toyota mandates dealers not to do "cash for clunkers"

Re: toyota mandates dealers not to "cash for clunkers"

If that were true I'm not sure why Toyota would have a "huge" CARS program advertisement on their main page:
Toyota Cars, Trucks, SUVs & Accessories

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I know some have already started doing it, but I don't know any of the details. I didn't make it that far. If that's true, I hope it doesn't bite the dealers or the customers in the butt. Of course, that's the risk people took by participating before the formal rollout of the program.
I still find that hard to believe. There's supposed to be a method of determining how much money is still available once the program is formally rolled out.

 

Hogwash

 

Sales people = liars.

It's like real estate, they make their money by screwing you so you have to be very careful with ANYTHING which they say.

Oh, and I don't mean that specifically about Car Salesmen, I mean that about ANYONE who is trying to sell you something. They aren't being nice, they are trying to get you to buy something. While there are different degrees of doucheyness that each individual will go to, at their core it is all about getting the sale, NOT about you being happy.

 

So those that have always had fuel efficient cars are now being punished and cannot get a Prius allocated because of the Cars program?

 

We've been asked, as dealers, to not start writing CARS contracts yet. Not till the4 program starts.l That's true. And, what I read from another poster is that the deaers won't hold cars. I can understand that. Toyota's a "turn and earn" thing so if we turn away buyers for a whole week, we damage our travel rate and in turn, cost ourselves cars as dealers and as a region.

They ship cars every two weeks or so. So, "take what's left...? meaning, you can't wait an extra week for a better selection?

Dianne

 

That makes sense Dianne.

 

Please, all, see the Toyota's 4-page explanation to us as dealers and sales personnel for the Cash4Clunkers! It's attached here as a PDF file.

 

Wow, some salespeople just don't get it. Or hear whatever they want to hear. Dianne is 100% correct. Traditionally we won't hold cars that are selling well right now. Will we hold a 2010 Camry LE? Oh god yes. I have 10 others in the same color. Will I hold a Prius? Yes, but I am going to report it as sold the day you leave a deposit. So your warranty starts ticking off regardless of whether you hold the car or I do. If you don't like that, then I will not hold the car for you. BUT, I disclose this fact upfront and do not hide it.

So, with that said, I am putting every C4C deal in pencil for now. If the terms change and I don't like the way it will work for dealers, I will refund your deposit. If you don't like the way to deal will work, I will refund your deposit. Basically, we are treating these deals as temporary only.

And we wrote 7 deals just today that involve the C4C money. That makes over 25 that we have waiting for the 24th. Total cash involved? $106,500. That is why if the government throws us a very large curve ball on friday, we will back out each and every deal and start fresh.

 

Gosh Jeff, why doncha tell us how ya really feel? LOL!!

In lovely laid back Southern CA, land of the hybrids and celebratory oasis of pretty cars, we don't have too many clunkers in my neck of da woods. Luckily, we have more than enough cars to go around. But, that said, we just take a $500 deposit as usual to hold cars incoming. Cars on ground that are for sale, well, they are for sale.

If you wanna wait to turn in a clunk car, you are either going to have to have a planner for a salesperson (such as myself, timing the 'right' allocated cars to drop around the start of the program) or, a very open mind as to color / package ... but that said, what's the hurry? That billion bucks will last a little while. In my estimate, enough time for another allocation of cars at least! I'll always have enough cars to go 'round...

 

That is the chicagoan in me.. People might not like what I have to say, but at least they know it is the truth.

Besides, I hate to try and sugar coat things... I leave that for the Oreo's

 

There is funding in the program for about 250,000 cars.

I would suggest being patient.

 

It really depends on where you are and what inventory your locals have. The stomping mad rush for cars will be good to see BUT hey, keep calm. While there is a bit of a stampede expected, there are lots of other models folks will also go for like Yaris & Corolla & hybrid Camry! This is not just for Prius buyers.

CHILL!

 

What package ya going for?

 

Anxiety? Back in the day when I had a fiance' we had a way of getting rid of it. I'm pretty sure it still works.

At least until you get married.