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Stopped at the Volvo dealer today. Only shopped cars, not jobs! Seemed to be a fair number of people there for 2:00 on a wednesday. Anyway, drove an S40 2.4i. Nice driving car. Not ready to buy yet, just doing preliminary scoping because I may need a new one next week. Nice experience. Friendly folks (helps that the owner/GSM greets you by name!). Told the sales guy what I wanted to see, and they had one right up front (used). Gave me the key, got a tag, and sent me on my way. At the end, he got me a quick price, and told me to call when I was ready. Plus he is looking to see if they have another color coming soon (I didn't like black over black). Probably a good price. THis was a 2008 former service loaner. 7,300 miles on it. A new one is MSRP ~29,400, invoice ~27,000, Edmunds TMV ~26,500. They first pencilled it at 24,500, including CPO warrranty out to 6/100K. SO a practically new, current MY car, for a nice discount, plus an extra 2/50,000 of warranty. It is so much nicer dealing with a low key, mom/pop, local dealer instead of one of the giant megastores. Being a Volvo dealer probably makes a difference too, given the "oddities" of their traditional clientel! |
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Replying to: mackabee (May 21, 2008 1:35 pm) Mack I am laughing right now !!!! I know exactly what you mean about working the desk. The trick is to not get caught at working the desk. Than you can get black balled  I have only been caught once or twice and it can be painful. For the consumers... It can be painful because now your manager can get stubborn if he thinks you are working him and not the customer. Managers frown on that for some reason  I have seen some managers go crazy when they think a salesperson is being "weak" by working the desk and not the customer. You definately don't want to be that sales person for the day. There a story from the front line  GP
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Quick question for you salesfolks Does the dealership have to pay minimum wage + commission or can they retain you for say $3/hr + large commission percentage which in theory can turn out to be a higher than min. wage on a good day?
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Replying to: greanpea68 (May 21, 2008 3:40 pm) No, that is not correct. I never said that about you or anyone one else for that matter. You have me confused with someone else. Now, if you're going to start up with crap like that I'll be all over your post. I thought you'd know I'm not a scroll and run kind of guy, I'll go toe to toe with ya until you say uncle. jmonroe
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Replying to: jmonroe (May 21, 2008 5:49 pm) I never forget it because I was like wow this is a tough crowd. You ment it as my posts were a waste of time. That is when there were other people from company who could log on to edmunds under my name from other computers. they were saying stupid stuff annoying everyone. You definatley never ran from anybody here Well maybe Richard GP
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Replying to: stickguy (May 21, 2008 3:51 pm) They first pencilled it at 24,500, including CPO warrranty out to 6/100K. That's a pretty big difference unless they are low-balling you. Given our company here is usually not that far off (I've found Edmunds to be around $300/$400 high) the best explanation I can come up with is that they aren't current with the market falling on cars. If radio and TV adds are any indication, it's pretty bad out there and our biz guys, on average, are pretty much confirming this. It is so much nicer dealing with a low key, mom/pop, local dealer instead of one of the giant megastores. I'm sure it is but they're getting pretty scarce now. Good luck and if you aren't being low-balled, that first pencil sounds like $24K even when you decide to pull the trigger. jmonroe |
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Replying to: greanpea68 (May 21, 2008 5:55 pm) Well maybe Richard I'm sure you know the only person who keeps my track skills polished and Richard ain't the one. jmonroe
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Replying to: stickguy (May 21, 2008 3:51 pm) to me, the S40 is a wannabee Volvo. So cramped inside. They bomb at the auctions but I suppose they can be a great buy for that reason for the people who happen to like them.
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Replying to: isellhondas (May 21, 2008 3:41 pm) This time he has gotten color queer on me that's why it seems like it's been taking so long. In reality if I was to add the time spent on the phone and on the lot it would probably add up to an hour to an hour and a half. 2. Why did Toyota come out with the 09 Camry so early? Marketing ploy to counteract the new Accord. That's the only reason I can think of. Just think of this: Toyota Salesperson: "Wouldn't you rather have a 2009 Camry than a 2008 Accord?" That's my story and I'm sticking by it. Mack |
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