do car dealerships still do this?

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Offline hooD

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do car dealerships still do this?
« on: February 16, 2014 - 04:31:40 AM »
I have bought quite a few new cars over the last 40 years, but I don't recall getting a thank letter from any of them.  Just thought I'd share this.


My sales person mailed me this "thank you" card after I bought my brand new '73 Cuda. 



he included a few of his business cards



plus a bumper sticker
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Re: do car dealerships still do this?
« Reply #1 on: February 16, 2014 - 06:56:36 AM »
Mot in my experience , maybe an Email at best

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Re: do car dealerships still do this?
« Reply #2 on: February 16, 2014 - 09:55:10 AM »
That's awesome!  Better than anything I've gotten for any of my new mopar purchases.  My parents got a bottle of champagne engraved with the purchase date when they bought their 5 series BMW, but that was back in 04, and they did not get one when they bought their second one in 07 lol.
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« Reply #3 on: February 16, 2014 - 10:04:23 AM »
yaah, now a days not only do you get thank you letters ,when your down to your last payment year you get a flood of "time to trade in"notices. :smokin: :crying:
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« Reply #4 on: February 16, 2014 - 12:41:06 PM »
We bought a used Toyota Avalon a few years ago and received a letter within a month, a phone call from the salesman a few months later to make sure everything was OK, another letter after about 6 months and another call from the salesman at a year.  This may seem like a lot of nuisance, but the calls were just quick,pleasant "Hello,I hope everything is alright with your car, is there anything I can do for you?"

The service from this dealership has been fantastic in all regards.  :clapping:
It certainly works, when I buy another car I will certainly put them at the top of my list.
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Re: do car dealerships still do this?
« Reply #5 on: February 16, 2014 - 01:09:15 PM »
You're just getting that letter now ? :roflsmiley:

I get a barrage of emails typically, never a hand signed note....Very cool  :2thumbs:
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Re: do car dealerships still do this?
« Reply #6 on: February 16, 2014 - 04:16:16 PM »
When I bought my 1990 W250 new, I got a thank you letter from the salesman and the dealer owner within a week, along with a 1990-1991 calendar with me, my friends, and the salesman in front of the truck in the dealer lot.  Then a followup letter about 2 months later.

When we bought the Jeep Liberty in 2002 we got a followup letter from the dealer (Carmax) that included a handwritten note from our saleslady.

My wife only remembers getting the boilerplate corporate followups from our purchase of her 2006 Mini Cooper S.


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Re: do car dealerships still do this?
« Reply #7 on: February 16, 2014 - 04:30:31 PM »
When I bought my 2 door Stratus R/T in late 01, I got a letter and a phone call a few months later.

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« Reply #8 on: February 16, 2014 - 05:06:44 PM »
The salesman I bought my last 4 trucks and Charger from has always sent me and the wife birthday and Christmas cards. He just retired this past summer and I quit getting the cards. He was an old school type salesman.
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« Reply #9 on: February 16, 2014 - 05:58:23 PM »
Newest vehicle I've ever had was 3 years old so I couldn't say.  :lol:
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« Reply #10 on: February 16, 2014 - 09:17:18 PM »
The 3 last new cars I bought in the last 12 years I only got notice's 3 years later offering to trade up.
When I bought my Aussie Valiant Pacer new back in '71 a few weeks later I got a letter from Chrysler Australia but it really seemed to be a form letter.
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« Reply #11 on: February 17, 2014 - 12:46:36 AM »
I've only bought one brand new vehicle in my life. A few months later I got a recall notice about the brake accumulator needing to be replaced. lol.
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« Reply #12 on: February 17, 2014 - 09:56:52 AM »
Our local Dodge dealer does them also We still get then and birthday cards. The only problem when we get the letters is says, Thank You for buying a Charger. Last I checked I think we bought a Challenger.  :roflsmiley:
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