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Re: Toyota financer told me... -
04-23-2007
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"Cathy F." ... ... A couple of weeks ago a rep for a co. offering TDA/403(b) accts. was in the teachers' lounge. He tried his sales pitch on me when I walked in to eat my lunch. I told him I've had an acct. with another co. since '77 & have no desire to open a new one. He continued w/the the sales pitch anyway, rather aggressively. I gave more him broad hints that I simply wasn't interested. He refused to shut up. But then a couple of other teachers waked in & he refocused on them. Thank goodness. I was getting ticked... The more he talked & refuse dto back off, the less I was interested in his product. I don't know what I would have done. I think I would politely tell him that if he doesn't leave me alone, I will go and get security. And, I would have complained to the company he was representing. I have my retirement accounts with one company, and I have no desire to change, either. And if I did wish to change, why should I trust a company with a jerk like him representing them? Jeff |
doctor asked me to), that he was due for a physical. He goes, "I'll
schedule a physical, if you'll let me come to your house to talk about
insurance." I said, "I told you to get the physical because it's my job,
that I'm doing at my workplace; this is not your office." Like I give a
shit if he gets his physical or not! My husband and I *deliberately* went
to his competitor, who never, ever mentioned insurance to us.
That behavior backfires very often, but some people just don't get it.
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"Go Mavs" . "WickeddollŽ" ... Wouldn't it be kind of subjective? I mean, in NH, our cars went through particular types of hell, in AZ, yet another hell, and California, another still. I could say how particular maintenance could produce quite a bit of revenue. Kind of makes sense, really. Natalie Perhaps weather and terrain play a role. Indeed, they most likely do. Nonetheless, when a transmission is ready to go its ready to go. But also you have to wonder how often you pay for the 7 year warranty and never use it. They are making a ton off of billing you for something that most likely will not go wrong. Yup - just another type of damned insurance for peace of mind. No, make that piece of our money. :-P Natalie |
want you to bet money that it will (the money spent on the extended warranty
for whatever). Do you bet against yourself? I don't.
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"Cathy F." <clfr (AT) adelphiadotdedot (DOT) net> wrote in message news:KZSdnQAuoMtwrrDb4p2dnA (AT) giganews (DOT) com... ... A couple of weeks ago a rep for a co. offering TDA/403(b) accts. was in the teachers' lounge. He tried his sales pitch on me when I walked in to eat my lunch. I told him I've had an acct. with another co. since '77 & have no desire to open a new one. He continued w/the the sales pitch anyway, rather aggressively. I gave more him broad hints that I simply wasn't interested. He refused to shut up. But then a couple of other teachers waked in & he refocused on them. Thank goodness. I was getting ticked... The more he talked & refuse dto back off, the less I was interested in his product. I don't know what I would have done. I think I would politely tell him that if he doesn't leave me alone, I will go and get security. |
not exactly burly. ;-)
Nah... he was just doing the pushy sales pitch sort of thing. But I hate
that mode of operation.
Cathy
And, I would have
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complained to the company he was representing. I have my retirement accounts with one company, and I have no desire to change, either. And if I did wish to change, why should I trust a company with a jerk like him representing them? Jeff Cathy Natalie |
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"WickeddollŽ" ... "Go Mavs" . "WickeddollŽ" ... Wouldn't it be kind of subjective? I mean, in NH, our cars went through particular types of hell, in AZ, yet another hell, and California, another still. I could say how particular maintenance could produce quite a bit of revenue. Kind of makes sense, really. Natalie Perhaps weather and terrain play a role. Indeed, they most likely do. Nonetheless, when a transmission is ready to go its ready to go. But also you have to wonder how often you pay for the 7 year warranty and never use it. They are making a ton off of billing you for something that most likely will not go wrong. Yup - just another type of damned insurance for peace of mind. No, make that piece of our money. :-P Natalie The way I look at is that they are saying that it won't break down, and they want you to bet money that it will (the money spent on the extended warranty for whatever). Do you bet against yourself? I don't. I only buy extended warranties on things that would be very expensive to |
warranty's up, so...
Natalie
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In the matter of service contracts, I've never been a believer in any of them, whether for autos, washing machines, TVs, etc. |
instead of an independent garage for routine maintenance.
Cathy
If (for example) GE
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keeps sending me notices that I can have two or three years' extented warranty on an appliance for X dollars, you can be damn sure that they're not doing it out of the goodness of their heart.......chances are they'll make the whole amount clear, because they will not have to answer a service call on the machine in the next three years. (and I'm very happy I didn't get a service contract on my refrigerator....it lasts 18 + years, and when we dumped it, it actually could have been fized for $250 or so. But it was o l d . |
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"Jeff Strickland" <crwlr (AT) verizon (DOT) net> wrote in message news:7z9Xh.8269$Fs6.2467 (AT) trnddc03 (DOT) .. "Go Mavs" <GoMavz (AT) GoMavz (DOT) com> wrote in message news:%V7Xh.2442$nR1.89 (AT) trnddc06 (DOT) .. "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr (AT) verizon (DOT) net> wrote in message news  S7Xh.1291$Wa.42 (AT) trnddc08 (DOT) ..Yes. Most automakers work the same way. interesting.. thats why he tried so hard to sell me that service package and i bought it... Exactly why he sold it, why'd you buy it? the safety net feeling... |
Then you do not believe your own words that claim that most people will
never use the warranty, or whatever you said that means essentially the same
thing. You have stated in other posts that the dealer offering warranties is
a bet that they sell future service that the buyer never takes advantage of.
The dealer profits by not having to honor what they sold. (I happen to agree
with the premise you put forth, by the way. I might not have said it the way
you did, but I agree with your point.) MY POINT is that you made a statement
that you do not stand behind. I made the same statement, but I'm standing
behind my words with my wrench in my hand.
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No. Toyota makes the majority of its money by selling the products it makes - cars and trucks. On the other hand, many dealers make more money on finance, insurance, and aftermarket accessory sales associated with the sale of a vehicle than on the actual sale of the vehicle. |
So many people have difficulty separating vehicle manufacturers from
independent dealers, regardless of brand.
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"Ray O" <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom> wrote in message I don't know if it is that easy. Yeah they make the parts but ultimately their is a cost in making those parts. So you have to ask yourself what is the offset? Then compare that to their services... everything from oil changes to 10 years down the road, a new transmission... It makes sense how services could be their big money maker. Especially with how long their engines last. I mean, I see dozens of mid 90's Camry's everytime I am out and about and I can only imagine that if the engine last that long then there are the small things that often have to be replaced or fixed. On the other hand, many dealers make more money on finance, insurance, and aftermarket accessory sales associated with the sale of a vehicle than on the actual sale of the vehicle. -- Ray O (correct punctuation to reply) |
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Have you tried telling that to any of those the Toyota owners, that are suing Toyota because their engines have developed sludge, even though they had their cars serviced properly at Toyota dealerships?  mike |
developed sludge.
Sludge happens when you don't change your oil......
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Scott in Florida
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