Get a coffee, get comfortable, sit down and "enjoy" while this stays active ...
Dealer representatives in Calgary roll their eyes when I tell them I stopped buying in Calgary
and recently bought 1 GMC Acadia and 2 Corvettes over 250 miles away from my home.
I have been told that I was crazy for not just having them ship it in for me ...
with thanks to Derek for letting me know this video was out their ...
My consumer integrity and instinctive "smell-test" is now backed by this W5 segment.
They have many other ways and schemes too ...
- event #1 Summer 2017 - shopping for a 2017 50th Camaro. Found a Camaro in Calgary and phoned the Dealer (C_P). They owned 3 dealerships in Calgary and the 50th Camaro is on their lot. We showed up 90 minutes later through rush hour traffic and there was no Camaro. It was apparently 200 miles away with a dealer rep. However the Manager wanted us to consider a different Camaro on the Lot. They out right lied - just to get us there.
- event #2 Fall 2017 - shopping for a 2017 Chevy Cruze during the year end blowout blitz. Looking for a Hatchback. We phoned "S__G" was told there were 2 hatchbacks for us to compare. Drove across town - zero hatchbacks and about 30 Cruze Sedans - Asked if we would we consider those?
- events though out Summer and Fall 2017 we found many of the Dealer Websites that did not have accurate listings of vehicles that were actually on their lots. Explained by many that a third-party is responsible for updating the websites. Wanted my name & contact info to get back to me.
- a dealership in Calgary (S__G) removes the factory MSRP labels from the cars so that you are forced to ask for a sales rep for any information. Sales reps always answer your first question "so what options does this have?" or "what is the price?" with a question of their own ... "Can I have your name first?".
We eventually succeeded in purchasing the 2017 Corvette and have aborted our exhaustive hunt for the 2017 Cruze Hatchback.
During all of this we did manage to refer 2 separate buyers to a dealership 250 miles away for a new GMC Sierra and a GMC Yukon Denali of their own.
Since 2009, 10 of my last 11 new GM purchases (5 mine & 6 referrals) have been done outside of my resident City, Calgary.
I will disclose that a couple of Calgary Dealerships did not have inventory on their lot that suited what I wanted.
Why did I post this video? .... I just want my Corvette Colleagues to know and be weary when in the market for a Corvette (or anything else).
I can't seem to stop looking at new vehicles and I advise/refer people I know when they are looking ...
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