I made some phone calls late that afternoon to other dealers in the area. One car company said that they would look into a price and get back to me. In the mean time the second company I phoned was where I had test driven the Lancer. The salesman's name was Michael who asked Lee-Anne to speak with me. She gave me a price on a mirage..blue...but for $800 less than Ian and she wanted a deposit over the phone right there and then. I refused her request because I was waiting on another quote and I actually felt uncomfortable with paying a deposit sight unseen.
I still had not heard back and Lee-Anne rang again. "They must not want to sell you a car today. We are your local dealer and we really want your business." Not bending on pressure, I told Lee-Anne that I would phone the other dealer again to see what they had come up with. The end result being, it was late in the day and they couldn't help. I said that Lee-Anne had given me a quote and wanted to sell me a car today. With strength of voice and wording, he requested that I give them a chance tomorrow; promising to ring first thing in the morning. Lee-Anne had phoned three times to sell me the car during the course of time. At 6:20 pm the phone calls stopped and they would begin again with a vengeance tomorrow!!
To be continued...