This usec car dealership sucks

[Lee Levitt]

"Pat Dooley" <pdooley at gte.net> writes:
>  
>  Audi Quattro 1985 $1,500 (8/31/00)
>  AUDI 1985 Quattro Coupe, 5sp, 2 dr, lowered, 2" nice tires & wheels, runs
&
>  handles great. First $1500. Call 263-2523 Automotive Solutions
>  
>  I called the guy up and asked if it was 4wd.  He said he didn't know. 
"Is
>  it a turbo?" I asked. "No, I know its not a turbo".  "It says Quattro on
>  it", he added.
>  
>  Hmmm, did Audi make an NA Quattro coupe?
>  
>  Anyway, I go to look at the car: dinged up body, crappy paint job, and
some
>  half assed sticker on the windshield that says "QUATTRO".
>  
>  Man, that pissed me off.

No disrespect intended, Pat, but what did you expect for $1500?

Used car dealerships are *generally* churn and burn operations...they pick
up cars at auction or get them from dealerships who *wouldn't* risk selling
them to their customers.

And what could they have paid for a car that they're retailing for $1500? I
think your expectations were a bit out of line :)

When I was looking for my wife's A6, we visited the used car lots next to
Clair Audi...one was a very classy operation that had a nice range of high
end cars (Mercedes, Audis, etc), (with prices to match), and a second that
sold sh*t on a high pressure basis. 

I ended up buying my A6 from Rietzl Audi, got an extra year's warranty with
it (Audi certified vehicle), *and* have a sales rep (Dennis Carroll) that 2
months after the sale is *still* working for me. Just last week he called to
let me know that he found a couple of remotes for the remote locking system,
as promised.

Will I shop at used car dealerships again? Sure. Will I buy there? Probably
not.

Will I make my first calls to Dennis at Rietzl and the guy that sold me my
(used) Range Rover at Land Rover Hanover? Absolutely.

Lee






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