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Old Oct 21, 2004 | 01:02 PM
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This morning I heard a new Bill Heard commercial here in Vegas that claims that they took all the inventory headed for Florida and diverted it here. So, if you Florida members are wondering why there are no cars available....

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Old Oct 21, 2004 | 02:41 PM
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I thought they were bring all their inventory to Florida.
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Old Oct 21, 2004 | 03:06 PM
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Old Oct 21, 2004 | 03:23 PM
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The Bill Heard sales department at Vista is a JOKE, I TRIED to buy a car there and they screwed it up so bad I had to go to Phoenix instead.
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Old Oct 21, 2004 | 05:19 PM
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Originally Posted by lvvette777
The Bill Heard sales department at Vista is a JOKE, I TRIED to buy a car there and they screwed it up so bad I had to go to Phoenix instead.
Last time I checked (in 1999-2000), the Bill Heard near me was trying to sell C5s for $7k over MSRP They also have a $800 doc fee. A friend told me he saw a C6 there with a sticker of $8k over MSRP a few weeks ago.
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Old Oct 21, 2004 | 05:36 PM
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How many Bill Heard Chevrolet dealerships are there, and where are they all located? Isn't there one in Memphis, Tennessee?
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Old Oct 21, 2004 | 05:55 PM
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We have one in Nashville. I believe they are located mainly in the South. STAY AWAY FROM BILL HEARD!!!!
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we've got one in ATLanta, GA. by the way - the ad is definitely
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I stopped at Bill Heard in Las Vegas and priced a 2003 anniv coupe in 2003. $10000 over sticker. Not from me!! Kerbeck 3 weeks later (April 2003) was $11000 under sticker. They got my money!
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Old Oct 21, 2004 | 07:12 PM
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Originally Posted by GMDGary
How many Bill Heard Chevrolet dealerships are there, and where are they all located? Isn't there one in Memphis, Tennessee?
There is one in Collierville, TN. I drove to St. Louis, MO to buy my Vette.
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Old Oct 21, 2004 | 07:16 PM
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There is a Bill Heard in Houston/Sugar Land, have heard horror stories about them though...
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Old Oct 21, 2004 | 07:21 PM
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Actually, considering that a lot of people died in this state, thousands are still homeless and billions of dollars of damage was done here, I take this a far more than just a cheap advertising ploy in addition to being a lie. This is a pretty crass way to make a buck.

I'm fairly confident they don't have 1 car more as a result of what happened in Florida. In fact, sales have risen as people replace damaged cars and dealerships here are offering special discounts to anyone with a storm damaged vehicle.

Oh, and you can order C6s here for $1,000 over dealer invoice, too.

So shove it Bill!!!!
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I drove up to the Bill Heard here in Sanford, FL. durning lunch to get my AC fixed (wasnt blowing cold air but the compressor was working and it had freon). after about 2hours they came back with the work order for $600 to take apart my dash to find the problem. Just to find the problem! I left as quick as I could and went to Classic Chevy the next day, 20 min and they new what the problem was. $118 dollars out the door. It was a vacum line that had been damaged. I will never go near another Bill Heard again. I think they are criminals! Just my opinion
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Originally Posted by CAJUNY2KC5
Actually, considering that a lot of people died in this state, thousands are still homeless and billions of dollars of damage was done here, I take this a far more than just a cheap advertising ploy in addition to being a lie. This is a pretty crass way to make a buck.

I'm fairly confident they don't have 1 car more as a result of what happened in Florida. In fact, sales have risen as people replace damaged cars and dealerships here are offering special discounts to anyone with a storm damaged vehicle.

Oh, and you can order C6s here for $1,000 over dealer invoice, too.

So shove it Bill!!!!
Well said, Jim!!
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Old Oct 21, 2004 | 10:04 PM
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Originally Posted by billjax
Well said, Jim!!
Well...having never had any experience with Bill Heard...
...Everyone can pretty much rest assured I wont after hearing all of this...
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Old Oct 21, 2004 | 10:35 PM
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Originally Posted by stuart
Well...having never had any experience with Bill Heard...
...Everyone can pretty much rest assured I wont after hearing all of this...
Me neither. But their saying they have all the cars that were destined to Florida is a missrepresentation. They may have diverted some of their own allocation, but certainly not all the cars to come here.

Between politicians, car dealers and the evening news, TV has just about become a total work of fiction - nothing is to be believed.
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They are all over the place. There is one in Columbus, GA, Nashville, Huntsville, AL, Atlanta (also Tom Jumper in Atlanta is owned by Bill Heard). There are more of them also but I can't remember where......
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Never go to Bill Heard!!!!!!
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Old Oct 22, 2004 | 02:53 AM
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There is a Bill Heard here in Scottsdale, AZ. They were soo retarded, I had to buy the car somewhere else.

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