Good Dealers?

[russellsmojo]

Sandm very valid point on territories changing supply and demand dynamic. I am glass always full on the good dealer topic because the fellas at slalom shop has always been awesome. I know other areas are not so lucky.


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[sandm]

Corvette museum delivery is technically just a museum pass and they drive your car across the street and park it inside the museum and put some velvet ropes around it. I think you get a sticker and a wall plaque too. All for $995.

You may even get a small box of toothpicks.

Then they ship your car as normal to the selling dealer.

this was his second delivery there and 3rd vette overall. it was still quite a bit cheaper to do that vs paying to buy locally and delivery was to his driveway. he bought from kerbeck. told me that findlay chevy in vegas is allocated 40 vettes for 2021. kerbeck is allocated 950.
he paid full msrp of 88k but NO markups and NO dealer add on's.

it'll go well with the rivian he is expecting in september. he was one of the first 100 to put a deposit on one 2 or 3 years ago. he selected interior and exterior colors 2 months ago and said delivery was slated for august but he thinks it'll be mid september.

[sandm]

Sandm very valid point on territories changing supply and demand dynamic. I am glass always full on the good dealer topic because the fellas at slalom shop has always been awesome. I know other areas are not so lucky.

ya I'm just a cheap ass when it comes to a few things and if I can figure out how to save a buck I'm going to. the dealer network for boats is a very frustrating and NON consumer friendly model if you ask me. manufacturers should not dictate nor control products in a free market economy.

I completely understand the need to support local dealers so you have support there BUT should it come at the price of getting "forced" to bend over and grab your ankles while purchasing.

[MJHSupra]

I completely understand the need to support local dealers so you have support there BUT should it come at the price of getting "forced" to bend over and grab your ankles while purchasing.

Ahhh - the COVID effect.

On social media, you can almost hear the frustration with some people when they ask these questions and people are telling them about the deals they got last year and the year before.

Another factor is the volume of boats. Small dealer with lower number of boats will need to make the margins and does not have add'l inventory to make up a smaller margin number.

[Guppydriver]

I mean being honest. Let’s say the economy tanks. Dealers inventory builds up. You go to buy a new Supra and they offer 30% off to move a unit. Would you say no and say only take 10% off because you just want the normal discount.

The pricing thing is working just the way it is supposed to imo. Ford raptors were selling over sticker price at one point. Heck the new Cadillac Escalade is over sticker price in some cases. Supply and demand from middle school. Kids used to do supply and demand business with atomic fireballs on the playground.


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I completely understand where you and coming from, but not entirely apples to apples. The Ford Raptor and some of the other auto examples mentioned were selling for ADM at EVERY dealer in the nation (for the most part). I was offered 9% off the Mojo I was going to order and I think the vast amount of clients right now are getting above 5%. I get the dealer can do whatever they want vis a vis the laws of supply and demand, but they are clearly not interested in establishing a long term relationship. It’s the risk they take, and it could potentially bite them in the butt.

[sandm]

Another factor is the volume of boats. Small dealer with lower number of boats will need to make the margins and does not have add'l inventory to make up a smaller margin number.

totally agree and that smaller dealer should then likely have superior customer service to keep you as a customer. if the supplier(skiers) tho are going to have dealer territories in place, there is ZERO reason for a dealer to work to earn your business tho. they know if you want a supra/moomba they are the only game in town.
I would bet that's likely playing into a lot of the frustrations that people voice about no return call or followup. they don't have to.

[RC_Hinojosa]

if the supplier(skiers) tho are going to have dealer territories in place, there is ZERO reason for a dealer to work to earn your business tho. they know if you want a supra/moomba they are the only game in town.
I would bet that's likely playing into a lot of the frustrations that people voice about no return call or followup. they don't have to.

This is on point. In Texas we have Supra/Moomba dealers in Houston, Austin & Dallas but many other states are not as fortunate.

For the folks that don't have dealers in their state, they are kinda at the mercy of the dealer they are working with. Shitty situation for sure....



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[larry_arizona]

I am lucky that my local dealer plays nicely, although my salesman recently left.


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[heidilelord]

All of your points are excellent... I texted the salesperson on Monday, and he verified that they had gotten my construct from Moomba, as well as stating that he would inform the bossman so that he could work up figures. Our lakehouse is really closer to another dealer, but in the opposite direction, so we figured the closer dealer would be easier to service. They indicated that they had an April build slot available for another boat, which might be converted to a Kaiyen for a May-ish delivery.
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[mgswake]

Why are post 10 and post 39 pretty much the same post, but from 2 different accounts?