... .. ... GM plans to cut the haggling over car prices. Will it work?

[Nebor]

Originally posted by: QuitBanningMe

Originally posted by: Kaido

Originally posted by: Acanthus
It worked for saturn, a lot of people loved the "no haggle" fixed pricing.

Oh. My. Gosh. Best deal evar. Leasing our 2005 Saturn ION was the easiest car purchase I've ever made. Price was not even an issue because all of the prices are set. You go in, look at the models you like, look at the price tags, and if you want it, you get it. It's like going to a super market or Best Buy or something - the price is set, you just buy it. I don't like haggling.

Oh, and it totally changes the salespeople's attitudes. Instead of trying to push something on you, they actually try to help you. It's a completely different experience in buying a car. Saturn has my business!

wow.....

Yep you are right though. I had a great attitude too when people just wanted to pay MSRP.

See, both the salespeople and the customer are happy when there's no haggling!

 

[QuitBanningMe]

Originally posted by: Nebor

Originally posted by: QuitBanningMe

Originally posted by: Kaido

Originally posted by: Acanthus
It worked for saturn, a lot of people loved the "no haggle" fixed pricing.

Oh. My. Gosh. Best deal evar. Leasing our 2005 Saturn ION was the easiest car purchase I've ever made. Price was not even an issue because all of the prices are set. You go in, look at the models you like, look at the price tags, and if you want it, you get it. It's like going to a super market or Best Buy or something - the price is set, you just buy it. I don't like haggling.

Oh, and it totally changes the salespeople's attitudes. Instead of trying to push something on you, they actually try to help you. It's a completely different experience in buying a car. Saturn has my business!

wow.....

Yep you are right though. I had a great attitude too when people just wanted to pay MSRP.

See, both the salespeople and the customer are happy when there's no haggling!

No the customer is happy when the price is what he is willing to pay. The salesperson is happy when that price doesn't result in a mini-deal.

 

[Nebor]

Originally posted by: Nebor

Originally posted by: QuitBanningMe

Originally posted by: Kaido

Originally posted by: Acanthus
It worked for saturn, a lot of people loved the "no haggle" fixed pricing.

Oh. My. Gosh. Best deal evar. Leasing our 2005 Saturn ION was the easiest car purchase I've ever made. Price was not even an issue because all of the prices are set. You go in, look at the models you like, look at the price tags, and if you want it, you get it. It's like going to a super market or Best Buy or something - the price is set, you just buy it. I don't like haggling.

Oh, and it totally changes the salespeople's attitudes. Instead of trying to push something on you, they actually try to help you. It's a completely different experience in buying a car. Saturn has my business!

wow.....

Yep you are right though. I had a great attitude too when people just wanted to pay MSRP.

See, both the salespeople and the customer are happy when there's no haggling!

 

[Ronstang]

Originally posted by: Vic

Originally posted by: Nebor
If it's something you need, how could you wait for it to be on sale? If it's something you want, don't you want it now? I never understood waiting for a sale. I can understand buying something because there's a sale, but usually that's something that you hadn't even considered buying before.

There are very few consumer items out there that people actually need, and new cars are most certainly not one of them.
I guess I must be different. Those things that I actually need, I buy when I need them and rarely concern myself with the price (so long as it's reasonable). But if it's something I want, then I price shop and wait for the absolute best price. Wants are not big deals to me. And I almost NEVER make an impulse purchase.

It is not just you Vic, I do exactly the same thing. My actual needs list is so small I can live on almost nothing if need be. Just about everything is a want but todays kiddies have been brought up with the "I Have to have it NOW" mentality....although bad it is actually keeping the world from a severe depression and economic collapse.

 

[QuitBanningMe]

Originally posted by: Nebor

Originally posted by: Nebor

Originally posted by: QuitBanningMe

Originally posted by: Kaido

Originally posted by: Acanthus
It worked for saturn, a lot of people loved the "no haggle" fixed pricing.

Oh. My. Gosh. Best deal evar. Leasing our 2005 Saturn ION was the easiest car purchase I've ever made. Price was not even an issue because all of the prices are set. You go in, look at the models you like, look at the price tags, and if you want it, you get it. It's like going to a super market or Best Buy or something - the price is set, you just buy it. I don't like haggling.

Oh, and it totally changes the salespeople's attitudes. Instead of trying to push something on you, they actually try to help you. It's a completely different experience in buying a car. Saturn has my business!

wow.....

Yep you are right though. I had a great attitude too when people just wanted to pay MSRP.

See, both the salespeople and the customer are happy when there's no haggling!

:roll: Most customers are definately not happy paying MSRP.

 

[MikeMike]

yes it will work. as long as the price is probably $4-500 more than what they saved during the ED this moth and next, it will be good. you saw what lower prices did for them, and it will keep ppl coming since they know it is a reliable vehicle and good price. thats all ppl need. some of them are good looking too

 

[91TTZ]

Originally posted by: Vic


"corporate natural selection" ??? WTF is that? Define please.

Just as in nature, the strongest survive and the weakest die out. If a company has stronger competition, it's going to lose out.

 

[Nebor]

Originally posted by: QuitBanningMe
:roll: Most customers are definately not happy paying MSRP.

They should be happy that the price isn't far above MSRP.