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Sandwich

Sandwich

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boogenman

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Sandwich said:
I’ve noticed that there are very few independent dealers anymore. They are all part of a large conglomerate. I contacted two differently named Hyundai dealers and got the same form email back.
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The Honda store a 1/2 mile from here goes by it's original family name but its been owned and operated by Lithia Motors for at least 10 years.

Toshi said:
counterpoint: big dealers actually move units. I got my crazy Busy Forks deal through an AutoNation store, and with the discount they were throwing around they must get extra holdback or something from Toyota.
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You can be family owned, big and do volume.
I can't speak for Toyota directly but the trend for the last 5-6 years has been volume based. Achieve the objective the manufacturer set at the beginning of the month and the store earns back 4%-8% of total MSRP sold. Unfortunately only the owners see most of that money after the store pays rent and all of the other nonsense expenses created to make owners rich.
 
Toshi

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Sandwich said:
Got any info on how the one-pay thing works out? That would be a slick way to go.

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Ha, I emailed a place I had shopped before and they called to go over current deals. LOL I just want to know if I can get this deal on the car that’s on their lot. Relatively simple.
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My emails all were super specific. And yet still got garbage responses from most. Insert proper terms for your proposed deal here:

I was interested in a lease quote on one of the 2024 Kona Electric SELs listed on your site (16D3815).

Specifics: please use the current March 19 published incentives for this quote, 24/12 lease, tier 1 MF and structured as a one-pay lease (so please use the 0.0009 MF reduction!), eliminating as many of the dealer added add-ons as your management will tolerate, and with local sales tax for 80238 (8.81%; city and county of Denver) if that’s something you all would collect vs my local DMV. Thanks!

-me
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jdcamb

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Replaced the Radiator and Thermostat in the Racing Honda. Hoses and clamps were fine. Took about 4 hours because of 8000 little, tiny clips that are made of the weakest plastic ever made. I was advised to get extra. I am glad I did. Replaced the TCM sensors and lower sensor wire for good measure. Thermostat was a bitch too. Man, they put those things in tight. Drive Hubs and Rear Rotors next. I may not do that work myself.
 
Jm_

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Toshi said:
My emails all were super specific. And yet still got garbage responses from most. Insert proper terms for your proposed deal here:
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The best ones are like a month later:

"Hey, this is Darren, the sales manager, are you still interested in a new xxxx? We have a great inventory and blah blah blah".

I reported them as spam.
 
jimmydean

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Jm_ said:
The best ones are like a month later:

"Hey, this is Darren, the sales manager, are you still interested in a new xxxx? We have a great inventory and blah blah blah".

I reported them as spam.
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Ha, I made the mistake of getting a shipping quote for a car in Texas I was looking at. Obviously I didn't buy it and yet over a month later I still get emails and texts "hey, you still need that car shipped?"

What was most interesting were my quotes from $400 to $3k. I've been told you are best off somewhere in the middle. :rofl:
 
canadmos

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jimmydean said:
Ha, I made the mistake of getting a shipping quote for a car in Texas I was looking at. Obviously I didn't buy it and yet over a month later I still get emails and texts "hey, you still need that car shipped?"

What was most interesting were my quotes from $400 to $3k. I've been told you are best off somewhere in the middle. :rofl:
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I emailed a VW dealer last year about a car, didn't get a reply.

They called me out of no where earlier this year asking if I was interested in something.

Bro, you missed the boat on that one. :rofl:
 
jimmydean

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DaveW said:
A whole big bunch of bit's which individually are all pretty cool, but when mix and matched together like this, is utterly repulsive to look at.
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I'm not a fan of the roadsters, but the coupes look amazing. One of my all time favorites in Gran Turismo. I don't even want to know what a 1:1 RHD vert even costs.
 
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