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Originally Posted by NEWB
You mean these guys?? LMAO!!
Alberta auto industry watchdog fires senior investigators
Agency failing to protect vehicle buyers, says consumer advocate
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmont...tors-1.1312901
Lets get one thing straight.. In your example you more than likely used retail on parts and labor. There is no way a dealer is paying retail on parts and their own labor to bring a vehicle up to a minimum spec. Retail on parts is usually a 100-150% mark up on dealer cost.
Most auto dealers including the used ones will pick up their inventory from an auction and resell it on their lots.
There is solid advice on here for dealing. Write your offer on your business card and walk away. Let the manager know the offer expires at a certain time at the end of the day. Never leave a cheque. You can also look at going to the states to pick up the vehicle. Get the maintenance and repairs done down there first. You are paying pennies on the dollar for that.
Once you factor in the dealers, the GST on used, plus the other garbage they throw in for charges why would anyone want to buy from a dealer?
If one is adamant about purchasing from a dealer talk to the dealer at the beginning of the month and make your purchase near the end of the month. The sales person and dealer are hungry to make the sale near the end of the month.
Kijiji or auctions is the way to go. |
Yes those guys. I believe i also mentioned that in any organization, there are good and bad.
My example was hypothetical - they were just numbers. The mark-up is irrelevant, my example is what was paid for the vehicle. Even if the dealer that sells the car gets it fixed at the same dealership, the Service charges the Sales dept. for the charges, so it is a cost against the vehicle.
Yes, most dealers buy from auctions, as that is where most vehicles are sold. Makes sense really. I can counter your other points as well, but at the end of the day, I'm not trying to convince you of anything.
What I can say is that writing your offer on a card and walking away wont' do you much better than sitting there and negotiating. If it's lower than the cost into the vehicle, most dealers won't accept it - beginning, middle or end of month. The only time they'll lose money on a vehicle is if the vehicle has been sitting on the lot for an extended period of time - the interest is costing the dealer.
But as I said, the best thing you can do is some research. I was only offering my 2 cents based on years in the industry.
Cheers