They don't really deal anymore

[mk5.0]

Who buys a boat during summertime?

The same kind of person that buys a pontoon...

[matts5.0]

You just suck justin.

[Captain Crawfish]

Put 3 300 Mercury Opti max motors on the back!

[Gasser64]

You just suck justin.

[Gasser64]

The same kind of person that buys a pontoon...

You're an idiot.

[OrangeChevyII]

I've never paid sticker for anything. Ever.

[Gasser64]

Oh I freely admit that I've got a lot to learn. Learned a fair bit just from this thread. From now on, as bcoop said, I won't be mentioning monthly payments. Just the purchase price. Few other tidbits in here as well.

[SMKR]

Finally, here's the boat.


Getting engine put on



Previous day




Getting engine put on, back



Side




Didn't want to crawl up there when he was back there doing stuff





Underneath. Aluminum trailer. Aluminum boat, no wood

You opt for the 300 Merc?

[mikeb]

I've run into dealers that refuse to deal on used cars. We were looking for a used jeep Cherokee for my daughter and we found a pretty nice one at Bonham north of Mckinney.

We went back and forth over the period of a few weeks but they never budged off their sky high asking price, even after we found some things wrong with the jeep (like a blown heater core and oil leaks).

While we were trying to negotiate with Bonham we kept looking and found anther one at another dealer and they were willing to work with me on the price - we negotiated and I walked away with a jeep.

The other dealer called me that very afternoon asking if I was still interested. I got to tell him that it was too late and that I had just bought a jeep from another dealer LOL....

[Gasser64]

You opt for the 300 Merc?

Probably tear that boat in half lol. Its only rated for a 115hp. I don't know if that's due to weight constraints of the... transom? Or if that's just all the power the thing will handle. Or both. Maybe someone can chime in that knows a bit more about boats.

I've run into dealers that refuse to deal on used cars. We were looking for a used jeep Cherokee for my daughter and we found a pretty nice one at Bonham north of Mckinney.

We went back and forth over the period of a few weeks but they never budged off their sky high asking price, even after we found some things wrong with the jeep (like a blown heater core and oil leaks).

While we were trying to negotiate with Bonham we kept looking and found anther one at another dealer and they were willing to work with me on the price - we negotiated and I walked away with a jeep.

The other dealer called me that very afternoon asking if I was still interested. I got to tell him that it was too late and that I had just bought a jeep from another dealer LOL....

This is the kind of thing I've run into more than once. And kind of the reason for this thread. Its a little strange, their attitudes sometimes. Its like they don't have any real protocol, they just sort of wing it, every single sale. I mean I know they do, but man. You'd think there would be some more consistency than there is.

[SMKR]

Probably tear that boat in half lol. Its only rated for a 115hp. I don't know if that's due to weight constraints of the... transom? Or if that's just all the power the thing will handle. Or both. Maybe someone can chime in that knows a bit more about boats.



This is the kind of thing I've run into more than once. And kind of the reason for this thread. Its a little strange, their attitudes sometimes. Its like they don't have any real protocol, they just sort of wing it, every single sale. I mean I know they do, but man. You'd think there would be some more consistency than there is.

This conversation reminds me of this video...

https://youtu.be/DLRwkrBZzsA

[snacksnack]

This conversation reminds me of this video...

https://youtu.be/DLRwkrBZzsA

love that vid!

[David]

Find invoice, work from there, get low monthly payments.

[Denny]

I've run into dealers that refuse to deal on used cars. We were looking for a used jeep Cherokee for my daughter and we found a pretty nice one at Bonham north of Mckinney.

We went back and forth over the period of a few weeks but they never budged off their sky high asking price, even after we found some things wrong with the jeep (like a blown heater core and oil leaks).

While we were trying to negotiate with Bonham we kept looking and found anther one at another dealer and they were willing to work with me on the price - we negotiated and I walked away with a jeep.

The other dealer called me that very afternoon asking if I was still interested. I got to tell him that it was too late and that I had just bought a jeep from another dealer LOL....

Sounds like a dealer that gets shit at high prices to begin with, leaving no wiggle room. They'll try to sell it high, only to make a small profit.

[Gasser64]

Find invoice, work from there, get low monthly payments.

Best method for doing that? Its not info that they're particularly glad to share.

Sounds like a dealer that gets shit at high prices to begin with, leaving no wiggle room. They'll try to sell it high, only to make a small profit.

Doesn't sound like they'd be in business long. Maybe its just the individual salesmen, who just won't have a job for long.