Strange call from dealer offering me a new 2016 FRS for my old 2014 one??!

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Packofcrows

You get like 2k to 10k added, interest goes up. So say you have 3yrs left and 17k left, well now you have 25k left in 5yrs.

Only heard of Ford doing this. This was with the focus cars.

Nah they all do it here. Pontiac was the worst around here. We had the car a week and got a letter saying there was a huge demand for 98 Sunfires and to come on in. In order to get the letter in a week they had to have sent it a couple of days after we bought the car.

[evd89]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Like any other business the first thing dealers need to do is get people to walk in the door and this is an effective method.
Please don't go play games with them. They are just trying to make a living and no matter how sleazy it sounds this is an accepted business practice used across the industry. How would you like it if some guy came into your workplace, purposefully wasted your time as a joke and then walked away?

Yeah true, I not going to be a douche to him. I mean I got an appointment for the service anyways, so I'll hear the guy out that's all.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by evd89

Yeah true, I not going to be a douche to him. I mean I got an appointment for the service anyways, so I'll hear the guy out that's all.

Cool! Be carful though. If they are any good they can make it sound like a sweet deal.

[ToySub1946]

I solved that problem...Paid cash for my last new car.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by ToySub1946

I solved that problem...Paid cash for my last new car.

Now THAT would be a good deal for YOU......

You trade in your old FR-S in and get a new FR-S and your monthly payments (0) stay the same ........ jump on it .........

To the OP ........ like they say in the old country "if a deal sounds too good ......."........


humfrz

[NLS8520]

Originally Posted by mhughett

Very simple. Your payments may stay the same but they will go for another 24-30 months on the new car vs. your old car payment schedule. If you become so focused on the monthly payment, you may not realize that you just went from having 3 years left to having 5 or 6 years left.

^ this

[Eighty 6]

It's a bit like this

[Braces]

Unfortunately people still fall for this. I get emails all the time saying their used car inventory is really low and they NEED my car. This is why these Toyota dealerships get such a bad rap.

[dnieves]

Bottom line, the dealers know getting you into the showroom is half the battle. Once they entice you that's when the magic happens (in their favor -they hope).

[Packofcrows]

Give them a call back and tell them, "why you always laaaayyyyinnn'!"

Then offer them $35k for your 'rare' in high demand car. Then when they say no, call them again, then again, then every other day, then every 3 days.... for a month....for fun if you're bored.

I'd go in wearing my 'why you always lyin,' shirt.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by dnieves

Bottom line, the dealers know getting you into the showroom is half the battle. Once they entice you that's when the magic happens (in their favor -they hope).

Exactly!

That's why it's dangerous to wander up into the showroom, when you're at the dealership to get an oil change ......


humfrz

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by humfrz

Exactly!

That's why it's dangerous to wander up into the showroom, when you're at the dealership to get an oil change ......


humfrz

Or go to "just look at" that interesting Tc you saw visiting at the cottage next door the prior weekend just because you were waiting for your Lancer to be serviced at the dealer right next to the Toyota one and you had an hour to kill.
Sometimes you end up with a FRS.
Not that this very specific scenario has ever happened to me or anything like that.

[cdq85]

i don't understand why everyone jumps on the dealers nuts about getting those kind of offers. it doesn't say you will retain the same exact loan you currently have, it just says you will keep your payments around the same as it is now which it usually does. how is that a scam?

[quiksiv]

Personally i'd show up at the dealership naked with a full grown beard and explain that I'm a nudest and that I've been living out of my FRS naked for the last 3 years. He's sure to give you a good deal then!