Technically you buy the vehicle from the dealer; the broker just "expedites"
the deal.
Doug K
-----Original Message-----
From: AirstreamList@yahoogroups.com [mailto:AirstreamList@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of Jerry Flanders
Sent: Monday, January 30, 2012 12:06 PM
To: AirstreamList@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [A/S] Tow vehicle buying services
Does buying through a broker affect your warranty in any way? Since he buys
it from the dealer, is the first title in HIS name, or yours?
Jerry 4404
At 02:14 PM 1/30/2012, you wrote:
>Hi,
>
>About 20 years ago a friend recommended a private broker to me and I
>tried it. I went down to the dealer's to look for the car I wanted, got
>their "best offer" and then called the broker. I gave him the details
>of the vehicle I wanted, he checked his computer for availability and
>then offered to sell exactly what I wanted to me for about $2000 less
>than the dealer's best offer. I've never bought a car from a dealer
>since. I've bought 5 more cars from this gentleman over the years and
>have always saved significant amounts, PLUS I don't have to go through
>the demeaning charades and rituals at the dealership ("Let me check
>with the manager, etc.")
>
>Years ago I once even had a dealer shake hands with me on a car sale
>for a specific price and then change the price on the final bill of
>sale without telling me. I looked carefully at the details, noted what
>he attempted to do and went ballistic. I started shouting at the
>salesman in the dealership and threatened to call the police. I told
>all the other customers around me what had happened and several walked
>out. The salesman attempted to take me into the back room ["Maybe we
>can lower the price after all."] but I ranted and raved in the lobby
>for ten minutes at full volume before stomping out the door.
>
>The natural question is "How does the broker do it?" The answer is that
>he doesn't have a showroom, real-estate expenses or employees, but he's
>been around for a long time and knows the system backwards and
>forwards. He works out of his office and gets all the info he needs on
>his computer. He actually buys the car at wholesale from the dealers
>and then resells it to me at a modest profit for him.
>
>Look for a private car/truck broker in your area, and ask for references.
>
>Douglas Kirkpatrick
>Medford, OR 97504
>
>===========================
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: AirstreamList@yahoogroups.com
>[mailto:AirstreamList@yahoogroups.com]
>On Behalf Of Anne Pearse Hocker
>Sent: Monday, January 30, 2012 9:11 AM
>To: Airstream List Yahoo Group
>Subject: [A/S] Tow vehicle buying services
>
>Hello,
>
>I just barely escaped with my life from a classic car dealership buying
>experience. I wound up walking out and almost ran back to my old truck.
>
>I think the standard negotiating process with the old tricks of leaving
>you to sit for lengthy periods of time while they "talk to the boss,"
>doing the dreaded four-square deal scribbled on a blank sheet of paper,
>and the topper, when you walk down that narrow hall to be entombed in a
>small office where the "financial and insurance guy" proceeds to try to
>recoup any savings you fought for on the showroom floor....well, let's
>just say it didn't work for me.
>
>I will probably never submit to it again, and am wondering if anyone
>has had any experience with car (or truck in this case) buying
>services? I know you have to pay for their service, but if it will
>eliminate the traditional showroom/dealership experience, I might be
willing to do that.
>
>I am also looking online through edmunds.com (and the search area they
>allow) and Carmax, but I just don't think I'm ready for a franchise
>dealership again.
>
>Any thoughts?
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>
>Anne in Va
>
>------------------------------------
>
>To unsubscribe from this group, go to
>http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/AirstreamList/ and unsubscribe. To
>suspend delivery while traveling, simply change the delivery option to
>No Mail-Web only.
>
>This site is not sponsored by or affiliated in any way with Airstream
>Inc, Thor Inc, or the WBCCI.
>
>
>Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>
>------------------------------------
>
>To unsubscribe from this group, go to
>http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/AirstreamList/ and unsubscribe. To
>suspend delivery while traveling, simply change the delivery option to
>No Mail-Web only.
>
>This site is not sponsored by or affiliated in any way with Airstream
>Inc, Thor Inc, or the WBCCI.
>
>
>Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
------------------------------------
To unsubscribe from this group, go to
http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/AirstreamList/ and unsubscribe. To suspend
delivery while traveling, simply change the delivery option to No Mail-Web
only.
This site is not sponsored by or affiliated in any way with Airstream Inc,
Thor Inc, or the WBCCI.
Yahoo! Groups Links
This site is not sponsored by or affiliated in any way with Airstream Inc, Thor Inc, or the WBCCI.
0 comments:
Post a Comment