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Old 09-06-2014, 09:45 PM   #10 (permalink)
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There are two Mitsu dealers in my town, but they share ownership. One wasn't as nearly as bad as the other, so perhaps in time I will forgive their behaviour and just buy the Mirage. It is possible that it isn't even their "fault", and Mitsubishi Canada is to blame by not revealing all the fees on the web-site (though some of the included fees were doubled, and the first dealer told me stories that didn't make any sense like a/c tax on a car without a/c, and that they filled all the fluids as part of their extra PDI which was in addition to the PDI charge included and "this is $300 and they will explain what it is in the finance office!). As it stands I'd drive a long way to get one elsewhere, but the next closest dealer is probably at least 6 hours away.
They tried to charge you for topping off the fluids?! There are no fees that the dealer must pass on to the consumer--everything is negotiable. The dealer has effectively "purchased" the car from the manufacturer, and can sell it to you for whatever price you both agree to. I would find somewhere or something else to buy.
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