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My daily ride is an M35 (2006) and so far it has turned out to be a nice, trouble-free car.
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Another advantage of buying used - yes, it has some minor cosmetic flaws, but hell, the PO had to eat almost 40K in depreciation, so I guess that's worth a wheel or two.
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Who knows how it was treated going from the factory to the ship, on the ship, in the distributor's lot, on the dealer's lot, by the mechanic, the washboy, the last bozo that test drove it, etc.?
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Who knows how it was treated going from the factory to the ship, on the ship, in the distributor's lot, on the dealer's lot, by the mechanic, the washboy, the last bozo that test drove it, etc.?
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Another advantage of buying used - yes, it has some minor cosmetic flaws, but hell, the PO had to eat almost 40K in depreciation, so I guess that's worth a wheel or two.
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Hello to everyone.
OT and different brand. But I've always gotten great thoughts/oppinions here in rennlist!
I'm currently negotiating an '07 FX35 with Tech Package in Copper Color and Brick interior. Since it's the least in-demand color, they(Infiniti/Charles Baker) don't have the exact unit in their lot here in Va Beach, Va. The rep is saying that they have to trade one from another dealership and they actually have to send someone to drive it to pick it up. By now I'm scratching my head.
I thought they freight them and its included to what I'm paying. But they said that the freight was the initial trucking of vehicles to the dealership lots from the port.
The nearest 2 units they located are in DC area So it will have at least 210 miles
Has anyone encountered this before??
Thank you in advance. ~Mike
Dealer trades are very commonplace. One dealer will either buy or trade a unit from another dealer. They send a flatbed truck to with the swap car and return with the other car.
Some dealers will try to charge a customer for the costs of retrieving the car from the other dealer, but most won't. It is simply a cost of doing business. Besides, now that you know where the car is, you could simply buy it from that dealer. A airline ticket is probably under $100, so it is not a big deal for you to walk out and buy it from whoever has the car. The dealer with the car would probably deliver it to you just to get the business.
Your position is that "this is the car I want, this is what I am willing to pay, and I don't care where you get it from.
I just took delivery of a car from a dealer that I had on order for over 3 months. The original order was for a 2006, but it took so long that the 2007s came out and he still could not get the car. Finally he found one at a dealer that was 700 miles away. They went up and got the car, and in addition to not charging me to get it, charged my the 2006 price + discount I had negotiated earlier. That was $1100 less than the 2007 price.
Hang tight, you will prevail.
My GF just picked up an '07 G35x Tuesday and now has decided she doesn't want it because it doesn't ride over bumps like a 325xi but I digress. There was no frieght charge of $700 on her purchase at the dealership we went to. But I'm thinking that frieght charge is the price for the delivery to the dealership from where ever Infiniti's are built.
Another thing is, I noticed that Carmax, while trying to get a good price for her Civic, charges different rates for vehicles that need to be shipped to our local Carmax. Prices ranged from free(within about 40 miles from DC) to $700(Texas)
I told the dealership that I am willing to pick it up myself, but they said they can't allow me to, due to legalities.
Does that sound right?? I'm weary about someone driving the car and messing up the break-in procedure.
But the dealership is saying that they do this all the time and their drivers are matured and careful... I hope they don't do Schumacher pulls and turns
Yeah, they are right since you haven't purchased it yet. Why not just come up here, buy it, then bring it home? It's going to be a perfect day tomorrow and great day for a drive.
Dealer trades are common. If they are local they will typically have somebody drive over with one car and drive back with the desired one. Hopefully these aren't kids in high school doing the trades. I can't speak for all dealers, but at the dealership I am most familiar with it is the sales manager's retired father-in-law and a friend of his. The freight or 'destination charge' on the invoice is for getting the car to the initial dealer.
Thanks for all the info guys. I feel better now, but still a bit leary. I spoke with the dealership a lot and they "said" that they'll send their most mature driver. I'm crossing my fingers
They would get the lowest on the totem pole to drive the car. If I was 20 and working at a dealership, I would certainly volunteer to drive a new Lexus several hours to a different city- what an adventure! They would give me the keys, too, because I would have them all convinced that I was a responsible adult and could be trusted... all part of my plan when I first started working there... get them to trust me so I can drive the hell out of some new cars.
If it makes you feel any better I have a retired cousin who is female and in her mid 50's who now has a part time job going to pick up cars and drive them back to dealerships who have made these kinds of trades. She is extremely careful, and a very good driver. She claims they gave her a course on how to properly break in the car and she claims she follows it. I had something like this once when i bought a Mustang GT back in high scool. THey did not have the color I wanted, but found one for me. Some old man around 65 drove it from Mississippi back to Texas for me. The car turned out to be just fine. I would not worry about it.
I bought a Ford Escape last year (parts hauler). Could not find the spec'd vehicle locally, so I cut my deal with the large local dealer, he searched, found it 150 miles away.
They sent a guy (about 55 years old) to take one of their vehicles to that dealer, drove mine back. I could not have been happier. 150 miles? No biggie, and the warranty ticker begins at my mileage, not at zero.
The guys who drive are usually seasoned veterans who take their time, don't tailgate or take chances.
Now granted, it was a 30k vehicle, NOT a Porsche. As for most highline makes, they will flatbed, but they might want to split the cost on it.
Did the exact same on an Audi A8L last year (Jan '06). No charge at all to me, car came from FL to NC by enclosed trailer. Got a sweet deal on the car too.
A lot depends on the dealer, your relationship and car in question.
I used to really worry about stuff like proper break-in, how the car was treated before I bought it, etc. Now I've decided that it really doesn't matter. Who knows how it was treated going from the factory to the ship, on the ship, in the distributor's lot, on the dealer's lot, by the mechanic, the washboy, the last bozo that test drove it, etc.? I've worked in dealerships, I've been to enough dealerships to know that some cars just get abused. But I don't know if it all really matters that much anymore. Last time I was washing the 911 I noticed that there was some curb rash on one of the wheels. Oh well. Another advantage of buying used - yes, it has some minor cosmetic flaws, but hell, the PO had to eat almost 40K in depreciation, so I guess that's worth a wheel or two. So I don't stay up at night worrying if the PO maybe left the clutch in at traffic lights or didn't properly warm up the car before ******* it. Oh well.
Besides, it's just a Datsun!
No, seriously, I'm sure she'll like the car. My daily ride is an M35 (2006) and so far it has turned out to be a nice, trouble-free car.
Michael
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