That's not a professional thing to say though...
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I've never heard of a John who works at Putnam/Burlingame. Also, I would expect an experienced rep would've left their work number which usually begins with (650)-373, but since it's Craigslist it might be due to informality.
ALSO the sales manager dislikes/discourages the FR-S Craigslist ads. Maybe he's new? It's a bit strange. I know all of the veteran Salesmen there, I've known them before kindergarten, and I'm in 2nd year college now.
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edit Just looked at their online page, and there's no John, which could either mean it's a nickname or a new guy.
http://www.putnamtoyota.com/bay-area...toyota-dealers
ALSO
My dad sold all of the first 3 FR-S's with the leather in 3 selling days. Currently, he's the only salesman from his dealership to sell an FR-S.
They will their FR-S, and a few people from this forum have already contacted him. (Thanks btw!) My dad has been there for close to 17 years now, this kind of thing isn't new. In fact, he says this is just like how MR2's were.
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Dealerships who are doing this want profit, no doubt. But when the profit is just as much as a Prius and an equipped Corolla, it's understandable. In the end, someone is going to walk...I mean DRIVE away with it happily. Who cares who it is, as long as they sign the papers off happily.
If you're not buying the car, there's no need to attack a dealership. Especially Putnam...that's like a second home to me so I take it personal. Even the other dealers, everyone shops for a car differently. Everyone sells a car differently.
If you're interested in an FR-S it is true that Putnam has a whiteout MT with Leather. No front plate currently. The leather is nice, I heard it has the FR-S logo. We had our leather done in our car from the same guys. Black and perforated and it still smells good until this day when it was done over 7 years ago.
Putnam will also be selling FR-S's without leather, of course. That's when more come in.
Thanks everyone, happy driving!
PS. If I were a manager for any dealership, I would've offered the car bone stock just because I understand the heritage/driver's car discourse. In other words I'm one who's not in favor of any kind of mark-ups but I don't criticize other dealerships for doing so. I let it go.