New car purchase.....order takers?

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  • paulybronco
    paulybronco
    3 months
    Well its not quiet as bad as that but there are quiet a few vehicles Mercedes included that you actually sit off centre to the steering wheel...Alpha was very noticeable on their older cars .
  • B0nes
    B0nes
    3 months
    Quoting paulybronco on 02 Dec 2024 07:51 AM

    Well its not quiet as bad as that but there are quiet a few vehicles Mercedes included that you actually sit off centre to the steering wheel...Alpha was very noticeable on their older cars .

    Can't remember the car, going back a few years but drove one like that. Did my head in as it felt so bloody strange and the offset was only minor but just couldn't get comfortable driving it.
  • paulybronco
    paulybronco
    3 months
    Yep its certainly a different driving experience.
  • Daffy
    Daffy
    3 months
    Quoting paulybronco on 01 Dec 2024 08:52 PM

    Cheers Steamer RACQ gave us a Haval H6 as a loan car and that's the same. We are driving a new Sportage later in the week as well.

    I was a car salesman for35 years and in my day the companies used to spend a lot of money and time to train us. Don’t think much of that goes on now though. Dealerships I’ve been into don’t seem to care. I finished in 2016. Heart attack and bypass helped that along. I still do a bit of flipping cars and bikes but not so much now. I finished up selling Kia. Great product but I have an XTrail now. Had 3 used ones and am really happy with my current one. It’s a 2016 with 126000 on the clock. I bought a new Heritage Classic in 2021 but I can’t see myself buying a new car. Have a look at a Quashki. I did try one and found it great but bought the XTrail because it was a bit bigger. If you need any help give me a pm. No charge!  Cheers 
  • paulybronco
    paulybronco
    3 months
    Quoting paulybronco on 01 Dec 2024 08:52 PM

    Cheers Steamer RACQ gave us a Haval H6 as a loan car and that's the same. We are driving a new Sportage later in the week as well.

    Quoting Daffy on 04 Dec 2024 12:36 AM

    I was a car salesman for35 years and in my day the companies used to spend a lot of money and time to train us. Don’t think much of that goes on now though. Dealerships I’ve been into don’t seem to care. I finished in 2016. Heart attack and bypass helped that along. I still do a bit of flipping cars and bikes but not so much now. I finished up selling Kia. Great product but I have an XTrail now. Had 3 used ones and am really happy with my current one. It’s a 2016 with 126000 on the clock. I bought a new Heritage Classic in 2021 but I can’t see myself buying a new car. Have a look at a Quashki. I did try one and found it great but bought the XTrail because it was a bit bigger. If you need any help give me a pm. No charge!  Cheers 

    Cheers Daffy.
  • paulybronco
    paulybronco
    2 days ago
    Well Jeep Cherokee is gone from Australia with other jeep products tipped to follow after existing stocks go. Others in that fold under scrutiny are Ram, Citroen, Peugeot, Fiat, Alfa, Maserati. Non are volume sellers and ex owners possibly saying good riddance.
  • B0nes
    B0nes
    yesterday
    Quoting paulybronco on 05 Mar 2025 12:05 AM

    Well Jeep Cherokee is gone from Australia with other jeep products tipped to follow after existing stocks go. Others in that fold under scrutiny are Ram, Citroen, Peugeot, Fiat, Alfa, Maserati. Non are volume sellers and ex owners possibly saying good riddance.

    Just got rid of my Jeep Cherokee 2009 model. Thing ran like a dream and clocked up huge mileage. Every man and his dog said I would regret buying it but no regrets. I know alot of people complained about them and many had problems. Think I got lucky and dodged a bullet. As much as I liked it, I don't think I would have risked buying another as that might have been pushing my luck.
  • Soapbox2627
    Soapbox2627
    yesterday
    Quoting paulybronco on 05 Mar 2025 12:05 AM

    Well Jeep Cherokee is gone from Australia with other jeep products tipped to follow after existing stocks go. Others in that fold under scrutiny are Ram, Citroen, Peugeot, Fiat, Alfa, Maserati. Non are volume sellers and ex owners possibly saying good riddance.

    Quoting B0nes on 05 Mar 2025 04:35 AM

    Just got rid of my Jeep Cherokee 2009 model. Thing ran like a dream and clocked up huge mileage. Every man and his dog said I would regret buying it but no regrets. I know alot of people complained about them and many had problems. Think I got lucky and dodged a bullet. As much as I liked it, I don't think I would have risked buying another as that might have been pushing my luck.

    I also heard nothing but bad plugs for Jeep, a mate of mine had no issues.
    I also get negative comments about my 2018 Ranger, how bad they are mechanically and shit off road, 102,000ks and Ive had no issues.

    likely one cant please all
  • paulybronco
    paulybronco
    yesterday
    My very good mate bought a new Jeep and had minor things that kept the vehicle of the road for so long that he traded it while it wasn't running on a new Ford Everest, not many good reviews coming from him. My son had , other than the color, possibly the next car on the line and it was brilliant...how do you judge the car on that. 
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