Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Certified Used Cars

[Stephen Sherman (sherman]

The 81 Pontiac Trans Am was NEW.

Stephen
81 308 GTSi
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Doug and Terri Anderson" <dnt [at] dock.net>
To: "Stephen Sherman" <sherman [at] wildblue.net>
Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Sent: Friday, August 08, 2008 1:46 AM
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Certified Used Cars


> The old saw sez: A used car = you are buying someone else's problem.
>
> Our 78 308GTS was a problem to the second owner when his knees gave out 
> and the car became a problem to the dealership when they couldn't move it 
> in Minneapolis in the winter after 5 months sitting on their lot.  We got 
> it for cLYdE price - a fair enough deal.  heh heh
> DOUG
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Stephen Sherman" <sherman [at] wildblue.net>
> To: "Doug and Terri Anderson" <dnt [at] dock.net>
> Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
> Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2008 10:06 PM
> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Certified Used Cars
>
>
> > Reminds me of when I ordered a 1981 Pontiac Trans Am.
> > I got it home and something did not look right, but I could not put my 
> > finger on it.
> > About 3 week later I was giving it it's bath and  what was wrong hit me 
> > the drivers side had rain channels and the passenger side did not.
> > I took it back to the dealer and apologized for not seeing it when I 
> > piked it up.
> > I was surprized when the dealer denied having anything to do with the 
> > care.
> > I went home and got my paper work proving that I had ordered it from them 
> > and they had preped the car for delivery and they also had a check list. 
> > Bunch of Ferrari RED faces muttering the salesman had quit. I counterd 
> > the Salesmanager (who I hammerd out the deal was still there and the 
> > service manager whose name was on the inspection was still there.
> > The T tops leaked after the channel was added and they could never get it 
> > fixed.
> >
> > Stephen
> > 81 308 GTSi
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Doug and Terri Anderson" <dnt [at] dock.net>
> > To: "Stephen" <sherman [at] wildblue.net>
> > Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2008 10:12 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Certified Used Cars
> >
> >
> > > BMW - my son in law buys a newish off lease 5 series - and a dripping 
> > > gas 5
> > > series gas tank shows up 17 months later.
> > > Back to the dealer.
> > > NOPE - sez the dealer - NOT ours.  See - we did a 783 item check off 
> > > list to
> > > pass on ONLY the bestest vehicles.  Nope, dripping gas tank - not ours.
> > >
> > > Hmmmm.  Get me a copy of your check off list.  I look it over - yep -
> > > EVERYTHING is good - just as the good Yes boxes said so.  But wait - heh
> > > heh.
> > >
> > > We schedule a meeting with the VP or Grand PooBah of something.  Why 
> > > wont
> > > you do something about this problem?  Well, it coulda happened 
> > > elsewhere -
> > > your son-in-law didn't service the car with us and it could have happed
> > > where he does (bash and patch in lower front of plastic gas tank). 
> > > Well, it
> > > didn't. Uh huh.  Well our list didn't note it.  Oh yeah, your list - it
> > > would have caught this?  Yes?  This list?  Yes.  This list a good as 
> > > gold,
> > > eh?  Yes - you check EVERYTHING on it - Yes, sometimes twice.  OK so 
> > > this,
> > > this and this was checked?  Yes, what are you getting at?  Well, you see 
> > > the
> > > car there?  Yes, the coupe?  Ayep - the coupe.  And RIGHT HERE your guy
> > > checks that the "convertible top" is OK.  Huh?
> > >
> > > They paid for all parts and rental, Son-In-Law paid minor labor.  End of
> > > story.  Believe those lists?  Caveat Emptor - JUST like before.  Wadda
> > > concept.  heh heh
> > > DOUG
> > >
> > >
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