Hate that the sales experience was brutal but glad you got the car.

Apr 17, 2021,20:59 PM
 

Let us know if the coating lives up to the hype. Looking forward to an honest review

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Drove and Negotiated All Day - Just Dropped off at the Detailer - Sleepy

 
 By: K-Lo : April 17th, 2021-15:59
I am in Philly and went to Germantown Maryland to buy this.. like a 2 hour drive, the things we do for deals.. Now, I just spent a used car on paint film and ceramic coating, nap time..πŸ€¦β€β™‚οΈπŸ€¦β€β™‚οΈπŸ€¦β€β™‚οΈπŸ€¦β€β™‚οΈ Btw, I don’t know if it’s a Maserati sales people thi...  

I saw the Criswell sign in your other post. I was wondering if you came to Maryland.

 
 By: orahu : April 17th, 2021-16:11
I hope they put that car under lock and key while working on it!

Yes, I am doing full ceramic coating on top of paint film they are applying to the whole car...

 
 By: K-Lo : April 17th, 2021-19:30
I ruined my BMW without any protection, going to see if this stuff really works... my Beamer had so many nicks and chips in it when I traded it in, curious as to the efficacy of this type of protection...

I think things are good for dealers right now, pricing is tight and discounts not as plentiful as 6-9 months ago.

 
 By: Jay (Eire) : April 17th, 2021-17:37
Maybe that was a factor. Or maybe they just aren’t nice.

Yeah, honestly, not too sure, I mean Alfas are cheap compared to Maseratis..

 
 By: K-Lo : April 17th, 2021-19:32
So maybe with dealers getting someone trying to negotiate on their cheaper car they were annoyed, oh well,😬😬😬

LOL

 
 By: Gelato Monster : April 18th, 2021-08:51

Hate that the sales experience was brutal but glad you got the car.

 
 By: JustaGuy : April 17th, 2021-20:59
Let us know if the coating lives up to the hype. Looking forward to an honest review

Not so sure...

 
 By: amanico : April 18th, 2021-03:29

Your Alfa looks great ....

 
 By: Cpt Scarlet : April 18th, 2021-00:24
But the thing about car dealers is, they don’t see a beautiful car they, just see a lump of metal that earns them cash.

Kindness and manners cost nothing πŸ€·πŸΌβ€β™‚οΈ...

 
 By: Cpt Scarlet : April 18th, 2021-02:51
But are obviously in short supply !

Agreed 😎

 
 By: Cpt Scarlet : April 18th, 2021-03:19

The car is ok

 
 By: Weems@8 : April 18th, 2021-00:48
Negotiating is always good to do. You had turn away when experience bad sales people. So much cars over there, and great people who like to work with cars. I always traded with passionated car people. I know bad sales people at a Honda dealership in my ar... 

Probably like discussing with a Rolex AD

 
 By: penfriend : April 18th, 2021-04:47
on a sub or whatever - they are doing you a favor ;-) at least in Europe Maserati (owned) dealers are veeeery proud of their products

Car dealers have pretty thin profit margins...

 
 By: patrick_y : April 18th, 2021-10:38
A watch dealer typically has a 40% to 45% profit margin but makes almost no money on servicing the watch, and watches don't require servicing very often. Car dealers on the other hand generally have a 15% margin on the car (sometimes more, sometimes less)... 

Excellent points my Sire... makes sense to me, 😁😁😁😁.

 
 By: K-Lo : April 18th, 2021-11:04
Re: Tesla... you keep pushing me in that direction 🀣🀣🀣🀣, I still can’t get over their looks πŸ€¦β€β™‚οΈπŸ€¦β€β™‚οΈπŸ€¦β€β™‚οΈπŸ€¦β€β™‚οΈ Not trying to be offensive, just not used to it 😬😬😬😬😬

I agree. I don't find the Model 3 to be the most attractive car I've owned...

 
 By: patrick_y : April 20th, 2021-12:36
In fact, I find the Tesla Model 3 to be amongst the worse looking car I've ever owned. I liked my Chris Bangle BMW 545i, it looked a little too modern, but it had some nice details. I also find my Model 3 to have the worse brakes amongst any car I've ever...