It was on a Hyundai. The internet manager was pleasant via email. So I am not here to shame anyone, but are more and more dealers really giving folks 24 hours to respond after sending a quote?
Some dealers “manage the day” so if they sell a ton of used cars in a day or move a big ticket item, they might take a deep loser on that day. This doesn’t seem to be that
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IMO offers should have a clear expiration… doesn’t seem odd to me to make it 24 hours.
I’ve gotten quotes on cars from other manufacturers without a stated expiration date. I get it that sales folks want to know sooner rather than later whether they have a deal or not.
I normally respond to a lease quote within 48 hours, but most times sooner.
I went to a BMW dealer today cause fam wanted to check out the new BMW 5 series.
The sales guy immediately said (while checking my DL/INS to test drive) that we “don’t do @AutoCompanion or leasehackr deals”.
I was like “Daaaaaaaaammmmn” (Friday Meme Style…in my head). I didn’t say shit, just looked around at cool BMWs in dealer and fam asked for test drive.
It is cool that AC is that known but also wtf are people doing — go on test drive and demand 20% off and the buy rate just like that?
We live in interesting times.
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I think so - people can be rather flippant
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Just block @li8625 already
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I sat in a loaded X7 and felt like a baller.
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I’ll take one of those as well! 
Tell them you stopped doing 3-month leases.
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Sir, I be for m lites and now, I want a cheap sedan, coupe or something
Maybe you can import a 2 series active MPV thing… be the only person with a BMW minivan.
I would rather drive a mirai than an MPV (the Benz ones are really nice though)
I would never phrase it like that but I have used Auto Companion’s stated price as my baseline when making an offer. I am never going to be willing to pay much more than what Auto Companion offers.
I personally don’t chose to disclose to a dealer why I offered what I offered but if one does it politely I don’t think it’s unreasonable to say this is a publicly available offer. If you can match it I’ll lease the he car from you otherwise I am going with the broker. Saves everyone time. The dealer can chose to match the price or wish you well with the broker.
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I wonder what is the offer-to-accept rate of LH users versus the contact-to-signed rate all these dealers want to target.
I imagine most of the LH offers just get punted to low-level SA’s to deal with. But the brokers probably talk to higher level folks who are closer with the inventory management and can establish better deals.
It seems unlikely the average LH offer is going to the person(s) at a dealership that could match a broker’s marketplace listing. Getting a GOAT unicorn deal will require even more relationship building and effort.
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My wife’s test driving an NX350h right now. I told her to not sign anything, but she’s been gone for a couple of hours, and she hasn’t responded to any of my texts. I told her to ask for 5% off if they start pressuring her. Maybe she got 5% off and is signing papers. Maybe they got her with FOMO. I also tried to explain the difference between MSDs and cap cost reduction, but she didn’t get it. It’s all the same to her - just write a check.
LOL, the biggest mistake is letting her go by herself.
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Its common knowledge that brokers double-dip i.e. receive payment from both the customer and from the dealer. If you are paying the broker $500+, the dealer is also paying the broker $300+. There is no reason why a dealer wouldn’t match broker pricing especially if it is $300 cheaper for them as their motivation is the same, just to move a car.
I have not really had a problem with this but you have to do it right/have a basic level of knowledge. If you don’t, it’s not gonna work and you are going to need to go with a broker.
I am no car salesman but I’d think if I were a dealer I would rather the chance to match a broker offer after someone takes a test driving versus the buyer not even making an offer and just buying straight from another source.