"RyanFrew" (ryanfrew)
04/06/2016 at 12:59 • Filed to: Carbuying
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"RyanFrew" (ryanfrew)
04/06/2016 at 12:59 • Filed to: Carbuying | 1
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A friend of mine made this claim last night, and I’d like to know if anyone else has heard of something similar. He says that a buddy of his, who wanted a
pre-owned
car,
out of the dealership’s network
, was able to have a local dealership act on his behalf in procuring the car that he wanted.
I don’t know the details. Did the dealership buy the car from the other dealership and then sell it to the guy? Or did the “middle man” dealership just charge the guy a fee?
I’m interested because I’ve found the exact car I want, but it’s pre-owned and in the hands of a nightmare of a dealership, located a few hundred miles away (more on that later, probably).
Anyone heard of anything like this?
itschrome
> RyanFrew
04/06/2016 at 13:11 |
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I haven’t meet a dealer yet that wouldn’t find a car for you to buy if you were so inclined to buy from them. So yes, dealers will do this sort of thing, unless they just want to sell you a new car... but most dealers will work to find you the car you want if you are going to pay them to do so, shit it’s what they do!
Tripper
> RyanFrew
04/06/2016 at 13:13 |
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I’ve not heard of this specifically, but I have said it a million times. A dealer will do anything to sell you a car.
415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
> RyanFrew
04/06/2016 at 13:15 |
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They could. I know a guy who runs his small dealership and currently likes to flip pre leased Leafs....Leaves.....? And he told me he could look for anything I wanted since he goes to get stuff all the time.
bryan40oop
> RyanFrew
04/06/2016 at 13:16 |
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Dealer trades. Happen all the time. Sometimes they do a straight up trade, or have a small fee. Just depends.
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RyanFrew
> bryan40oop
04/06/2016 at 13:17 |
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And I can suggest to my local dealer that they do a dealer trade, without sounding like an idiot?
Aaron M - MasoFiST
> RyanFrew
04/06/2016 at 13:36 |
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Some dealers, usually used-only dealers, will auction buy for you for a fee, typically 3-500. This is getting harder to find because most car buyers don’t always understand that this sort of deal means no recon. If you then pay the dealer to mechanically inspect/fix the car and detail it, you just saved no money...maybe 50-100 bucks by virtue of not tying up any of the dealer’s floorplan.
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bryan40oop
> RyanFrew
04/06/2016 at 15:00 |
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Yeah, just tell them you would like to do buisness with them, however they currently do not have a vehicle in stock to your liking. Let them know you have found a vehicle at another dealer and see if they’re up for getting it. You may have to pay a down payment of some sort, but it makes sense.
Alex Zapata
> RyanFrew
04/06/2016 at 15:01 |
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100%, they probably won’t do it unless you can prove you are serious about the purchase or you have a good relationship with them.
If you can talk your way into it they probably could arrange a test drive even without commitment, though the distance seems a bit far for that.
Dealers are there to do business, selling cars makes money if they stand to make a buck off you they’ll do what they can. (This is true for pretty much any business)