GTI Waffle thread - Page 13

SARAFIL · 01-19-2021, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeff_DML

yeah the per month approach drives me crazy too. I guess that is what most customers care about though

They are trained to do that. If they focus on monthly payment and then tweak that number by adjusting down payment and term, they can get a lot of folks to not realize they are paying too much $$ for the car.

FC · 01-19-2021, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by SARAFIL

They are trained to do that. If they focus on monthly payment and then tweak that number by adjusting down payment and term, they can get a lot of folks to not realize they are paying too much $$ for the car.

This is what I mean. And I don't blame them for using that approach if it works for them. But at some point it has to hit you that this is not that type of customer and you are just annoying the person instead.

*clyde* · 01-19-2021, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by FC

This is what I mean. And I don't blame them for using that approach if it works for them. But at some point it has to hit you that this is not that type of customer and you are just annoying the person instead.

Yeah, no.

It's so funny how there have been all these stories everywhere about how the covid changed car sales and dealers now get how important digital is when there are so many that are still firmly stuck in 1985.

Cheers, brother, you'll get there.

FC · 01-19-2021, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by clyde

Cheers, brother, you'll get there.

I just wanted to vent, man.

wdc330i · 01-19-2021, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by clyde

Yeah, no.

It's so funny how there have been all these stories everywhere about how the covid changed car sales and dealers now get how important digital is when there are so many that are still firmly stuck in 1985.

Cheers, brother, you'll get there.

It’s funny. I had a terrible sales person (young guy) at the local BMW dealership and a very easy one at the Mazda dealer (middle-aged guy.) Mazda guy loved my 2 series and just got me what I needed with the CX-5 with no muss/no fuss. A delight to work with.

BMW sales guy really did lose that sale. I was weak enough to pull the trigger a number of times, but he never got me a timely response. Which always caused me to come back to my senses.

*clyde* · 01-19-2021, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by FC

I just wanted to vent, man.

Oh yeah. I'm just trying to offer supportive sympathy and encouragement!

FC · 01-19-2021, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by wdc330i

It’s funny. I had a terrible sales person (young guy) at the local BMW dealership and a very easy one at the Mazda dealer (middle-aged guy.) Mazda guy loved my 2 series and just got me what I needed with the CX-5 with no muss/no fuss. A delight to work with.

BMW sales guy really did lose that sale. I was weak enough to pull the trigger a number of times, but he never got me a timely response. Which always caused me to come back to my senses.

Crazy.

FC · 01-19-2021, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by clyde

Oh yeah. I'm just trying to offer supportive sympathy and encouragement!

robg · 01-20-2021, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by FC

This is what I mean. And I don't blame them for using that approach if it works for them. But at some point it has to hit you that this is not that type of customer and you are just annoying the person instead.

Yeah - he’s probably inexperienced and hasn’t developed his own intuition for when to “follow the book” and do the four square vs adapting to individual customers needs. I’m sure the management plays a role too.

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FC · 01-20-2021, 02:39 PM

I juts clicked on a saved search for used GTI's and coincidentally, at the top, this car was advertised.

https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-...lickType=alpha

It's exactly what we want, brand new, for $3k off MSRP. Seems fair to expect that discount from our local dealer, right?

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FC Solving problems Join Date: Oct 2003 Carmudgeonly Ride: M5 / 718 GTS / Cooper S / GTI / LR4 Location: Metro Boston Posts: 25,248	I juts clicked on a saved search for used GTI's and coincidentally, at the top, this car was advertised. https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-...lickType=alpha It's exactly what we want, brand new, for $3k off MSRP. Seems fair to expect that discount from our local dealer, right?