brain55
Veteran Member
I know I didn't say they would turn service work away, I said don't expect the perks that customers that bought from that dealer would get while their machine is covered under warranty, the things that are clearly not covered under warranty, like field service calls, loaner machines, and pick-up & delivery. No dealer will turn away your work, but they will limit perks to loyal customers.
As far as why local dealers will quote higher actually it is non-local dealers that quote lower, I think Digdeep laid that out pretty well. Customers expect those perks that I stated, you cannot provide those perks to your customers if you are only making 1.3% and expect to stay in business. The non-local dealer knows this and knows that he can lower his margin to make the sale because he won't be expected to provide those perks.
Brian
As far as why local dealers will quote higher actually it is non-local dealers that quote lower, I think Digdeep laid that out pretty well. Customers expect those perks that I stated, you cannot provide those perks to your customers if you are only making 1.3% and expect to stay in business. The non-local dealer knows this and knows that he can lower his margin to make the sale because he won't be expected to provide those perks.
Brian