08-11-2022, 04:52 PM | #211 | |
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But I'm hopeful that there is significant dealership reform in the near future. Some manufacturers have grown weary of how bad dealers taint their brand's image. |
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08-11-2022, 04:55 PM | #212 | |
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In fact I have preached to get everything in writing for years.
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08-11-2022, 07:30 PM | #213 | |
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Many years ago as a young man, wet behind the ears and keen to buy my first new car, I made a great deal with the VW sales guy. 1985 vw golf, no power steering, no radio. But AC. Sales guy wrote up the paperwork and said they’d call when the car was delivered in a few days. I get a call when the car arrived but was concerned when sales guy says there are just a few details we have to hammer out I pull out the paperwork and see it’s not completed and the numbers as written lead to a far higher othe door price than was discussed. At the dealership I realized the guy had no intention of honoring the deal. He even suggested I wanted the car so bad I imagined the numbers I was saying he quoted I demanded to see the manager and I let him have it I was wired up far more tightly then and I was surprised that it worked kind of. Told him I would not work with the ass-hat and would only work directly with him In the end I did not get the price originally discussed but I did get a number I could live with. They gave me quite a bit of money for my old74 Nova, a rust bucket from Minnesota. As I was leaving the salesman says’ “well you sonifabitch, you got your price” I wanted to take a poke at him but thought better if it. A few weeks later a buddy and I were driving Stone Mountain Freeway and saw my old nova, dead on the side of the road. I always wondered if they made that Sonofabitch sales guy drive it as punishment. One can only hope. A few years later dealership out of business. Not surprising. Anyway, get it in writing with an authorized signature. Tell them I f any funny business at car pickup and final signatures you will take your business elsewhere |
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08-11-2022, 07:50 PM | #214 | |
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Yes, insult my intelligence and flaunt your mistaken perception that I am young and uneducated about economics...you are laughable. |
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I stated an opinion that I do not like dealerships. Him, nor anyone else will change my opinion on that. While shopping for a twin, I spoke with 42 Toyota dealerships, all with markups of $5,000-$10,000. This doesn't include around $2,000 in dealer fees and unwanted addons. There were 5 dealers that were willing to be at MSRP but were not doing pre-order and had no idea when more were coming in. I spoke with 24 Subaru Dealers before finding one that would order a 23' BRZ with no dealer fee and no markups. My point is I feel my sample size of 65 dealers was large enough to support my continued dislike of dealers. Ironically there was an article on Jalopnik today about this very topic. Dealers are destroying brand loyalty through predatory tactics and massive markups. Manufactueres are pissed but legally there isn't anything they can do about it. |
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Got a note from my dealer that my car should be here the 18th vs the 29th now.
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Update, going to pick it up today!
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I placed my order on april] 18th... original eta was mid August . Then Mid September , now it's late october... California
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Now it's supposed to be here in a few days. Weird that I'm in Oklahoma and getting it before you on the coast.
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And my sales guy just said it's pushed to next week because of a driver shortage.
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