Day 3 and dealer still can not secure a new car

Bob CTS · 03-08-2011, 8:41pm

Went to the local Chevy dealer Saturday and worked a deal on a new Equinox, Silver Ice exterior color, Jet Black Interior, 1LT and 4cyl. They did not have one in inventory so they provide a VIN of one in south TN and say it will be transferred Monday, well get call Monday telling me that vehicle sold, and this was repeated again today on two others.

I find it hard to believe it is this hard but I am not in the business, hoping they come through and find one tomorrow. Patience is running thin now.

thkauffman · 03-08-2011, 8:42pm

Tell 'em you need another thou off the price because of the hassle.

Petew1971 · 03-08-2011, 8:44pm

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Originally Posted by rspreng_z06

Went to the local Chevy dealer Saturday and worked a deal on a new Equinox, Silver Ice exterior color, Jet Black Interior, 1LT and 4cyl. They did not have one in inventory so they provide a VIN of one in south TN and say it will be transferred Monday, well get call Monday telling me that vehicle sold, and this was repeated again today on two others.

I find it hard to believe it is this hard but I am not in the business, hoping they come through and find one tomorrow. Patience is running thin now.

Look him square in the eyes and say ' penis ' then when he says "excuse me?" look him in the eyes again and say " penis "

Skia · 03-08-2011, 8:54pm

I can believe it. You should try and get a dealer trade on some cars.

Bob CTS · 03-08-2011, 8:55pm

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Originally Posted by thkauffman

Tell 'em you need another thou off the price because of the hassle.

yeppers, tomorrow I might stop in the dealer and inquire what is going on. The previous cars I purchased where all transfers and never had an issue. If they do not budge I want the personal protection package for nothing at least.

Bob CTS · 03-08-2011, 8:56pm

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Originally Posted by Petew1971

Look him square in the eyes and say ' penis ' then when he says "excuse me?" look him in the eyes again and say " penis "

oyealiz · 03-08-2011, 8:57pm

Why not just call around and find where the vehicles are yourself?

I've had dealers try to sell me USED cars from other dealers' lots. They said they had this car, blah blah blah, and I could plainly see it at another dealer online, and NOT an affiliated dealer. They just said hundreds of $$$ more in price and figured they'd go get the vehicle, I suppose.

Uncle Pervey · 03-08-2011, 8:58pm

Yeah good luck on getting a dealer to trade cars with another one. When I bought my truck, the local guy said there was no way on Earth that he could get me what I wanted, in the color I wanted.
I drove 26 miles to another dealer and got what I wanted and saved $1200.00 too!

Bob CTS · 03-08-2011, 8:59pm

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Originally Posted by oyealiz

Why not just call around and find where the vehicles are yourself?

I've had dealers try to sell me USED cars from other dealers' lots. They said they had this car, blah blah blah, and I could plainly see it at another dealer online, and NOT an affiliated dealer. They just said hundreds of $$$ more in price and figured they'd go get the vehicle, I suppose.

I did today and none of the local dealers had one. I went out 50 miles.

...Whitepower... · 03-08-2011, 9:00pm

4 cylinder..

Seriously?

Bob CTS · 03-08-2011, 9:01pm

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Originally Posted by Uncle Pervey

Yeah good luck on getting a dealer to trade cars with another one. When I bought my truck, the local guy said there was no way on Earth that he could get me what I wanted, in the color I wanted.
I drove 26 miles to another dealer and got what I wanted and saved $1200.00 too!

My previous three cars where all dealer trades with no issues, however that was some time ago, and there just is not alot of inventory of Equinox's sitting on the lot, they must be selling well.

Bob CTS · 03-08-2011, 9:04pm

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Originally Posted by ...Whitepower...

4 cylinder..

Seriously?

yep serious, and I am not the one driving it, for the SO. Wanted the V6 but she wanted the fuel economy.

polarbear · 03-08-2011, 9:12pm

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Originally Posted by Skia

I can believe it. You should try and get a dealer trade on some cars.

Amen. BTDT, hundreds of times. Some dealers are easy, others can be the sales manager from hell. If it's a hot model (like it sounds like), and the selling dealer doesn't have one to trade (which it sounds like), this could be a difficult rabbit to pull out of a hat.

I don't know if the OP realizes there's nothing that sez the other dealer has to let go of that vehicle if he doesn't want to.

polarbear · 03-08-2011, 9:16pm

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Originally Posted by Uncle Pervey

Yeah good luck on getting a dealer to trade cars with another one. When I bought my truck, the local guy said there was no way on Earth that he could get me what I wanted, in the color I wanted.
I drove 26 miles to another dealer and got what I wanted and saved $1200.00 too!

I've played that game, but it usually ended differently. Not trading with another dealer because I know I've got the only one like it, eventually the local customer will find it, and they'll pay our price when they do.

Joecooool · 03-08-2011, 9:16pm

Find the dealer he is getting the car from and call them direct. Make an offer $500 less than what you agreed on for your trouble.

...Whitepower... · 03-08-2011, 9:20pm

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Originally Posted by rspreng_z06

yep serious, and I am not the one driving it, for the SO. Wanted the V6 but she wanted the fuel economy.

I hear you but has she driven it any length of time to realize how under powered it will be?

Tell her they don't have any 4 bangers available anywhere. Better yet tell her the 4 banger she drove was a concept car or some bullshit.

Bob CTS · 03-08-2011, 9:33pm

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Originally Posted by ...Whitepower...

I hear you but has she driven it any length of time to realize how under powered it will be?

Tell her they don't have any 4 bangers available anywhere. Better yet tell her the 4 banger she drove was a concept car or some bullshit.

Might be easier to pull off now they are having trouble finding the exact model. She drove it and really liked it.

Bob CTS · 03-08-2011, 9:34pm

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Originally Posted by polarbear

Amen. BTDT, hundreds of times. Some dealers are easy, others can be the sales manager from hell. If it's a hot model (like it sounds like), and the selling dealer doesn't have one to trade (which it sounds like), this could be a difficult rabbit to pull out of a hat.

I don't know if the OP realizes there's nothing that sez the other dealer has to let go of that vehicle if he doesn't want to.

I figured the dealer has the option to decline.

Datawiz · 03-08-2011, 10:12pm

They ran your credit score.

C5Nate · 03-08-2011, 10:12pm

Selling well???

No, they are flying out the door:

Sales for February

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Overall, Chevrolet's total sales grew 43 percent to 142,919 units. The Cruze compact had its best month since its launch last fall, with 18,556 sold. Sales of the Equinox crossover jumped 92 percent to 15,434.
Buick sales were up 73 percent from a year earlier to 15,807. Sales of the Lucerne sedan, which is being phased out after this year, leapt 98 percent to 2,574. The Regal sedan, launched last spring as an all-new, low-priced entry for Buick's lineup, had sales of 3,705.

Sales of Cadillacs rose 70 percent to 15,768 units.

Johnson boasted that GM sold 6,033 units of the Cadillac CTS family -- including the sedan, coupe and wagon -- last month, outpacing Ford's entire Lincoln division's sales of 5,948. CTS sales more than doubled from 2,690 a year earlier.

The GMC brand's 61 percent increase was buoyed by sales of the Sierra, up 86 percent, and the Terrain crossover, up 90 percent to 7,190.

Read more: http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dl...#ixzz1G4HsE1IK

I'm not sure if their plant is affected by the Magna fire.

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