12-11-2014, 09:36 PM | #155 |
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I agree with mmmmm235i 100%. In case my earlier posting was misunderstood, I wasn't excusing or standing up for Leith or anyone involved in this. I was just saying that in my dealings with John Bailey I found him to be an upfront guy who found himself on the front lines of this fiasco. I think if it was up to him, he would have handled it differently but he's just a soldier in this battle. The dealership is trying to make money off their mistake. If they can get even a few uninformed customers to accept their "we made a mistake here's 15% off" solution, they make profit that they wouldn't have otherwise made if they hadn't made the mistake on the sale. That amounts to bait and switch, in my opinion.
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12-11-2014, 09:41 PM | #156 |
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FYI, I was in business for 25 years and I am now a college professor of Business. Forgive me if I "prolong to have this mentality", but this is not the way a successful business would have or should have handled this. Having said that, my CF spoiler and black kidneys arrived today from Sun Motors.
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12-11-2014, 10:03 PM | #157 | |
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I completely agree it was not a successful way to run a business but mistake was made and the dealer has manned up and tried to offer discounts to alleviate the "damages." When does one realize this and move on? |
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12-11-2014, 10:31 PM | #158 | |
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12-11-2014, 11:05 PM | #159 |
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Lol, continuing to critique the situation is inherently not moving on...
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12-12-2014, 12:27 AM | #160 | |
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12-12-2014, 12:13 PM | #162 | |
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I will be avoiding Leith in the future whenever possible (they are one of my local dealers). |
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12-12-2014, 12:46 PM | #165 |
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I agree that it wasn't originally intended to be a bait and switch. Someone coded the discount incorrectly so that it worked on MP parts when it should have only worked on Lifestyles items. The bait and switch happened in the way they chose to handle it. They're now, in effect, marketing a 15% discount to those customers whose orders were accepted at 50%. At 15% they're making a significant profit. I don't see that as "manning up" at all. Let's just agree to disagree on this, but let's do it civilly.
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12-12-2014, 02:11 PM | #167 | |
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Think about it this way.. What if Leith actually had the sale for 50% off but it was only to the first person who ordered the M performance parts at 1 piece each? So what now? You will NEVER know who got it and who didn't. My point is Leith could've said that and you guys would all be shit outta luck. But instead they manned up, admitted their mistake and tried to offer a lesser discount to try to make you happy. And yet you want to go legal just because you didn't get your MPE? Go ask Santa for your parts. Yes I will agree the discount is not enough and vendors on 2addicts can easily beat it.. So take your business to them. You guys disgust me in every single way. If I were Leith, I would be jumping in joy that you are avoiding my dealership. You are no better than the kids that waste time at dealership with test drives and tire kicking. |
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12-12-2014, 02:17 PM | #170 | |
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You dont have to sign anything for a legal contract to be established
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12-12-2014, 02:25 PM | #172 | |
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Maybe you should take a moment and read their fine print instead of reading Wikipedia. Perhaps they have something around the lines of..."prices are subject to change at all times?" Good luck with the he said/she said holding up in court. Legal involved just because you couldn't get your M Performance parts LOL |
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12-12-2014, 03:35 PM | #173 | |
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12-12-2014, 03:46 PM | #174 | |
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As the only one here who has posted anything that shows actual damages, and with me having no intent to pull the lawyer card, can we drop that topic? |
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