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It seems to me John Deere are overpriced compared to Kubota,my reason for thinking this.(I am talking compact tractors).
I have a big John Deere Dealer that sells tractors and JD dozers. Down the road is a Kubota dealership that has probably 20 new Kubotas out front.
Well last summer I was at my JD dealer and he had an Avenger tractor he wanted me to look at,he had ordered 1 to see if he could stir any intrest.I said why do you want to sell these? He told me most most people went to the Kubota dealership,they shopped for price and not name.
Now that makes me wonder is the Kubota dealership able to get the tractor equivalent of the John Deere from the factory cheaper than the John Dealer dealership can from the John Deere factory,if so why?I am assuming the Kubota is cheaper priced from the factory,if not why couldn't my dealership lower the price on the John Deere instead of having to bring in a cheaper priced tractor and sell it to try and be competitive? If the Kubota is as good as the John Deere how come the consumer can get the Kubota cheaper than the John Deere?
Buy the way the Avenger tractor did not sell,he only had the one and I have not seen anymore,its a shame since it was a nice looking tractor.
Like I said the dealer told me that a lot of people shopped for the cheaper price not name,well that cannot be completely true because Kubota has a good name and a good price in my neck of the woods.
If you were a dealer what would you do in a situation like this?
I have a big John Deere Dealer that sells tractors and JD dozers. Down the road is a Kubota dealership that has probably 20 new Kubotas out front.
Well last summer I was at my JD dealer and he had an Avenger tractor he wanted me to look at,he had ordered 1 to see if he could stir any intrest.I said why do you want to sell these? He told me most most people went to the Kubota dealership,they shopped for price and not name.
Now that makes me wonder is the Kubota dealership able to get the tractor equivalent of the John Deere from the factory cheaper than the John Dealer dealership can from the John Deere factory,if so why?I am assuming the Kubota is cheaper priced from the factory,if not why couldn't my dealership lower the price on the John Deere instead of having to bring in a cheaper priced tractor and sell it to try and be competitive? If the Kubota is as good as the John Deere how come the consumer can get the Kubota cheaper than the John Deere?
Buy the way the Avenger tractor did not sell,he only had the one and I have not seen anymore,its a shame since it was a nice looking tractor.
Like I said the dealer told me that a lot of people shopped for the cheaper price not name,well that cannot be completely true because Kubota has a good name and a good price in my neck of the woods.
If you were a dealer what would you do in a situation like this?