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Re: Deal gone bad - Poor Customer Care [123marcianate]
by tedebear
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May 30, 2008 (10:10 pm)
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Replying to: 123marcianate (May 30, 2008 8:04 pm)
Is anyone aware of rules for friends and family that might support the GM's claims. I have searched the internet but cannot find anything.
I bought a Sebring last September, using the employee discount. The salesman told me right up front that they could not give me as much on my trade as the Saturn dealer down the road because they were hardly making anything with my discount.
I stood up and got ready to leave and he suddenly was ready to bend a little on the price. I ended up getting almost twice as much for my trade as their original offer.
Anyway, I've heard the same story about low trade-in offers and the Friends or employee discount before. It's common but they seemed to have stretched things a bit in your case.
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- #952 of 1289
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Is this a good deal?
by jensen3
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May 31, 2008 (8:15 am)
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Replying to: tedebear (May 30, 2008 10:10 pm)
I met yesterday with our local dealership here in South Dakota. I'm looking at the 08 T&C Signature Series. Sticker price is $32,760. They are offering me a 36 month lease (10,500 miles/ear) with $0 down for $390/month. He said the special lease rates end today.
PLEASE HELP!
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- #953 of 1289
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F&F
by pfo
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Jun 01, 2008 (7:39 pm)
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I'm going to buying a new Chrysler van tomorrow. Is anyone willing to give me a F&F code? Thanks in advance.
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Re: F&F [pfo]
by tedebear
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Jun 01, 2008 (7:56 pm)
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Replying to: pfo (Jun 01, 2008 7:39 pm)
I'm all out of the 6 I had for this year. However, I've read several stories where buyers have successfully negotiated with the dealer to match the Friends price on the invoice. In some cases they've done even better. Give that a try and see if it works.
If you have something to trade, research the trade-in value before you get to the dealer. A great deal on a new minivan might not be so great if they make it up on your trade.
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Re: F&F [pfo]
by pfo
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Jun 02, 2008 (5:55 am)
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Replying to: pfo (Jun 01, 2008 7:39 pm)
Where are all my new friends? Help a friend out by saving him some money.
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Re: F&F [pfo]
by cernanec
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Jun 02, 2008 (5:28 pm)
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Replying to: pfo (Jun 02, 2008 5:55 am)
Has anyone received any friends/family codes from posting on here? After two years of trying to become pregnant and thousands of dollars in fertility treatments, we are now expecting triplets. Subtract about $7000 in baby items from our bank account on top of that since we now have to buy for 3 babies! Hubby is active duty Navy and I'm finishing my education. I'll be a stay-at-home wife/mom for the first few years and our income is limited. Because we can't fit 3 carseats in our Toyota Highlander (which we FINALLY paid off last year, by the way), we need to trade it in for a minivan. After a lot of car shopping this weekend, we have pretty much settled on a town & country lx...the base model with the 3-zone climate control and 2nd row stow & go bucket seats (so I can fold one down and get to the two carseats in the 3rd row). Anyway, I think it's pretty obvious that if anyone needs a price break, we certainly do. They are offering $14K for our trade, though I hope we can bump it up a bit...and they are offering $21,900 for the van...MSRP was $25,495, I believe. So a difference of $7900 so far (w/out tax/tags). We came into this hoping to spend no more than $5K (fat chance, I realize). If anyone out there really does have a friends/family code and feels like "donating" it to us, we would be more than appreciative. BTW, we also live in a town with smaller dealerships and the next largest town is nearly 3 hours away. I wonder if that's why we're having so much trouble? Via the phone, one of the dealerships in the other town offered $15,600 for our trade...but that was sight unseen and it sounds really shady. Pregnant ladies don't have the energy to drive 6 hours in one day to take a chance on a vehicle...and hubby is on the ship so much that we can't find time to make it out there. Anyway, if anyone has any ideas, I'd appreciate them!
Thanks!
Crystal - cernanec hotmail.com
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Re: F&F [cernanec]
by snoopy71
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Jun 02, 2008 (6:26 pm)
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Replying to: cernanec (Jun 02, 2008 5:28 pm)
wow ... makes our ordeal of only spending a couple thou on fertility and expecting merely twins (along with a daughter we already have) seem petty compared to your triplets!!! Congrats & good luck with those!!! I posed the same request back in Feb and had a chance to get a friends code, but we weren't 100% positive we were getting a T&C or GC, so didn't want to waste the code. Haven't gotten any bites yet when I re-requested it .... I have read success stories of some folks getting the friends code price without actually having a code, so I'm going to try for that.
Good luck!!!
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Re: F&F [snoopy71]
by tedebear
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Jun 02, 2008 (6:49 pm)
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Replying to: snoopy71 (Jun 02, 2008 6:26 pm)
I have read success stories of some folks getting the friends code price without actually having a code, so I'm going to try for that.
Guys (and gals), I received another email today from a new owner who struck a deal with their local dealer for less than the Friends price. I occasionally get PM requests for a discount code, which I'd gladly give out if I had any left. I only had 6 for the whole year and they were all gone before the end of January.
I always suggest that the customer ask the dealer if they will match the Friends price shown on the invoice for a new minivan. In some cases, such as earlier today, they even end up with a better price than what I could have gotten for them.
It's a buyer's market right now and sales people are especially willing to make deals.
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Re: F&F [cernanec]
by rmbalisa
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Jun 02, 2008 (8:23 pm)
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Replying to: cernanec (Jun 02, 2008 5:28 pm)
Crystal,
I'll be happy to give you one of my friends discount. Please email me the following information:
First and Last Name
Address
Date of Birth
Phone Number
Email Address
Last 4 of your SS#
I will get the code to you promptly, and PLEASE be sure to use it. I have held back on requests unless they are truly worthy.
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Re: 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan [snoopy71]
by rmbalisa
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Jun 02, 2008 (8:27 pm)
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Replying to: snoopy71 (May 29, 2008 5:40 pm)
Snoopy...send me the same info as I requested from Crystal...I'll get a code for you too. Thanks for being patient.
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