I was torn between a Subaru and Hyundai Santa Fe so Bob and I test drove both. After we both drove the Santa Fe the manager at the dealership gave us a firm handshake and pulled a classic car salesman move- he said “What can I do to make sure you take this car home today?”. He totally lost us with his cheesiness. We told him we had an appointment to test drive a car at a different dealership and headed to the Subaru dealer in Boulder.
We worked with a lady named Arlene and she wasn’t pushy at all. We told her what we wanted and she let us drive it and we formed our own opinions which she respected. First we drove an ’08 Forester and were pleased with it but wanted to try an ’08 Outback. Then Arlene told us we could get an ’09 Forester for the same price as the ’08 so we were thrilled. After driving the ’09 Forester we knew we were sold on it. (Not to mention it is candy apple red. I immediately craved a candy apple when I saw it).
This particular dealership let us test drive the cars unsupervised and by ourselves, so Bob took the opportunity to make fast turns on a dirt road to see how it would handle. I started sensing some jealousy that Bob would still be stuck driving a Honda Civic with less power than his wife’s new car. I got to take the car home that day and on the way home Bob passed me on the expressway… most likely to prove his car could possibly compete with the power my new car has. It didn’t really mean too much though since I drive like a granny on a Sunday.
