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From: Suwanee Georgia
Disappointed
I went by Rick Hendricks’s this morning to look at a Grand Sport that they have that I might be able to be talked into trading for, equipped just like would have ordered one.
But applied to the windshield was the old “Optional Equipment” sticker that they use to try to stick it to the buyer with:
Nitrogen fill 125.00
Tinted windows 495.00
Door edge guards 295.00
Wheel locks 95.00
$1000.00
Very disappointing.
But applied to the windshield was the old “Optional Equipment” sticker that they use to try to stick it to the buyer with:
Nitrogen fill 125.00
Tinted windows 495.00
Door edge guards 295.00
Wheel locks 95.00
$1000.00
Very disappointing.
Melting Slicks
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From: NC
I went by Rick Hendricks’s this morning to look at a Grand Sport that they have that I might be able to be talked into trading for, equipped just like would have ordered one.
But applied to the windshield was the old “Optional Equipment” sticker that they use to try to stick it to the buyer with:
Nitrogen fill 125.00
Tinted windows 495.00
Door edge guards 295.00
Wheel locks 95.00
$1000.00
Very disappointing.
But applied to the windshield was the old “Optional Equipment” sticker that they use to try to stick it to the buyer with:
Nitrogen fill 125.00
Tinted windows 495.00
Door edge guards 295.00
Wheel locks 95.00
$1000.00
Very disappointing.
Oops, no, you're in Ga. Must be a company policy
Burning Brakes
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From: Atlanta Georgia
I went by Rick Hendricks’s this morning to look at a Grand Sport that they have that I might be able to be talked into trading for, equipped just like would have ordered one.
But applied to the windshield was the old “Optional Equipment” sticker that they use to try to stick it to the buyer with:
Nitrogen fill 125.00
Tinted windows 495.00
Door edge guards 295.00
Wheel locks 95.00
$1000.00
Very disappointing.
But applied to the windshield was the old “Optional Equipment” sticker that they use to try to stick it to the buyer with:
Nitrogen fill 125.00
Tinted windows 495.00
Door edge guards 295.00
Wheel locks 95.00
$1000.00
Very disappointing.
Drifting
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You can bet if they think you are serious, they will negotiate. It is the middle of November and that isn't a good time for them to sell cars. Leave alone Vettes. And if it is a convertible they are looking at sitting on it until spring.
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I would tell the Sales manager that I would have bought that car, if the crap wasn't on it. Ask about ordering one (the same) without the "extras". They will probably be willing to deduct the dealer add ons if they could sell the car. Dealers **** me off!
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Same deal at a dealership here in South FL when I bought my Jeep last year. I told them if you want to sell it to me remove all the dealer padding from the deal. They did without question.
If you didn't ask then you won't know if they would have removed it. You can't blame them for trying to sell more, they are a business. For every buyer that sees it for what it is, there are 10 that don't.
David
If you didn't ask then you won't know if they would have removed it. You can't blame them for trying to sell more, they are a business. For every buyer that sees it for what it is, there are 10 that don't.
David
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I'd be disappointed as well....dealership add-on's to merely pad the bill are a poor way to do business. A few years ago I bought a Cadillac SRX (a little SUV thing) for my wife. When I told them I'll buy one without the dealership's interior and exterior 'treatments' (for any extra $1,000+) they said it's not possible. Every car on their lot had these rip-off add-on's.
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Same deal at a dealership here in South FL when I bought my Jeep last year. I told them if you want to sell it to me remove all the dealer padding from the deal. They did without question.
If you didn't ask then you won't know if they would have removed it. You can't blame them for trying to sell more, they are a business. For every buyer that sees it for what it is, there are 10 that don't.
David
If you didn't ask then you won't know if they would have removed it. You can't blame them for trying to sell more, they are a business. For every buyer that sees it for what it is, there are 10 that don't.
David
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The so called "dealer options" just gives them a higher starting point to begin negotiations. Unfortunately, there are still way too many uneducated buyers out there that will fall for the car salesmen scams so dealerships continue to use them.
I will not give dealerships who do this sort of thing my service business and I certainly would not buy a car from them. The sad thing is that there are damn few (if any) dealerships that do not employ some sort of scam or ripoff to pad the profit margin.
Admin fees for so called "title/paperwork" processing is the most common scam. I challenge anyone to find a dealership that does not either have a doc fee or the hard sell "business mgr" who will pressure you to buy extended warranties, window etching, fabric guard and a host of other wasteful products.
I stopped going to dealerships years ago. I do all my negotiations via email and the phone and don't step one foot inside a dealership until the deal is done.
I will not give dealerships who do this sort of thing my service business and I certainly would not buy a car from them. The sad thing is that there are damn few (if any) dealerships that do not employ some sort of scam or ripoff to pad the profit margin.
Admin fees for so called "title/paperwork" processing is the most common scam. I challenge anyone to find a dealership that does not either have a doc fee or the hard sell "business mgr" who will pressure you to buy extended warranties, window etching, fabric guard and a host of other wasteful products.
I stopped going to dealerships years ago. I do all my negotiations via email and the phone and don't step one foot inside a dealership until the deal is done.
Melting Slicks
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The so called "dealer options" just gives them a higher starting point to begin negotiations. Unfortunately, there are still way too many uneducated buyers out there that will fall for the car salesmen scams so dealerships continue to use them.
I will not give dealerships who do this sort of thing my service business and I certainly would not buy a car from them. The sad thing is that there are damn few (if any) dealerships that do not employ some sort of scam or ripoff to pad the profit margin.
Admin fees for so called "title/paperwork" processing is the most common scam. I challenge anyone to find a dealership that does not either have a doc fee or the hard sell "business mgr" who will pressure you to buy extended warranties, window etching, fabric guard and a host of other wasteful products.
I stopped going to dealerships years ago. I do all my negotiations via email and the phone and don't step one foot inside a dealership until the deal is done.
I will not give dealerships who do this sort of thing my service business and I certainly would not buy a car from them. The sad thing is that there are damn few (if any) dealerships that do not employ some sort of scam or ripoff to pad the profit margin.
Admin fees for so called "title/paperwork" processing is the most common scam. I challenge anyone to find a dealership that does not either have a doc fee or the hard sell "business mgr" who will pressure you to buy extended warranties, window etching, fabric guard and a host of other wasteful products.
I stopped going to dealerships years ago. I do all my negotiations via email and the phone and don't step one foot inside a dealership until the deal is done.
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Worth a shot.
