Complaint Review: New Smyrna Beach Chevrolet - New Smyrna Beach Florida
- New Smyrna Beach Chevrolet 1919 N. Dixie Hwy New Smyrna Beach, Florida United States of America
- Phone: (386) 478-4620
- Web: newsmyrnachevy.com
- Category: Auto Dealers
New Smyrna Beach Chevrolet Sales Management Made me REBUY my original Trade New Smyrna Beach, Florida
*Author of original report: Yes, a rip off because
*Consumer Comment: That it
*Consumer Comment: Not really a ripoff.
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I bought a used Corvette on 6-27-12 and traded in my truck, which I owned outright and had just paid off the month before. First, they low balled me on my trade offering only 9K on a truck worth about 15K. After telling them I would need time to think about the deal overnight, multiple times, they came back to me each time with better offers. The final one being that of 11k on the trade and a much better interest rate to entice me to stay and sign. It worked. I signed the deal. I still feel that they made me a very reasonable and fair offer on this original purchase so this is not my problem.
I went home, however, sick to my stomach and felt as though I made a major mistake. I bought a car that was impractical and too expensive and now had a payment again b/c I impulse shopped.
12 hours later I returned begging them to please work with me to get me back into my truck. I admitted that I made a mistake but was more than willing to compensate them for their time if they were willing to be reasonable and work with me to help put me back in my truck. My paperwork had not yet been submitted to the bank nor had my trade even been serviced. They could have very easily worked with me. I had purchased a Corvette from them in the past worth 60K and really thought they would take that into consideration for possible future business. I was wrong.
My offer was to provide them with their dealer fees from the trade on the 27th and I was also willing to pay a little on top so they could claim a profit of some sort. Everyone could have left happy. I was thinking around 2500.00 out the door would be reasonable. They rejected my offer and basically told me I would need to trade in the corvette which I had just purchased 12 hours before and rebuy my truck. They wrote it up like a regular trade and came back with a price of 7400.00, out the door, to get my truck back. WOW!. 7400.00 to buy back a truck that I just owned the night before.
My next offer was 4K out the door. That's 4K in profit for them on a deal they just made money on the night before. I was desperate to get back into my truck which, again, I owned outright. They could have done this and been very happy. It was actually more money than they had made off of me on the original deal. Again, rejected.
Insulted at this point I went to upper management. They weren't interested and continued to use the "It's just business" line. It was also stated to me that they thought I might be trying to take my truck back so I could get a better deal elsewhere, hence the lifted price. I mentioned to them, multiple times, I just wanted my truck back and felt that getting into a payment again was a bad decision on my part since I had the truck paid off. I asked them again to please be reasonable so that we could all leave happy.
Overall, after all the dealer fees and a bunch of other number fiddling they charged me 6K total to get my truck back, out the door. They claim that the owner would not budge past 6K. So, I paid 16K last month to pay my truck off, made a mistake, and that mistake cost me another 6K on my truck today.
This is a company that advertises in their showroom "100 percent customer satisfaction". Well, I am 100 percent something, but it ain't satisfied. I feel that New Smyrna Chevy took advantage of a very common mistake. I made a BAD purchase, admitted fault which alot of people don't do, tried to work out a reasonable solution with them, but their Upper Sales Managment refused to be fair or reasonable and took advantage of that situation.
To be clear, I am not upset that NSB Chevy made me re-trade out. I AM UPSET with the AMOUNT of money they charged me. That amount was UNFAIR, UNREASONABLE, and QUESTIONABLE. I am now out an additional 6K on a truck that I already owned outright the evening before, ALL IN THE NAME OF SOME PROFIT.
I'm not done with this issue. I have every intention of looking into whether or not this would be considered illegal. If anyone has any advice I would love to hear it. I feel completely used and taken advantage of.
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#3 Author of original report
Yes, a rip off because
AUTHOR: RSueter - (United States of America)
SUBMITTED: Thursday, July 05, 2012
First of all, the dealer admitted to me that they didn't make alot of money on the original deal. The corvette was sold to me at about 900 bucks above cost. They used this opportunity to make some extra money. Second, they admitted that part of the reason for the high 'Reverse Trade" numbers was b/c they thought I might be trying to take my truck to another dealer on some other deal and didn't want me to do that.
So, your theory about them not wanting to lose profit is wrong. They made less off of me on the original deal and were simply trying to make up for it by ripping me off on day 2.
They basically charged me auction value for my truck. What you call "business" should be redefined as "very bad business" and I have every intention of taking this as far as I can.
Get your facts straight before you post. I've had other dealers tell me straight up that I got jacked.

#2 Consumer Comment
That it
AUTHOR: The Outlaw Josey Wales - (United States of America)
SUBMITTED: Thursday, June 28, 2012
Go ahead and attack a person for a mistake, wow Team Rebutt has sunk to a new low

#1 Consumer Comment
Not really a ripoff.
AUTHOR: Flynrider - (USA)
SUBMITTED: Thursday, June 28, 2012
" I went home, however, sick to my stomach and felt as though I made a major mistake. I bought a car that was impractical and too expensive and now had a payment again b/c I impulse shopped. "
This is called buyer's remorse. Very few car dealers are going to treat you well in this case. They made their money when they sold you the Vette.
Basically, what I see here is that they took your trade at about $4K below book, and they likely sold you the Vette somewhere around high retail book (add another $3K-$4K). Not a bad profit on the sale. Basically, they already made that money, which is why it cost you around that figure when you reversed the deal.
It's not just this dealer. Any car dealer will be very reluctant to part with profits that are already booked. That is the nature of the business.
If anyone ripped you off, it was you.


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