New car shopping advice

Hey thanks for the useful advice.

"Old_Timer" wrote in message
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> One of the smart moves that one can make
> before visiting a new car dealer is seldom mentioned.
>
> I was receiving some email from the fleet manager of one particular
> local dealer urging me to come in and deal with him.
>
> I went to the web site of the Better Business Bureau and found that
> this dealer had a "F" rating from the BBB. That is the "bottom of the
> barrel" rating.
>
> I then checked the BBB site for the rating of another nearby dealer
> selling the same make of car. The other dealer had a "AAA" rating.
> It goes without saying which dealer would be first on by visit list.
>
> I responded to the last email from this fleet manager by asking him
> why his company had a "F" BBB rating. Since then I have received no
> further email from that company.
>
> My lesson from this is to always check the BBB web site before making
> any major purchase.
>
> Old_Timer
>
>


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<Old_Timer> wrote in message
> They were trying
> to add on $3000 for fabric treatment. I told them I didn't want the
> fabric treatment. They said that they had already sprayed it and
> could not take it off so I had to buy the $3000 fabric treatment in
> order to buy the car at the price in the paper.

You should be ashamed of yourself. They spent at least $1, maybe $3 plus
labor to spray that fabric treatment. Their only consideration was your
protection and you just walked away.

I went to a dealer to buy a car only to be told it was just sold a half hour
ago. They wanted sticker price for anything else available on their lot or
any around the region. I walked and went to another dealer who said that
same car was on the list, but it had sat for a few months and they'd get me
a "fresh one." I walked from that dealer also when he gave me pricing.
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On Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:31:46 -0700, Old_Timer wrote:

>One of the smart moves that one can make
> before visiting a new car dealer is seldom mentioned.
>
>I was receiving some email from the fleet manager of one particular
>local dealer urging me to come in and deal with him.
>
>I went to the web site of the Better Business Bureau and found that
>this dealer had a "F" rating from the BBB. That is the "bottom of the
>barrel" rating.
>
>I then checked the BBB site for the rating of another nearby dealer
>selling the same make of car. The other dealer had a "AAA" rating.
>It goes without saying which dealer would be first on by visit list.
>
>I responded to the last email from this fleet manager by asking him
>why his company had a "F" BBB rating. Since then I have received no
>further email from that company.
>
>My lesson from this is to always check the BBB web site before making
>any major purchase.
>
>Old_Timer
>

I don't care what their rating is when I buy the car, I am going to
pay what I want or I walk anyway....as far as service, I think your
observation is a good one!
On a similar note...how many people check their local health
department web site before eating out? Believe me...it's an eye
opener. You will also find that many of the schools have the worst
records.

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jtees4 wrote:
> On Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:31:46 -0700, Old_Timer wrote:
>
>> One of the smart moves that one can make
>> before visiting a new car dealer is seldom mentioned.
>>
>> I was receiving some email from the fleet manager of one particular
>> local dealer urging me to come in and deal with him.
>>
>> I went to the web site of the Better Business Bureau and found that
>> this dealer had a "F" rating from the BBB. That is the "bottom of the
>> barrel" rating.
>>
>> I then checked the BBB site for the rating of another nearby dealer
>> selling the same make of car. The other dealer had a "AAA" rating.
>> It goes without saying which dealer would be first on by visit list.
>>
>> I responded to the last email from this fleet manager by asking him
>> why his company had a "F" BBB rating. Since then I have received no
>> further email from that company.

Where did you see these letter grades? I checked out two local dealers,
one of which is honest and the other which is a thief. Both were rated
"satisfactory", which really tells you very little and shows that their
ratings are very reliable or useful.
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