French don’t like to service even each other, to put it mildly, let alone foreigners.
This attitude coupled with poor reliability goes a long way toward explaining why France utterly failed at selling cars in the US.
New buy, no return policy
I am negotiating a sale with a reputable, but small dealer for a pair of new Acora SRC-2 speakers. I have heard them in the showroom with comparable electronics to my own and loved the sound and design. The show room was only slightly acoustically treated.
I'm ready to throw down, but the dealer does not have any kind of return policy if, for some reason, they dont work out in my own space. I dont feel comfortable with this policy but wondering if I am just being too entitled? Other dealers from which I have purchased new speakers have had 30 or 60 day returns, no questions asked.
I also have the opportunity to buy a used set of these speakers from TMR with a return policy (minus 5% ,restock) if not satisfied. Of course the used price is considerably cheaper but there is no factory warranty and although they are stated to have had own owner, their age and provenance are unknown.
Any guidance, opinions or advice?
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Ah thank you @tosnc , I share your sentiments. |
@gano No. There are no French cars sold in the US except for a few Bugattis. That’s it. Renault, Citroen, and Peugeot are non existent in the US. Then there’s that the EU slaps a 10% tariff on imported cars versus 2.5% on cars imported to the US although that’s changing as we speak. Despite the tariffs I’m pretty sure Ford, GM, and Jeep sold more cars in France than Bugatti sold in the US. |
Bugatti was owned by VW until recently when it was sold to a Croatian company. Renault saved Nissan, they practically run it with majority shares. So every Nissan on US roads is just as French as most French cars in Europe, design and profit-wise very much tied to France. I am absolutely not interested in discussing the French attitude. I just know that French cars are way superior to GM or Ford or Chrysler, quality-wise. Never owned either but rented and drove 100s of them. |
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