Denali HD vs King Ranch Super Duty....................
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There is nothing wrong with "customers" getting front of the line treatment.
If you bought it elsewhere, you cannot expect to get in before those who bought there.
That's not punishing the guy who bought elsewhere, it's rewarding the loyal customer.
Should go without saying.:face-icon-small-dis
Also, if I'm dealing with "Joe", I expect Joe to work the deal front to back.
I don't want Joe running to his manager for suck his dink while I sit & wait.
If Joe cannot appraise my trade & negotiate a price, then Joe is not a salesman-Joe is a greeter.
If Joe is just a greeter......then F___ you Joe! You are of no use to me!
I don't want Joe running to his manager for suck his dink while I sit & wait.
If Joe cannot appraise my trade & negotiate a price, then Joe is not a salesman-Joe is a greeter.
If Joe is just a greeter......then F___ you Joe! You are of no use to me!
Well .... Talked to a salesman at Dave Smith today.
They cut a little over $10k off the price of the truck, I think overall it'd be a pretty good deal.
I think I'm gonna go look at a local dealer that has the same truck this weekend, if they can get within $1000 of what Dave Smith quoted me I'll probably just buy it locally, if not, guess its gonna be a 14 hour haul to Idaho to pick a truck up in 2 weeks
14 hour drive?
Must be around 800 miles?
Each way= 28 hours & 1600 miles
$.50/mile=$800
$20/hour=$560
Total= $1,360
Not having a local dealer in your corner.....can't put a cost on that.
Must be around 800 miles?
Each way= 28 hours & 1600 miles
$.50/mile=$800
$20/hour=$560
Total= $1,360
Not having a local dealer in your corner.....can't put a cost on that.
That's not how it works. Joe does not have the ability to appraise your vehicle. There is usually 1 maybe 3 people at a large dealership that are there to appraise trades. A person that Mis-appraises a trade can literally cause that dealer to fail. It's not an easy job.
Also, salesmen are there to find you a vehicle, show you features, "sell the vehicle" to you. It is a sales manager job to make the price right. A salesman has pretty much zero say in the price.
They usually know more about vehicles than a manager but they don't generally work the financials of a deal.
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Joe certainly does do it all at the traditional small town dealers.
I've been "Joe" at a car dealership, I am "Joe" ay a marine dealership.
Trust me, people appreciate not getting bounced around from sales clerk to manager to F&I to service etc.
I understand that the large stores lack the ability to operate in a traditional manner.
That's why I will not buy there at any price.
Not disagreeing with you but just an alternative perspective. he is near denver and dave smith offers a free shuttle service from spokane airport to their dealership (I know this because I priced one out there as well).
One way flight there would be around $200.
It would actually be about 1000 miles one way to come back.
So 15mpg average (worst case scenario) would be 50 gallons.
50 x $3.89 (my price here) for diesel =$194.50
sell your trade in at home.
whole transaction would take about a day total. Probably spend a night in a hotel though. $60
Basically my time is free for this. So figure 800 mi / 12 mpg x 3.75/g .... $250 up there .... Figure new diesel will probably average 15 mpg back .... so 800 mi / 15 mpg x 4.00/g ... $213 back .... so total cost of the trip would be <$1000 probably including some food too.
Wanna job?:face-icon-small-ton
I'd rather blow my brains out than take a flight, spend night in a hotel then drive 14 hours to pick up a truck in the middle of summer but that's just me. Tell the local guy you're ready to buy (today) if he beats the deal (or meets it, or whatever you're comfortable with)....can't imagine he won't do it, particularly if you would take one in stock.
Yeah. I thought about it. I agree.
Bought a Dodge from a local dealer today
I'll have to call the Idaho dealer and cancell my deposit tomorrow (it was refundable) .... They came within $1200 of the other dealers price and it saved me 28 hours of driving.
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