your options are worth about 25 cents on the dollar.
That's an awfully bold statement to say that just because he bought from a dealer in NC he got screwed even though he doesn't know it. I get the feeling you don't know the dealer or the details of his deal. I have bought cars in NC as well when I lived there and felt like I always got a fair deal when I wasn't purchasing from a Ford dealer. The Ford dealers in and around Jacksonville/Wilmington were terrible. But that is not necessarily representative of every dealer (Ford or otherwise) in the state.How do you know LOL, have you gone out of state to see? I use to buy cars here and then once i went out of state i was wow I been getting screwed in NC
Maybe you can tell me what happened to me: I was negotiating with them on a new car, they gave me a killer price but I couldn't pull the trigger that day. I was there, in-person. I called back the next day and said "OK" and they said no, car has been sold. Tried to sell me another one at a much higher price. I said no.
Did you not see the LOL and the little smily face in my reply? I was just giving him a hard time. But to your reply, why are there some that take every statement to mean all and everyone? Dealers here can be difficult as told by me and another poster from NC and now even you state Ford dealers can be difficult here. Does that mean every dealer? no, but a vast majority, yes.
I know because this is what I did for a living before retiring. I was a sales manager at one of the largest Ford dealers in the nation. Contrary to popular myth not all dealers are crooks! All too often though the customers get ahold of a sales person or internet sales manager that just blows them off because the person was being unreasonable or just plain rude. Regardless what they tell you there is usually only one person under the roof of that dealership that can let you walk without making a deal. That is usually either the GSMor GM. Occasionally in smaller dealerships the dealer principle may be in the store but quite honestly when trying to get a “best deal”, the larger the dealer the better chance.How do you know LOL, have you gone out of state to see? I use to buy cars here and then once i went out of state i was wow I been getting screwed in NC
Well I guess I misunderstood the tone of your reply, but your replies generally seem to be rife with sarcasm (maybe that's your form of humor? that's not a bad thing, I'm just thinking through my typing). Use all the smiley's you want, it still doesn't cover up the fact you're trying to be smug with the emboldened words above.Did you not see the LOL and the little smily face in my reply? I was just giving him a hard time. But to your reply, why are there some that take every statement to mean all and everyone? Dealers here can be difficult as told by me and another poster from NC and now even you state Ford dealers can be difficult here. Does that mean every dealer? no, but a vast majority, yes.
If someone feels they got a deal, did they? if someone feels they gt screwed, did they? also back in my original reply I did state western north Carolina not the whole state now didint I. And yes when I went to every single dealer in that area and every single one was a douche bag I can firmly say yes they are ALL dirt bags. When I go out of state and the out of state dealer tells me 65% of their business is from NC because of the way dealers treat customers..well thats pretty good indicator too. Take a drive around my area and take notice that most the new cars have out of state temp tags on them... the Is start to dot and the Ts start to cross
Also back 3 years ago when a certain limited edition car came out and myself and others were trying to get one. ON that cars forums all the stories of people being screwed or being played games with all came out of NC ...so.. yeah bold statement I guess if you want to call it that. but the facts line up
Sure there are a few good dealers here Im sure. But until you compare them to another how do you know Is all I was saying? I might think frozen beef is the best because I never tried filet. Dont know till ya try
You changed the context from western NC to NC when you said you left NC to get a car without getting screwed. You did not say you left Western NC now did you?
I hear ya and didnt mean to offend or anything i was just pickin on ya really. why I think what I do. I hate going in and dealing with dealers. so I get all my info ahead of time and search net and get prices and trade values and all that. Of course I want a deal so I play with the numbers a bit but nothing unrealistic. I would go to their sites and find a car and every time once I go to the dealer guess what. That car was sold , or the "internet" price was not the price and was only valid if you met some unrealistic criteria. they would sya they would give me x amut for trade over email and after sending pics and all info. and once I got there that would change they would find some obscure reason not to honor that. They all would add 1000 "packages" to the car that equaled about 250 worth of parts I didnt even want and would refuse to remove any of it. list goes on I spent days and weeks back and forth being lied too and played with. I went to South carolina with my same list in hand and with a specific car picked out and with my money i would liek for trade and to buy the new one at. walked in handed the guy the list (it is all the details of both cars and prices) said I want that car heres my trade. he went back (to the manager lol) for 5 mins come out says if you want this deal today we can do it. no bS no lies, no games, no add ons, no selling me carpet protection and underliner. No nit picking my trade ,which was perfect condition. 0% financing which not one dealer in NC said they could get HUmmmm. And they even found a way to give me all the ford incentives even with the 0% which again no NC dealer would. So can see why I feel the way I do about the dealers here.
oh nit pick i would figure my first mention of WNC would carry over gezzzz now you sound like a dealer im trying to trade my car in with LOL... yeah I get it im a rather to the point and sarcastic person. I always say there is no context in text. I always come across um bold in my forum conversations. I could work on that .Well I guess I misunderstood the tone of your reply, but your replies generally seem to be rife with sarcasm (maybe that's your form of humor? that's not a bad thing, I'm just thinking through my typing). Use all the smiley's you want, it still doesn't cover up the fact you're trying to be smug with the emboldened words above.
Well, I left WNC to get my '17 Grabber Blue Mustang.How do you know LOL, have you gone out of state to see? I use to buy cars here and then once i went out of state i was wow I been getting screwed in NC
I knew it! I seemed to always have better luck at the bigger dealerships who have a bunch of branches and different brands. I've always been able to do well with Nalley in ATL. They're huge: BMW, Ford, Lexus, Toyota, you name it. I think they're also part of a much larger group, Crown. Conversely, I've never had luck with the smaller dealers in the area like Krause and Tidwell. You're absolutely right, they're not all crooks. I treat them respectfully, and they do the same.
It was what the car was marked down.