I sold a car and offered a PPI to the buyer before he traveled down a few hours to see it. I took it to a trusted shop I had been using and they gave it a clean bill of health.

Well, counterpoint: It’s stated this new bill is to curb a ‘nuisance’ of noisy cars. And they can be. Some classic old cars maybe excepted, why does every 19 year old with Civic need a loud exhaust? In some neighborhoods it becomes a contest and is truly annoying. And how about the noise from thumping radios? Do the…

To the person who is interested in the W211 E63

The LAW did not change, just the way you where fined. If you are not an a-hole and have never been ticketed before you are not going to get ticketed now.

It’s another excuse to pull people over the cops don’t otherwise have probable cause to pull over.  

“It is nothing more than a stop and frisk law in vehicular form.”

Don’t be obtuse. That is a poor metaphor and you know it. The dB scale is logarithmic. It is also subject to highly variable environmental conditions, hence using a SAE standard for testing sound. The police are completely ignoring the standard, skipping equipping officers with the tools to actually measure sound and…

There’s not a stock exhaust anywhere that exceeds 95 decibels.

So...

This is like saying putting the bac limit at 0.08 is annoying because if you are at or slightly above 0.07, you might probably pop the red light, have your car towed and spend a few hours at the police station for further testing.

What annoys me is the subjectivity of all of this. A cop can pull you over give you a ticket and drag your ass to court, even if your car comes in at 94 dB. You may win in court, but now you have to take a day off work or go without wages. It is nothing more than a stop and frisk law in vehicular form.

Management really sets the tone and the level of service for the staff. Some dealers are getting better...and surprisingly some are getting worse.

Yes, I do provide that research and help with the arrangments as part of my service. However, the customer is still responsible for paying for the inspection

Bingo...though I will say the vast majority of the salespeople I work with “get it” and will respond well via email.

You aren’t a lead in an email. You are too far away. You have time to consider your options and not make a stupid, impulsive decision. A car salesman would much rather make a bad payment based deal with somebody with stars in their eyes than deal with a buyer who’s trying to make a measured decision from a distance.  

Want the smaller wheels? Craigslist/Facebook Marketplace. So many people selling OEM wheels and usually they are VERY reasonably priced. I’ve done this a couple of times to have a track set of tires or to replace a curbed wheel on a used car.

It is a massive amount of effort. Which, in part, explains the low, low price that Porsche charges for their cars. The likely reason this can work on Porsche’s is that the owners won’t typically run the tires until they are using the belts for traction - the primary cause for hydroplaning.

Its crude but it gets the point across. No microphones involved.

Come up with it, then.