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#51 of 16377 by black_tulip Feb 03, 2001 (6:40 am)
I posted this question in "Leasing questions" topic at FWI, but I thought I would get a dealer's perspective as well, since you guys deal with finance companies all day long.   I have a car on lease, through the financial arm of the manufacturer. Recently I moved to another state and the local dmv requested some documents(titles etc.) from the finance company, so that the registration could be transferred to this state.   The problem is, the finance company does not seem to be interested. I always get the answer that the original title has been lost and a duplicate has been applied for. This is going on for three months now. I have spoken to supervisors and I get the same canned answer.   Do I have any rights at all in this situation? How can I gently but firmly pursuade them to act? Thanks
#52 of 16377 black tulip by audia8q Feb 03, 2001 (8:08 am)
This is a tough one. Duplicate titles can often take 6-8 weeks in many states but three months is getting out of hand. I would ask for the supervisors boss and keep going up the food chain until you get results. Make sure you get names and extentions also.....This type of thing shouldnt be happening without a better explination. Also, does your lease contract say anything specific about this? Also, who is the lease source??   Rich
#53 of 16377 Rich by black_tulip Feb 03, 2001 (1:30 pm)
There is nothing in the contract about this. The lease source is the financial arm of the manufacturer who makes what your username refers to. Do you think writing a letter would make any difference, rather than just calls?
#54 of 16377 Black_Tulip by audia8q Feb 03, 2001 (2:52 pm)
Sorry to hear who the source is...generally they are pretty good. A letter certainy can't hurt. I would make sure it's addressed to somebody specific and I would send it either overnight (signature reguired) or return receipt...I also would call every couple of days and ask for the supervisors, boss... if being reasonable dosnt work, being a big pain in the A** can sometimes do the trick.   Of course, if they are being held up on the lost title, then they could be at the mercy of the state..waiting for the duplicate. That isnt your fault.   Rich
#55 of 16377 Trade in condition??? by drugcounselor Feb 14, 2001 (6:15 am)
I am planning on buying a new car in the next few weeks and I am wondering if I should do any repairs to my trade-in ( replace muffler, replace shocks, fix cracked windshield ) before I bring it in? Worth it cost wise? I know the best way to go is to sell on open market, but too much hassle. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
#56 of 16377 by williamshim Feb 14, 2001 (6:54 am)
I'm planning to trade in my car soon. Here is some detail. 1998 Honda Accord EX V6. Color: Black Cherry, about 53500 miles, good to excellent condition, (Need to wash a coffee stain on a carpet.) Clean title, Philly area. I'm thinking $14000 to $16000 would do reasonable. What do you guys think?
#57 of 16377 sorry if this has been asked..... by fatjuan Feb 14, 2001 (9:57 am)
I see the finance rates/rebates, following that is dealer incentives. Can we use this # to negotiate a better deal?
#58 of 16377 Factory to dealer incentive by williamshim Feb 15, 2001 (10:15 am)
Hello,   I have question on above subject. How much of above incentive usually get passed to the customer? I asked quote from several local dealers for BMW Z 3.0 which currently has $3,000 such incentive however, none of the quote reflected the incentive. One dealer quote me straight MSRP!? and one other dealer quote me $1,000 off of MSRP. I didn't tell them that I know about this incentive but this makes me question their business practice.... Thanks.
#59 of 16377 williamshim by ccotenj Feb 15, 2001 (10:18 am)
why does it make you question their business practice? i'm curious.   the incentive doesn't belong to the consumer... it belongs to the dealer...   -Chris
#60 of 16377 by williamshim Feb 15, 2001 (11:42 am)
One of the reason I posted the note was to find out what is the standard business practice on dealer incentive. If it's standard business practice to not pass those incentive, then like you posted, I have no problem with that, however, I would think that most dealers would pass that incentive to buyers?

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