Stealerships

I just threw up on my tablet!

You are expecting Honor from a dealership?

Julie... You gotta read this. Someone just bought a Ferrari and they are expecting to be treated with Honor by their dealership. Poor poor guy.

 

I bought my 488 from Ferrari of Tampa and I had a great experience.

 

I don’t know, maybe I’ve been lucky or just got scammed really good but I’ve never felt cheated on any car purchase though I avoid all no haggle price dealerships (used). There is usually always room to haggle, the percentage seems to vary depending on several factors but at the end of the day I want a good deal and I want the dealer to make some money. I’ve also built some strong relationships with a few dealers and one dealership in particular have become not really friends with but well aquatinted with the owner. Not saying all dealerships are trustworthy and I’ll never offer anything in trade ever again but I guess usually I know what I’m willing to pay before I commit to anything. I tend to not dwell on if I could have gotten a better deal or not and admittedly there have been times I certainly could have. I suppose it’s all in what your willing to accept and live with since admittedly when you worry you tend to suffer more and longer then you probably would otherwise and I dont know about the rest of you but I could always live with a bit less to worry about in life.

 

Chizz, don’t expect too much from people and it will help ease the disappointment in them. As a surgeon myself I understand your frustration when dealing with people who lack passion for their work and integrity for that matter. We are living in a world where mediocrity appears to be the norm. Unfortunately when we tell patients something we have to deliver. Most don’t worry about living up to that standard as they don’t have legal bottom feeders circling in the water Having said that welcome to and get used to the world of exotic car buying. It just comes with the territory. Drive your car in good health!

 

Transport rates are not exact. It depends on how soon you need it, the weather, who's available, etcc.. If the dealer quoted a price, he's padding a profit to protect himself. If he quotes too low, he can risk losing money. He offered to do the leg work for a price and you accepted that. That's integrity. At the end of the day, if you didn't like the price, you can always spend the time to shop rates. Now it's a matter of how much your time is worth.

 

What does any of this have to with being a surgeon? Are you saying you are in the only profession you hat has passion for their work or intergrty for that matter? Do you really believe you're the only ones looking to be sued for any misstep?

 

Has nothing to do with being a surgeon. Sorry if I offended you but I was responding to the OPs post concerning same. And I didn’t say we were the only profession that has passion or integrity. I said it was frustrating dealing with people that don’t have that regard for what they do for a living. It wasn’t a blanket statement and again I apologize if it appeared that way.

 

Thank you for the clarification!

 

As usual there are always 2 sides to any story..we heard one ,just saying.

You should try buying a boat!

 

400 bucks on transport? This is what makes a "stealership? That a broker made $400 on shipping...

And how many people get blindsided by medical bills?

 

I was in the automobile industry for 21 years. In my experience the customers that we're the most pissed but ended up buying the car got the best deals. So I'd say in the end you probably got a really good deal. Also a good deal is just a matter of perception. Enjoy your car and be happy.

 

Chizz, and fellow surgeons, I am not remotely a surgeon (I work in the media) but I come from a medical family with surgeons around, and I’m also a multiple Ferrari owner (four currently) and I completely see where you are coming from, in a way. You work in a job where a lot of the time, every day, you are presented with multiple decisions that could result in the death or serious injury of your patient. In many cases, the patient is neither grateful nor actually pays you. My surgeon relatives/friends care deeply about their patients and it sometimes takes them a whole evening and a bottle of Cabernet to come down from their days. And to relate to ordinary problems, and to their families. In that sense it’s like few other jobs. Sure, a pilot could kill people, so could any of us driving down the road, but we are not making continual 50/50 decisions that could result in life or death.

Then on a day off you have a guy whose job it is to make more money out of you than you expected and you’re annoyed and that’s understandable.

However, from the perspective of a person in business, I don’t think you were ripped off at all. If a client asks us to deliver a consignment of magazines, say, and the transporter price to me is 600, I will without a blink bill for 900. My time, my staff time, profit, and a kind of insurance , because some deliveries go wrong and take many days of time to set right,and we don’t charge that client any more, so we build that in. And profit margin is a small part of this, and the cash margin on your delivery is small. 400 dollars doesn’t buy many people much. On a a 60000 delivery I would charge a smaller percentage margin, but a bigger cash margin. And I would be happy to be transparent with my clients about this.

So, I can see why you were annoyed. But you didn’t get ripped off and you didn’t get stolen from. Enjoy your Ferrari!

 

I can’t freaking believe this discussion is still going on. Over the years I’ve bought a ton of cars (BMW’s, Aston’s, Porsche’s), boats, and motorcycles. I always buy new and I always enjoy the experience. If I was going to get as worked up as Chizz over a car purchase I’d figure out something else to do with my money. You’re buying a Ferrari for God’s sake, enjoy it.

 

Never said any doctor was trying to scam anyone...

but I also haven't seen anyone give menu pricing for treatments either for cost comparisons.

I went into the ER once... they took my blood pressure and temp... I have BCBS... i paid my deductible and got my portion of the bills... it was 3k. My portion.

 

After all of this let's see some photos of your new ride. That way we can all send accolades your way.

 

About a month ago I was shopping for car transport quotes. If you actually went through this whole process and see for yourself the various quotes you get, you'll understand why they quoted $400 more. You'll also understand they probably didn't know they quoted $400 more until they actually got a quote, which takes some time. If you ask them how much shipping is on the spot, they have a rough idea, not exact, but they want to give you a response right away just to get things going and finalize things. Realistically, they probably figured a $200-$400 profit for their time. If anything went wrong, they would make the calls and do the leg work.

So in the mind of whoever quoted, he was probably guessing $600-800 based on distance. He quotes $1000 just be sure. You agree. He shops for quotes and gets $600, but he'll ship your car whether the price was $800, 900, or $1000, or $1200. The agreement was made. Hands shaken. Fair deal. No steal here.

The shipping quotes I received varied from $800-$1200. The more expensive, the faster they would pick-up and the faster they would deliver. So if I was in the dealer's shoes quoting myself, depending on how picky, care-free the customer is etc... I'd pick a number. If I seemed like a customer who wants things now, prompt, and would complain if something went wrong, I would quote $1400 just to give myself some pad room just in case shipping was $1200.