How I'm positive new car sales are terrible.

[flvegan]

As many of you know, since I never shut up about her, I bought my car just over a year ago. Okay? A year. I got a cold call to my voice mail this weekend from some guy at the dealership about how he'd love for me to come down and check out their new car inventory.

Really? It's only been a year. Really.

I also can't think of a Nissan I'd rather have than my car anyway.

Besides, I think Nissan has a factory in Mexico, and I don't want a ride that will give me swine flu. Really.

[mainegreen]

1. I thought you drove a Mazda 5?

[flvegan]

2. Mazdaspeed 3.

I bought it from a Nissan dealership "used" with 6k miles on it. Now they want to sell me a new car.

[mainegreen]

3. Oooh. My MIL has one of those.

God damned fun to drive.

Drives like it's on rails.

Peppy.

[flvegan]

5. The other day, passing an obnoxiously slow driver

I spun my wheels all the way through second gear.

I'm terrible. I'm such a child.

[3.14158675309]

10. Hey, does that only come in a 4 door version?

[flvegan]

11. The Mazdaspeed 3 is only available as a 4 door hatchback, yes.

The only two doors Mazda makes now are the Miata and the RX-8. No idea why they don't let the Mazdaspeed team get at those anymore.

[bigwillq]

4. I just bought a new Nissan.

Well, I leased it. My last lease was up. I am loving my new car! :) :bounce:

[flvegan]

6. You got a hybrid, didn't you?

Maybe I'm remembering another poster.

[bigwillq]

7. No.

Not a hybrid. Just a regular Altima. :)

[flvegan]

9. Must've been someone else.

A fantastic choice. I think the Altima is very underrated, or overlooked may be the better word for it.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

8. The Nissan dealership here sends me a letter about every week

asking me to trade in my Saab and buy a Nissan. Such a waste of paper.

[flvegan]

12. Ugh, don't say that.

I hope this doesn't become a habit for them.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

15. I don't even know how they got my name

All my cars except for the Saab and death trap...err...the Echo have been handmedowns. I've never even set foot onto a Nissan dealership/

[XemaSab]

13. I've seen multiple car ads on the tube from different dealerships

saying that if you buy a new car and then lose your job they'll float you for a year. :scared:

And the big Ford center in Red Bluff has closed. x(

[flvegan]

14. Both Ford and Hyundai are running those ads here.

One variation or another of that offer.