Tried to buy a trailer yesterday but.....
Hi all, as the title states, we found a 5th wheel we liked and sat down to make a deal with the sales manager who of course took over from our original salesman. After taking all of the information a...
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valhalla360 wrote:
Unlikely the dealer will put 2+2 together and realize they lost the sale but unless the dealer is only allowed X units per year, they still lost money because they would have ordered in another unit for the next sucker to buy.
A naive assessment and not how any well run dealership works, rather they buy in bulk at specific times of the year and will only order individual units if it has proven an exceptionally popular model and they've run out. A manufacturer will also offer periodic incentives to encourage dealers to order but no dealer will order what he thinks he can't sell within a reasonably short period of time, ergo the reason some models must be custom ordered if you want one. Gotta remember - most dealerships have been at this a l-o-n-g time, far longer than any of us, and know all the tricks so if they decline you're offer it isn't by accident, it's by design. Those who become offended and walk out may think they've "taught the dealer a lesson" but believe it - there always will be another customer after you. ;)
