Ok, lets say I do decide to pull the trigger and buy a Lotus Evora. I like to play Devils Advocate and ask myself whats the worse that could happen. So, is below the Worst Case scenario for me?
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I buy the Lotus Evora and it has problems. I contact the dealer to come and pick it up, it needs warranty work. He has told me they run trucks through the Indiana area on a somewhat regular basis. Assume that means that they will have a truck in the Indiana area around once every two weeks or so. He has also told me typically when they pick up or return cars to customers they will usually split the costs. He told me to pick the car up and return it could either be 1) free, 2) say around $200, or 3) $1.50 a mile for a special trip for me. At $1.50 a mile the round trip would cost me about $750.
So, in a worst case scenario i have the dealer pick up the car when they are in the area. So, therefore, I could be without it for anywhere from one to four weeks, depending upon the repairs. They might charge me $200 or they might charge me $500 for shipping. In the meantime i have my Porsche to drive until the Lotus is returned.
The salesman recommended i pay the $150 to AAA in case the car breaks down and wont run. That way it would be free towing to the closest Lotus dealership.
Figuring that I am going to make one trip a year to St. Louis for ROUTINE maintenance could i expect the above situation to happen more than, say, two times a year? There's a difference between something going wrong that FORCES you to get the car to the dealership and something going wrong that can wait until your next visit.
Thoughts? Is the above the Worst Case scenario for me?
Mike
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I buy the Lotus Evora and it has problems. I contact the dealer to come and pick it up, it needs warranty work. He has told me they run trucks through the Indiana area on a somewhat regular basis. Assume that means that they will have a truck in the Indiana area around once every two weeks or so. He has also told me typically when they pick up or return cars to customers they will usually split the costs. He told me to pick the car up and return it could either be 1) free, 2) say around $200, or 3) $1.50 a mile for a special trip for me. At $1.50 a mile the round trip would cost me about $750.
So, in a worst case scenario i have the dealer pick up the car when they are in the area. So, therefore, I could be without it for anywhere from one to four weeks, depending upon the repairs. They might charge me $200 or they might charge me $500 for shipping. In the meantime i have my Porsche to drive until the Lotus is returned.
The salesman recommended i pay the $150 to AAA in case the car breaks down and wont run. That way it would be free towing to the closest Lotus dealership.
Figuring that I am going to make one trip a year to St. Louis for ROUTINE maintenance could i expect the above situation to happen more than, say, two times a year? There's a difference between something going wrong that FORCES you to get the car to the dealership and something going wrong that can wait until your next visit.
Thoughts? Is the above the Worst Case scenario for me?
Mike