Discounts going bye-bye...possibly

[jmt8706]

When at the dealer ordering today, I asked about employer discount. The sales guy said employer discount may not be accepted anymore. I hope it doesn't happen, my employer discount is quite good. Have any other sales people heard this?

Edited due to info not able to be confirmed yet...

 

[djevox]

Discounts? Don’t you know there’s a chip shortage?!? LOL

 

[Red Cat]

Well that would really suck. How ridiculous this whole thing has gotten.

 

[jmt8706]

Well that would really suck. How ridiculous this whole thing has gotten.

I'm hopeful it doesn't happen. Discounts are what will bring people in to buy. They will make the money back with units sold.

 

[jmt8706]

Discounts? Don’t you know there’s a chip shortage?!? LOL

My bag of Ruffles is empty, I need more.

 

[Eighty]

When at the dealer ordering today, I asked about employer discount. The sales guy said he got a email from higher up that said friends and family, employee pricing, and employer / supplier pricing may not be accepted anymore as of October 31st. He said there hasn't been a final decision yet. I hope it doesn't happen, my employer discount is quite good. Have any other sales people heard this?

It's not clear whether the "higher up" person is the general manager of the dealership, or if this is coming from Stellantis. My guess is it's the dealership.

 

[Mexd781]

Not all dealerships accept things like True Value pricing and Tread Lightly affiliate pricing. I am guessing that dealership is looking a dropping those programs.

 

[jmt8706]

It's not clear whether the "higher up" person is the general manager of the dealership, or if this is coming from Stellantis. My guess is it's the dealership.

True. I already put some money to the side to cover anything they decide. Still blows, possibly no discounts for their top selling trucks. Hopefully, it doesn't happen.

 

[Nova90]

We've been wanting to replace my wife's Explorer Sport, but no way in this market. I'll wait for the dealers to come back down to reality and stop with the MSRP & MSRP+ pricing

 

[djevox]

We've been wanting to replace my wife's Explorer Sport, but no way in this market. I'll wait for the dealers to come back down to reality and stop with the MSRP & MSRP+ pricing

On the other side of the coin, trade-ins are at a all time high. I did an online offer from Carmax and then took it to the dealer, which stopped them from doing the classic “we’ll give you payoff”. I got $7k higher than payoff with no argument, which was $800 less than carmax offered. Msrp and 0% interest with the high trade-in still makes sense.

 

[jmt8706]

On the other side of the coin, trade-ins are at a all time high. I did an online offer from Carmax and then took it to the dealer, which stopped them from doing the classic “we’ll give you payoff”. I got $7k higher than payoff with no argument, which was $800 less than carmax offered. Msrp and 0% interest with the high trade-in still makes sense.

I'd like to do that, but I have only one vehicle to drive right now lol

 

[djevox]

I'd like to do that, but I have only one vehicle to drive right now lol

Yeah, that only works if someone’s driving in an out the same day. I thought about that today with how a trade-in would work for Costco’s auto program.

This was a long time ago, but when I ordered a 2008 VW Jetta TDI, trade-in was going to be evaluated at the dealer of my choice when I took delivery of the vehicle six months later. If I didn’t like the terms, I could walk away at any time.