Sadness

[JoeIsbell]

I should have searched before i posted, but ya... i guess thats a decent point, any idea what warranty extensions cost?

[spdickey]

Originally Posted by JoeIsbell

...any idea what warranty extensions cost?

It has not been announced. That's going to be an "ask your dealer" question when they open next week.

[Carnut]

Originally Posted by spdickey

Your reservation cannot be transfered. However if you both show up at the dealership at delivery, I don't know if the dealer won't do the paperwork in any name you say. Just tell them that the other guy is your "domestic partner."

"We ask for your driver's license number for security reasons. You will be required to present your driver's license for verification purposes once you have officially placed an order for your smart fortwo vehicle with an authorized smart dealership. This ensures that your reservation fee is applied only to your purchase of a smart fortwo."

They may have the right to keep the $99.00 and not apply it if you appear with another partner/spouse at purchase time.

[tipo158]

Originally Posted by Carnut

They may have the right to keep the $99.00 and not apply it if you appear with another partner/spouse at purchase time.

"Any attempt to assign or transfer your reservation will result in the cancellation of your reservation and a return of your reservation fee without interest."

alan

[Fredvon4]

Geee some of you don't have any imagination

Let us say that on the day of my delivery, I have SnakeFarm show up with me.... (private agreement already between he and I)

During the final completion of the sale and just as the registration and titling begins I tell my sale guy-- or the dealer's "money pit" boss-- that this is a gift to my significant other, no we are not married (Sheesh this IS Texas) and I have some insurance issues due to my problem drinking (Having a lover like Snake will do that)...

Any who---"we" prefer to not have joint title or any Texas community property rights of survivorship and desire the registration documents and title to be solely in Snake's name......

You can take it to the bank that the money pit boss is gonna shrug his shoulders, take Snake's info, complete the sale, registration, and titling as fast as he can.....

Dealers don't give a care about how they get paid as long as they get paid

Same scenario.... my Stepson has his father's last name.... perhaps this summer, when my car arrives, I have lost interest but want to gift the car to my boy....

Anyone want to take bets that my sales guy at Classic Smart of Round Rock Texas will have some problem with registration or title in Justin Diamond's name even though Fred von Gortler's drivers license number is on the reservation form...

Certainly PAG took steps to preclude dealer, scalpers and other ways for reservation holders to try and make any money on this hot ticket car.... But trust me there are going to be some examples of dealers and consumers finding creative ways to get around these rules.

I would be willing to bet there are several PAG and IB "real insiders" who have more then one reservation...wink wink.... We will NEVER ever know for sure if I am right because PAG will NEVER release the entire list to any one...EVER.... And that, my friends, would be the ONLY way to prove I am full of crap

[JoeIsbell]

Fredvon,

Just out of curiousity, how do you go from a king ranch f350 to a smart car?... I have visions of a "knight rider" style relationship in which the f350 is the trailer that your smart car, (aka kit-fortwo) pulls up into the back of...

Btw, i'm in houston, what dealer are you getting your car from?

Joe

[SnakeFarm]

Originally Posted by JoeIsbell

Fredvon,

how do you go from a king ranch f350 to a smart car

I know I'm not Fred (there can be ONLY one) but, here is how I see it.

First, make sure you have the remote top-down button and that you use it to open the top of the smart. Next, open the drivers door, stand up on the running board facing in to the truck, raise your right foot up to the bed rail then just swing your left foot up and over into the smart's driver floorboard. When the custom tailgate rails are fully extended, just back down and go. Easy.

[JoeIsbell]

Very funny snake farm... hehe... i think the smart car is in danger of being sucked in by the F350's gravitational pull and possibly enter into it's orbit...

[SnakeFarm]

I borrow my Brother In Law's F350 from time to time. I have noticed it's gravatational field sucking smaller cars into it's wake on the highway. Maybe it's just the fear factor but it FEELS a lot bigger than it is. It FEELS like you could keep a couple smarts in the glove if you wanted.

It really SHOULD have it's own zip code. I'm getting him a sticker made that says "My other car is the state of Oklahoma".

I had to stop for Pampers on the way home and ended up parking at a car wash about a block away.

[SmartShanna]

Fred and Snake--a match made in heaven! Thank god I'm an atheist

The "I have some insurance issues due to my problem drinking (Having a lover like Snake will do that)..." is just a delightful bit. Thanks for lifting my dreadful spirits tonight