ultrarunner
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Sometimes the only option is to order... happens all the time.
I would much prefer buying exactly what I require without ordering...
Mom's only new car is a Toyota Corolla... she wanted side airbags back in 2001 and a factory sunroof... it was her car and that is what she wanted...
We did a Western States Toyota search... not a single one with side airbags.
Dealer finally agreed and said the ONLY way is to order one and we did.
The great thing is I wrote a letter to President of Toyota and Mom and I were invited as VIP guests to see her car being made... from body shell all the way to the first start at the end of the line... the guys on the line were all signing her car as it went by... about 6 hours in total at the NUMMI plant in Fremont California and we have the pixs to prove it.
That experience is a real highlight for both of us... Dad had passed away a few months earlier and said see to it Mom gets a new car just the way she wants it... the car she had was 25 years old and he was worried about her 1976 Rabbit leaving her stranded somewhere after he was gone.
All we can do is try and when a deal is struck trust to be treated fairly... otherwise, move on.
In this case... a letter or e-mail to corporate might be a win/win for all.
I would much prefer buying exactly what I require without ordering...
Mom's only new car is a Toyota Corolla... she wanted side airbags back in 2001 and a factory sunroof... it was her car and that is what she wanted...
We did a Western States Toyota search... not a single one with side airbags.
Dealer finally agreed and said the ONLY way is to order one and we did.
The great thing is I wrote a letter to President of Toyota and Mom and I were invited as VIP guests to see her car being made... from body shell all the way to the first start at the end of the line... the guys on the line were all signing her car as it went by... about 6 hours in total at the NUMMI plant in Fremont California and we have the pixs to prove it.
That experience is a real highlight for both of us... Dad had passed away a few months earlier and said see to it Mom gets a new car just the way she wants it... the car she had was 25 years old and he was worried about her 1976 Rabbit leaving her stranded somewhere after he was gone.
All we can do is try and when a deal is struck trust to be treated fairly... otherwise, move on.
In this case... a letter or e-mail to corporate might be a win/win for all.
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