smurfslayer
Be vewwy, vewwy quiet. We’re hunting sasquatch77
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You have this thoroughly covered. Thanks for that!
here’s a few suggestions. If it’s inclement weather or dark, WAVE OFF. do it another day. You won’t be able to inspect rain soaked paint for defects.
get pictures. every angle, more than one shot. wheels, bed, roof, undercarriage. engine compartment, all of it.
My truck was held for additional QA, over 100 miles on it but, they left me the “punch list”. I have a post on what it included. Ask if they have yours. it’s supposed to stay with the dealer and get tossed but it’s worth asking.
@Onboost has a good suggestion about oasis and asking about any damage in transport or on the lot.
Inspect for hoses, wiring harnesses that have come loose or are not fastened. we’ve had a couple of those bite folks on the drive home. Do all of this before you drive it, and check again after you drive it.
check your fluids, make sure they’re in spec. baseline your oil, brake fluid, etc. Unlikely you’ll have a problem but if you do, you’ll know what you had.
I had dial calipers with me (I’m a reloader) and I measured the gaps on the body panels. I didn’t know what was good or bad, but I could see they were even side to side and top to bottom, so I only measured the back doors closely because they had the more odd look to them - like they’re sticking out, not closing properly. but they are.
hat tip to @Chris Mies - all of the above could apply to a prius as well... but really, who would care if a prius were defective? One could argue that as they’re obstructing your path in the passing lane, they’re defective and that they attract as many moron operators as they emit Smug emissions.
anyway.
test drive. Please, please, please - if you ride, bring a helmet, bonus points if you bring one for the sales bot.
make sure to test at least the street drive modes and also the transfer case. Cane it. You don’t have to stay in it, but at least go WFO a few times, sport + 4a makes this more entertaining. if you got the moon roof, open / close it a few times before the drive, listen for rattles, squeaks, etc.
return from test drive and check over your truck again, check for any fluid leaks, clamps popped off, fasteners come loose. Another set of pics won’t hurt. There used to be a long running post titled something like “post all your 2017 raptor problems here”. I used that as a guideline. My pre-inspection was photos, hood and under truck inspection, just shy of an hour. test drive was what my wife referred to as juvenile, but the saleswoman was well used to it. it was similarly long. I was at the dealer just a tick before 5 pm, we didn’t start paperwork until about ... 8? and that was just trade stuff, and admin stuff they worked on while I got the inside tour of all the tech. that was about 30 minutes, papers was all said and done less than 40 minutes, we jawed some and split about 9:30 pm to go eat.
Good luck and let us see pictures of your new pri... my bad your new Raptor.
here’s a few suggestions. If it’s inclement weather or dark, WAVE OFF. do it another day. You won’t be able to inspect rain soaked paint for defects.
get pictures. every angle, more than one shot. wheels, bed, roof, undercarriage. engine compartment, all of it.
My truck was held for additional QA, over 100 miles on it but, they left me the “punch list”. I have a post on what it included. Ask if they have yours. it’s supposed to stay with the dealer and get tossed but it’s worth asking.
@Onboost has a good suggestion about oasis and asking about any damage in transport or on the lot.
Inspect for hoses, wiring harnesses that have come loose or are not fastened. we’ve had a couple of those bite folks on the drive home. Do all of this before you drive it, and check again after you drive it.
check your fluids, make sure they’re in spec. baseline your oil, brake fluid, etc. Unlikely you’ll have a problem but if you do, you’ll know what you had.
I had dial calipers with me (I’m a reloader) and I measured the gaps on the body panels. I didn’t know what was good or bad, but I could see they were even side to side and top to bottom, so I only measured the back doors closely because they had the more odd look to them - like they’re sticking out, not closing properly. but they are.
hat tip to @Chris Mies - all of the above could apply to a prius as well... but really, who would care if a prius were defective? One could argue that as they’re obstructing your path in the passing lane, they’re defective and that they attract as many moron operators as they emit Smug emissions.
anyway.
test drive. Please, please, please - if you ride, bring a helmet, bonus points if you bring one for the sales bot.
make sure to test at least the street drive modes and also the transfer case. Cane it. You don’t have to stay in it, but at least go WFO a few times, sport + 4a makes this more entertaining. if you got the moon roof, open / close it a few times before the drive, listen for rattles, squeaks, etc.
return from test drive and check over your truck again, check for any fluid leaks, clamps popped off, fasteners come loose. Another set of pics won’t hurt. There used to be a long running post titled something like “post all your 2017 raptor problems here”. I used that as a guideline. My pre-inspection was photos, hood and under truck inspection, just shy of an hour. test drive was what my wife referred to as juvenile, but the saleswoman was well used to it. it was similarly long. I was at the dealer just a tick before 5 pm, we didn’t start paperwork until about ... 8? and that was just trade stuff, and admin stuff they worked on while I got the inside tour of all the tech. that was about 30 minutes, papers was all said and done less than 40 minutes, we jawed some and split about 9:30 pm to go eat.
Good luck and let us see pictures of your new pri... my bad your new Raptor.
