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I went to buy a car on Monday and after waiting for 45 min - 1 hr ( Big Sales Event ) the salesman came back and said all the vehicles with the AWD were sold except for an LTZ - which I didn't want. I questioned why the 10 vehicles with the specifications I asked for were all sitting in the lot without sold signs and he said they were just too busy. OK - but today the same vehicles are not only still on the Chevy website but also advertised on the dealer's web site.
To get you to come on to the lot, then try and sell you another car. It's only been one business day, it's highly unlikely that a dealer updates the web inventory daily. Also it is possible they are waiting for the deal to get funded, while the car is technically sold, they Havnt been paid by the bank yet.
I went to buy a car on Monday and after waiting for 45 min - 1 hr ( Big Sales Event ) the salesman came back and said all the vehicles with the AWD were sold except for an LTZ - which I didn't want. I questioned why the 10 vehicles with the specifications I asked for were all sitting in the lot without sold signs and he said they were just too busy. OK - but today the same vehicles are not only still on the Chevy website but also advertised on the dealer's web site.
Can someone explain why that is? TY!
The websites are updated by some kid in the back room based on finalized sales, and updated maybe weekly. It's not automatic as the salesman makes a sale. They are NEVER current up to the minute accurate, simply because website work is not a priority for any dealership (and if they haven't updated their websites and records, then the manufacturer's website will not be updated, either). This was Black Friday weekend with a lot of sales and just no one there to do up to the minute updating of the inventory on the sites.
I've seen the opposite too. When searching for an FR-S I asked the local dealer about one in a stick shift that was showing on their website. But the sales guy insisted they didn't have a stick available after checking inventory.
So, while still physically at the dealership I put in a contact request on their website listing for the car, which put me in with the internet sales rep who immediately found the car for me and brought it around for a test drive.
The websites are updated by some kid in the back room based on finalized sales, and updated maybe weekly. It's not automatic as the salesman makes a sale. They are NEVER current up to the minute accurate, simply because website work is not a priority for any dealership (and if they haven't updated their websites and records, then the manufacturer's website will not be updated, either). This was Black Friday weekend with a lot of sales and just no one there to do up to the minute updating of the inventory on the sites.
Depends on who they're selling to. Many people now expect Amazon.com type of service and delivery. A dealership that waits a week to update inventory numbers is only looking to do business with dinosaurs.
If you're not a dinosaur, ignore that dealership. Let them sell cars to the people who are willing to wait a week.
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