I went to a dealer, in Columbus, Ohio, that because of their high pressure sale practices, I do not normally do business. In 15 years, I have only used the dealership for test drives and oil changes. It appears now, that record will remain unchanged.
They had a Cool Vanilla 300C, with the equipment configuration that I want: all options except for moonroof, satillite radio and uconnect. It had GPS nav, protection group, adjustable pedals, California wood package. In making the deal we were $1-2,000 off making a deal. In order to make the deal I had to do Chrysler financing, which I was not sure that I wanted to do. Wanted to pay cash. I did not refuse the deal but, asked if I could think about it over the weekend and let them know Monday A.M. They said okay and the salesman said that he would hold onto our paperwork. I left the dealership at 11:30 A.M. on Saturday. I decided to call back at 4:45 to ask how soon I could pay-off the Chrysler financing (after closing the deal) and what the interest cost would be. I had been told that I could pay off the Chrysler financing, any time without penality. My salesman went to check on what the cost would be. He came back with bad news... another salesman had sold the car.
After saying they would hold the car, the pucks sold the car out from under me!!! A car that had sat on the lot for a week and they could not hold it for another day!!! They could not tell the other party, that a sale was pending
and that they would get back with them Monday afternoon.
If it was not so hard to get a 300C, I would have told the sales manager to forget the whole deal, in a most impolite way. That was the first car, that I ever saw on a dealer's lot with nav and no moonroof. Fat change that any other dealer in the area will have that equipment configuration. I have contacted five other local dealers to find the 300C that I want. I hope they find a car before the other bums. I do not care to give the dealer that sold my car out from under me, a dime to get my 300C.
From another dealer, I was told that the wait for sold orders is STILL 3-4 months for a 300C. The word "maybe" was also used. Outrageous!!!! With 300Cs flying off dealership lots, the chances of finding another dealer willing to trade their 300C for another 300C is very slim. With customer waiting lists for 300Cs, I am screwed.
They had a Cool Vanilla 300C, with the equipment configuration that I want: all options except for moonroof, satillite radio and uconnect. It had GPS nav, protection group, adjustable pedals, California wood package. In making the deal we were $1-2,000 off making a deal. In order to make the deal I had to do Chrysler financing, which I was not sure that I wanted to do. Wanted to pay cash. I did not refuse the deal but, asked if I could think about it over the weekend and let them know Monday A.M. They said okay and the salesman said that he would hold onto our paperwork. I left the dealership at 11:30 A.M. on Saturday. I decided to call back at 4:45 to ask how soon I could pay-off the Chrysler financing (after closing the deal) and what the interest cost would be. I had been told that I could pay off the Chrysler financing, any time without penality. My salesman went to check on what the cost would be. He came back with bad news... another salesman had sold the car.
After saying they would hold the car, the pucks sold the car out from under me!!! A car that had sat on the lot for a week and they could not hold it for another day!!! They could not tell the other party, that a sale was pending
and that they would get back with them Monday afternoon.
If it was not so hard to get a 300C, I would have told the sales manager to forget the whole deal, in a most impolite way. That was the first car, that I ever saw on a dealer's lot with nav and no moonroof. Fat change that any other dealer in the area will have that equipment configuration. I have contacted five other local dealers to find the 300C that I want. I hope they find a car before the other bums. I do not care to give the dealer that sold my car out from under me, a dime to get my 300C.
From another dealer, I was told that the wait for sold orders is STILL 3-4 months for a 300C. The word "maybe" was also used. Outrageous!!!! With 300Cs flying off dealership lots, the chances of finding another dealer willing to trade their 300C for another 300C is very slim. With customer waiting lists for 300Cs, I am screwed.
