It's on it's way...

Date Ordered: 12/13/2005
Dealer Ordered From (Incl. City/State): Fitzgerald Toyota in Gaithersburg MD
Timeframe given for delivery: Mid to Late January
Color: Black, dark interior
Option Package: 7
Your # on Dealer's Waiting List: Unknown

Back in mid december I put down my $500 deposit, and was given an estimated timeframe of mid to late January.

In truth, the dealer seemed very, very unsure, and inspired absolutely no confidence in me regarding an actual delivery date. He was unable or unwilling to discuss details of their wait list, saying because the way they do things - he doesn't know.

I stopped back buy a couple of times since, and was told ther couldn't give me any further details, which concerned me.

However, I was then scheduled to go off on a business trip the week of the 23rd, virtually guarenteeing that's the week my car would show up. Also - my pre-approved car loan expires on the 25th (after which I have to get reapproved) - guarenteeing that the car will show up at the end of the week I'll be away. (The universe just works that way).

This morning I was told my trip was cancelled. This afternoon the dealership called me and told me my car will be here on the 23rd, and should be available for me to pick up on the 24th (or 23rd or 25th).

So apparently the universe is cooperating better than normal - but only time will time...

-Ken

 

That's what happens, when I just, can't, in any way, shape, or form, seem to fit a comma, where it clearly, doesn't belong. All those displaced comma's start jumping up and becoming misplaced apostrophe's in all my other sentence's.



-Ken

 

My was car supposedly unloaded in NY this morning - and should be loaded on a carrier for transport to my dealership shortly....

-Ken

 

I haven't owned a new car in 12 years. My state of the art (for the time) Saturn came with such fancy features as:

* Power Locks (none of this key fob, remote open business - you have to put the key in the hole in the door - every time!)
* A single airbag - guarenteed to break your nose if deployed
* A combined tape deck AND AM/FM radio
* etc...

MPG improvements are always nice. But I want my new toy(s) damnit!



=Ken

 

Still not here - they say Tuesday....

-Ken

 

I'm told it arrived on the lot this morning....

-Ken

 

Delivered at 2pm this afternoon, 1/31/2006.
Was ordered 12/13/2005
Elapsed time: 7 weeks.

However, since I didn't want it until 1/1/2006, as far as I'm concerned it took only four weeks from my preferred delivery date.

Black (well, darkish grey) inside, Black outside, and with only 3 miles on it, I already know it's going to be a chore to keep clean

-Ken

 

I'll post the dealership details when I get home. I had the exact opposite problem some others have had with regards to floormats. Some folks don't want them, but find the car comes with them, bundled into the price. Me, I wanted them, and they didn't have a single set!

And they talked me into the VIN etching for $50, but I resisted all the other silliness. Boy did they have a story for everything. Apparently all our cars are going to melt away from acid rain, so get your dealer applied coat of wax now! And they *really*, *really* pushed lojack hard.

I will however stop parking under trees inhabited by flocks of birds. They were allowed to crap on my Saturn all they liked - but no more!

The funniest part - when I was nearly done, the lady said "Oh crap, I forgot to show you this DVD." Knowing full well it was a presentation on why you need the extended warranty, all coatings, lojack, etc, I asked "What's on it?". She replied, "Just a boring sales pitch, if anyone asks, I showed it to you". hehe

All told, it took two hours, most were spent sitting waiting for the next person in the chain to get to me.

-Ken