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anotherlimey Dec 31st 2015 8:19 pm

Re: WTF: car dealership customer service standards
 

Originally Posted by Duncan Roberts (Post 11825180)
Last year we went shopping for cats one weekend and hit four dealerships on Saturday and got no haggle offers of $4000-4500 trade in. The first dealership we went to oh Sunday offered us $2300. When I said that was laughable he said that his manager had to start low and see what he could get. I was ready to leave then but asked why they couldn't just guided a fair price without the back and forth. To that he responded "I don't know how you do things in Australia bit we do it this way in America" We left at that point.

A cat dealership?

mrken30 Dec 31st 2015 8:33 pm

Re: WTF: car dealership customer service standards
 

Originally Posted by anotherlimey (Post 11825206)
A cat dealership?

Have you never been to one? There are quite a few around here. They started sprouting up after the launch of LOLCats - Funny cat pictures

AdobePinon Dec 31st 2015 10:26 pm

Re: WTF: car dealership customer service standards
 

Originally Posted by mrken30 (Post 11825211)
Have you never been to one? There are quite a few around here. They started sprouting up after the launch of LOLCats - Funny cat pictures

And people thought they got butthurt at car dealerships. :rofl:

anotherlimey Dec 31st 2015 11:16 pm

Re: WTF: car dealership customer service standards
 

Originally Posted by mrken30 (Post 11825211)
Have you never been to one? There are quite a few around here. They started sprouting up after the launch of LOLCats - Funny cat pictures

Why is that still going?!

scrubbedexpat099 Dec 31st 2015 11:34 pm

Re: WTF: car dealership customer service standards
 

Originally Posted by Duncan Roberts (Post 11825180)
Last year we went shopping for cats one weekend and hit four dealerships on Saturday and got no haggle offers of $4000-4500 trade in. The first dealership we went to oh Sunday offered us $2300. When I said that was laughable he said that his manager had to start low and see what he could get. I was ready to leave then but asked why they couldn't just guided a fair price without the back and forth. To that he responded "I don't know how you do things in Australia bit we do it this way in America" We left at that point.

You traded in a cat for a new one?

username.exe Jan 1st 2016 12:22 am

Re: WTF: car dealership customer service standards
 

Originally Posted by Boiler (Post 11825294)
You traded in a cat for a new one?

Isn't that what a cat-alytic converter is for?

:getcoat:

mrken30 Jan 1st 2016 12:37 am

Re: WTF: car dealership customer service standards
 
could have been a cat-astrophe

username.exe Jan 1st 2016 12:49 am

Re: WTF: car dealership customer service standards
 

Originally Posted by mrken30 (Post 11825309)
could have been a cat-astrophe

A purrfect storm.

anotherlimey Jan 1st 2016 2:08 am

Re: WTF: car dealership customer service standards
 

Originally Posted by username.exe (Post 11825313)
A purrfect storm.

Lolz

cxx Jan 2nd 2016 12:23 am

Re: WTF: car dealership customer service standards
 
We bought an ex-demo from a local dealer which was really dirty when we went to collect it, despite giving them 2 weeks to prep it, so when the survey came the ratings were low. Whilst we were waiting for him to get it resolved the salesman told us that he'd never had less than 5 star reviews to which we replied shame you won't get that from us...... he didn't try to argue.

Duncan Roberts Jan 2nd 2016 7:28 pm

Re: WTF: car dealership customer service standards
 

Originally Posted by anotherlimey (Post 11825206)
A cat dealership?

I should really proof read when posting from my phone. It's only been 3 or 4 thousand errors or so.

Steve_ Jan 5th 2016 1:03 am

Re: WTF: car dealership customer service standards
 

Originally Posted by markcst (Post 11824420)
Happens in the UK too. The Vauxhall reps were always telling me that I had to fill in the survey that followed a car purchase of they didn't get a small kick back from Vauxhall and if the survey was negative they also didn't get it.
They were very blatant about telling me, then again, I got great discounts and service so they always got a good write up.

But in the UK they aren't allowed to negotiate the price anymore are they? I know a relative of mine tried to, there's some law that prevents them from doing it.

I've had salespeople up front in Canada try and tell me to give them good reviews before they've even started the sales pitch, it's a joke.

Last time I bought a car I drove up to the dealer in Red Deer who I have to say was fantastically better than the dealer in Calgary. They gave me a way better deal without acres of bullshit. The lesson I learn from that is - if you're going to buy a new car, go to a small town where they appreciate the business more.

The thing that gets me is that I have my car serviced in the US occasionally so I have the US dealer constantly e-mailing me, mailing me, texting me, phoning me to trade in my old car for a new car and come in for a service, etc.

They always get the service date wrong because they think the mileage is in miles, but it's in km. I asked them about buying a car but their franchise agreement won't let them sell to Canadians.

Sigh. The stupidity burns.

Steve_ Jan 5th 2016 1:09 am

Re: WTF: car dealership customer service standards
 
Oh yeah the dumbest comment I've had so far (of many) from a dealer in Calgary was when I mentioned that I bought new tires in the US. To which he responded they were inferior because they weren't Canadian-spec. Literally the only difference is a US DOT mark on them and they were registered with the NHTSA.

It's reflex, they just spout this crap.


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