Ferrari Mailing List: Re: After-action report on 2007 F430

[Britt2Asa (Britt2Asa]

I fully believe in Ken pricing but what would happen if the dealer took  
your check, deposited it, and then claimed it was a down payment for the car 
or  a substantial deposit? I would worry about a scum bag dealer (over here 
in the  UK at least) taking the money but still asking for more. It 
would/could be a  real hassle to get your money back..
 
Am I alone in wondering this? With a private seller I would never pay  
without having the car papers in my hand the second I handed over the money.  
Lots of things can disappear from a car if you buy it and don't take it with  
you...books, car cover, tools, receipts, ect.
 
Maybe I am just less trust worthy than you guys. If I screw the price down  
(which I do) I don't want to leave the car with the vendor for one second  
because if they feel they didn't get as much as they wanted they might try 
to  make the money back some other way.
 
Thoughts?
 
Britt

Once I  bought a pickup. It was a new model, and the huge dealer only had 
two in on  the vast lot, out of literally a thousand cars baking in the hot 
Texas sun.  All those units sitting there making interest for the local bank 
on the floor  plan. They wanted $32,000. I offered $28,000. Nope.

The salesman  started into his time worn, hours-long routine. I stopped 
him. Wrote out a  check for $28,000 and dropped it on the desk. "If your 
manager changes his  mind give me a call" I said, "Cash it or tear it up. I'm 
going home to dinner"  (it was after work). And I left. 

Took me 30 minutes to drive to the  house. The phone rang as I was pulling 
up the driveway. 

There are lots  of 430s out there. Will this work for Jim? I don't know. 
But if anyone has the  cojones to drop a $140,000 check on the guy's desk and 
walk out I think  Conforti does. Forget that they are assholes, they have a 
clock in their head  and every time the phone rings they wonder if the bank 
is calling.  

Besides it is too much fun to watch the look on the guy's face when  you 
actually leave.

the kenverine





BR in the  UK
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