I think the Dodge Corp. is making more enemies than friends with this allocation shate!!! A confirmed sale is trumped by dealer stock?... But what do I know?...
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Petition to Dodge
Dear Dodge,
If you are listening and are viewing these boards, I have a lot of questions that I would like to have answered by someone in the know. As I have stated many times before, I understand that a car of this caliber is not going to come out as quick as we would all like, however, a little clarity in this process would be appreciated by me and I know many other Hellcat brothers and sisters alike. Here we go:
These are simple questions meant with the best intention for all....
1. This dealer allocation process is as clear as mud and here is why I say that. A local dealer here in Dallas has had MANY allocations as they are a large dealer. I don't understand how they have had several 'Cats come in UNSOLD, let me repeat, UNSOLD with a $10,000.00 mark up with no budging. Why is it that I placed a deposit on 8/9/14, ordered on the first day, 9/9/14 and I am still waiting for and "allocation" and a VIN. This is a SOLD... I repeat, SOLD ORDER to a customer yet I feel as if I am off in purgatory simply because I'm subject to this dealer allocation process. I'm sure you are aware of how all buyers feel about dealers and the car business in general. This does not help their cause nor does it do any favors to Dodge.
2. Why not abandon this allocation process and the the orders as they came in? Certainly this would or could avoid dealer gaming and keep they buyer more informed by possibly allowing us to know our place in line.
3. Buyers of vehicles like this are your brands greatest advocates. As you know, this car will allow many of us to play with the big boys which from what I understand was one of the biggest points of this car. I've been in this forum for a little while now and have read many frustrating stories from people you have guaranteed sales from. Why not make the customer your advocate rather than the dealers? I could easily drum up business for any Chrylser product and refer them to the dealer I use, and I'm no salesman.
4. I am not made of money and sitting and waiting for someone to say to my order "so let it be written, so let it be done" has made me put a lot of other financial decisions on hold. I make sound financial decisions and this is what is allowing me to buy this car. Whether I finance or pay cash, you have a SOLD CAR. Please, can you be more transparent with this process? The Hellcat team are bright individuals, I'm sure they anticipated a flood of orders... Just like what happened. Help us out!
If anyone else has any more questions to add, please do. If anyone out there has a line to someone at Dodge that will listen, please pass this on or let me know how I can get these questions and concerns answered. If anyone from Dodge reads this, I would love to hear from you.
If you are listening and are viewing these boards, I have a lot of questions that I would like to have answered by someone in the know. As I have stated many times before, I understand that a car of this caliber is not going to come out as quick as we would all like, however, a little clarity in this process would be appreciated by me and I know many other Hellcat brothers and sisters alike. Here we go:
These are simple questions meant with the best intention for all....
1. This dealer allocation process is as clear as mud and here is why I say that. A local dealer here in Dallas has had MANY allocations as they are a large dealer. I don't understand how they have had several 'Cats come in UNSOLD, let me repeat, UNSOLD with a $10,000.00 mark up with no budging. Why is it that I placed a deposit on 8/9/14, ordered on the first day, 9/9/14 and I am still waiting for and "allocation" and a VIN. This is a SOLD... I repeat, SOLD ORDER to a customer yet I feel as if I am off in purgatory simply because I'm subject to this dealer allocation process. I'm sure you are aware of how all buyers feel about dealers and the car business in general. This does not help their cause nor does it do any favors to Dodge.
2. Why not abandon this allocation process and the the orders as they came in? Certainly this would or could avoid dealer gaming and keep they buyer more informed by possibly allowing us to know our place in line.
3. Buyers of vehicles like this are your brands greatest advocates. As you know, this car will allow many of us to play with the big boys which from what I understand was one of the biggest points of this car. I've been in this forum for a little while now and have read many frustrating stories from people you have guaranteed sales from. Why not make the customer your advocate rather than the dealers? I could easily drum up business for any Chrylser product and refer them to the dealer I use, and I'm no salesman.
4. I am not made of money and sitting and waiting for someone to say to my order "so let it be written, so let it be done" has made me put a lot of other financial decisions on hold. I make sound financial decisions and this is what is allowing me to buy this car. Whether I finance or pay cash, you have a SOLD CAR. Please, can you be more transparent with this process? The Hellcat team are bright individuals, I'm sure they anticipated a flood of orders... Just like what happened. Help us out!
If anyone else has any more questions to add, please do. If anyone out there has a line to someone at Dodge that will listen, please pass this on or let me know how I can get these questions and concerns answered. If anyone from Dodge reads this, I would love to hear from you.
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Your not wrong in your statement, I sadly suspect. But there is a day coming, sooner or later, that will lead to more internet sales & goodwill from customers. The dealerships will be more of a depot than a showroom. Less overhead & fewer sales staff. Grinding away at the old school ability to gouge the customer at the lot, IMO, will diminish greatly. This is already happening with forums like this. The ability to find the good dealer from the bad is already happening. If Dodge wants to reward dealers for the volume of sales like this, I suspect the likely hood of a repeat customer is greatly lessened. The dealerships & corporation are not giving these things away & still make a healthy profit at MRSP. Again Chrysler may choose to go down this path for a relatively small market, but I maintain that its the wrong way & could hurt their overall sales in the future. People may forget a lot of things but they always remember getting screwed over on a car & can repeat the events like it was yesterday to a willing ear...
I've stated it before & I'll do it again: It's not that the car could take a while to be delivered. It's the fact that no one in the company has even made an attempt to answer my & others questions. Based on orders & line time someone there can forecast a build estimate. It's not a hard or impossible request. SRT in the U.S. provides you with some service. Try Canada! We are completely in the dark! If someone there had the balls to tell me or my dealer that it won't happen for me until the 2016 model; I'd have more respect for the whole handling of the situation than I do now... For me it has more to due with the lack of communication than the production time...
"BX" in Dodge lingo stands for buzz kill. Don't let anyone else tell you different...Hey! I have a first acknowledgement from the factory. Woooo. Oh, wait...
Either way, Congrats Joe! At least you got the weather to rip the highways up RIGHT NOW!!!
Got family around Keller & need an excuse to get down there and visit next summer. I would love to try that Texas Mile I've heard about...Thanks Dances... May have to take a trip down to Houston to visit John Hennessey
Stick around regardless & make fun of the rest of us still waiting...
For what it's worth, I suspect this game that Chrysler/Dodge is playing is going to bite them in the azz. Their betting that pandering to their dealers for sales is going to out weigh the damage they do with loyal customers. Hell of a bet in the long run!...
Bejesus brother, it better be sooner than 2016!!!
If that was sarcasm, it was wasted on me...LOL!
If that was sarcasm, it was wasted on me...LOL!
A little sarcasm at 10 pm ET to keep me awake is not bad at all. Come on man !!! hahahaha
I read that other post: I wept... I cried... Then I read your post & had to wipe whiskey off the screen of my computer...
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