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Yesterday I emailed almost all the dealerships in CA. I'm going to share my conversation with one of them today. So I got a voicemail from the "Fleet Manager & European Delivery Specialist" which I will refer as CA in the dialog below. First, let me copy the voicemail here:
"Good afternoon. Regarding the order, no problem. Number one. We do not charge over MSRP. We do not charge under MSRP. Basically, the MSRP on that vehicle is MSRP and you can choose either lease or purchase. To put your name and qualification on that vehicle, I need to get all your information including a credit application and then I can put you on the waiting list. Or if you have a question give me a call at ..."
These are his own words. I haven't changed anything. As you can see, his English was not very clear but the moment I heard "NUMBER ONE", I thought maybe I will be the first person on their list and immediately called him.
Here's the phone conversation between me and him (CA):
me: Hello , I received your voicemail about my inquiry for M2. I would like get more information and possibly put my name down on the waitlist.
CA: Sure, no problem. What's your question?
me: How many people do you have on your list currently?
CA: It doesn't matter how many people on the list. You will get your car once you are "qualified".
me: No, it's important to me because I don't think you will get let's say 100 M2s next year. Therefore, the number of people on the list will determine when I will get the car.
CA: Well, it doesn't matter. We are the number one dealership in western US. (he was probably referring to being the number one dealership in his voicemail ). There are currently 32 people on the list.
me: Wow 32 is a lot for a waitlist. This is why I wanted to know how many people you guys have on file already.
CA: But not all of them are going to qualify. You might not qualify either.
me: What do you mean by "qualify"? All you need is my credit worthiness and deposit right. How else do you determine if I can qualify?
CA: Let me tell you something. Do you remember the first time M1 came out?
me: M1 or 1M?
CA: M1 or 1M, same thing.
me: Well they are not the same at all. (At this point, the conversation was over for me but I didn't want to be rude and waited for him to finish what type of bs he was gonna say)
CA: I got 7 allocations for that car. I had a huge waitlist. When we asked for $5K deposit, only 2 people showed up.
me: Ok, thank you very much for all the information. I decide to put my name down, I'll give you a call.
It is just hilarious to see how someone can become a Fleet Manager/ED Specialist by not knowing the difference between M1 and 1M on top of all other bs.
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