I never did post a photo of my new Scion xD with wheel covers. Here it is.
I got my Scion xD today! (Wheel covers are coming in a few days) A 2008 model, but that’s no big deal since there were no changes and it costed less. The 2nd Toyota dealership had me come-in and hooked me up. I officially double crossed the 1st dealership because they were really being lame.
However the 1st dealer was mad and doesn’t want to refund my $500 deposit because they wanted to get the very same xD for me (from the 2nd dealer) and learned that I was already talking with the 2nd dealer who had it on the lot and refused to give it to the 1st dealer. The 2nd dealer got me to come-in and close the deal because they are going to help me get my $500 deposit back from the 1st dealership, or just give me $500 if I couldn’t get it back. It’s supposedly an illegal practice (thank goodness) and if they don’t refund me they could be closed by the Automobile Association, or Visa or my bank will be able to get my money back. It got a bit too complex, but the dealership I went with was a lot more friendly.
I’m still getting used to the 5-speed manual, but I’m getting it quickly. It should be second nature after a week.
Still waiting on my new car…
I’m starting to become a little annoyed by the lack of information about ETA on the order of my new Scion xD. I put $500 down to get the car on order, and it’ll have been a full 2 weeks as of July 1st. All I’ve heard from the dealership (early last week) was;
There aren’t any blue available anywhere, and if they can find the grey at another dealer they’d have it in a few days, if not it might be a few weeks for one to roll off the assembly line and get to the dealership.
I also have to juggle my loan pre-approval and expiring tags on my old car. So I guess I’m going to have to call the dealership again soon… I’d at least like to know if I’m going to have to wait for one from the factory.
