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      03-13-2013, 12:33 PM   #29
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Originally Posted by Netwon View Post
From a business prospective it makes sense assuming you did not recently move to the area. Just my 2 cents.
Dealers make less money on warranty work than walk in customers. So... If you buy a car from dealer X and ask Y to service it and you owned the business what would you do? Give the better loaner/demo (limited supply) to your own customer or the guy who bought elsewhere?
A friend who owned a dealership once told me, " Your buying the relationship he car is free."
Most car dealers make more money on service and warranty work than on sales.

I think the position of this dealership is really stupid. These powertrain warranty jobs could be several thousand dollars of work. Would they want to lose that because they are being stingy with the loaner car?
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