TractorGuy
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- N. FL
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- John Deere 4310 CUT, Ford New Holland 575E Industrial Backhoe, John Deere F725 Front Mount Mower
This is the reason I no longer give my phone number or email. If they require a phone I give the one to my DSL that is not plugged into a phone. When it's called it just rings on their end.
I can recount several experiences I've had in the past.
My wife wanted a Mazda 3 she picked out at our local dealer some years back. They stuck to their guns at MSRP as did all other Mazda dealers I tried so I knew that part wasn't negotiable. Where we were sticking was on the trade in of our 1 year old Miata we purchased from them. I got $2500 off MSRP when I purchased it and put $3500 down. We owed well under NADA trade in and they didn't even want to give the pay off on it. We were only $500 apart when I dug in my heels and refused to go any further with them. I finally used their tactics and would call periodically to see if they still had the car and I would make the same offer I made originally. The last time I did it was on the final day of the month and they accepted. Here's where you have to watch the end deal. They tried to bump the interest rate 1% which made up the amount they conceded to. I read the contract and slid it back across the table and thanked the guy for wasting our time. He called the manager and with a stroke of the pen it got fixed. In the end the Mazda 3 turned out to be one of the worst cars we ever had and worst buying experience. We will not buy another Mazda, especially from the local dealer.
The last vehicle we bought was a Kia Sorento I traded a Z06 Corvette in on. Drove in the dealer at 3PM on the last day of the month and drove out in a new Sorento at 6. They tried to play a numbers game by marking up the sale and trade to unrealistic figures which confused me. I slid that deal back and told them to give me ACTUAL sales and trade in prices. They tried to come back with a low trade and I said no. That's when the manager called me in the office and put all the figures on screen and he altered the sale price down in $500 increments and the trade up in $500 increments until I said yes. I new I had them going in because I let them run my credit which is 805 and on the last day of the month they wanted 1 more car out the door. I'm not crazy about their marketing approach but the Sorento has been one of the best vehicles we have ever owned and the dealership service is awesome.
I can recount several experiences I've had in the past.
My wife wanted a Mazda 3 she picked out at our local dealer some years back. They stuck to their guns at MSRP as did all other Mazda dealers I tried so I knew that part wasn't negotiable. Where we were sticking was on the trade in of our 1 year old Miata we purchased from them. I got $2500 off MSRP when I purchased it and put $3500 down. We owed well under NADA trade in and they didn't even want to give the pay off on it. We were only $500 apart when I dug in my heels and refused to go any further with them. I finally used their tactics and would call periodically to see if they still had the car and I would make the same offer I made originally. The last time I did it was on the final day of the month and they accepted. Here's where you have to watch the end deal. They tried to bump the interest rate 1% which made up the amount they conceded to. I read the contract and slid it back across the table and thanked the guy for wasting our time. He called the manager and with a stroke of the pen it got fixed. In the end the Mazda 3 turned out to be one of the worst cars we ever had and worst buying experience. We will not buy another Mazda, especially from the local dealer.
The last vehicle we bought was a Kia Sorento I traded a Z06 Corvette in on. Drove in the dealer at 3PM on the last day of the month and drove out in a new Sorento at 6. They tried to play a numbers game by marking up the sale and trade to unrealistic figures which confused me. I slid that deal back and told them to give me ACTUAL sales and trade in prices. They tried to come back with a low trade and I said no. That's when the manager called me in the office and put all the figures on screen and he altered the sale price down in $500 increments and the trade up in $500 increments until I said yes. I new I had them going in because I let them run my credit which is 805 and on the last day of the month they wanted 1 more car out the door. I'm not crazy about their marketing approach but the Sorento has been one of the best vehicles we have ever owned and the dealership service is awesome.
