Honda CR-V Back at the Dealer

Post #206,858 by gdaustin 5/10/05 10:01:58 PM Reply	Honda CR-V Back at the Dealer We returned it Monday night. We negotiated about an hour and my wife didn't like the deal. The dealer took our first price, so we weren't low enough. My wife was upset because we were still going to have to finance more than $24,000 with TTL and trade-in. So, we walked out. They have tried call us about 10 times today. I talked to them once and they tried to tell me the bottom line was $500 higher than the sheet I didn't sign. Sorry, no deal. I think we're done with this dealer. My wife wants to look at the Volvo and Freestyle one more time and we might try again at another dealer at the end of the month. There are lots of Honda dealers around here. Also, they didn't want me "shop the deal", but I don't understand why that is bad for me. It's bad for them, but I really want to know what the best price someone can make is. Also, my work performance review is end of month. I should get some kind of raise in late May / early June. Also, we need to pay my car off. So, the dealers can wait another month, or two, or six. Both cars are still running. Glen Austin
Post #206,861 by Another Scott 5/10/05 10:14:56 PM Reply	Ya done good. If you don't feel good about a purchase like that, you have to walk away. Car (and other) salesmen have to learn that they lose more sales by bullying than they do by making customers feel like they were treated well. They won't learn that lesson unless mistreated people walk away. Luck with the search! Cheers, Scott.
Post #206,862 by tuberculosis 5/10/05 10:16:27 PM Reply	You should buy the thing over the phone from the leasing office. Why subject yourself to all that pressure? Car sales people have "games". I've seen them all. They are now classics, they still run them, and they often still work. Like the old "holy cow we gotta hurry on the paperwork, my buddy has another buyer down the hall trying to buy your car and we have to beat him to it. That's the only one we have at that price point because of a special arrangement with the factory". Or "this offer is only good today". Or "man my boss is gonna kill me when he finds out I did this". Often done in pairs with a white hat black hat couple. Other tips - get outside financing - they mark theirs up. This is a worthwhile investment : [link\|http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0312980744/amzna9-1-20/ref=nosim/102-1377767-4883307?dev-t=D26XECQVNV6NDQ%26camp=2025%26link_code=xm2\|http://www.amazon.co...5%26link_code=xm2] It will tell you the "lingo" and provide tips for buying through the leasing office - where things are much less of a circus and you cut out the salesmen. Hey, its only six bucks and could save you a bunch of anxiety. "Whenever you find you are on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect" --Mark Twain "The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them." --Albert Einstein "This is still a dangerous world. It's a world of madmen and uncertainty and potential mental losses." --George W. Bush
Post #206,865 by boxley 5/10/05 10:22:48 PM Reply	when talking money with a car dealer I never have anything but a drivers license with me, no checks, no credit cards no nothin, so If they want to make the deal they need to overcome that. When I bought the vn I went to the different dealers with the same "type" of car, asked them to provide bottom dollar quotes, I put 5k down and pay sales and all fees and what was the total dollar amount to be financed. It came down to the difference in warranty between ford and chrysler (the chrysler warranty was longer but I could pay extra and get the same coverage for the ford for the same amount) they did try the addon scam after I agreed to the deal, I said nope deal only, kiss my ass or I leave. Either they want to sell cars or they dont. thanx, bill All tribal myths are true, for a given value of "true" Terry Pratchett [link\|http://boxleys.blogspot.com/\|http://boxleys.blogspot.com/] Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free american and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 48 years. meep questions, help? [link\|mailto:pappas@catholic.org\|email pappas at catholic.org]
Post #207,023 by gdaustin 5/11/05 10:36:11 PM Reply	Freestyle We test drove the Ford Freestyle tonight. She likes the Freestyle, and it's got more "kid" room, so we'll probably end up with it. I like the Honda better, but this time we're replacing her minivan, so it probably makes more sense to replace it with a larger car than the CR-V. I liked the CR-V so much that I'll probably get one when it's time to replace my car. But right now, it's time to do hers. Glen Austin

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