Dealers: how does mahindra do it and why do we pt up with it?

[Solitary Man]

well i was interested in kubota; however, the owner was jerk and knew notta and could care less about the sale and the only salesman they had just keptincreasing the price over a 3 day period so i said forget it. and deere did not impress me for my needs. so...

We have a local Kubota dealer that is infamous for being a jerk; one day he'll kiss your a&& to sell you a tractor, and the next day he won't even come out on the yard. I drove farther to buy a tractor is all I did; I sure wasn't gonna give up and buy something besides a Kubota. But, hey, that's me.

 

[fried1765]

This is why I'm very nervous about Mahindra. I'm hoping to buy a used cab tractor in the near future and the Mahindra 105P sure has a lot to offer for the price. But they seem to age quickly and I don't have any confidence in the different dealers that have been here. Some have been around for awhile, others only last a year or two.

Branson is the worse I've encountered.

Case also scares me because of the issues I've had finding parts for my Case Dozer.

Everyone I know who has Deere and Kubota have told me that the dealers have been great.

I'm leaning heavily towards Kubota.

That is probably a very wise "lean".

 

[doneill127]

Find it really interesting that almost all the comments and replies about the mahindra dealers and product are coming from people that don’t own a Mahindra so not sure where their experience comes from unless they traded in their Mahindra for another brand. I don’t spend a lot of time on the other manufacturers forums, but from what little time I do sure seems they all have some issues and that all brands have good and bad dealers

 

[sea2summit]

well i was interested in kubota; however, the owner was jerk and knew notta and could care less about the sale and the only salesman they had just keptincreasing the price over a 3 day period so i said forget it. and deere did not impress me for my needs. so...

i could not build one myself i had to buy. i figured i'd get some wise guy replies.

Middle TN in your profile. Have you contacted Barlow’s? I drove 500 miles for the price they gave me on my MX.

 

[Hay Dude]

This is why I'm very nervous about Mahindra. I'm hoping to buy a used cab tractor in the near future and the Mahindra 105P sure has a lot to offer for the price. But they seem to age quickly and I don't have any confidence in the different dealers that have been here. Some have been around for awhile, others only last a year or two.

Branson is the worse I've encountered.

Case also scares me because of the issues I've had finding parts for my Case Dozer.

Everyone I know who has Deere and Kubota have told me that the dealers have been great.

I'm leaning heavily towards Kubota.

Probably a wise lean, as Fried said.
Buying Deere, Kubota, CNH are safer ways of buying equipment.
I don’t think it’s impossible for Mahindra to get into their category, they arent there at this time.
I would not trust Mahindra as a farm tractor to make a living with.

 

[BlackOps]

no never heard of them and at least around these parts. thanks.

 

[Root Cause]

I am fairly new to the game but I went with a good local dealer. It just happened he was a Mahindra dealer with a tractor I wanted. Used with 80 hours. Found some parts missing two weeks later and they robbed everything I needed from a new one on the lot, no questions asked even though I took pictures.

They are great folks and try hard to please even during these tough times.

However, I have found that they seem to be at the back of the Mahindra parts/service line. It may be because they are small. Who knows. So I contact them first to give them the opportunity to make a sale. If they can't deliver, I go to the Greenburg, PA dealer and place the order. So far, they have had what I needed and got both items in about a week. Maybe luck or maybe because they are a big Mahindra dealer.

 

[Torvy]

Find it really interesting that almost all the comments and replies about the mahindra dealers and product are coming from people that don’t own a Mahindra so not sure where their experience comes from unless they traded in their Mahindra for another brand. I don’t spend a lot of time on the other manufacturers forums, but from what little time I do sure seems they all have some issues and that all brands have good and bad dealers

I haven't purchased anything yet. I value all opinions. Someone who considered a brand and decided against it is often as valuable as the person who feels brand loyalty toward whatever brand they chose...confirmation bias. Basically, if I only went with the opinions of those who purchased a brand, I would only hear the positives.

 

[doneill127]

If you only went with the opinions of those that purchased a brand,you would only hear the positives. Really? This thread is about someone who purchased a brand and its all negative.

 

[Hay Dude]

Find it really interesting that almost all the comments and replies about the mahindra dealers and product are coming from people that don’t own a Mahindra so not sure where their experience comes from unless they traded in their Mahindra for another brand. I don’t spend a lot of time on the other manufacturers forums, but from what little time I do sure seems they all have some issues and that all brands have good and bad dealers

Some of the comments raise the idea that more established brands with larger more established dealer networks may assist with a more positive ownership experience.
I am old enough to remember when Kubota, a very established company, was in its infancy stage in the 70’s and everyone said they were “Jap crap”, etc. Look where they are now!
Mahindra might do same, but they aren’t there yet.