hunterridgefarm
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- Joined
- Jul 12, 2005
- Messages
- 2,132
- Location
- Western NC
- Tractor
- Kubota L3130DT, Kubota L185DT, JD LX277
I have three different dealerships for my make of tractor within 25, 35, and 45 minutes of me. When I get to the intersection of my road I can go North, West, or South depending on what my tractor needs are. There seems to be big price differences on attachment and implements of the same brand name or comparable brands.
Do you tend to do business with the same dealership? Or do you compare prices and buy from several?
The dealers in my area seem very service/customer oriented. And I would feel comfortable buying next tractor from any one of the three. I always give the dealer I bought my tractor from a chance to meet or get close to the price of the other dealers. And each dealer seems to want to compete for my future business and have offered to service my tractor even though I did not buy from them.
Two of the dealers are very competitive on pricing of tractors and some impelments. But an example would be I bought my tractor from Dealer #1, bought FEL from dealer #2 and have bought parts and implements from dealer #3.
The FEL I bought from dealer #2 due to a change in salesman at dealer #1 and the price he gave me on the phone was several hundred dollars higher when I arrived with my tractor that same day. So I call dealer #2 on my cell, his price was 400.00 cheaper and I give the salesman a chance to meet or get close to this price, he would not move on price so I drive to dealer #2 and buy from him.
I have talked with the owner of the dealership I bought my tractor from and explained to him I would like to keep my business with the same dealer but I will not deal with that particular salesman. He said the price I received on the FEL was way to high and apologized and now I only talk with the owner.
So do you stay with one dealership even if price is a couple hundred dollars different or do you buy from different dealers?
Do you tend to do business with the same dealership? Or do you compare prices and buy from several?
The dealers in my area seem very service/customer oriented. And I would feel comfortable buying next tractor from any one of the three. I always give the dealer I bought my tractor from a chance to meet or get close to the price of the other dealers. And each dealer seems to want to compete for my future business and have offered to service my tractor even though I did not buy from them.
Two of the dealers are very competitive on pricing of tractors and some impelments. But an example would be I bought my tractor from Dealer #1, bought FEL from dealer #2 and have bought parts and implements from dealer #3.
The FEL I bought from dealer #2 due to a change in salesman at dealer #1 and the price he gave me on the phone was several hundred dollars higher when I arrived with my tractor that same day. So I call dealer #2 on my cell, his price was 400.00 cheaper and I give the salesman a chance to meet or get close to this price, he would not move on price so I drive to dealer #2 and buy from him.
I have talked with the owner of the dealership I bought my tractor from and explained to him I would like to keep my business with the same dealer but I will not deal with that particular salesman. He said the price I received on the FEL was way to high and apologized and now I only talk with the owner.
So do you stay with one dealership even if price is a couple hundred dollars different or do you buy from different dealers?