Another car thread

[Jayv]

So....for reasons I’ll explain in a second I’m having a hard look at Toyota Highlanders. Seen a 2016 XLT with 54k kms for $29k which for a car that was originally $46 k ish isn’t too bad.

Now why? Tons of room in the back for 2 dogs and the most important bit...it’s one of the few SUVs left with a separate rear opening glass hatch which is invaluable when you're unloading (unruly) dogs for getting leashes and harnesses on them and also when stopped for letting them safely have some fresh air.

other pluses ...V6 engine and a fair bit of luxury in the XLT
minuses.... apparently there was a significant set of upgrades in the 2017 model.

New car prices are typically fixed and apart from Manufactures discount the prices stay stagnant.

Now in the Covid times no-one knows how much a used Highlander will depreciate each month. If it's a popular vehicle the difference between May prices and June 2020 might be very small. However my thinking is a lot of car dealers aren't willing to jump right back into the Used market as it has the potential to be very volatile. That 29k price tag may have changed since Monday.

 

[backmarkerducati]

What questions do you really need answered? Half the time sales guys will either give you the wrong answer, or just whatever answer you are looking for. I know a GM at Kia store in Toronto, i don't know what your location is though.

What they have in inventory. Potential wait times if we want to order a specific colour they do not have. What options the trim level has, specifically does it have AC (it is really unclear online if it does or does not). Current interest rates for financing. Do they have any 2019 models on the lot. Any dealer options or deals to upgrade to aluminum rims on the base model. Nothing fancy really. I am not breaking social distancing to get answers to simple questions. The other makes we are looking at were more than happy to answer these or similar questions and set up a time to have a call to discuss. This guy just keeps trying to get us to come in, when I try to set up a time to call him or for him to call me he ignores me--no response, when I follow-up again with another email he wants me to come in, I ask to set up a time for a call first, no response, rinse and repeat.

We are located in Etobicoke. One local dealer is screwing around with the mentioned we must come in crap. The other local dealer never even responded to our initial email inquiry. I might send an email to the GM of the first dealer tomorrow (found his email online) asking him to assign a different less useless sales guy, basically at this point first guy will never get my sale.

KIAs must be flying off the lot.

 

[mimico_polak]

I’ve been into Queensway Kia and never again. They were the worst salesmen I’ve ever dealt with. Zero knowledge, no interest in listening to what you were looking for, and only focused on the monthly payment. Nothing else.

Of all the brands and dealerships I dealt with I’ve never had to actively go asking to have someone show me a car. These guys would always just sit at their desk even when I spent 15min looking at the Sedona in the showroom....so we bought the Odyssey.

 

[Evoex]

What they have in inventory. Potential wait times if we want to order a specific colour they do not have. What options the trim level has, specifically does it have AC (it is really unclear online if it does or does not). Current interest rates for financing. Do they have any 2019 models on the lot. Any dealer options or deals to upgrade to aluminum rims on the base model. Nothing fancy really. I am not breaking social distancing to get answers to simple questions. The other makes we are looking at were more than happy to answer these or similar questions and set up a time to have a call to discuss. This guy just keeps trying to get us to come in, when I try to set up a time to call him or for him to call me he ignores me--no response, when I follow-up again with another email he wants me to come in, I ask to set up a time for a call first, no response, rinse and repeat.

We are located in Etobicoke. One local dealer is screwing around with the mentioned we must come in crap. The other local dealer never even responded to our initial email inquiry. I might send an email to the GM of the first dealer tomorrow (found his email online) asking him to assign a different less useless sales guy, basically at this point first guy will never get my sale.

KIAs must be flying off the lot.

Plaza Kia was good to me the few times I took the optima in for service bulletin work.

Its yonge and hwy 7 iirc.