sicnarf_1978
Active Member
- Joined
- Mar 22, 2009
- Messages
- 231
- Location
- St-Jérôme, Québec
- Car(s)
- 2017 Buick Regal and 1997 Peugeot 106
My 2015 Ford Focus EcoBoost was approaching the end of the warranty and the list of mechanical problem was bigger and bigger. In the last month, they changed the turbo and the head gasket... That would have cost me more than 7000 $ if I had to pay... so it was time to do something. I had 2 options. The first one was to create a Go Fund Me page to pay the car to the bank and send it to the scrapyard or to sell it and minimize my lost. I explored the second choice first. I shopped for new and used cars and I found a very hot deal at my local GM dealer... a 2017 Buick Regal Highline 1 with the Buick Experience package (sunroof, nav and chromed wheels), a 6000 km demo. For people in Europe, it is an Opel Insignia (previous gen) with a Buick logo on it. The window sticker asked 38 900 $ CAD... but there was a lot of rebate. Cash rebate of 7000 $, Holliday rebate of 1250 $, 2000 $ for a partner rebate, 1000 $ of internet rebate and 5250 $ because it is a demo that should be out of the lot before the end of the year. That means 22 300 $ CAD for a car that had a sticker price of 38 900 $. That was the price of my ex Focus. I added to the car 4 Nokian Hakka 8 studded winter tyres.
Photos in the showroom...
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Proof of ownership...
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Sadly, the weather is not very good to take photos... -25 celcius when I left the dealer, so I do it fast...
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The next morning, it was much warmer... -18 ! XD So I started the car for 10 minutes before going to take photos inside...
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I took all my courage and go out of the car to take some photos, with a little bit of snow.
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I didn't had the chance to test the car like I wanted because of the bad weather. The tyres are fantastic (I had the same on the Focus) and they do a better job because of the weight of the car. It has the 260 hp 2 liter turbo 4. It is fast (compared to the 123 hp of the Focus), but smooth, very smooth. The 6 speed automatic gearbox do a perfect job as we don't notice gear changes. Heated seats are very hot and very fast, like the heated steering wheel. I installed MyBuick app on my phone so I can manage the car wherever I am. This is very practical as i can start the car even if I am not near it. Or I can lock it if I am not sure if I did it.
Photos in the showroom...
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[IMG2=JSON]{"data-align":"none","data-size":"full","height":"1125","width":"2000","src":"https:\/\/image.ibb.co\/ckBerb\/Regal_003.jpg"}[/IMG2]
Proof of ownership...
[IMG2=JSON]{"data-align":"none","data-size":"full","height":"1125","width":"2000","src":"https:\/\/image.ibb.co\/e183HG\/Regal_017.jpg"}[/IMG2]
Sadly, the weather is not very good to take photos... -25 celcius when I left the dealer, so I do it fast...
[IMG2=JSON]{"data-align":"none","data-size":"full","height":"1125","width":"2000","src":"https:\/\/image.ibb.co\/fbnkWb\/Regal_004.jpg"}[/IMG2]
[IMG2=JSON]{"data-align":"none","data-size":"full","height":"1125","width":"2000","src":"https:\/\/image.ibb.co\/nDLTjw\/Regal_005.jpg"}[/IMG2]
[IMG2=JSON]{"data-align":"none","data-size":"full","height":"1125","width":"2000","src":"https:\/\/image.ibb.co\/dUQHcG\/Regal_006.jpg"}[/IMG2]
The next morning, it was much warmer... -18 ! XD So I started the car for 10 minutes before going to take photos inside...
[IMG2=JSON]{"data-align":"none","data-size":"full","height":"1125","width":"2000","src":"https:\/\/image.ibb.co\/ic6OHG\/Regal_007.jpg"}[/IMG2]
[IMG2=JSON]{"data-align":"none","data-size":"full","height":"1125","width":"2000","src":"https:\/\/image.ibb.co\/bC4XBb\/Regal_008.jpg"}[/IMG2]
[IMG2=JSON]{"data-align":"none","data-size":"full","height":"1125","width":"2000","src":"https:\/\/image.ibb.co\/cNHVxG\/Regal_009.jpg"}[/IMG2]
[IMG2=JSON]{"data-align":"none","data-size":"full","height":"2000","width":"1125","src":"https:\/\/image.ibb.co\/g7qiHG\/Regal_010.jpg"}[/IMG2]
I took all my courage and go out of the car to take some photos, with a little bit of snow.
[IMG2=JSON]{"data-align":"none","data-size":"full","height":"1125","width":"2000","src":"https:\/\/image.ibb.co\/b8Jg4w\/Regal_013.jpg"}[/IMG2]
[IMG2=JSON]{"data-align":"none","data-size":"full","height":"1125","width":"2000","src":"https:\/\/image.ibb.co\/cTmCBb\/Regal_016.jpg"}[/IMG2]
[IMG2=JSON]{"data-align":"none","data-size":"full","height":"1125","width":"2000","src":"https:\/\/image.ibb.co\/ig2VxG\/Regal_012.jpg"}[/IMG2]
I didn't had the chance to test the car like I wanted because of the bad weather. The tyres are fantastic (I had the same on the Focus) and they do a better job because of the weight of the car. It has the 260 hp 2 liter turbo 4. It is fast (compared to the 123 hp of the Focus), but smooth, very smooth. The 6 speed automatic gearbox do a perfect job as we don't notice gear changes. Heated seats are very hot and very fast, like the heated steering wheel. I installed MyBuick app on my phone so I can manage the car wherever I am. This is very practical as i can start the car even if I am not near it. Or I can lock it if I am not sure if I did it.