What better place to buy a car than the Motor City? We have almost as many car dealers as gas stations. There is no need to drive any great distance to check out two, three, or even four dealers for the same car. My lease was up on my car so I needed to look. I do not enjoy car shopping. I went to Jeep. I had a Jeep once and really enjoyed it. The salesman was great. He even let me take my beagles in and let the walk on both cloth seats and leather seats to see which would take the punishment better. The Grand Cherokee is a great deal for leases right now.
Then I went to Toyota to return my current ride. I drove the Highlander. Toyota is just a superior car. My car was made in the USA by Americans. When the Big 3 can provide the same quality and service as the Japanese dealerships can, then maybe I will switch to an American car. I think the gap is closing, but for now I still feel reliability and safety are important issues.
Salesmen for American cars talk about the color of the car, the body style, the color of the interior, the tires, overall stressing the visual. Salesmen for the Japanese cars discuss ratings, reliability, safety, quality, and other related issues. Color is the last thing they discuss. I prefer feeling safe to hoping the car color matches my hair.
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I love people who lease cars. They seem to care less when I slam my car door into theirs and dent it while trying to get my fat ass out than people who just bought that same vehicle. At least you're safe and the tires won't fall off while you're doing 70mph. That's all that matters.
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