Brokermike
Silver Member
- Joined
- Jan 17, 2008
- Messages
- 185
- Location
- Shaftsbury VT
- Tractor
- Mahindra 2555, Ford 4610, New Holland T4040
I'm still shopping for a new 35-40hp tractor and had an interesting question posed to me by one of my local dealers.
He asked me who I expect to do any warranty work on my new tractor if I don't by it from him. He basically said that he had no obligation to perform warranty work if I bought ti from another dealer and that he loses money on warranty work. His reason for being MUCH more expensive is that he has to "build in the cost" of performing warranty work at a loss into my tractor and that he doesn't know how much he makes on a tractor until the 4 year warranty is up? Seems kind of fishy to me, granted I spoke with a salesman and not the owner (he may have been trying to preserve his VIG).
Can anyone shed some light on this?
He asked me who I expect to do any warranty work on my new tractor if I don't by it from him. He basically said that he had no obligation to perform warranty work if I bought ti from another dealer and that he loses money on warranty work. His reason for being MUCH more expensive is that he has to "build in the cost" of performing warranty work at a loss into my tractor and that he doesn't know how much he makes on a tractor until the 4 year warranty is up? Seems kind of fishy to me, granted I spoke with a salesman and not the owner (he may have been trying to preserve his VIG).
Can anyone shed some light on this?