These are the reasons why it is better to do your own research rather than rely on a dealer to tell you information on the car you're looking for.
I had done extensive research on the Caliber before I went to the dealer to look at it. The car was so new there was very little anyone could tell me that I didn't already know. Having this knowledge in hand, I was able to draw my own assumptions about the car rather than have a dealer "sell" it to me. You have to remember that thse guys get paid on the cars they sell and they're going to try to get you to buy the vehicle. You're going to see a lot of dealers that know next to nothing about the Caliber other than what they read on the sticker. This practice effectively gave the car to me, because the very day they displayed it (two days before I bought it) the dealer had worked this speal on a perspective buyer who would come back later after thinking about it. I went in armed with all the knowledge I could and walked out with the vehicle after three hours. The guy that wanted to come back? He walked in the second I signed the papers.
When you go to see your Caliber for the first time, be it a SRT or a SXT, go in armed with all the knowledge you can on the vehicle. Know its options, its economy, and the basic specs. Let the dealers talk but pay them no mind. Judge for yourself about the vehicle when you drive it. Let your own knowledge guide you and don't let the dealer convince you otherwise. They assume you know nothing on the car, which is why they try to "sell" it to you.
You are your own best friend when you're with the dealer. Knowledge is power, my friends.
I had done extensive research on the Caliber before I went to the dealer to look at it. The car was so new there was very little anyone could tell me that I didn't already know. Having this knowledge in hand, I was able to draw my own assumptions about the car rather than have a dealer "sell" it to me. You have to remember that thse guys get paid on the cars they sell and they're going to try to get you to buy the vehicle. You're going to see a lot of dealers that know next to nothing about the Caliber other than what they read on the sticker. This practice effectively gave the car to me, because the very day they displayed it (two days before I bought it) the dealer had worked this speal on a perspective buyer who would come back later after thinking about it. I went in armed with all the knowledge I could and walked out with the vehicle after three hours. The guy that wanted to come back? He walked in the second I signed the papers.
When you go to see your Caliber for the first time, be it a SRT or a SXT, go in armed with all the knowledge you can on the vehicle. Know its options, its economy, and the basic specs. Let the dealers talk but pay them no mind. Judge for yourself about the vehicle when you drive it. Let your own knowledge guide you and don't let the dealer convince you otherwise. They assume you know nothing on the car, which is why they try to "sell" it to you.
You are your own best friend when you're with the dealer. Knowledge is power, my friends.