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Red
River Auto, TX
Toyota, Nissan, Honda
Tell Allen or Denzel
"Ky sent me"
Ask about year end specials
1-888-746-8959
Special Sales Tax
Break for Texas Residents
Email Denzel |
In attempting to lease a
new vehicle as seen in the online and tv ads, one of the first vehicle
dealers to respond from my internet quote request, was Allen Russell, Red
River Auto, Texas. Allen called immediately, directly
telling me all I needed to know about the vehicle I was seeking and
answering leasing questions even though we were probably too far apart
for Red River Auto to sell me a vehicle.
When Allen's manager,
Denzel Watt, Internet Sales Manager, followed up with a second call,
he politely gave me more straight info, and told me Allen also has
cattle. Cattlemen are good people. Denzel also agreed that
the reasonable cost to deliver a vehicle from Texas to Oklahoma was
probably cost prohibitive and as an out of state resident, I didn't
qualify for a special Texas sales tax break.
After negotiating with
other dealers, I emailed Denzel and Allen thanking them for their
professional, straight and courteous response. Denzel called
again this morning to thank me. |
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Ky's leasing quest
continues
Like a "free pony" these are the "too good to be
true" vehicle ads $199 a month for 36 months, $0 down
that seem to be everywhere on tv and internet.
Most customers are eliminated by the requirement for Tier 1 Credit
which only a very few people have. |
And so continued my quest
to lease a new vehicle at or better than the featured online and tv
ads from closer dealers. [Like a "free pony" these are
the "too good to be true" ads $199 a month for 36 months, $0
down that seem to be everywhere on tv and internet.]
At the first dealer, I learned that
Tier 1 credit is required to qualify for the special leases. So
few people have Tier 1 credit, most potential buyers are instantly
eliminated. Surprise -- I have Tier 1 credit!
This dealer had 2 vehicles that
I liked. When told it would take 45 minutes to "write up an
offer", I responded that I had to go home to feed and just call
me in the morning. Prompt call from financing the next morning
quoting a lease rate more than 70% higher than the much advertised
online terms. Creative fee after creative fee was
explained. Hmmm. I'm not interested. |
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Online Vehicle Info
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There is a wealth of
information available online about buying and leasing vehicles,
including, of course, inventory listings on all the dealer sites where
I noticed that all of the dealers were listing the same vehicles with
identical VIN -- as "available". This is probably
a good idea as all the dealers in the area list the same vehicles --
the ones they actually have on their lots and all the ones they can
"trade" another dealer.
I bought an online vehicle leasing
guide kit which is very informative and worth the $19.95 price even if
I never lease a vehicle.
By now I know all the RED
vehicles of this make and model available in a 6 state area and even
know all the option codes and have been in contact with more
dealers. |
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Will Ky find a vehicle
to lease? |
No new vehicle made it to my
garage before the Midwest Blizzard hit. Highways are still
clogged with stranded vehicles. With only 4 days remaining in
2009, will I find a vehicle to lease by the end of the year?
Maybe, maybe not. Stay tuned. |
