We never gave him the chance to exercise his sleaze gene. On Mon, Feb 15, 2021 at 12:47 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> You should have pressed for the Trucoat > > --FT > > On 2/15/21 12:39 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: > > When we bought our first and only new car - a 1976 Chevette - the > salesman > > quoted a full price of $3624. That seemed reasonable, so we said OK. > The > > salesman was so stunned at our failure to bargain that he threw in a > > complimentary undercoating worth $75. That car served us well without > any > > major issues until we could afford our first Mercedes in 1982. > > > > On Mon, Feb 15, 2021 at 10:16 AM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > >> Exactly. This is what I want to avoid. Sure, I know the Carvana and > CarMax > >> people are still getting their pound of flesh, I just don’t want to deal > >> with the BS. If I go the used route, and I probably will, that aspect of > >> the transaction is amplified because there’s typically less room for > >> haggling. That and you can’t really do the Internet buying thing with > used > >> vehicles. > >> > >> Private party is definitely better, but involves more effort on my part > >> and has potentially more risk. > >> > >> -D > >> > >>> On Feb 15, 2021, at 10:02 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < > >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>> When we bought the CPO 14ML350 we agreed on a price and had everything > >> nailed down. I specifically said I was not paying any paperhandling > fees, > >> OK. So after a little while the paperwork shows up, there's the doc > fees > >> listed on the total price calculation. I pointed this out and the sales > >> guy was like weeeeeelllll you know that is kinda standard blahblah so I > >> said OK thanks for your time and we got up and walked out. Got in the > truck > >> and got settled, was backing out and here comes the sales guy running > out > >> and waving at me as I pull out of the parking spot. He's like hey I > worked > >> it out we can do the deal! And I say no thanks, we're done here, can't > >> trust you, we can find another car somewhere. So he starts begging no > no > >> no come on, it's OK, so I say OK give us a minute. So we sit there for > a > >> few minutes, the guy is pacing at the door, we go back in and he is all > >> apologetic, it was an error blahblah. Yeah sure how about a $100 > credit in > >> the swag store to make up for it and he is kinda shocked about that but > >> says yeah sure so we do the deal and go into the swag shop and pick out > a > >> few things that probably cost them $20. > >>> These people are just way too much. > >>> > >>> --FT > >>> > >>> On 2/14/21 7:09 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: > >>>> Here dealers will say the doc fees are required by the state. That is > a > >> lie. They are not required to charge doc fees at all. The law says if > they > >> charge doc fees they have to charge it to everyone. If somebody throws a > >> fit they can deduct the amount off the sale price but it will still > have to > >> charge it in the fees. > >>>> Sent from my iPhone > >>>> > >>>>> On Feb 14, 2021, at 5:56 PM, Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> > >> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> When we bought the RAM I nearly walked over the doc fees. 30 years > ago > >> when there was a secretary typing it out I didn't like it but > understood. > >> Today they enter the price and the computer spits out all the forms > >> automatically. IIRC it was $300 and I told the salesman that if the doc > fee > >> continued to show up he could shove the paperwork where the sun doesn't > >> shine. > >>>>> They said they'd take the doc fee off the price of the truck. I told > >> them it'd have to be $500 off the price of the truck, he didn't even > >> blink... > >>>>> -Curt > >>>>> > >>>>> On Sunday, February 14, 2021, 11:47:22 AM EST, Kaleb Striplin via > >> Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> That’s the whole deal with Carvana and Carmax, no pressure and > upfront > >> pricing. As far as add ons, not sure about Carvana but I bought a GL at > >> Carmax several years ago and they still charged doc fees just like any > >> dealer. They also offered aftermarket warranties for add on costs as > well. > >>>>> I think with carvana they have some sort of deal were if you don’t > >> like it you can return it within a certain amount of time for a full > >> refund. It’s baciallj supposed to be just like shopping for a TV or > >> something. > >>>>> Sent from my iPhone > >>>>> > >>>>>> On Feb 14, 2021, at 10:17 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>>>>> As I look at potential trucks, I see a lot of nice ones on Carvana. > >> One big advantage of them is the fact that there’s no “add ons” like a > >> dealer does, the slimy “dealer fee”, “paperwork/transaction fees”. etc., > >> etc. > >>>>>> Kaleb - you’re familiar with these places - do you have any thoughts > >> about them? I realize they just cover the costs up front and as a result > >> often charge more than dealers, but it makes it a lot easier to shop > when > >> you don’t have to do the mental math or go digging around for the list > of > >> fees on a web site. > >>>>>> -D > >>>>>> _______________________________________ > >>>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com > >>>>>> > >>>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>>>>> > >>>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>>>> _______________________________________ > >>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com > >>>>> > >>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>>>> > >>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>>>> > >>>> _______________________________________ > >>>> http://www.okiebenz.com > >>>> > >>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>>> > >>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>>> > >>> -- > >>> --FT > >>> > >>> _______________________________________ > >>> http://www.okiebenz.com > >>> > >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>> > >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>> > >> > >> _______________________________________ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >> > >> > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > -- > --FT > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
