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Re: Dealing with Buying a Car

To: Spridget List <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Dealing with Buying a Car
Date: Mon, 04 Mar 2002 21:04:01 -0800
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There's only one way to deal with a car dealer.........walk. Once you give in to
these guys, it's all over.

Years ago a friend's father was ready to take delivery on a new Oldsmobile that
he ordered. The dealer added an option to the car that he didn't want. When the
salesman told the buyer the car was $65.00 more (this was a long time ago), my
buddy's father calmly told him, that's not the car I ordered. I'll wait for the
correct car.

You aren't going to make any headway by showing your hand. Once you let on that
you "just have to have this car" and what they are selling is special, you've
compromised your position. If it's a car that's being sold over list, they will
just stonewall you anyway. Sure, you can contact the Dept of Consumer Protection
or the Attorney General's office, but why go through the grief.

There are plenty of Mazda dealers. Walk to another and strike your deal. Can't
get the Ltd Edition? There will be more Ltd Edition Mazdas and there are plenty
of desirable standard issues.

Look at it this way. This is just a signal that this deal wasn't meant to be.

jay f

Greg Gowins wrote:

> I got an email from him today saying his manager balked at the pricing
> and increased it by $3000.  Needless to say, I was a little miffed.  I
> sent an email back asking for his supervisor's name and number so I
> could speak with him.  He sent me another email back stating that it
> wouldn't do any good to speak with his manager, and that he'd mail me
> back my deposit.  I told him to not send it back until I spoke with his
> manager.
>
> Well, folks, where do I take it from here?

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