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Have a first day reservation and placed order with a local small dealer that is family owned. the owner just called and said they are retiring and closing March 31st! I have to find a new dealer now! Terrible timing!!
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Ok, thanks.You location indicates LA. Matt Bowers is a dealer in New Orleans that is offering a competitive deal.
It is about a month notice though. That seems legit, just bad luck for customers.Damn! That’s shitty!
I see you are from CO. i was thinking bout buying one there and driving it back to Lousiana. Any suggestions on dealers there? somewhere in the mountains. i looked at summit ford.Damn! That’s shitty!
A boatload of folks are doing Granger in IA.I see you are from CO. i was thinking bout buying one there and driving it back to Lousiana. Any suggestions on dealers there? somewhere in the mountains. i looked at summit ford.
Colorado hasn’t been great for us lol. A lot of us are going through Granger Ford actually.I see you are from CO. i was thinking bout buying one there and driving it back to Lousiana. Any suggestions on dealers there? somewhere in the mountains. i looked at summit ford.
ok, thanks. I've been following the granger info. I may do it.Colorado hasn’t been great for us lol. A lot of us are going through Granger Ford actually.
Wanted to dig deeper into this (not doubting YOU, just wanted to understand it) and found these references to governing statute in a case that KBB brought against the Lousiana Motor Vehicle Commission . . . and lost.Contact Rob Stine who is the GM. He ran afoul of other LA dealers when he originally posted his deal to B6G. Apparently, LA has state laws that prohibit the advertising of below invoice deals. And his competitors reported him and he had to pull the "public" deal. But he is still honoring it by contacting him.
Rob Stine
General Manager
Matt Bowers Ford
504-914-1478 cell
Rob Stine [email protected]
Bowers had posted it here, but it had to be pulled down as competitors reported him. There was a little dust-up here with a competitor that pounced on the promotional post. The guy wasn't smart enough to create a profile without using his name and location. B6G members searched out who he was and forced the guy to tuck tail and run. It's a very competitive offer with some additional perks (lifetime powertrain warranty) that matches Granger's 1K deal. I'm with Granger for 2K so it doesn't make sense for me. But it might make sense for others who are in the southeast.Wanted to dig deeper into this (not doubting YOU, just wanted to understand it) and found these references to governing statute in a case that KBB brought against the Lousiana Motor Vehicle Commission . . . and lost.
Initial reference to governing statute:
Louisiana Revised Statutes LSA-R.S. 32:1254(N). Any person who sells or offers to sell new motor vehicles, recreational products, or specialty vehicles, or leases, rents, or offers to lease or rent new motor vehicles, recreational products, or specialty vehicles, or conducts and designs advertising or participates in special sales events on behalf of licensees, and which is not a licensee of the commission shall, nonetheless, be subject to the provisions of Chapter 6 of Title 32 and the rules and regulations of the commission.
Subpart 1, Chapter 7 regarding Advertising:
Louisiana Administrative Code Title 46. Part V. Subpart 1. Chapter 7. Advertising
Specific reference to advertising at "cost" or "invoice":
§723. Advertising at Cost or Invoice A. No advertisement shall be run which uses the term or terms “invoice”; “cost”; “percent over/under cost, invoice or profit”; “$$$ over/under cost, invoice or profit”.
That's some serious over reach. I thought the clout wielded by the Illinois dealers' lobby was oversized but that's some next level sh*t down in the bayou. That law benefits NO ONE except dealers.