Comments on: Keep It For You

By: Woody

Woody — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:48:09 +0000

That dealer requirement really sucks, must be some good dealer lobbiests out there. Guess everybody’s spouses has to go get a license and some free floorplanning

By: A 1 cycles

A 1 cycles — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 20:38:27 +0000

as a manufacturer in florida i must have a licesnced dealer sell my motorcycles, not allowed to manufacture and sell same bike.

By: Shifter

Shifter — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:03:26 +0000

Busfreak. You must be the only 1 in the world to think that the US automobile industry has problems because of Obama!?!

By: busfreak

busfreak — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:47:44 +0000

We have a dealer in our small town that does more than just sell cars. They always donate lots of time and money for anything that is going on in the community. They just donated a new ambulance to our local hospital. Now thanks to out socialist gov they are going to be shut down. These guys have been around for 50 years and because of change there are a lot of middle class people out of work. Yea I can go to ebay and they will send me to some big city for my pick up. I remember these guys delivering the car to my house full of gas. I guess my way of thinking is just out dated.

By: I Shot Jesse James | All Days Long

I Shot Jesse James | All Days Long — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 16:44:48 +0000

[...] Keep It For You at Cyril Huze Blog By Cyril Huze Following a controversy about his Hydrogen Powered World Speed Record, Jesse James was voted out of the Land Speed Racers Club, one of the 12 individual clubs members of the SCTA. (South California Timing Association), … Automakers are prevented by state laws from selling cars, new or used, directly to consumers. Only licensed dealers can do that. Could Harley-Davidson be next? Harley buyers bid on eBay and take delivery at their dealership? Why not? Your shot… … Cyril Huze Blog – http://www.cyrilhuzeblog.com/ [...]

By: FUJI

FUJI — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 16:28:13 +0000

How could or would this work:

A. HARLEY LOGO SITE
Buy the bike on-line;

B. HARLEY LOGO VAN
Have the bike drop-shipped to your door, ready to ride;

C. HARLEY LOGO COMPUTER
Any engine malady, plug into USB port, download and send to corporate service;

D. HARLEY LOGO PHONE
Any and all other service problems, call Harley Davidson service; they will send a well decorated van with some one else’s logo on it.

E. HARLEY JEWELRY- CLOTHING – CHROME, VAN
Want to buy parts or accessories, you get it. Otherwise, they will be at your door once a month

You ask what do I do with my trade in? The answer. Use E-bay.

You ask what about my bike if doesn’t plug and play? Answer. YOU GET IT. LOL

By: Woody

Woody — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 13:55:13 +0000

Seems wierd hearing people feel sorry for car salesmen Nobody seems to mind ordering online for items their dealer sells, I suspect folks will do the same for cars. Service is where the real money has been made in dealerships anyway so it wouldn’t be a big stretch to have dealerships become service centers and new car “delivery locations”. You order online and it gets sent to the local place for prep & pickup. can’t say I care one way or another. The minute you buy a car the salesman doesn’t have much to do with things other than smiling and being your buddy to get the next sale-any problems with the vehicle and you have to head off to the Service Department anyway. I’d be more concerned with the pricing structure that results-you know; where they “Eliminate the middleman and pass the savings on to you.”

By: Jim C

Jim C — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 13:23:03 +0000

What other states require a manufacturer to sell their vehicles thru a dealer? Does anyone know or maybe know where to find this kind of info?
As far as GM selling their cars on Ebay-sounds like another way for them to shove out their dealers. I like talking with someone face to face and building a relationship with whatever company I deal with. What do you do or who do you talk to when you have a problem? Have you ever tried calling a big company and try to get thru their phone system so that you are able to talk to an actual person? I don’t know,maybe I am just getting too old. I don’t mind change for the most part but I really feel like we are going in the wrong direction. If everyone just thought of customer service and kept that thought central in their mind no matter if they are in sales,govt,ect…….

By: JC

JC — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 04:23:23 +0000

Cyril,
Interesting words you say?
“Automakers are prevented by state laws from selling cars, new or used, directly to consumers. Only licensed dealers can do that.”

Motorcycle Manufacturers fall in this same category…..at least in Texas this holds true.

All Texas motor vehicle manufacturers must have a licensed dealer to sell their product.

By: nicker

nicker — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 03:13:32 +0000

RE: (car/scooter purchases over e-bay)
Does that mean not having to sit in a cubical with a salesman…… ???
Cool.

-nicker-

By: Fluke

Fluke — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 01:04:23 +0000

Didn’t eBay just come out with a press release saying this GM deal with eBay was in fact news to them and there was no deal. Just full of themselves GM execs prematurely announcing stuff that wasn’t in fact true in the hope it would be if they shouted it loud enough. They just made themselves look like idiots.

As for Jesse James, see above comment about making premature inaccurate announcements.