Unbelievable Experience at a Dealer Today
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as a "tire kicker" myself...
i NEVER buy cars on the first visit. i check out the car, look at it, perhaps drive it, and then leave. i just want to think about the car. if i think i want it, then i'll go back, or call the dealer back and try to negotiate. i REALLY don't think there is anything wrong with that, and i DO NOT think i deserved to get treated like an *** because of that, which is the case at Newport.
I've had several REALLY good dealer experiences during my (so far) several month search for the right 997. I AM going to buy from dealer because i want a CPO car, and have crossed several dealers off the list, EVEN if they have the car i want...
Jeff Ho at Hoehn Porsche was really cool to me, and I'd buy from him.
A salesman at Walter's in Riverside (I have his card at home) was a good guy, and I'd buy from him. etc. etc. etc....
Even though some who buy P-cars dont give an F about money, many of us do. Many of us are intelligent and are smart shoppers, especially when it comes down to making such an expensive (sorry if i dont make 7 figs...) purchase.
I'd think that a dealer would be patient and would wait for the sale.. especially when dealing with an affluent customer who's future repeat business could be very valuable..
so i give the big FU to Newport...
and Im sure they wont care because im such a small fish in the big newport beach ocean...
i NEVER buy cars on the first visit. i check out the car, look at it, perhaps drive it, and then leave. i just want to think about the car. if i think i want it, then i'll go back, or call the dealer back and try to negotiate. i REALLY don't think there is anything wrong with that, and i DO NOT think i deserved to get treated like an *** because of that, which is the case at Newport.
I've had several REALLY good dealer experiences during my (so far) several month search for the right 997. I AM going to buy from dealer because i want a CPO car, and have crossed several dealers off the list, EVEN if they have the car i want...
Jeff Ho at Hoehn Porsche was really cool to me, and I'd buy from him.
A salesman at Walter's in Riverside (I have his card at home) was a good guy, and I'd buy from him. etc. etc. etc....
Even though some who buy P-cars dont give an F about money, many of us do. Many of us are intelligent and are smart shoppers, especially when it comes down to making such an expensive (sorry if i dont make 7 figs...) purchase.
I'd think that a dealer would be patient and would wait for the sale.. especially when dealing with an affluent customer who's future repeat business could be very valuable..
so i give the big FU to Newport...
and Im sure they wont care because im such a small fish in the big newport beach ocean...
I have been to Nerwport Porsche a lot of times- this is the first Porsche I have bought since '85 but all thise years when I was driving a Bimmer or a MB I would always stop in and look- that all being said there is an air of arrognance to that dealership- that whole Newport thing going on there- if you live around here you know what I mean...but there are a couple of good down to earth sales people there- one is Elden- do not know his last name but that guy is very down to earth and knows his product- extremely easy going and helpful- I bought my Cab at Hoehn in San Diego (great experience by the way ask for Tony or Sean) because they had the car I wanted- but if I could have i would have bought from Elden because of the 25 questions I have asked him over the years...just a great guy--
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I ordered and paid for the wifes C63 in a hoodie and jeans. I got treated great and got a great deal. If I got anything like the OP claims I would have gone to another dealership and/or filed a claim with Porsche NA. It is your money spend it with people who are willing to work for it.
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stopped by there the other day... i guess its hit or miss... they were pretty friendly and let me browse... still bit of a "he's not going to buy anything feel"... i guess it's who you get.. some of them are willing to shoot the **** for a bit since there's not a lot of people walking the lot...
even then... they still asking $56K for a 2003 996 Carrerra... so they're prices are still "newport beach"...
even then... they still asking $56K for a 2003 996 Carrerra... so they're prices are still "newport beach"...
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not to beat a dead horse, but they also listed the C2 as a c4S in autotrader...
http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.js...000&cardist=11
http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.js...000&cardist=11
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not to beat a dead horse, but they also listed the C2 as a c4S in autotrader...
http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.js...000&cardist=11
http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.js...000&cardist=11
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