Originally Posted by
Zorak
Travel update: well, things were looking up when we departed only ~30 minutes late until RTO only a few seconds into the takeoff roll
pilot said a DHL plane entered the runway
Nope. But they wouldn't budge on the price and I really wanted the car (specific color and features) so I said ok but only if you let me put $x on my AMEX and they agreed.
I had to fill out backup financing paperwork as if I were getting a loan, which they would then only submit if the payment got rejected/reversed.
We got a new car today, same situation as Zorak. There's one feature missing that we wanted, the memory adjustable driver's seat, but we've lived without that for 40+ years so we sucked it up as well as the price. We decided it was better to get a car than wait for months. Price was take it or leave it but they threw a couple of minor bones in. New Orleans almost 10% Sales Tax is criminal but that what we live with.
Got a White RAV4 XLE AWD with the Convenience package which seems to be the standard build. Since we keep vehicles for a long time, we added an extended warrantee - 8 year, 100,000 miles and because it's New Orleans, the crime capital of the US, also added LOJACK. Mrs. SG is happy with it and she's the primary driver.