New Tow Vehicle Purchase
I just (kicking and screaming) updated my tow vehicle from a 05 Dodge to a 16 Ford. My impressions of car/truck salesmen has not changed from my experience eleven years ago, when I was forced to educ...
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fla-gypsy wrote:BB_TX wrote:
I have found that fleet sales typically knows more about trucks than the regular new vehicle salesmen.
x2 but since it's my money I make sure I know more than them also
I agree with these guys. When I bought my Tundra, I had researched it for over a year. I knew every feature, every sales code, every available combination. Most salesman on the floor didn't know much about them. I got flat out WRONG information from most of them, as the OP got.
When I finally figured out EXACTLY what I wanted, I contacted the fleet manager/online sales guy and told them the exact sales codes that I wanted. I found that they generally knew their product a little better, but I still didn't rely on them for anything except pricing.
At the dealer from which I purchased, the fleet sales/online sales guys don't receive a commission. They get straight salary and a bonus for hitting sales targets. I found that I got the best price, no haggling, no nonsense from them.
Several dealers quoted me prices on the exact same truck (same VIN) that were thousands of dollars apart in price.
