Deal with the Internet sales manager - Saab General Bulletin Board - Saabnet.com
The banner above is an advertisment - if it asks you to download software, please ignore.
Site News -
7/1: Members: Log In to See Fewer Ads! |
5/28: SAAB Evolutions/TSN T-Shirts $14
[General |
Members |
C900 |
9000 |
NG900 & OG93 |
93 |
95 |
NG95 |
99 |
Sonett |
Vintage Models |
Clubs |
Other Cars |
FAQs |
Gifts |
Member Photo Galleries |
Member Directory |
Classifieds |
Manuals |
*Buddy Registry |
*Mileage Registry |
Polls |
What's New |
Raffle |
Photo of the Month |
Sponsors]
[Main General Bulletin Board | BBFAQ |
Prev by Date | Next by Date | Post Followup ]
Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos
Deal with the Internet sales manager
Posted by MitchN [Email] (more from MitchN) on Mon, 25 Nov 2002 23:13:15
In Reply to: dealing with dealers, rrh, Mon, 25 Nov 2002 02:39:46
Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup
Most dealers have an internet sales manager, really a sales person who quotes prices via email and sometimes over the phone. If you walk into the showroom you are assumed to be a motivated buyer from the area and the prices will reflect that you probably prefer to buy at that dealership and so the price will not be the lowest possible. They also assume you will come back with a counter offer to try to lower the price if it is too high.
The internet sales guy assumes that he has one shot to get the sale, that you are shopping over a large area and I think has a mandate to sell just above cost to customers who would not otherwise buy from that dealer. Increasing sales volume gets them points with the manufacturer so why not take a sale from another dealer.
When I bought my 9-3 in 2001 I found the email address of dealers from their websites or even called and asked to talk to the internet sales mgr, told him I would like to email him my option preferences and wait for a quote via email. I ultimately got quotes as low as dealer cost including all incentives. Finally purchased from a small Saab-only dealer with a good service reputation for about $700 above cost figuring that you do get better service from the dealer who made the sale.
Mitch
posted by 162.83.140...
Posts in this Thread:
- dealing with dealers, rrh, Mon, 25 Nov 2002 02:39:46
- The dealer's cost IS NOT the same thing as "invoice!, Rafe, Wed, 27 Nov 2002 22:47:37
- Deal with the Internet sales manager, MitchN, Mon, 25 Nov 2002 23:13:15 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: dealing with dealers, Noel, Mon, 25 Nov 2002 15:42:38
- Try your local guy first......, Mike Lynch , Mon, 25 Nov 2002 15:08:03
- As a general rule..., b.flippo, Mon, 25 Nov 2002 11:52:13
- Re: dealing with dealers, Ed NC, Mon, 25 Nov 2002 10:26:03
Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup
Post a Followup
No Site Registration is Required to Post - Site Membership is optional (Member Features List), but helps to keep the site online
for all Saabers. If the site helps you, please consider helping the site by becoming a member.
StateOfNine.com
|
SaabClub.com
|
Jak Stoll Performance
|
M Car Covers
|
Ad Available
|
Random Saabnet.com Member Gallery Photos (Click Image)
This is a moderated bulletin board - Posting is a privilege, not a right.
Unsolicited commercial postings are not allowed (no spam). Please, no For Sale or Wanted postings, SERIOUSLY.
Classifieds are to be listed in The Saab Network Classifieds pages.
This is a problem solving forum for over 250,000 Saab owners, so expect to see
problems discussed here even though our cars are generally very reliable. This is not an anything goes
type of forum. Saabnet.com has been a moderated forum since 1988. For usage guidelines, see the
Saabnet.com Mission and Purpose Page. Please remember that you are
not anonymous. Site Contact | Site Donations | Other Sites by SP -
Poverty2Prosperity.org | Run Club Menlo Park | ScreenBot
Site Members do not see red text instructions, bottom of the page anchor ads, or box ads.
Click here to see all
the Site Membership Benefits!