Re: [MBZ] Dealers/stealers

2013-05-04 Thread Curt Raymond
problems but he is a stickler on the maintenance. -Curt Date: Fri, 3 May 2013 20:10:16 -0600 From: Brian Toscano brian.tosc...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Dealers/stealers Message-ID: CACnCPhmXTnux5sUpgRm8BA9rEwLCUwg6jX=48ottq3hy6h6

Re: [MBZ] Dealers/stealers

2013-05-03 Thread Brian Toscano
When I bought a new VW Jetta TDI in 2000 it was a very good experience also. I had worked up the numbers I thought would be a reasonable discount. The first offer from the dealer was even lower than that so I just said there somewhat dumbfounded and asked for some more off that. The salesman

[MBZ] Dealers/stealers

2013-04-30 Thread WILTON
Picked up son's new Toyota truck yesterday to replace one totaled by a deer. First stopped by credit union to arrange financing - cost of vehicle minus ins. check = ~$13k. (Bit of background - son was laid off as a surveyor about 4 years ago; went to chef school with my help; been working as

Re: [MBZ] Dealers/stealers

2013-04-30 Thread Rich Thomas
Sounds like a Fargo moment. Was the FM the son-in-law of the owner of the dealership? --R On 4/30/13 10:30 AM, WILTON wrote: Picked up son's new Toyota truck yesterday to replace one totaled by a deer. First stopped by credit union to arrange financing - cost of vehicle minus ins. check =

Re: [MBZ] Dealers/stealers

2013-04-30 Thread Mitch Haley
WILTON wrote: We arrived at stealership, called USAA for ins; received ins card by fax, then met finance manager for final paperwork; stuff finally moving along 'til finance guy went into his long-winded sales pitch for extended, long-term warranty adding another $27XX to the $13k CU loan. I

Re: [MBZ] Dealers/stealers

2013-04-30 Thread WILTON
FM moment - yep. SIL? 'Don't know, may be. ;) Wilton - Original Message - From: Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2013 10:45 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Dealers/stealers Sounds like a Fargo

Re: [MBZ] Dealers/stealers

2013-04-30 Thread WILTON
- From: Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2013 11:04 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Dealers/stealers WILTON wrote: We arrived at stealership, called USAA for ins; received ins card by fax, then met finance manager for final

Re: [MBZ] Dealers/stealers

2013-04-30 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
be. ;) Wilton - Original Message - From: Rich Thomas richthomas79TD300@** constructivity.net richthomas79td...@constructivity.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2013 10:45 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Dealers/stealers Sounds like a Fargo moment

Re: [MBZ] Dealers/stealers

2013-04-30 Thread Rich Thomas
, April 30, 2013 10:45 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Dealers/stealers Sounds like a Fargo moment. Was the FM the son-in-law of the owner of the dealership? --R On 4/30/13 10:30 AM, WILTON wrote: Picked up son's new Toyota truck yesterday to replace one totaled by a deer. First stopped by credit

Re: [MBZ] Dealers/stealers

2013-04-30 Thread Randy Bennell
On 30/04/2013 9:30 AM, WILTON wrote: Picked up son's new Toyota truck yesterday to replace one totaled by a deer. First stopped by credit union to arrange financing - cost of vehicle minus ins. check = ~$13k. (Bit of background - son was laid off as a surveyor about 4 years ago; went to chef

Re: [MBZ] Dealers/stealers

2013-04-30 Thread Dieselhead
All good reasons to avoid stealers. That said, I bought a car form a stealer a couple years ago. first time in 30 years. They had what I wanted and were up front that they needed to sell it or it went to auction. I bought it well enough that I am pretty sure I could sell it today and get

Re: [MBZ] Dealers/stealers

2013-04-30 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
This is a story about the only time I ever purhcased a new car. My ex and I purchased a new 1976 Chevette from a dealership inTysons Corner, VA. The salesman quoted me a price and when I didn't try to counteroffer he just about fell off his chair. I was from NYC and totally naive in negotiating

Re: [MBZ] Dealers/stealers

2013-04-30 Thread WILTON
Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2013 3:12 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Dealers/stealers On 30/04/2013 9:30 AM, WILTON wrote: Picked up son's new Toyota truck yesterday to replace one totaled by a deer. First stopped by credit union to arrange financing - cost of vehicle minus

Re: [MBZ] Dealers/stealers

2013-04-30 Thread Craig
On Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:30:16 -0400 WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote: It seems that the REAL reason, the Toyota guy wanted us to go there was to try to get another $27XX tacked onto their take. I'm afraid (nearly certain) that, if I had not been there, the SOB would have tacked it onto son's CU

Re: [MBZ] Dealers/stealers

2013-04-30 Thread Rich Thomas
Did the ex leave when the Chebette did? Was she involved in the Happy Ending? --R On 4/30/13 3:58 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: This is a story about the only time I ever purhcased a new car. My ex and I purchased a new 1976 Chevette from a dealership inTysons Corner, VA. The salesman quoted

Re: [MBZ] Dealers/stealers

2013-04-30 Thread WILTON
on that. Wilton - Original Message - From: Craig diese...@pisquared.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2013 4:05 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Dealers/stealers On Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:30:16 -0400 WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote: It seems that the REAL

Re: [MBZ] Dealers/stealers

2013-04-30 Thread OK Don
That part was a striking difference between the VW dealer (same as the toymotor dealer) and the Ford dealer - they didn't even offer anything else - just cranked the paper and we were out of there. On Tue, Apr 30, 2013 at 10:04 AM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote: That's why I'll never again