Thursday, February 14, 2013

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After deciding to look around at alternatives to the V8, (forgot to mention it was a petrol) I had pretty much settled on the new Ford Ranger.  This was a nice machine with plenty of power and lots of improvements over the previous models.

I particularly liked that the Ranger been designed from the ground up and no components were used from previous models.  The reviews looked good and I took one for a drive.  Another plus in the Rangers direction was the many electronic features which appealed to my gadget minded persona.

The drive was nice, plenty of room in the front, the rear seating was a bit cramped but not too bad. Overall it was a good vehicle. Upon returning from the test drive, we sat down to negotiate the price.

The next series of events were quite comical.  I am not sure if the sales guy had never heard of the internet or he was hoping I hadn't but the price they quoted me for the base model was several thousand more than the price advertised on Ford Australia's website.  I departed, explaining that charging more than the advertised price was probably not going to get him a sale.

The search continued ....




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