Truth or Myth: I cannot walk into a dealership and buy a new 458.
Dec 24, 2010 | 12:45 PM
#31
contract neg repper for hire
Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 3,569
From: Louisville, KY
That's messed up. Is Ferrari the only manufacturer that has this problem or does this with clients or are there others? It's like you have to earn the right to be a customer. Terrible business if you ask me.
Dec 24, 2010 | 01:14 PM
#34
Rolex Fanboy
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 8,638
From: In a dream....please don't wake me
It's pathetic really and clients have long memories of who does what and how they treat clients. 2010 you take every single client you can. No one can predict the economic future really- piss enough people off and this doesn't just reflect on the dealer. It reflects the Brand.
Pisses me off to no end when I hear dealers treating people like crap. And embarrassed that I'm in the same profession.
Pisses me off to no end when I hear dealers treating people like crap. And embarrassed that I'm in the same profession.
Dec 24, 2010 | 02:12 PM
#35
Teamspeed Pro
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 2,667
From: Nashville, TN
Zero. Though he did cite maintenance as a reason.
Dec 24, 2010 | 02:16 PM
#36
Thor Liked My Watch
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 4,095
From: New Jersey
I thought that was an excuse? Didn't he actually share a story about how he walked into a Ferrari dealership in his usual jean attire and no one gave him the time of day. When he asked for some help didn't they make a rude remark doubting he is capable of purchasing a Ferrari? If not I'm going to be wondering how the hell I came up with this.
Dec 24, 2010 | 03:26 PM
#38
Teamspeed's Mr. Spock
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 6,947
From: Los Angeles
It's not like FIAT is rolling in gold.
If I was the FIAT CEO I would be livid to hear stories like this, considering that:
a. One of their brands, Ferrari piss away so much money racing.
b. They purposely under produce cars when they could sell more and make more money for FIAT.
c. They almost intentionally drive customers away to competition in say St Augusta with the piss poor customer service. I can tell you about the story of a Testarossa radiator that a friend had to go through to get one.
If I was the FIAT CEO I would be livid to hear stories like this, considering that:
a. One of their brands, Ferrari piss away so much money racing.
b. They purposely under produce cars when they could sell more and make more money for FIAT.
c. They almost intentionally drive customers away to competition in say St Augusta with the piss poor customer service. I can tell you about the story of a Testarossa radiator that a friend had to go through to get one.
Dec 24, 2010 | 03:29 PM
#39
Teamspeed Senior Member
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 667
Your wife sounds like an awesome lady!Goodluck to the OP, I hope you can get hold of the car you want.
Dec 24, 2010 | 03:30 PM
#40
Watch this space.
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 12,211
Our large Porsche dealer imho is worse than our Ferrari dealership here. Yes you can buy a car from them but you better spend years kissing their ass if you want them to care about you. The arrogance of the place blows my mind. With 100's of Porsche dealerships in the country and no rules like Ferrari has I'd assume they would kiss your ass more. Pathetic to say the least.
Seriously, the only decent dealerships around here are the Aston Martin, Infiniti, and new Audi dealerships. The newest Audi place is amazing - I even met Penske at the grand opening.