Enough!!

[pontiacjs]

For every negative comment on dealers loosing sales for GM I could give you hundreds where the dealer did a great job and made the sale. I don't know of a single salesman that wakes up in the morning wanting to piss someone off or to blow a sale for GM.

Who knows what really happened this time. The union guy could have came in with a big chip on his shoulder, was rude or obnoxious, or possibly had an unrealistic expectation as to the price of the truck. This dealer had some time invested in selling this guy a truck so when the second dealer got involved they said no way. It happens every day at every dealership. My dealership won't trade a car or truck if one of our salesmen are activily working on selling it.

[AkSean]

Originally Posted by HoeyHimself

Well perhaps his Tundra wont be the ole' faithful that hi GM truck was and he will regret his decision. I have already seen a total of 8 used Tundras at the Toyota dealership near me (which isnt very large..they have nearly as many used as they do new!)..they havent hardly been out long enough to have more then a few oil changes, and they are getting thrown right back at the dealerships. Theres something wrong with that.

Thats hilarious I've yet to see a used 07 tundra on ANY lot. Not to say there are no used 07 Tundras out there. Whats the name of this Toyota dealership? I'd like to give them a call my dealership would LOVE to have some used 07 Tundras on our lot for good switch trucks.

[TiburonJT]

Originally Posted by HoeyHimself

Well perhaps his Tundra wont be the ole' faithful that hi GM truck was and he will regret his decision. I have already seen a total of 8 used Tundras at the Toyota dealership near me (which isnt very large..they have nearly as many used as they do new!)..they havent hardly been out long enough to have more then a few oil changes, and they are getting thrown right back at the dealerships. Theres something wrong with that.

What dealership has those trucks? A check of Toyota inventory (assuming it's correct) within 250 miles of Ann Arbor shows 5 used '07 Tundras.

[AkSean]

Originally Posted by TiburonJT

What dealership has those trucks? A check of Toyota inventory (assuming it's correct) within 250 miles of Ann Arbor shows 5 used '07 Tundras.

Yup like I said I'm sure there are some 07 Tundras out there. I've seen just about every reason in the world for trading divorce, moving , budget, gas prices, etc. Did a quick serch on autotrader.com had a total of 247 07 Tundras and 2774 07 Silverados.

[01sunfire01]

well i did a quick search and i found plenty of trade in 07 tundras and ones being sold by the owners hell even found a used one a at GMC dealer

also if you search on auto trader for used 2007 chevy trucks you get the new style and the old ones.

[GMCSonoma]

He should have gone to shadams' dealership....but it sounds like you need new union leadership...

[SDRacing]

Originally Posted by GMCdriver

If Union leadership in other industries are willing to buy a non-union built truck to get a bigger discount or save a few bucks how does this guy figure he can protect his own way of life from non-union competition.
It seems like it would be hard to convince consumers and employers that union labor is "worth" more if union leadership isn't willing to pay a little more for it themselves.

Excellent point.

[montrealvue]

The fact of the matter is the GM dealer didn't do enough to win the sale.....period. If they really wanted to sell him a vehicle, they should have show a grain of salemanship and made sure he got the GM he wanted.

[DuSpinnst]

If you are Union you shoudl support Union, that is just common sense (and I don't particularly like Unions).

Dave Bonier (sp?) who works on one of the presidential campaign refused to use a microphone that was set up by non-Union labor at some fund raising event. Now that is commitment to the Union from some guy who even ISN'T Union (but has supported them for 20 years).

[redlipp]

Originally Posted by pontiacjs

For every negative comment on dealers loosing sales for GM I could give you hundreds where the dealer did a great job and made the sale. I don't know of a single salesman that wakes up in the morning wanting to piss someone off or to blow a sale for GM.

Who knows what really happened this time. The union guy could have came in with a big chip on his shoulder, was rude or obnoxious, or possibly had an unrealistic expectation as to the price of the truck. This dealer had some time invested in selling this guy a truck so when the second dealer got involved they said no way. It happens every day at every dealership. My dealership won't trade a car or truck if one of our salesmen are activily working on selling it.

well said!

[Michael_S]

I'd want more details first:
- How far are you from other GM and Chevy dealerships? If there's 5 within 30 miles, he was jumping the gun. If you live in the middle of nowhere and those 2 dealerships are the only two within 50 miles, he has a point.

- How much of a discount was this guy pushing for? Unless you recorded his conversation, you can't know if he said "I want $10,000 below invoice or I'm buying a Toyota!"

- On the other hand, dealership treatment really does matter. If the GM dealer staff was friendly, professional, quick, and courteous but said, "I'm sorry sir, this is our best offer", then your friend jumped the gun. If they ignored him in the dealer office, were rude, and did not give a good explanation as to why the Sierra is a superior purchase, then I understand why he bought something else. (That's not really a good reason to buy something else, but it is an understandable one.)

Originally Posted by King Riffle

Right but where do you take your new car when it needs service/repair? The Dealership. Some people don't want to drive an hour to get to a different one to have part x replaced because the people at the one near them don't treat the customer well.

Excellent point. Thank you.

Every automaker has lemons. Doesn't matter if it's Toyota, Honda, Mercedes, or GM. If you have a problem and the closest dealerships are a pain, you're in trouble.

Originally Posted by HoeyHimself

Some people just lack the patience when it comes to making a purchae. If the vehicle they want isnt right there of ready to be brought in the day they want it to (as if there isnt anything more important in the world then their request) they jump ship and move to a differant maker?

I can't speak for his friend, but many people go car shopping when their previous car breaks and the repair costs more than the vehicle is worth or the vehicle is totalled in a crash. Renting something while you shop for a replacement gets very expensive. Buying a beater car while you wait is a risk - if it's a dirt cheap purchase, it may not last long.

In those cases, the longer you wait to buy the more it costs you.

[SuperSS27]

only hearing one side of the story....from a guy trying to defend his new truck purchase, its easy to come to the conclusion that the GM dealer f'ed up. But I have a feeling this guy never wanted to buy the GMC and just wanted to low ball the GMC dealership and it didn't work, so now he is bad mouthing them.

[vsd]

Pontiac dealer around here screwed up and is the reason I'm driving a Toyota today.

[HoeyHimself]

Originally Posted by Michael_S

I can't speak for his friend, but many people go car shopping when their previous car breaks and the repair costs more than the vehicle is worth or the vehicle is totalled in a crash. Renting something while you shop for a replacement gets very expensive. Buying a beater car while you wait is a risk - if it's a dirt cheap purchase, it may not last long.

In those cases, the longer you wait to buy the more it costs you.

Yeah, I can understand that. I guess when it comes to premeditated purchases then.

[red_rider]

I guess I don't see where the poster's friend did anything to deserve the comments like "i hope his camshaft breaks" and whatnot. He apparantly isn't a blatant toyota or gm hater, and it just sounds like he couldn't get the truck and deal he wanted from that gm dealer so he found somewhere else to get the deal he wanted. The part about watching his truck getting built and coming off the hauler would be kinda cool IMO.