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Terry @ Mar 23rd 2008 1:49PM
Here's a typical example of a greedy BMW dealer getting what they deserve. I really hope they get screwed over by the bidder.
H4MM3R @ Mar 23rd 2008 1:55PM
Well said! Not to mention bad PR for BMW.
rpm773 @ Mar 23rd 2008 2:00PM
Agreed, but the bidder isn't really "screwing" the dealer.
Fat chance he'll have getting the dealer to honor the deal. He ought to try to get someone at BMW/NA to help him out...in the interest of PR and customer relations.
AmericanTruckGuy @ Mar 23rd 2008 2:46PM
This isn't bad PR for BMW. BMW isn't selling the car. It's the DEALER. The fact is, BMW has no say in this as it's the DEALER who sells the car. BMW will tell the guy -- and did --that much. It's why dealers sell cars and BMW doesn't.
Now, if the dealer has a history of shady practices, BMW can pull it's dealership or fine it or due something to "correct" this shady behavior but the bidder is SOL in trying to get BMW NA to get him his car.
And as for the Better Business Bureau, well, they are a business too. It's a franchise where they strong arm other business to pay them to shield them from angry customers. They have no power other than to rate the company. The BBB is a joke.
AlexP @ Mar 23rd 2008 4:07PM
It still is bad PR for BMW. Seriously, do you expect everyone to know that BMW dealers run independently from BMW? I mean, I only learned it here.
Chevy gets bad PR from shady dealers, why wouldn't BMW?
WillDaThrill @ Mar 23rd 2008 5:35PM
Because people like to place blame on the company to make their cries louder. Unless it's a recall, it's not the company's fault.
It's like when you go to a grocery store and you realized you bought a bag of chips with a hole in it. You don't complain about it to Frito-Lay, you complain about it to the store that you bought it from.
Student Driver @ Mar 24th 2008 12:04AM
Yeah, but there will probably be a $30,000 "documentation fee" to offset what they think they "deserve" for it.
GhostDoggy @ Mar 24th 2008 9:54AM
I would not pin this solely on a greedy BMW dealer as there are a lot of new car dealers taking high-profile cars and selling them on auction websites. Jeez, I remember when the Saturn Sky came out and Saturn dealers breaking Saturn rules and marking them up $5G. Ah, but no one cares about GM. Right.