Buying a new car.........you'd think it was easy

[Rampant Rabbit]

Times are hard for car sales.................down how much % now~? anyway its a lot,  yeah yeah electric cars blah up up up but getting up from a low percent is easy. Last year we sold 1  car this years its 4 .......sales up 400% etc etc

Electric  cars aside.....Told   quite few dealers (ALL CONDUCTED IN THAI) Wife wanted a Toyota Corolla  Cross Premium Deluxe and give me their best cash ONLY price........... those that bothered to answer "their" facebook ads  came back with the wrong  car model numerous times, then those advertising the right model never had it even when the ad was an hour old ( its just a lure) that one sold already.......

Then there were the two who asked me to come see the car in person and one of them didnt even have the right model in stock when I arrived (45 minute drive) and insisted I come look at the "beautiful" model down which was just a  10 minute drive away..............try 40km at another branch of theirs and a good 30 minutes and still the wrong model .

Numerous unreturned  calls then one offer of 100k off as changing from NiMh batteries to Li-Ion ( not  fussed about that at least it wont burn NiMh)

Joined the Corolla Facebook page and posted what I wanted and what I wanted to pay maximum...............got laughed at by some members then deluged with crap from many "dealers" offering very little off and saying  they had ex  demo cars with few km on......yeah right try 5800km, i wouldnt call that a  few.

Finally  (week or so of looking phoning messaging)...........found a new one 0km, spec i asked for, colour and trim  for 970k baht Made in July 24, list1,204000, ....told  them no fripperies required.

Moral of story.........They couldnt sell gold if it was free and if I was Mr Toyota I'd be appalled, but  some good  deals  around with considerable effort and time wasted.

Pretty sure Toyota doesnt let them advertise ANY discount so to get round it they sell a  few as " demonstrators" anything from 100km to 5-6000 and still more than I was  willing to pay.

Lets  not mention test drives " no have" for some dealers..........hmmmmm but you want me to spend 1.2million and cant try it.

Collecting car tomorrow.

Personally I think the things a fat underpowered slug with a "stunning" 98hp Atkinson cycle engine and piss  poor  electric motor when the Australians get a 2.0  with way more hp..........hers  happy though, <deleted>wagon awaiting collection