Stealerships Stories... Got one?

My Kia dealer is constantly recommending PM services that are way in advance of Kia's defined maintenance schedule. Coolant changes, diff / transfer flushes, transmission fluid changes, brake servicing, alignments etc....... Thank you, but no.

On my Subaru Legacy was having front brakes done and a left front wheel bearing needed to be changed, was whistling a bit. Got cost estimate for both and asked how the estimate was done. Reply was that each job, the brakes and the wheel bearing were costed out as completely separate jobs. As if I got the brakes done day 1 and then drove away and returned a week later for the bearing replacement. I explained that much of the work to get to the bearing was done as part of the brake job, so I should not have to pay for it twice. Came back with a reduction of 1 hour of labour, which seemed reasonable to me. Got to know what to ask or you're going to be screwed over.
 
Lightcycle said:
I hate dealing with randos too. I prefer giving/selling to friends at a very generous discount, or I trade it in and bite the bullet and take a small hit for the convenience of not having to negotiate with dolts.

$25K trade-in is equal to $28.25K with the tax benefit. IMO, it's worth the $1750 not to have to deal with kijijidiots.
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Bingo. I know the dealer wants a 5kish margin for profit. What's the price if you include the tax savings on trade in? Great. Now is it worth the difference between that and dealing with the outright morons plaguing the online buy/sell places now? Almost never.
 
Lightcycle said:
Srsly.

If your opening offer starts out with 50% off my already-low asking price, then your message automatically gets booted to the trash can with no response.

Had a guy who regretted low-balling me and repeatedly messaged me after, raising his price higher and higher till he eventually reached my asking price.

I still said no because he was such an idiot.

He later sent another message from his girlfriend's account. I only knew this because of his atrocious spelling.

I also said no to his sock puppet email account.

So satisfying.

I did sell for my asking price to somebody else. Who wasn't an idiot.
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I had a guy lowball me, then came up a bit then asked what I wanted. He agreed to my slightly reduced price then went MIA the day we were supposed to meet...I cancelled plans with a friend to make this happen. He then contacted me a week later saying sorry and he wants to meet.

Blocked.
 
Anywho, back on topic.

Good news, did not get taken for a ride by the mechanic. Plate under the car moved and was touching the exhaust. Noise causes by vibrations.

Victory!
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