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  So this is just great. I negotiated a car about a month ago. Said they didn't have it in the colour I wanted, and that they'd have to order it, and it would take some time. Fine. It was a great sale and I was pumped. Two weeks later, no word. Emailed him last week to ask how things are going, no response. Today I get an email saying "Oh turns out two weeks ago we heard that they weren't taking any orders and we looked for one in Canada and called and called and couldn't get you one in that colour. Oh and now you are fucked as there isn't one in ANY colour of the model you want. But you can get one of the more expensive models, or the base model in automatic instead. lol."
  
  Come on. You can't order a car and then find out two weeks later it isn't getting made. Also, it takes 5 minutes for them to search every dealership in Canada. And he says he didn't respond to my email because he was on vacation. Oh, actually he never got it, as they've just changed their email system. He said that 3 weeks ago (about the email system as well).
  
  What a cunt.
  
  Anyway, just had to rant.

  Jul 06, 2010 7:33pm PDT
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  So this is just great. I negotiated a car about a month ago. Said they didn't have it in the colour I w... : SeaLlama
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    Call corporate, problem solved. : ryuuseki
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      I'd do this in a heartbeat if I thought it would actually get me somewhere. : SeaLlama
      • I don't think you understand how dealerships work. Call the corporate company. : ryuuseki
      • I have no clue how it is for every single car company out there, but I know that there are GM reps that h... : ateam311
    • This is the answer, true fact. Many years ago, I sold cars. I can tell you there is very little that th... : Thresher
    • Friend of mine ordered a 2007 Corolla, signed the papers, etc and then a week later they said they there ... : flasher 907
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    I love those build a car and then email it to the dealerships in your area. "Yeah we got exactly wha... : trove
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      Bait and switch : Rag and Bone Man
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        Is that really the old bait and switch? I assumed it would be more sophisticated than that. Like I woul... : trove
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          It's the first thing I thought of, especially when you put it the way you did. : Rag and Bone Man
          • It may be as you say, I just figured they'd try to pull you in first. This has happened a few times. ... : trove
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          I think in this case the bait and switch is in the email to get you to come down there in the first place... : DinK
          • Nm, I reread what you said and "bait and switch" probably isn't the right term, but the rest stands. : DinK
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      I had a dealer do that to me. Said "yeah we got of those in stock. come on by". I get there and it's a... : riptyde
      • Well that's what I thought a bait and switch was, this was just email communication. I just was surprise... : trove
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    Did you sign anything? : FrayLo
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      Not at the time, I emailed him asking him to fax the documentation so that I could have something in writ... : SeaLlama
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        You got it in email though? I'd say talk to corporate. Hint that you're gonna go to a different car maker... : daVinci1980
        • Yeah this is what I think I'll do. Can't hurt! : SeaLlama
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    Seems funny he would walk away from a guaranteed sale/commission. : FrayLo
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      Yeah, I'm trying to figure out if he's inept or trying to upsell me. : SeaLlama
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        Both. : the archvile
        • Can't it be both? : spazzium
      • Trying to clear inventory on hand. That's all. : trove
      • Way too much time to be invested on his end, why bother, 15 minutes after you left, there was someone els... : Werkin
  • What were you trying to buy? : Dave-A
  • WHAT COLOR? : jane911
• Wow, I just had that happen to me too! Dealer gave me a deal of $4000 off MSRP, after rebate deal. Over I... : pobone