SHOPSMART AUTOS – CONSUMER INFORMATION – JUNE 4, 2021
Order from the factory or buy vehicle from the lot? Now, we’re not saying don’t configure and order your next car, but if you do, keep the aforementioned points in mind. In the interest of equal time, here are the pros and cons of buying a car from a local dealer’s inventory.Pros of Buying from Dealer Stock
You can easily find what you want online.
These days, most dealers put their inventories on the internet, so you can access the information on your personal computer, tablet, or smartphone. Rather than go through the laborious and lengthy process of ordering a car through a dealer and waiting weeks for it to be delivered, you can uncover a very close approximation of that car by a relatively simple search of local dealer websites.
You can see the car “in the flesh.”
Once you’ve located the vehicle that is your prospective choice, it is there for your inspection. You can see the car, smell it, crawl around in it. You can play with the buttons and knobs, adjust the driver’s seat and the mirrors, and listen to the sound system of the exact car you are going to buy. You don’t have to guess or hope. And you can drive the car before you buy it.
The dealer is motivated to sell cars in inventory.
The dealer has a monetary investment in the cars, trucks, and vans that are already on the lot, having either paid for or financed them. The sooner they’re sold, the better off the dealership will be. “We’re paying interest on the car sitting on the ground,” said John Hennessy, owner of River View Ford in Oswego, Illinois. “So I’d rather relieve that interest and put a lot more money into that trade and help you get into the car.”
Cons
You might not get exactly the car you want in the color you want with the equipment you want.
If you are seeking your perfect dream car with exterior paint that matches your eyes and interior leather that is softer than a tub of whipped butter on an 80-degree day, you are probably better off ordering a car than trying to find it in dealer stock. Even if the car you seek might not have been built yet, there is a thrill to the hunt.
Ordering can head off an impulse buy.
If you are the type who goes out for coffee on a Saturday morning and comes home with a rescued puppy or a third husband, you might be better off ordering a car. If buyer’s remorse sets in, it’s easier to cancel a new order than to cancel the new car already sitting in your driveway.
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