutal but glad you got the car.
Let us know if the coating lives up to the hype. Looking forward to an honest review
Your Alfa looks great ....
But the thing about car dealers is, they don’t see a beautiful car they, just see a lump of metal that earns them cash.
The car is ok
Negotiating is always good to do. You had turn away when experience bad sales people. So much cars over there, and great people who like to work with cars. I always traded with passionated car people. I know bad sales people at a Honda dealership in my ar...
Probably like discussing with a Rolex AD
on a sub or whatever - they are doing you a favor ;-) at least in Europe Maserati (owned) dealers are veeeery proud of their products
Car dealers have pretty thin profit margins...
A watch dealer typically has a 40% to 45% profit margin but makes almost no money on servicing the watch, and watches don't require servicing very often. Car dealers on the other hand generally have a 15% margin on the car (sometimes more, sometimes less)...
Excellent points my Sire... makes sense to me, 😁😁😁😁.
Re: Tesla... you keep pushing me in that direction 🤣🤣🤣🤣, I still can’t get over their looks 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️ Not trying to be offensive, just not used to it 😬😬😬😬😬
I agree. I don't find the Model 3 to be the most attractive car I've owned...
In fact, I find the Tesla Model 3 to be amongst the worse looking car I've ever owned. I liked my Chris Bangle BMW 545i, it looked a little too modern, but it had some nice details. I also find my Model 3 to have the worse brakes amongst any car I've ever...
