turb06 Dark Knight Mafia Member No. - 666 Member 3,667 Member For: 21y 10m 30d Location: Toowoomba Posted 15/04/03 11:39 AM Share Posted 15/04/03 11:39 AM I called thje ford guy today to get a definate date to pick up my new T, being easter and all and I have a hectic work schedule. He said your in luck mate it rolled off the truck this morning. Great I though I will go have a look at or new sexy beast and get some details from it so I can organise the insurance early.Walking towards the T I noted.Silhouette - check18's Wheels - checkPremium sound system - checkManual transmission - WHAT THE F$@K!!!!!! THIS SON OF A b**ch IS AN AUTO!!!!!!!!!The ford guy looked just as shocked as I was and we hurried back inside to check over the order. All ok. Some dimwitted idiot had pushed a wrong button somewhere when it went into production and it got built as an auto.After some frantic phone calls I was told I can either take the auto without cost and an additional $1500 worth of free extras or wait another 4.5 months for another car.What did we do. Since neither my fiancee or myself had driven a turbo and the only BA we tested was an XT. We decided to take the dealers auto turbo for a test drive and then a NA manual as they didnt have a turbo demo in a 5 speed. We decided to take the auto as we didnt like the shift quality, clutch, clunk in the drivetrain from the manual and it had done only 4000km.Although we are still mystified at how this happened as I know I am not the only person on this forum who has had the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mondie Firm Member Donating Members 2,924 Member For: 22y 2m 23d Location: Adelaide Hills Posted 15/04/03 12:13 PM Share Posted 15/04/03 12:13 PM Well they say some things happen for a reason, whoever the hell they are.What accessories are you going to spend the 1500 bucks on? Alarm, tinted windows...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdm Member 886 Member For: 22y 3m 13d Posted 15/04/03 01:14 PM Share Posted 15/04/03 01:14 PM I can't beleive it!!! I know exactly how you feel (re Not happy Jan)!!! My car should FINALLY be ready for me tommorrow morning. I have had to wait and wait, then they got me an auto instead of the manual too!!!! then wait all over again!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guests Posted 15/04/03 10:12 PM Share Posted 15/04/03 10:12 PM turb06 is the auto that bad ?You get to know how to use it in manual mode and its fine , stuck in traffic , chuck it in auto bewdefull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
physh Member 248 Member For: 22y 3m 13d Location: Canberra Posted 15/04/03 10:46 PM Share Posted 15/04/03 10:46 PM I'd be happy with that... a $900 auto for free, and free tint, alarm, and protection pack... lol.Wish they'd stuffed MINE up like that - I'm getting sick of the manual clunking around like it does, with only 8000km on it... :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cvanxr Member 502 Member For: 22y 2m 13d Location: Country NSW Posted 15/04/03 10:50 PM Share Posted 15/04/03 10:50 PM I know most people are fairly one eyed when it comes to the transmission type they prefer, but no cost and $1500 worth of extras. You got to happy with that sort of appology. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falchoon I see red Member 5,758 Member For: 22y 1m 7d Location: nowhere in particular Posted 15/04/03 10:51 PM Share Posted 15/04/03 10:51 PM Isn't there a deal going at the moment where you get $1500 worth of accessories for only a couple of hundred bucks, Freedom Pack I think it's called? Sounds like the dealer is tying to scam you... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJF077 The Noble Leader Administrator 4,786 Member For: 22y 3m 12d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Australia Posted 15/04/03 10:58 PM Share Posted 15/04/03 10:58 PM Isn't there a deal going at the moment where you get $1500 worth of accessories for only a couple of hundred bucks, Freedom Pack I think it's called? Sounds like the dealer is tying to scam you... Thats pretty bad... are you happy though with the car now? or still dissapointed its not a manual? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mondie Firm Member Donating Members 2,924 Member For: 22y 2m 23d Location: Adelaide Hills Posted 16/04/03 10:38 AM Share Posted 16/04/03 10:38 AM Isn't there a deal going at the moment where you get $1500 worth of accessories for only a couple of hundred bucks, Freedom Pack I think it's called? Sounds like the dealer is tying to scam you... l think you could be right Falchoon, how low is that?Maybe you can get $3000 of extras for $500; tell them you want to take the freedon pack as well as their $1500 offer. l wonder what reaction you would get? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turb06 Dark Knight Mafia Member No. - 666 Member 3,667 Member For: 21y 10m 30d Location: Toowoomba Posted 16/04/03 12:16 PM Author Share Posted 16/04/03 12:16 PM turb06 is the auto that bad ?You get to know how to use it in manual mode and its fine , stuck in traffic , chuck it in auto bewdefull. We did test drive both after the shock of seing the self shifter in the car. And as I said in my original posting we did prefer the auto over the manual.I have already got alot of options in the car also. When they said the $1500 worth of free options I was aware of the freedom pack, but I was impressed with the fact that they offered me this stuff anyway and the salesman Gary did everything he said he was going to do, which I would like to point out it was not the dealers fault, but a mistake made during production at the plant. So I didnt feel ripped off. My fiancee and I have only been able to spend $600 of it so far and are having trouble with the rest.Does anyone know how much the extended waranty is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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