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Replying to: mackabee (Apr 18, 2008 9:19 pm) I didn't bother test driving. Asked the salesman if we needed to do the grind and he said he would give me his best price and would call when the car came in. Two weeks later as promised he calls and asks if I was still intent on purchasing the vehicle. I said sure I'll be in later in the afternoon to wrap it up. He says fine it will be prepped and ready to go. So here I walk in to the dealership and see the car up front looking really good. Black with chrome rims. I find the salesman and he walks with me over to F&I with his sales folder. Funny thing he sat in with the F&I manager. All the papers were already typed up and they asked if there was any of the mop and glo stuff that I wanted to add to the car like a spoiler, etc. I told them I wanted the windows tinted and since I had a month left on the lease they could keep the car till the tint guy could get at it. Remember no price has been discussed since my last face to face where he assured me he would give his best price. So finally F&I guy gives me the sales contract to sign. I glance at the price....yep MSRP. Neither say anything so I asked if I could bypass the dealership and pay cash for the tint. The salesman says he can arrange a direct payment to the tint guy so thats no problem. I signed all the forms and the sales contract. Two days later when picking up the car I asked the salesman how long have you been selling cars for this dealership. He says going on close to 40 years. He says it will be his first and last sales job. I also said to him hey George I thought you agreed that you would give me your best price for the car. He looks at me straight in the eye and says..."I did".
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Replying to: obyone (Apr 18, 2008 11:52 pm) May I ask...why?
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Replying to: obyone (Apr 18, 2008 11:52 pm) Beautiful. This is not a story about a laydown, this is a story about a true professional salesman. |
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Replying to: micosilver (Apr 19, 2008 7:51 am) I don't know about that. The salesman kept his word. But, I think it was a bit misleading in saying obyone katoby would be getting his best price. Which in most peoples minds would be less than MSRP. The fact that he looked him straight in the eye and said, "I did" doesn't mean he was telling the truth. Maybe he was... maybe he wasn't. |
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Replying to: jeffyscott (Apr 19, 2008 7:42 am) I signed because it seemed to be the logical thing to do. The dealership received 4 Regal GS and only one in black. Without additional information like what's provided by Edmunds I was thinking that it could be the going rate for the car. Plus when comparing MONTHLY payment against the Lincoln I was saving $175 a month. Being a lease I'm also thinking I'll be out of the car in three years.
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Replying to: micosilver (Apr 19, 2008 7:51 am) It also sounds like this salesperson would be a good poker player. |
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Replying to: micosilver (Apr 19, 2008 7:51 am) -moo |
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that anyone who is a genuine MSRP/sticker laydown-price-paying person would post here? They still walk the earth apparently, and are capable of working the internet. I used to think that anyone who had the ability to use the internet didn't pay MSRP. Live and learn. I stand behind similar people at the local quickie-mart as they buy lottery tickets. I'm happy to let such people help pay my taxes and cover the overhead at the car stores. |
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Replying to: micosilver (Apr 19, 2008 7:51 am) This is not a story about a laydown, this is a story about a true professional salesman. Spoken like a professional car salesman. By definition when you pay MSRP you are a lay down and to prove it I looked up "laydown" in "car salesman's 101" very first text book and what do you think was there? No words, just a huge smiling face with the name OBYONE under it. It takes hot pants to buy a hot car. That's in "car salesman 101" too but as long as you're happy it's a good deal also something out of "car salesman 101". jmonroe
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Replying to: obyone (Apr 19, 2008 11:03 am)
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