Another BAD DEALER thread
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From: Ashby, Ma
RE: Another BAD DEALER thread
>\\;\\\\\\;>\\;\\\\\\;>\\;\\\\\\; Would you care to comment on the failure to deliver the bike when promised part of it. That is why he cancelled the sale. \\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\; That IMHO was the problem. He was willing to pay the price but he wanted the bike when promised.
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Common ploy, when I bought mine, one dealer first told me he had a black cherry one, when he didn't, and then another one that said he did (but really didn't) told me he'd have one ready for a holiday week-end.. then when I told the service manager I would pick it up that Friday he said, loudly "THAT AIN'T GOING TO HAPPEN!"
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So, the sales guys will promise you perfect weather anything else to get a sale. It's all crap until you put your money down, then they try to hand you off to the finance department and can't even remember your name.
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They aren't all bad, but you got to weed out the bad ones. The good ones are 1 in 10 at best is my guess.
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Common ploy, when I bought mine, one dealer first told me he had a black cherry one, when he didn't, and then another one that said he did (but really didn't) told me he'd have one ready for a holiday week-end.. then when I told the service manager I would pick it up that Friday he said, loudly "THAT AIN'T GOING TO HAPPEN!"
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So, the sales guys will promise you perfect weather anything else to get a sale. It's all crap until you put your money down, then they try to hand you off to the finance department and can't even remember your name.
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They aren't all bad, but you got to weed out the bad ones. The good ones are 1 in 10 at best is my guess.
Cruiser
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From: Spring TX
RE: Another BAD DEALER thread
Even when I lived in Boston about 4 years ago, I still went to paramount instead of Boston...
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I has 17K in cash to spend on a bike in hand, and when I went to look at bikes (was going to buy that day), I was told by the sales staff when looking at a night train "don't touch that" when I turned the wheel to look at spokes.
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I replied "I have 17 thousand dollars in my pocket that I was going to give you today. Now, I am leaving."
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I went to Paramount and loved the service I recieved there worth the little drive never went back to Boston Harley.
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Then again, I never liked the service anywhere in MASS usually.... lots of very angry people. I'll probably never go back.
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I has 17K in cash to spend on a bike in hand, and when I went to look at bikes (was going to buy that day), I was told by the sales staff when looking at a night train "don't touch that" when I turned the wheel to look at spokes.
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I replied "I have 17 thousand dollars in my pocket that I was going to give you today. Now, I am leaving."
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I went to Paramount and loved the service I recieved there worth the little drive never went back to Boston Harley.
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Then again, I never liked the service anywhere in MASS usually.... lots of very angry people. I'll probably never go back.
Road Master
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From: Maryland
RE: Another BAD DEALER thread
Now some of that is the customer's fault. \\; I would have never paid that much for that bike. \\; I would have walked out the door. \\; As far as the rest of that BS, I would never ever set foot in that crooked dealership again!
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From: Fredericksburg, VA
RE: Another BAD DEALER thread
I am glad he got out of the deal, he should know better next time. Like everyone else has said, he was giving the money for the bike so that is all they cared about. It was BS about the tires, deliver, etc. Glad he got out of it.
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From: Beverly Hills, Fl. Swimmin pools. Movie stars
RE: Another BAD DEALER thread
It's real simple for me, there's no right way to do a wrong thing\\; ya make a deal ya honor the deal. Simple as that. \\; I've been in a couple of Rossmeyer shops and IMO this guy (or the folks that he hires) represents most of the things that are wrong with customer relations, you know, the petty crap like integrity, ethics.... BS like that. \\; But hey, who care about that crap anyway? \\; The bottom line is what it's about, right?
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From: Lenexa, KS (KC)
RE: Another BAD DEALER thread
Just be glad they jerked your friend around and he was able to get out of the deal. \\; For $17k he can do MUCH better, and I'm sure he will. \\; The bad guys will lose in the end, as most folks who ride bikes don't take well to getting screwed.
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From: Oviedo, FL
RE: Another BAD DEALER thread
Just goes to show that everyone is in it to make a buck. In today's world, my opinion is that the customer has all the leverage. With the wealth and access to information on the internet, the average sales person really should be at a disadvantage. Expecting someone to cut their profits voluntarily seems a bit insane to me. After all we do live in a capitalist society.
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From: Lenexa, KS (KC)
RE: Another BAD DEALER thread
What I don't mind is when a company makes a "reasonable" profit. \\; Heck, if the company I work for didn't do that I wouldn't have a job. \\; What I (and probably most of us) do mind is when a company makes an "unreasonable" profit, and $17k on a police bike sounds pretty unreasonable. \\; Hey, I didn't even mention the oil companies, but that's another story.