Dealer let me walk over $600
05-05-2010, 09:37 PM
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Plus, the damn 6MT is the most expensive of the coupes!
There are literally only a handful of RWD models in the whole of upstate and NE.
05-05-2010, 09:45 PM
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haha oh... yea i don't know much about north nj. salerno duane is in denville, nj. also up there somewhere. but yea, there arent many 6MT coupes. i only contacted others to see what prices they would offer. looks like you got a nice deal though. 
now we can wait together hahaha
what color did you get? i got amethyst graphite.
now we can wait together hahaha
what color did you get? i got amethyst graphite.
05-06-2010, 01:35 AM
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I don't know if this is some kind of record or not, but I joined this forum in 2005 and this is the first time I'm ever actually posting. Hmm....
Anyway, I went down to my local Infiniti dealer today to pull the trigger on a Graphite Shadow 6MT coupe w/navigation and rear spoiler. The MSRP on the car is $43665. I offered $39350, which is the price I found online via a car buying service. The dealer countered $600 higher than my offer. I ended up walking...
Here's the thing-- they don't have this car. It would have to be ordered because there are none anywhere close with that color & options in a 6MT. The salesman told me that the car would take only 6 to 8 weeks to arrive after it was ordered. Is that true? That seems pretty quick for a car that is built in Japan.
Anyway, I went down to my local Infiniti dealer today to pull the trigger on a Graphite Shadow 6MT coupe w/navigation and rear spoiler. The MSRP on the car is $43665. I offered $39350, which is the price I found online via a car buying service. The dealer countered $600 higher than my offer. I ended up walking...
Here's the thing-- they don't have this car. It would have to be ordered because there are none anywhere close with that color & options in a 6MT. The salesman told me that the car would take only 6 to 8 weeks to arrive after it was ordered. Is that true? That seems pretty quick for a car that is built in Japan.
You should have offered even less....
05-06-2010, 09:31 AM
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It is. But USAA uses Zag.com for the most part. Regardless, the dealer doesn't lose money on a USAA sale. At the end of the month towards the end of the model year, you can probably beat the USAA price by $500 if you talk to the Internet Sales Manager yourself.
05-06-2010, 10:47 AM
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05-06-2010, 12:10 PM
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damn. don't tell me that. hahaha because i just bought mine last week and now it's too late lol
05-07-2010, 03:31 AM
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I've worked in sales for 2 new car dealers (not Infiniti). 1 focused on service above price, the other focused on price over service. At the 1st dealer, they didn't have the best prices, but did offer a higher level of service (not just talking about sales, but in every dept). The dealership was "nicer", the reps take the time to go over every detail about the car & explain things to the customers. At the 2nd dealer, the reps aren't as knowledgeable about the cars, they can't do as good a job at explaining things, but they have better prices. The 1st dealer sells in low volume, but at higher prices, the 2nd dealer sells in higher volume, but at lower prices.
If the sales guy actually let you walk over $600, that means his manager just isn't willing to bend any more that day, even if it means losing the sale. They hate to let you walk out the door without a deal, because they know there's a good chance you're going to buy somewhere else, they're not letting you walk because they think you'll give up. They eventually relented probably because they had really bad sales for the week or the month, & badly needed it.
If the sales guy actually let you walk over $600, that means his manager just isn't willing to bend any more that day, even if it means losing the sale. They hate to let you walk out the door without a deal, because they know there's a good chance you're going to buy somewhere else, they're not letting you walk because they think you'll give up. They eventually relented probably because they had really bad sales for the week or the month, & badly needed it.
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05-07-2010, 03:36 AM
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The manager is much better at convincing you he's your friend & gets you to raise your bottom line price. The reason he's the manager is, he's so good at smooth-talking the customers. At both dealers I worked at, the managers had a ridiculous closing ratio, & don't sell cars for any lower than they tell their sales guy how low they can go.
Does the manager have final say? Obviously, but don't go dealing with them thinking you're going to get what you want, the sales managers have far too much experience & are far too good at what they do.
Does the manager have final say? Obviously, but don't go dealing with them thinking you're going to get what you want, the sales managers have far too much experience & are far too good at what they do.
05-07-2010, 04:31 AM
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Well what part of the month did you go in. Normally in the beginning of the months they won't do great deals because they just started the quota for that month but if you go towards the end of the month they are more likely to give you better deals. That is if the Stealership is hurting in sales.
05-12-2010, 05:22 PM
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So my salesman is telling me that my car will be here in the 3rd week of June. That's less than 5 weeks from the day it was ordered. He even gave me the car's VIN one day after the order was placed. Does something seem fishy to any of you guys?
05-12-2010, 05:38 PM
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To me it sounds like you're getting one that's coming in on the next shipment. It was probably intended to go to another dealer but he's arranging to do a pipeline transfer to his dealership.
05-12-2010, 06:24 PM
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Yeah, that's possible. The only thing that bothers me is that the dealer did an extended search looking for a car exactly the way I wanted it. When he told me that the car didn't exist, I told him to do a factory order and I'll wait. I made it clear that I wanted my car with just the options I chose and nothing else added on. So now I'm wondering if the car will come in exactly as I wanted...