Hi zoro25
I'm dead chuffed that your 2nd experience of Chrysler service was a lot better than your first.
Where to start ?
Road prescence - On many, many occassions I've had other cars leap out of my way when they've seen Arnie coming up behind them at cruise speed (not headlights/fog lights blazing cracking a ton speed). It makes me laugh (inwardly) each time and fells sooooooooooooooo gooooooooooooooood.
As Geordie asked you, so will I. Which model did you road test ? I have the CRD and I've never noticed any lag whatsoever when I press the silly grin (accelerator) pedal. The auto box is a dream match to the diesel engine and is as smooth as silk.
Parking tickets ? I'm not the best person to ask, as where I live we still have loads of free on road parking. On the occassions when I do use a carpark, I've had no problems so far. But I do try and park at the end of a run, tight up to the kerb to give the moron next to me as much door opening room as I can.
Order lead time. My local dealer is talking 4-5 months for a CRD. A month or so for a HEMI and he can nearly get a V6 petrol with a phone call from another dealer. Dc are keeping supply very tight (which should be good for future trade in prices).
Options - I haven't gone for it ( I have a 2 year old), But Belmont tels me that the stereo upgrade + woofer makes the sound system hugely impressive for only a small outlay. I have the standard system and for me it is MORE than adequate, but if you are a serious music man it may be worth a look.
Finance - I'm old fashioned and I bought Arnie on straight up HP via my company. I'm not a fan of leasing and the rates that I saw at the time seemed to me to be dear unless you kept the miles well down. Just out of interest, how does adding lots of kit to the car affect the leasing costs ? Surely at the end of the lease you say goodbye to all of your expensive goodies ? Or am I missing something.
Further road test - Can I suggest that when you go tomorrow that you let Mrs Zoro to be have a drive. Nearly every women that I know has said that they would not be able to drive Arnie as he's so damn big - but now I have the devils own job at getting Mrs Cat away from the drivers side.
Hope that you both enjoy the road test today.
MTC
