Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Demo car survey
Genjuro said:
This is absurd!! Not your post, mind you... but the fact that someone would order a care under the auspice that it's a demo. They will sell that car when it suits them for a premium.
Foul!!
AS I HAVE STATED MANY TIMES BEFORE, AUTOSTRADA IS AN UPSTANDING DEALERSHIP. I am paying sticker, and no more. I am also receiving free 1000 miles service and the like. I am not paying over sticker, period. As for myself, I will not sell the car once I receive it. Again, this was all a timing thing, and would have been fine if there were no delays. I am essentially paying a "premium" in the sense that I have rented a car for 30+ dollars a day, and will continue to untill I take delivery of the car.
Also, I spec'ed the car personally, and I didn't receive the car as the dealership ordered it. I placed the order in January. Autostrada will be a highly productive dealership, and will sell more Elises than other dealerships. They are going to want to have "eye candy" in the showroom as much as possible. Also, I think that it is important to remember that if the cars were delivered in April when they were supposed to, there would currently be no demo cars. They would all be gone. I think the way Autostrada planned thier allocations, and thier upstanding business practices can not even be compared to other dealerships. Overseas in Dallas is a joke, with their ideas of "EXTRA CARS?!" Are you kidding me? All of those cars are sold over MSRP, and I know they will be a low allocation number dealership.
In my opinion the high allocation dealerships should have a higher percentage chance of having a car on their lot. I believe Autostrada has received 7 or 8 cars. If they choose to buy a demo car, so that new potential customers can see the car, so be it. I think that is the point of them in the first place, to impress the public, and nothing is as impressive as this car in person!
I do not mean to seem agressive, but any negative comments about a dealership like Autostrada is simply wrong. Everyone who has dealt with them has been more than satisfied, but impressed with their service. I count myself in the group of the lucky few who has had the chance to do business with them, and would recommend them to all potential customers. They really are that good.

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Also, I have the pick up date for the car also. There is nothing left to chance. I have to take a trip to New Orleans for a business convention, and will pick the car up when I return. The deliver date was established before the car even came in. You just don't see that kind of service everywhere.