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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