Originally Posted By: Phishin
I'm in the market for a new vehicle. Time to retire the ol' K1500.
I've been to nearly all the dealerships in my area: Chevy, Ford, Subaru, Honda, etc. etc. I won't go into a Chrysler store, no way.
But anyway, I'm so tired of the same routine. The sales people in all the dealerships are either or high-energy and ignorant of the products they are trying to sell OR they are almost non-existent and don't seem interested in selling you a car anyways.
What is going on? How can the 6 or 7 dealerships in my rural area all be so bad?
Then I found this article today:
http://time.com/money/3826562/buying-cars-online-hate-car-dealerships/
I'm not sure this is the answer, but if you work for a dealership to sell cars, why not be an informed salesman and have some tact when someone walks into your shop looking to drop $30-50k?
It could simply be the region or the labor pool they can draw from, but frustrating any way you look at it.
I went out of state for the Outback in my signature. I experienced some of what you noted in your post, in varying degrees, plus the prices were higher than online and not flexible in the least. Then I found out about Heuberger Subaru in Colorado Springs. Gave them a call, talked to Tommy and was quoted prices around $2000-$2500 less than anywhere else I had found in the country. So long story short bought from them and drove it home. Cost of plane ticket, gas, and hotels still left me with a huge savings. PM me if you want more info.
I have seen on a couple forums there is a Ford dealer in IN or OH that has the best prices in the US. Cannot recall the name at the moment but will see if I can find the reference.