Tubemule Posted March 17, 2019 Report Share Posted March 17, 2019 I leased a Chevy truck this week. The first place I stopped for a quote was by the waterfall. The second was on Front street in Binghamton. Matthews One Price was $100 more per month with a truck with less features. I call that price gouging Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ole Blue Eyes Posted March 17, 2019 Report Share Posted March 17, 2019 Matthews screwed me over many years ago on my Grand Cherokee. Sold me a car that had been hit and it was on the showroom floor with 100 miles on it. Never figured it out until I had an accident with it. Vowed NEVER to go back to those crooks. Thank God for Car Fax! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jtown607 Posted March 17, 2019 Report Share Posted March 17, 2019 They're known for that.. sadly people listen to their ads and just assume they're cheaper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Back in Black Posted March 17, 2019 Report Share Posted March 17, 2019 Perhaps you should look up the definition of price gouging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Met Posted March 17, 2019 Report Share Posted March 17, 2019 I'm on opposite end of the spectrum with this one and have had great experiences with Matthews over the years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubemule Posted March 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2019 Sounds like Blackie works for Matthews. What is your definition of gouging? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Back in Black Posted March 17, 2019 Report Share Posted March 17, 2019 Look up the definition yourself. The scenario given above is not price gouging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeTheDrunk Posted March 18, 2019 Report Share Posted March 18, 2019 2 hours ago, Back in Black said: Look up the definition yourself. The scenario given above is not price gouging. Would price gouging be what Mirabito does with gas around here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Back in Black Posted March 18, 2019 Report Share Posted March 18, 2019 1 hour ago, JoeTheDrunk said: Would price gouging be what Mirabito does with gas around here? Go have another beer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndirish Posted March 18, 2019 Report Share Posted March 18, 2019 We have bought 5-6 cars, bith new & used, from the various Matthews dealerships over the years. We have always been pleased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTR Posted March 18, 2019 Report Share Posted March 18, 2019 Dealerships are weird places. A while back, I went to Botnick Chevy while considering a new truck. Was developing a rapport with the salesman when he had to go ask his manager something. Said "manager" was a kid, likely a family member of the owner or something - he clearly had no place being the boss. Anyway, this kid fumbles around making a non-response to my question, then shakes my hand and starts hustling me out the door. The salesman looked at him like "DUDE WTF ARE YOU DOING? I'M TRYING TO WORK HERE!" - but I wasn't going to try to stick around where I wasn't wanted. Spoke with the salesman a few weeks later (after buying elsewhere), he was still pissed. I felt bad so I wrote in a letter stating what had happened, and suggesting they have the salesman and manager swap jobs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a taxpayer Posted March 19, 2019 Report Share Posted March 19, 2019 Price gouging is a term referring to when a seller spikes the prices of goods, services or commodities to a level much higher than is considered reasonable or fair, and is considered exploitative, potentially to an unethical extent. Usually this event occurs after a demand or supply shock: common examples include price increases of basic necessities after hurricanes or other natural disasters. In precise, legal usage, it is the name of a crime that applies in some jurisdictions of the United States during civil emergencies. In less precise usage, it can refer either to prices obtained by practices inconsistent with a competitive free market, or to windfall profits. In the former Soviet Union, it was simply included under the single definition of speculation. just because one dealers price is higher then another dealers it is not price gouging.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Property & Casualty Posted March 20, 2019 Report Share Posted March 20, 2019 I've leased several autos at Matthews without an issue. Just remember that when leasing, prices are set by the leasing company. The dealership has limited room to negotiate, and much of that is dependent on your credit score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FormerSomeone Posted March 20, 2019 Report Share Posted March 20, 2019 $100 difference? That chicken shit. You can find $3,000 by shopping around and different trade-in offers on the same model. But make sure the options and "dealer prep" are the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bingoloid Posted March 21, 2019 Report Share Posted March 21, 2019 On 3/19/2019 at 10:37 PM, Property & Casualty said: I've leased several autos at Matthews without an issue. Just remember that when leasing, prices are set by the leasing company. The dealership has limited room to negotiate, and much of that is dependent on your credit score. I don't know the situation at Matthews, but if you're saying what I think you're saying, you might be getting jerked around. Leases written based on sticker prices are a common rip-off, and even on special leasing deals advertised by the manufacturer, they're usually leaving some extra fat on the sale price for the dealers. The bank handling the lease will not budge on the residual or their rate on the loan, but they don't care about the sale price that gets plugged in to make the deal. You should be able to negotiate as aggressively as with an outright purchase. Have a leased daily driver that I fought all the way down to the holdback. Wiped out the down payment and almost 10% of the monthly payment on the offer in the advertisement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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