MassHoe04
Full Access Member
Do you have a mechanic you can trust 1000%? If you do anything with that dealer, you want a thorough inspection into every nook and cranny. Not just a 15 minute look-over. Pay them for a good hour or more and see if anything shady turns up with the condition of the vehicle. If it checks out and you still feel you are paying a fair price for what it is in your market... Then, OK.
I'd still be pissed at how they were treating you and I am not sure I'd be able to negotiate with them and keep my cool. Trust is gone out the window already for me.
The last few times I was shopping at major brand dealership, or even smaller independent dealers, I would walk the lot. If anyone ran out to chase me down in the parking lot, I would be out of there in a hurry and not go back!
Places I did buy from would let me look in the lot all day and wait for me to come in to ask questions or ask for a test drive on a specific vehicle. If they were confident enough they can stay in business by not hunting me like a leopard in the lot or harassing me, they would keep things no-pressure and wait for me to make a move. I like those guys and I even was a repeat customer to a few more than once. Just because of how they treated me...
Same went for any dealer where the salesman would go back and forth to the manager and instead of just giving me their best price I was asking them for, would come back and ask "How much do you want to pay per month?... We'll make the numbers work..." I understand you are in business to make money. Just give me your best price instead of playing silly games.
Respect my space when looking. Leave me alone. Let me test drive without you on a ride-along. Be there if I need more information. Don't use pressure tactics. Set a price that allows you to make a profit, just be fair. Don't play games. Do this and you will have my respect and maybe even a sale.
Sorry... You might have hit a trigger with me on dealer experiences.
I'd still be pissed at how they were treating you and I am not sure I'd be able to negotiate with them and keep my cool. Trust is gone out the window already for me.
The last few times I was shopping at major brand dealership, or even smaller independent dealers, I would walk the lot. If anyone ran out to chase me down in the parking lot, I would be out of there in a hurry and not go back!
Places I did buy from would let me look in the lot all day and wait for me to come in to ask questions or ask for a test drive on a specific vehicle. If they were confident enough they can stay in business by not hunting me like a leopard in the lot or harassing me, they would keep things no-pressure and wait for me to make a move. I like those guys and I even was a repeat customer to a few more than once. Just because of how they treated me...
Same went for any dealer where the salesman would go back and forth to the manager and instead of just giving me their best price I was asking them for, would come back and ask "How much do you want to pay per month?... We'll make the numbers work..." I understand you are in business to make money. Just give me your best price instead of playing silly games.
Respect my space when looking. Leave me alone. Let me test drive without you on a ride-along. Be there if I need more information. Don't use pressure tactics. Set a price that allows you to make a profit, just be fair. Don't play games. Do this and you will have my respect and maybe even a sale.
Sorry... You might have hit a trigger with me on dealer experiences.