Hi, Guest
06-29-2006, 11:00 PM
Even for a car dealer that's pretty low - but predictable from Cruickshank - you may want to bounce any potential dealer off the group here for feedback before going in - I could have steered you away from those guys and that's using "inside" info.
No offense to Sparky but don't even bother with their 800 numbers - their process is designed to steer you back to the dealership at every turn and you won't ever get to communicate with anyone in authority.
If you're intent on giving your feedback to Ford, I'd like to offer some thought-starters.
1 ) send a letter to Robert Girard, Vice President General Sales, The Canadian Road, Oakville, ON L6J 5E4
2 ) Do not send a hand-written letter and make sure you're envelope is not hand-written. Hand written envelopes aren't even opened by his office - they go straight to the customer service folks.
3) Make your letter concise and to the point - use headlines or paragraph headers to help the reader navigate your letter.
4 ) Make sure you're opening paragraph is a grabber ... something like "Mr. Girard, you may be interested to know how your marketing dollars are being spent to turn customers away from Ford."
PM me if you want to know where the "good" dealers are - the info that Ford has but would never share with a customer.
Glad you weren't stung and don't give up ... there are excellent dealers out there (even Ford ones) who will give you the straight goods even it the advice is "don't buy now" - you just have to be lucky or have inside info to connect with them.
BTW - you didn't mention if it was a 2006 or 2007 model - let me know and I can give you the dealer pricing on the vehicle which will help you figure out how good the deal really is.
No offense to Sparky but don't even bother with their 800 numbers - their process is designed to steer you back to the dealership at every turn and you won't ever get to communicate with anyone in authority.
If you're intent on giving your feedback to Ford, I'd like to offer some thought-starters.
1 ) send a letter to Robert Girard, Vice President General Sales, The Canadian Road, Oakville, ON L6J 5E4
2 ) Do not send a hand-written letter and make sure you're envelope is not hand-written. Hand written envelopes aren't even opened by his office - they go straight to the customer service folks.
3) Make your letter concise and to the point - use headlines or paragraph headers to help the reader navigate your letter.
4 ) Make sure you're opening paragraph is a grabber ... something like "Mr. Girard, you may be interested to know how your marketing dollars are being spent to turn customers away from Ford."
PM me if you want to know where the "good" dealers are - the info that Ford has but would never share with a customer.
Glad you weren't stung and don't give up ... there are excellent dealers out there (even Ford ones) who will give you the straight goods even it the advice is "don't buy now" - you just have to be lucky or have inside info to connect with them.
BTW - you didn't mention if it was a 2006 or 2007 model - let me know and I can give you the dealer pricing on the vehicle which will help you figure out how good the deal really is.
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2003 Focus ZX5 infra-red Track Rat - R*I*P
2003 ZX5 CD Silver Track Rat - retired, but still in the driveway
New track rat: 2000 ZX3, Atlantic Blue * JRSC with lots more to come
* New Zetec crate motor - NFG - thanks Topspeed *
