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#3075 of 3217 Re: Husband Negotiated Deal for me - the wrong deal, in error.. [imidazol97] by imidazol97

Jan 13, 2013 (6:57 am)

Replying to: imidazol97 (Jan 13, 2013 6:55 am)
I may be wrong, but I thought despite whatever papers are signed, the deal is not consummated until the car leaves the dealer lot over the curb. So I can back out despite a signed deal.

#3076 of 3217 Re: Husband Negotiated Deal for me - the wrong deal, in error.. [imidazol97] by kyfdx HOST

Jan 13, 2013 (8:48 am)

Replying to: imidazol97 (Jan 13, 2013 6:57 am)
That's true.. if they have some of your money, the problem might be stickier... but, if no deposit given, just call up and call it off..
 
If they had the car I really wanted, I might show up, say my husband is a buffoon, and no way I'm paying $XXXX + $2000 for that car... However, I might be convinced to buy it for $XXXX....

#3077 of 3217 Re: Husband Negotiated Deal for me - the wrong deal, in error.. [bb333] by qbrozen

Jan 13, 2013 (8:59 am)

Replying to: bb333 (Jan 12, 2013 7:51 pm)
Odds are extremely slim that one dealership can truly sell a comparable car for $2k less than another. So either the first dealer can go lower or the 2nd dealer doesn't have a comparable car for that lower price.
 
If you give me all the details on both cars, I could give you a better idea of a fair price.

#3078 of 3217 Re: Husband Negotiated Deal for me - the wrong deal, in error.. [qbrozen] by Mr_Shiftright HOST

Jan 13, 2013 (10:18 am)

Replying to: qbrozen (Jan 13, 2013 8:59 am)
I'm also suspicious of this $2,000 difference. Numbers have been known to change during the time it takes to go from telephone to showroom

#3079 of 3217 Re: Husband Negotiated Deal for me - the wrong deal, in error.. [Mr_Shiftright] by audia8q

Jan 13, 2013 (11:44 am)

Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jan 13, 2013 10:18 am)
I see this everyday....some dealers have the belief that you tell the customer "anything they want to hear" on the phone to get them into the dealership....regretfully only a small number of people who fall for this actually get up and walk out...they usually just take the price bump with the dopey explination why the price just went up and buy the car. It's sad that dealers do this and it even worse than consumers fall for it all the time. If it didn't work, the questionable dealers wouldn't do it.

#3080 of 3217 Re: Husband Negotiated Deal for me - the wrong deal, in error.. [audia8q] by stickguy

Jan 13, 2013 (1:38 pm)

Replying to: audia8q (Jan 13, 2013 11:44 am)
My wife and I would have been a perfect candidate for that in August when we bought our new Acura. I had contacted a deal about 2 hours away (since that was the closest one exactly like my wife wanted) via the internet. I got a price back from the internet guy, but it was over the phone. And got offered a special deal to get it that day (Friday 8/31). So, I said OK, and arranged to show up at late dinner time.
 
But, I did not actually have anything in writing, or related to a specific car. And was going to be 2 hours from home, on a Friday night. So they certainly would have had some leverage to try a bait and switch of some kind, but they did not. Price was exactly what we had discussed on the phone.
 
the rest of the saga, well that had nothing to do with the price offered up front!

#3081 of 3217 Re: Husband Negotiated Deal for me - the wrong deal, in error.. [stickguy] by kevinc5

Jan 13, 2013 (4:13 pm)

Replying to: stickguy (Jan 13, 2013 1:38 pm)
Which dealer? I'm sure they'd appreciate a plug.

#3082 of 3217 Buying a Used car that was a multiple short term lease vehicle by ps004ynos

Jan 14, 2013 (1:29 pm)

Hi all,
 
I'm new to these forums. Wife and I have a 1 year old baby and the baby seat is just taking up too much room in our Accord.
 
She's really interested in the Q5. I've been passively looking around and trying to read more about used vehicles, CPO's, etc. So I came across this listing:
 
CARFAX Vehicle History Report for this 2011 AUDI Q5 PREMIUM:
http://apicdn.viglink.com/api/click?format=go&key=00cbe74ab3cc73d8c23633ea4149cb- f5&loc=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.audiforums.com%2Fforum%2Faudi-q5-76%2Fbuying-multiple-sh- ort-term-lease-q5-191268%2F&out=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.carfax.com%2FVehicleHistory%2Fp- %2FReport.cfx%3Fpartner%3DDLR_3%26vin%3DWA1CFAFP2BA079135%23OwnershipHistorySect- ion&ref=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.audiforums.com%2Fforum%2Faudi-q5-76%2F
 
My questions if anybody knows:
1. Is it a negative to see an Audi being sold at a Toyota dealership?
2. This vehicle had three personal leases, all at around 5-6 months. I've never leased before but these seem like very short leases. Another bad sign?
3. The vehicle was first delivered in Hawaii, then sent to Oregon, then to Palo Alto. I figure shipping any car from Hawaii has to be expensive, is this a sign that the Hawaii dealership really wanted to get rid of a lemon?
 
Thanks, don't want to come across as paranoid but the price on this vehicle seems a lot lower than others I've come across.

#3083 of 3217 Re: Buying a Used car that was a multiple short term lease vehicle [ps004ynos] by kyfdx HOST

Jan 14, 2013 (6:13 pm)

Replying to: ps004ynos (Jan 14, 2013 1:29 pm)
That is one weird Carfax. Could possibly be a good explanation, like someone leased in Hawaii, then moved to Oregon with the car. But, either way, they didn't keep it very long.
 
Could be an Audi employee lease.. Those are generally short-term. Have you asked the Toyota dealer how they got the car?

#3084 of 3217 Re: Buying a Used car that was a multiple short term lease vehicle [ps004ynos] by qbrozen

Jan 15, 2013 (9:04 am)

Replying to: ps004ynos (Jan 14, 2013 1:29 pm)
that is odd. I would take the vin to an audi dealer and ask them to pull the warranty history on it.
 
But, putting that aside, have you actually tried a babyseat in the back of the Q5? Because, according to the specs, the backseats of both an '08-'12 Accord and a Q5 are nearly identical. I don't know what year your accord is. Even an '03-'07 Accord gives up only a half inch rear legroom to the Q5.

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