Whats going to happen to the stock of new cars @ Rick Damelian Dealership in Sydney

[denot]

just wonder how they manage to end up owing so much money

Lets start with hwo CRAP their customer service is... I went there before when I was in the market for my CU2, they make my wive and I wait 1hr before someone actually approach us and ask what can they do for us. After I told them I'm lookin to buy Euro, he walk of and come back with the price list.

2 Larke Hoskins dealers have gave me price range (around 36k-37k for base model) and RD gave me $41k for demo! I asked them how come I got lower price from Larke hoskins, they answer is "why dont you buy it from them?"

So happy when I heard this news!

[Fredoops]

Lets start with hwo CRAP their customer service is... I went there before when I was in the market for my CU2, they make my wive and I wait 1hr before someone actually approach us and ask what can they do for us. After I told them I'm lookin to buy Euro, he walk of and come back with the price list.

2 Larke Hoskins dealers have gave me price range (around 36k-37k for base model) and RD gave me $41k for demo! I asked them how come I got lower price from Larke hoskins, they answer is "why dont you buy it from them?"

So happy when I heard this news!

question... are you Asian?

Cause you get great deal and service from Larke if you're Asian...... Paraj from this forum can vouch that point.... he got crappy service.

But.... I got my car from larke hoskin, and I can tell you they WILL fook you up the backside on servicing lol

[Irving]

Thats right, I used to 'work' with administrators and liquidators.... Bunch of legalised crooks imo.

Ha Ha, Sounds like the IMF. Did you read about it's EX.... Got a Hero's welcome. Want's to run for President.

[Irving]

question... are you Asian?

Cause you get great deal and service from Larke if you're Asian...... Paraj from this forum can vouch that point.... he got crappy service.

But.... I got my car from larke hoskin, and I can tell you they WILL fook you up the backside on servicing lol

I can't agree with that!!!
LH at Homebush gave me great service. I only wish I had bought my CU2 there

Arn't we all Asians?

[Irving]

Rick D's place was too flashy for a Honda Dealership. Someone's gotta pay for all that Bling.....

[tron07]

when I want to buy my CL9, I went to RD as well, but the guy didnt want to nego with me, so I went for a drive to the one at homebush and then later to Trivette at Paramatta. Got from Trivette as the service was good and they were willing to give me a pretty good deal.

[ryaan]

i thought RD was always customer oriented... well at least when i bought my cl9 back in 07..
they gave me the best price and their customer service compared to larke hoskins was way better.(and yes i am asian)
all i remember was complete ignorance from larke hoskins..RD offered me 40k for auto lux cl9 while larke hoskins could only do 37 for a standard auto.. so yeah .. maybe times have changed.. and maybe RD managements gone down.. (y)

[praja6]

HI Fredoops,

WHen i was looking for a CU2 last year in end of March only Rick can be able to do that cheap price and i have had a bad exp from Larke Homebush. I am not sure about the service @ Rosebery, the guy @ Rosebery i spoke with seems very friendly, however on the phone he also told me if i look for a base auto with the accessories i want(5yr warranty with roadside and genuine rear p ark assist)below 35k, its a touch deal. However when i talkover the phone with Homebush Larke, the guy told me(this salesguy was recommended by a work mate) if i look for base model below 35k, don't waste our time...

I actually been after that to Homebush and i was like got abused with them the dude told me that he will give me money and can i buy the car for him? then only went to RD, service was great and it took sometimes to achieve the deal and i was very happy with the service.

I also like trivett parra service, however they could not do the price i wanted that time. For all these dealers i showed my genuine interest i was going to buy the car, only RD can do it that day, it was 31st of march after 3pm... Even after i bought the car their service was good, they contacted me time to time and ask how my car is going, is anything else they can be able to help etc etc..

I bought it from RD, however from day 1 i took my car for service to Trivett Parra as its closeby and i have no problem at all. For my last service for oil change i asked them to put fully synthetic Honda FEO ultra oil and they used it and they gave me the full can of their semi synthetic oil to me(which they normally use for the servie for oil change)..

I am not sure i had been treated like that @ larke hoskins @ homebush its because i am not an asian(indian background)? It may be just a day.. I am not sure.. or i am also not sure is that how they normally deal with customers..or that salesdude may have had bad day that day and his attitude was like that..

Now honda prices drop and base model auto can be achieve for 33k driveaway without much haggling for my12 one.

question... are you Asian?

Cause you get great deal and service from Larke if you're Asian...... Paraj from this forum can vouch that point.... he got crappy service.

But.... I got my car from larke hoskin, and I can tell you they WILL fook you up the backside on servicing lol

[Fredoops]

@denot & irving....

I made the Russel Peters "asian' mistake...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLe3YmgCBVs

[Irving]

Guys, The way I see it, it’s about building a relationship with your local service centre/mechanic etc...
If you simply ring up and say “Can you sell me a CU2 (on the road) for 28k”, most sales guys will tell you to #@$% off. Same with the servicing....
When you get to know people, it becomes a lot easier to do a mutually agreeable deal (in most cases).
Remember, the guy at the shop wants to sell you a car but not loose money on the deal so the dealership goes under. In some cases, you may get a car which has passed it’s sellby date (Car has been sitting on the yard for some months and the dealer needs to move it).for the price you want.

@Fred: Asians are more picky and push harder when haggling. LH gets a lot of Asians coming there and LH seems to look after them.

[praja6]

Irving,

You are correct in terms of building relationship with dealers.. Correction, i never rang dealers and ask over the phone can you do this price or this. I asked them what the range possible? Below 35k was possible or not? Larke mentioned instead of saying try and come to dealership to see, they said straightaway don't waste the time. I did go as well to see what they do and got abused with rude word. I don't know the attitude of Rosebery, but the guy i talked over the phone seems nice, so their service may be better than homebush..

When i rang Rick, they said ok, lets come and we can try to lookafter you or we will try to give you accessories. Same with Trivett. Trivett could not do the deal, but rick did that after some haggling. What i can see may be Larke already got their targetted for that month and dont want to talk a deal in loosing money in it, as last year in March the price was 40500 driveaway for base auto..

However i noticed one thing, i saw many hondas with larke hoskins rear number plate or in rear mirror. I rarely seen with rick damelian one... May be its true Larke sells more honda than others?

[aaronng]

Back when I got my CL9 in 2004, Larke Hoskins wanted $37500 for the base manual which was essentially rrp + driveaway costs. Rick Damelian gave me $34000 driveaway with mats, mudflaps and premium number plates.pity that they were not giving the best prices anymore going from the posts in this thread.