dealer support

[cali]

just wondering,does any dealerships around aussie offer support to clubs in the way of discounted parts and or labour?our club over here tried that with the local holden dealer an they basically told us to piss off-charming aye.

[MikeCuzzy]

Not sure a 5% discount or something is going to make up for a 538% mark up...

[Dr HaxZaw]

At the end of the day your gonna buy your parts from holden or your not... either way they dont care about how much you have to pay

[cali]

[QUOTE=MikeCuzzy;2033053]Not sure a 5% discount or something is going to make up for a 538% mark up...
True but it just goes to show they don't give a rats arse about what they sell,they just want your money.

[Tim Smtih]

True but it just goes to show they don't give a rats arse about what they sell,they just want your money.

Shop around, dealerships are just like any other business. Took me a while but i found a holden dealership that actually helped me, believe it or not.

[Gaming Warrior]

The Holden dealer I worked for did give certain car clubs a discount, not sure how much is was or how they chose which clubs qualified.

[Macca86]

just wondering,does any dealerships around aussie offer support to clubs in the way of discounted parts and or labour?our club over here tried that with the local holden dealer an they basically told us to piss off-charming aye.

From a business' perspective, what do they have to gain by giving you discounted parts?? Its not like a local car club is going to give much back in terms of advertising (and if your a Holden club then your already partly advertising them anyway) and as someone said above, if your gonna buy something from the dealer your gonna buy it anyway so they wouldn't increase their sales much.

[cali]

From a business' perspective, what do they have to gain by giving you discounted parts?? Its not like a local car club is going to give much back in terms of advertising (and if your a Holden club then your already partly advertising them anyway) and as someone said above, if your gonna buy something from the dealer your gonna buy it anyway so they wouldn't increase their sales much.

True but the sales they do get from club members buying something now and then would show they have an interest in product/brand they are selling,besides helping clubs out isn't exactly going to break the bank is it?

[ClairBear]

besides helping clubs out isn't exactly going to break the bank is it?

Depends how many clubs hit them up for sponsorship. Generally to be considered you have to be a registered club with a current constitution and present your proposal professionally for consideration. Usually they want minutes showing the proposal to approach XYZ Holden Dealership etc.

Some guy wandering in off the street asking for discounts for his "club" is probably going to be told to bugger off.

[cali]

Depends how many clubs hit them up for sponsorship. Generally to be considered you have to be a registered club with a current constitution and present your proposal professionally for consideration. Usually they want minutes showing the proposal to approach XYZ Holden Dealership etc.

Some guy wandering in off the street asking for discounts for his "club" is probably going to be told to bugger off.

True again but we are the only holden club in the district with a reasonably small number enthusiast and we are a registered club with a constitution,so by the dealer basically not caring just makes me want to go somewhere else when it comes time to upgrade.