Best Ford Dealer in Houston TX?

 

November 2, 2007 by · Leave a Comment
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Q: There’s something on the contract from my Ford dealer in Houston TX about dealer holdback. What is that?

A: Ohhh, yeah, that confused me at first, too, but I asked the Ford dealer in Houston TX about it. I’m one of those people that annoys the heck out of the salespeople because while they want me to sign sign sign the contract right away so that I can get out, I’m not so submissive. I always sit in the office and read every single word on all of the paper work. And I’m a slow reader. I think every salesperson from every Ford dealer in Houston TX has come to hate me by now lol.

Whenever your Ford dealer in Houston TX buys its cars, it pays two to three percent more than they are actually worth. That’s called the dealer holdback. After a few months, the manufacturer will give the Ford dealer in Houston TX that two or three percent.

The thing about holdbacks is that it makes it to where your Ford dealer in Houston TX can get rid of a car at the invoice price and make hundreds of dollars in profit. And that, right there, is your bargaining room. You can use the dealer holdback as a point of negotiation and the bargaining room gives you some leeway.

Planet Ford Houston Dealership

 

November 2, 2007 by · Leave a Comment
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I always get new cars from Planet Ford Houston. This has been my practice since I got my first car when I was sixteen under my dad’s name and worked at McDonald’s to pay it off. I guess it could be because of the location, which is right in my area, and it’s also the people. A lot of salespeople at car dealerships are so cheery and fake that it gets on my nerves, but the people at Houston Planet Ford are more real and often funny.

I like it for more reasons than just that, obviously. Mostly because every time I buy a car from Houston Planet Ford there is some kind of special going on for the very car that I want. It’s not that Planet Ford Houston is psychic, it’s just that they have a lot of specials on all kinds of vehicles, unlike some car dealerships which I will not name who only offer discounts on trucks. I have never wanted a truck, nor will I ever, so the variety from Houston Planet Ford is good for me.

Since I’m a long time customer of them, though, I have a lot more to say than just things about their car price specials. The part of their service that I experience the most is their, well, service. Even if I might buy a car from Houston Planet Ford once every four years or so, I’m going several times a year for maintenance, service, and repair, and that’s what I see the most of.

First of all, when I got into an accident five years ago, Houston Planet Ford sent out a tow truck free of charge to bring my car to them. It would take a couple of days to repair it, but I didn’t have a ride or anyone to pick me up at the time. Lucky for me, Planet Ford Houston has a shuttle which takes people home if they live 15 miles from it or closer, so long as their car is in for collision repair. I also got a discount on the repair because I’m a Planet Citizen.