我接到当地经销商的销售代表打来的电话 在我访问服务的几天内.
由于我的2011年吉普自由车需要近1,000美元的维修费用,我决定考虑其他选择。大约一周后,我得到了新的2021年吉普切诺基的钥匙。据我估计,我在商店里呆了不到一个小时。
那是故意的。这可能是我有过的最简单的购车体验。
背景:我以前从未买过新车。直到现在,我还是一个专门的二手车买家。我过去的购买主要是根据价格和付款来进行的,这对于20来岁的单人驾驶来说是一个坚实的计划—但现在20多岁的她正处于30多岁的中间,收入较高,并且有将近8岁的乘客。为了安全和方便,我愿意多花一点钱。
事实是,我今天仍会是二手买家—如果我能找到想要购买的东西。但是,我为期数月的寻找具有驾驶员辅助功能的特定模型的研究仅产生了一辆或两辆汽车,而所有这些汽车均不在我的直接市场范围内,这违背了与附近经销商建立销售和服务关系的目的。
By the time the sales rep called, I already had the exact VIN for the vehicle I wanted, but the monthly payment was still out of my comfort zone. My Liberty trade had been valued after my service visit and I'd向经销商申请融资's website, so I had a sense of real numbers. I asked how much I could do before going into the store, and then the negotiation and numbers-crunching on incentives and protection plans all happened on the phone, by text message and through email.
我去过经销商两次— first, for a test drive, and then to sign documents and take delivery. I never waited in a lounge or sat at my sales rep'的桌子。通过预约取车,我的文书工作得以打印并准备就绪,整个店内过程用了不到45分钟的时间。提前签署表格并把吉普车送到我的车道上真是太好了。但是我可以't complain about the time saved.
The experience wasn'完全是数字的,但我当时不是't looking for it to be. It was convenient. And to this buyer, that matters.