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  • January 2, 2010 at 4:10 PM #16867
    Coronita
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    Does anyone have a local SD Ford dealer to recommend for sales/service? For various reasons, need I’m sort of on the market for a smaller CUV and was considering a Ford Edge because the design appears decent, gets reasonable gas mileage, and as an added bonus is a U.S of A made vehicle.

    My short venture into a local stealership simply to test drive the thing was a less than friendly experience. The sales dude didn’t want to let me test drive for starters, saying test drives are for serious buyers only (despite I was with my parents). And second, he didn’t give seem to give a damn about trying to answer some of the questions that I had regarding the powertrain and options. It’s not like the stealership was busy (I saw maybe 2 other customers) and it’s not like I was asking him to test drive a GT500 or some limited production car.

    I don’t get it. Are Ford’s flying off the shelf so fast now such that dealerships and sales dudes are being arrogant pricks like the Toyota sales folks? Or did Ford start making sales people salaried employees without commissions, so they don’t give a damn?

    Anyway, please recommend me a dealer if you’ve had a good experience with one here.

    January 2, 2010 at 5:47 PM #498478
    Allan from Fallbrook
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    FLU: Check your PM.

    January 2, 2010 at 5:47 PM #498628
    Allan from Fallbrook
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    FLU: Check your PM.

    January 2, 2010 at 5:47 PM #499021
    Allan from Fallbrook
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    FLU: Check your PM.

    January 2, 2010 at 5:47 PM #499113
    Allan from Fallbrook
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    FLU: Check your PM.

    January 2, 2010 at 5:47 PM #499358
    Allan from Fallbrook
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    FLU: Check your PM.

    January 2, 2010 at 5:51 PM #498483
    svelte
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    We haven’t purchased through them, but we’ve been to Heller Ford in Escondido for standard maintenance many times with our Mustang and have been treated first-rate each time (reasonable price, fast friendly service, no over-selling or up-selling).

    We haven’t needed any repairs yet in 3 years so real in-depth testing of their service is yet to come…

    We’d have to give them two thumbs up so far…

    January 2, 2010 at 5:51 PM #498632
    svelte
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    We haven’t purchased through them, but we’ve been to Heller Ford in Escondido for standard maintenance many times with our Mustang and have been treated first-rate each time (reasonable price, fast friendly service, no over-selling or up-selling).

    We haven’t needed any repairs yet in 3 years so real in-depth testing of their service is yet to come…

    We’d have to give them two thumbs up so far…

    January 2, 2010 at 5:51 PM #499026
    svelte
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    We haven’t purchased through them, but we’ve been to Heller Ford in Escondido for standard maintenance many times with our Mustang and have been treated first-rate each time (reasonable price, fast friendly service, no over-selling or up-selling).

    We haven’t needed any repairs yet in 3 years so real in-depth testing of their service is yet to come…

    We’d have to give them two thumbs up so far…

    January 2, 2010 at 5:51 PM #499118
    svelte
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    We haven’t purchased through them, but we’ve been to Heller Ford in Escondido for standard maintenance many times with our Mustang and have been treated first-rate each time (reasonable price, fast friendly service, no over-selling or up-selling).

    We haven’t needed any repairs yet in 3 years so real in-depth testing of their service is yet to come…

    We’d have to give them two thumbs up so far…

    January 2, 2010 at 5:51 PM #499363
    svelte
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    We haven’t purchased through them, but we’ve been to Heller Ford in Escondido for standard maintenance many times with our Mustang and have been treated first-rate each time (reasonable price, fast friendly service, no over-selling or up-selling).

    We haven’t needed any repairs yet in 3 years so real in-depth testing of their service is yet to come…

    We’d have to give them two thumbs up so far…

    January 2, 2010 at 6:43 PM #498503
    Raybyrnes
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    FLU,

    Maybe you met a good salesperson who sized you up quickly and figured out it was not worth his time to have you trying to nickel and dime a fairly low margin vehicle.

    Last time you wrote

    “I forgot about the 3% holdback honda gives to dealers. Running through your numbers, and my number I get the dealer selling about $1032 above cost.
    Damn, I knew I should have pushed for $100 lower. I didn’t beat my personal record.”

    Maybe this sales person personal record is important to him and that means steering a person like you to the internet or fleet sales division and focusing on customers who will make him a commission.

    Don’t hate the player, hate the game

    January 2, 2010 at 6:43 PM #498653
    Raybyrnes
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    FLU,

    Maybe you met a good salesperson who sized you up quickly and figured out it was not worth his time to have you trying to nickel and dime a fairly low margin vehicle.

    Last time you wrote

    “I forgot about the 3% holdback honda gives to dealers. Running through your numbers, and my number I get the dealer selling about $1032 above cost.
    Damn, I knew I should have pushed for $100 lower. I didn’t beat my personal record.”

    Maybe this sales person personal record is important to him and that means steering a person like you to the internet or fleet sales division and focusing on customers who will make him a commission.

    Don’t hate the player, hate the game

    January 2, 2010 at 6:43 PM #499046
    Raybyrnes
    Participant

    FLU,

    Maybe you met a good salesperson who sized you up quickly and figured out it was not worth his time to have you trying to nickel and dime a fairly low margin vehicle.

    Last time you wrote

    “I forgot about the 3% holdback honda gives to dealers. Running through your numbers, and my number I get the dealer selling about $1032 above cost.
    Damn, I knew I should have pushed for $100 lower. I didn’t beat my personal record.”

    Maybe this sales person personal record is important to him and that means steering a person like you to the internet or fleet sales division and focusing on customers who will make him a commission.

    Don’t hate the player, hate the game

    January 2, 2010 at 6:43 PM #499138
    Raybyrnes
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    FLU,

    Maybe you met a good salesperson who sized you up quickly and figured out it was not worth his time to have you trying to nickel and dime a fairly low margin vehicle.

    Last time you wrote

    “I forgot about the 3% holdback honda gives to dealers. Running through your numbers, and my number I get the dealer selling about $1032 above cost.
    Damn, I knew I should have pushed for $100 lower. I didn’t beat my personal record.”

    Maybe this sales person personal record is important to him and that means steering a person like you to the internet or fleet sales division and focusing on customers who will make him a commission.

    Don’t hate the player, hate the game

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