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Originally Posted by hemiguy  Tommy,
I am on the side of posters who say the dealer not letting you try the tractors (and FEL) you are interested in is BS. I have never heard of such things. When new tractor shopping 3 years ago every single dealer (2 Kubota, 1 NH, 1 Case, 1 Cub Cadet, 1 JD, and 2 MF) all let me try out tractors/FELs and a couple with BH's on their side yards. A couple even had a dirt pile and said just go play for a few minutes. Granted, I was not a first time tractor buyer, but that really should not make a difference. A tractor dealer not letting you try the machine(s) you are interested in is like a car dealer not letting you test drive the cars you are interested in ("you might put 10 miles on it", "you might scratch it backing out of the lot", "you might get dirt on the floor mats"). Come on... Tractor dealers have spray paint and know darned well how to detail the machines just like car dealers do.
It sounds like that dealer does not really want your money. Find a new dealer, NOW. Even better, go try out some different brands just to compare. Then go back to the the PITA dealer and tell them all the things you really liked about the other brands and why BrandX is better and tell them you are ready to buy one of them. I'm actually very serious about that. Again, its the same as buying a car in that if the dealer knows you are really serious and have other options or better deals on the table he will probably change his tune very quickly. |
I for one one would not take delivery of a tractor with more than one (1) hour showing I don't care how much "Detailing" a dealer did. I would also not buy a new car or truck with more than 8-10 miles on the speedometer, if purchased from the dealers lot or less than two (2) miles if vehicle was ordered. I have a neighbor that ordered a $80,000 dollar unit and when the delivery person delivered the tractor and started to unload the neighbor noticed the front end loader bucket was all scratched up. He stopped the delivery person and checked the hours. The unit had 9 plus hours on it. The neighbor told the delivery person to take the unit back and delivery it to the person that put the 9 plus hours on it. When the delaer called the neighbor informed the dealer he purchased a new tractor and he sent him a used tractor and if he was interested in pricing the unit as a used unit please advise the price and if he thought it was a good price for a used tractor he would finalize the purchase, if not sell the unit to the individual that put the 9 plus hours on it. As far as I know the dealer still has the tractor. Also several dealers that I have talked to advised the latest thing today is individuals are showing up with children in tow and using "Tractor Demoing" as entertainment while the dealer baby sits the children. They aren't interested in purchasing a tractor they are only looking for something to occupy their time. What is a dealer to do?