11-02-2013, 05:56pm
I had a test drive at the weekend of an sd4 and asked the salesman some general questions about the models in the range..Pure, Prestige and Dynamic. Then onto the engine choices and I was surprised that he failed to mention the ED4, so I asked about it and he stated that the dealership hadn't sold a car with this engine choice and tried to dissuade me from going in that direction.
Well ok, from an unbiased perspective I can see the benefit of the more powerful SD4 engine and the 4x4 with TR system and if I'm correct these are the differences from the ED4, on the other hand if I'm using the car for town and motorway driving with no offroading the ED4 seems a suitable option to be considered and not discounted offhand.
The dealership didn't have the ED4 to check out, so rang another dealership and had an even more offhand response when asking if they had one to test, suggesting it was like buying a 1.0L fiat from a Ferrari dealer. Ridiculous, I think he was serious but I couldn't help laughing at his analogy, he didn't seem pleased.
Find it hard to understand why the model has been sold (or not) in this manner. It can be suitable to many people.
Has anyone had this experienced before?
Cheers
Well ok, from an unbiased perspective I can see the benefit of the more powerful SD4 engine and the 4x4 with TR system and if I'm correct these are the differences from the ED4, on the other hand if I'm using the car for town and motorway driving with no offroading the ED4 seems a suitable option to be considered and not discounted offhand.
The dealership didn't have the ED4 to check out, so rang another dealership and had an even more offhand response when asking if they had one to test, suggesting it was like buying a 1.0L fiat from a Ferrari dealer. Ridiculous, I think he was serious but I couldn't help laughing at his analogy, he didn't seem pleased.
Find it hard to understand why the model has been sold (or not) in this manner. It can be suitable to many people.
Has anyone had this experienced before?
Cheers