Dmb5450
02-12-2017, 07:58 AM
After months of research and a some phone/email communication with the dealer, I finally pulled the trigger on my dream car! I picked the car up yesterday and absolutely love it! The dealer was phenomenal and it was honestly the best experience I had in car buying. The car is a used 2016 F-Type AWD in glacier white 1500 miles. I have 3.5 years left of the factory warranty, with the option to extend this prior to 24k miles, and 3.5 years remaining on the free scheduled maintenance. The dealer gave me the "platinum" protection as well, 5 years of key replacement, windshield repair, roadside assistance, dent and ding repair, wheel repair or replacement, and tire repair.
As a side note: For anyone looking into vehicle financing, I would check out Penfed Credit Union. I only found them through my research, they have low rates on traditional loans and also offer a payment saver loan. The payment saver is basically a lease but you own the car, no restrictions. You can take out up to a 5 year loan with this option. I went with this, I have 59 payments then the 60th is a ballon payment. I can either refinance through them or another bank, trade the car in/sell the car and simply pay them the difference. I was told they make the residual amount very conservative, most people pocket money after Penfed is paid off. Instead of putting a huge down payment down I am saving that for the 60th payment, if I keep the car that long. I get to keep some money in an interest earning account, pay off the car or use that for a future car. Again a little off topic but I suspect that this may be an option for some people here who blow through cars or traditionally lease them. In my case the dealer would have leased the used 2016, but the lease was actually more per month than my payment at Penfed to own the car without mileage restrictions. The only "catch" you must belong to a military family to join the credit union for free, if not, anyone can join with a 15 dollar donation to a charity that assists our vets. I think that is a great way to help out, so I didn't mind at all.
Now for the car!
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I need to take some better picture, but I spent most of yesterday driving the car, pictures will need to wait :) The exhaust sound on this car is what I imagine Ulysses experienced with the sirens. I smiled every second I was in the car, best of all the wife loves the car too!
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As a side note: For anyone looking into vehicle financing, I would check out Penfed Credit Union. I only found them through my research, they have low rates on traditional loans and also offer a payment saver loan. The payment saver is basically a lease but you own the car, no restrictions. You can take out up to a 5 year loan with this option. I went with this, I have 59 payments then the 60th is a ballon payment. I can either refinance through them or another bank, trade the car in/sell the car and simply pay them the difference. I was told they make the residual amount very conservative, most people pocket money after Penfed is paid off. Instead of putting a huge down payment down I am saving that for the 60th payment, if I keep the car that long. I get to keep some money in an interest earning account, pay off the car or use that for a future car. Again a little off topic but I suspect that this may be an option for some people here who blow through cars or traditionally lease them. In my case the dealer would have leased the used 2016, but the lease was actually more per month than my payment at Penfed to own the car without mileage restrictions. The only "catch" you must belong to a military family to join the credit union for free, if not, anyone can join with a 15 dollar donation to a charity that assists our vets. I think that is a great way to help out, so I didn't mind at all.
Now for the car!
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I need to take some better picture, but I spent most of yesterday driving the car, pictures will need to wait :) The exhaust sound on this car is what I imagine Ulysses experienced with the sirens. I smiled every second I was in the car, best of all the wife loves the car too!
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