Re: sh*tty lease terms (long)

["Paul M. Moriarty" <pmm@igtc.com>]

Mark Bamberry writes:
> Greetings
> 
> Couple of quick pointers
> 
> 1/ Auto-by-tel costs money, I couldn't afford to join them as the per
> car added cost wouldn't make sense.

Your loss is another dealer's gain.

> 
> 2/ I have had dealings with a number of customers who get a good price
> via Auto-by-tel and then the dealer stacks in a load of prep fees etc.

Not my experience when buying a loaded '97 GLX for $600 over invoice at
McNevin Cadillac Volkswagen in Berkeley, CA.  They quoted the price, I 
accepted.  I gave them $500 to order the car (yes, this was not something 
off the lot).  A few weeks later, I went up and wrote 'em a check for the
balance and drove off.  Couldn't have taken more than 45 minutes.  No
presssure to buy add-ons, no surprise "prep fees".

And... the dealer that I take it to, Steven Creek VW, San Jose (aka Andersen
Beihl Porsche Audi) gives me absolutely ZERO crap about not buying the car
from them when I take it in for warranty work.

- -> Paul <-