No, I don’t want to freaking call you just to see if you have any cars in stock. No, I don’t want to text you blindly again when I’ve already reached out to you on here.
I’m not trying to sign paperwork on here or anything, but just give me a little info!
Didn’t used to be like this…
What do you want to know? Many of them have spreadsheets. Plenty of info there.
Not really, most of the spreadsheets now only list one model as a stand-in for all of the cars of that model that are available.
How did it used to be and what info are you seeking that the broker isn’t providing?
I don’t want to be that guy, but if reaching out to brokers is too much of a headache, you could always reach out to dealers/sales people the old fashion way.
I’ve found that if you treat them with respect they will do the same. I think there are a lot of entitled people on here who either don’t read instructions, want to be spoonf fed unicorns, or are trying to get info to go behind the broker’s backs. Not suggesting you are any of those, just pointing it out. Finally, they are people too and maybe are busy or having a bad day. Idk man.
What info are you specifically looking for? You tagged socal, which many brokers out there don’t have spreadsheets like the NE region.
I’m assuming most brokers make you fill out a form if you have specific questions about prices and inventory so their threads aren’t riddled with spam from tire kickers who then ghost. Also shows intent.
It used to be you could get everything picked out and lined up right here on LH, and then meet up with the broker to sign the deal and drive away with the car. The info I’m seeking is literally do you have xxx cars with any of these xxx specs/trims/etc.
Congrats, you’re that guy.
You could post what you’re looking for here, and you may get PMs.
All the pm’s will say a generic “Call me” and then it’s back to square one.
Can you give us an idea of the request? What cars and what specs are you looking for?
Help us help you especially seeing we are in a forum where people typically help each other out.
It’s just laughable…I am now literally being asked for a FOURTH platform of communication from a broker before I even know if they have any of the vehicles I’m interested in.
I misunderstood your intent as seeking a solution.
The rant thread is over there ------>
OP just wants to rant. They were asked to provide details about the vehicle(s) they were interested in and chose to defect.
While this may or may not be the case in this situation, one thing that has happened to a number of brokers on here is they engage with a potential buyer / customer and start down the path. Once the path starts rolling, buyer identifies which car it is and which dealership it is at and attempts to bypass the broker and his / her fee in the process.
Perhaps since the last time you transacted, more brokers have fine tuned the process to minimize the risk that this happens. At this point it doesn’t seem like much can be done to further the process here.
Or the brokers are now operating on multiple “channels” & need you to submit info to them via text or order form. LH is not their only source of customer acquisition.
Suggestion to OP - just follow their preferred method to submit & inquiry…if you’re looking for specific car, it should just be a simple copy paste…
Or he can do a little work and see that some brokers list their inventory on their sites (@Benedetto or @AutoCompanion for example)
LH is just fancy lead generation with extra effort/transparency than a social media ad. They get so many leads, just follow their process if you want to use their service.
Because that has nothing to do with it. I’m interested in literally the most common, run-of-the-mill vehicle on here - a GLC 300. Yet to even get an idea of if the broker has access to any that would work out, I DM on here, then have to go through their website, then have a back and forth over email, then they want a phone call - all BEFORE a single drop of information about any potential vehicle.