Talking about new trucks a lot - so ....
Was / am considering a new truck - love this old GMC buddy I got now, but 211,000 miles is a lot.
So, went on USAA (Military eligible), where it said fill out the info form, and you get the USAA discount and a price. So, took about ten minutes and got on the GMC site and stayed on the USAA site, and filled in truck, options, etc.
Did I get a price? NOPE - got every dealer within fifty miles calling my cell and sending me emails - asking me to come in and 'talk' -- I could a done that without USAA, and spend a tank of gas doing it -- but NOT one single price ... When I did this, I expected to see a price for the vehicle I 'built" (with USAA discount like it said) and a place to get it (or order it). NOT happening -
What happens is your name goes out to all the local dealers and they try to get you in -- because, it voids the "do not call" rules. Not what I expected, not by a long shot. And the ones that called or email had NO idea what I want, either. So, if you do this - don't - just go to the dealer direct because filling out the forms will bombard you with dealers anyway, and they won't even know what you want.
NOT one would give me a price either - except quote MSRP ... but, come in and we'll make you "our best deal". THEN, they tell me if I go somewhere else and they give me lower, they'll match it. What does that tell us immediately??? It tells us we didn't actually get the best deal first time, did we?? And, then I ask myself, why would I go back and get the same deal - and from someone that apparently lied to me already ? Makes no sense to me ...
What's even funny, if it wasn't annoying to get all these calls - an insurance guy called and quoted 50% over my current agent. AND, I got one call from a Tire Seller, wanting to know if I needed new tires on the truck I was buying - a new truck, I assume, comes with new tires. SO, that one did make me laugh. But what I said to him only made him mad.
The $40k+ tho, will sit in my wallet and I'll dig some of it out and repair this Old Buddy instead, when it needs it, for a couple more years anyway. I paid $27,560 for this GMC in 2003, and the one equipped like it now is $46k and change. HA, got new tires tho'.
I know, you all will say "no dealer will give a price over the phone" - but USAA said IT would, that's why I spent the time and filled in the info - instead, it just sent out my contact info - matter of fact, the first call came in less than one minute after I hit the send button at USAA ... now THAT call did surprise me ... less than a minute - somebody sitting at the desk, waiting for the email ping.
New truck sure be nice tho ... :) :)
So, went on USAA (Military eligible), where it said fill out the info form, and you get the USAA discount and a price. So, took about ten minutes and got on the GMC site and stayed on the USAA site, and filled in truck, options, etc.
Did I get a price? NOPE - got every dealer within fifty miles calling my cell and sending me emails - asking me to come in and 'talk' -- I could a done that without USAA, and spend a tank of gas doing it -- but NOT one single price ... When I did this, I expected to see a price for the vehicle I 'built" (with USAA discount like it said) and a place to get it (or order it). NOT happening -
What happens is your name goes out to all the local dealers and they try to get you in -- because, it voids the "do not call" rules. Not what I expected, not by a long shot. And the ones that called or email had NO idea what I want, either. So, if you do this - don't - just go to the dealer direct because filling out the forms will bombard you with dealers anyway, and they won't even know what you want.
NOT one would give me a price either - except quote MSRP ... but, come in and we'll make you "our best deal". THEN, they tell me if I go somewhere else and they give me lower, they'll match it. What does that tell us immediately??? It tells us we didn't actually get the best deal first time, did we?? And, then I ask myself, why would I go back and get the same deal - and from someone that apparently lied to me already ? Makes no sense to me ...
What's even funny, if it wasn't annoying to get all these calls - an insurance guy called and quoted 50% over my current agent. AND, I got one call from a Tire Seller, wanting to know if I needed new tires on the truck I was buying - a new truck, I assume, comes with new tires. SO, that one did make me laugh. But what I said to him only made him mad.
The $40k+ tho, will sit in my wallet and I'll dig some of it out and repair this Old Buddy instead, when it needs it, for a couple more years anyway. I paid $27,560 for this GMC in 2003, and the one equipped like it now is $46k and change. HA, got new tires tho'.
I know, you all will say "no dealer will give a price over the phone" - but USAA said IT would, that's why I spent the time and filled in the info - instead, it just sent out my contact info - matter of fact, the first call came in less than one minute after I hit the send button at USAA ... now THAT call did surprise me ... less than a minute - somebody sitting at the desk, waiting for the email ping.
New truck sure be nice tho ... :) :)
