i didn't even take a test drive, i knew i had to have an 05 MR when they came out and called the dealer and he got one there for me and i could've test drove it. they went out of state to bring the car because none were left in PA and all i had to leave was a $500 deposit

 

wow after hearing info like this im going to tell these ****'s to go finger themselves... there are plenty of dealerships out there... i just wonder y they would do something like this and drive away a legit customer...oh well

thx everyone

 

yeah, at my dealership they wouldn't let me drive one of the evos so I ended up driving a used 03. heh I didn't care I bought it anyways.

 

Apparently you don't know how to approach the dealer, because they figured out a way to keep you from driving the car.

I guarantee you the dealer wouldn't have fabricated a "$5000 deposit" story if they thought they could take you seriously. Fact is, your car is a ricer and your name is an abomination. I bet they heard your car before they saw you, and your fate was sealed before you opened your mouth.

If you truly do work a "lucrative coorporate [sic] job," surely it would be reflected by your taste in cars and your ability to convey seriousness in purchasing a performance vehicle such as the Lancer Evolution.

And if you truly are serious and not like the thousands of tire-kickers every Mitsubishi dealership gets a week, I suppose it was their loss.

 

My mom sent out emails asking about Evo quotes. We get fone calls back asking if we wanna drive a Galant. uhmmm....rite..

 

LOL...u r laughable..... ricer? my spec-v is stock... and so is clk 500... not even rims...so i dont think im a ricer... but u r right they did lose my business... the subaru dealer is right next door to them, but i'll just find another dealer...im not that desperate for a car...i even thought about waiting gor the Evo X... but i want something to play with and my Spec-v just doesnt cut it anymore... and the clk is Rear wheel drive

But again...thx for your comment

 

Then quit *****ing and find another dealer.

 

Yea what he said

 

Walk away these guys are jagg-off's

 

If you are ready to buy the car, stroke a check for the $5000 they are asking for, drive it and buy it. The dealer is going to be as serious about selling you the car as you are about buying it. If you don't plan on putting the $5000 down during the buying process, I'm sure they will be happy to give the check back and have you pay for the car in a different way. You should be happy that they screen real buyers from the people that just want to tear the car a new *******. You wouldn't want to buy a car with a torn ******* would you?

 

man walk out of that dealership, when you go there and tell them you mean business that should be enough for them to let you test drive it. matter of fact, just to be a D*** about it bring yours to get serviced there. that will really make that one guy happy

 

bull**** is what that dealer is, I'm 17 and I got to testdrive an Evo (2005 VIII), yay-a! It was from the same dealership I got my RA from, but I don't tink they knew that when I got to test drive the car, so yeah.

 

They are exagerating, the only way they could possibly ask for that kind of money is if you are not solvent, your income is low and your credit is low.

Normally, the dealers are trying to filter the real customers from the time wasters so they are just telling you that so that perhaps they can see signs of seriousness or bull$hit.

Give then a second chance. They think you just want the ride. If you are really interested you should be able to just fill up the application/trade in form and they should handle you the keys for a ride

 

well here in louisiana, and in texas the policy is pretty much the same. you drive the car when you buy it lol i bought my IX MR without ever having driven it. i knew i what i was getting myself into though. EVO's sell themselves, test drive really isn't needed. around here there aren't very many, so they are like a specialty thing. i see it's A LOT different especially in cali.

 

When I bought my first evo Black 03 It was within the first month of the EVO's hitting American lots and the dealership was very "on edge" about people looking at and wanting to drive them.I understood when they said deposit first. However when time came for my new one (05 MR) and a different dealership. I had no probs getting a test drive and that was there first and only MR they had or would have.
I think a good deal of what urBan is saying is true about presentation, but then again the evo has been around so long dealerships are normally going to let someone drive it. I have always found that when you act as if your really don't need "there" cars or quotes and that your a man *or woman that shops and knows a thing or two you will put out the signal, "Hey I don't have to shop here, there are tons of dealerships that want my business" Then most sale guys grobble.
I am by no means saying you didn't present yourself correctly, but more so leaning in the idea of the dealership being dick heads.

Take your time and money and shop eleswhere