sactownstang Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 I call a local shop and ask if they have a kinetic 2400 in stock... Answer: yes I ask how much? Answer: 1000 I say MSRP is 449 Answer: Ya and LOL unbelieveable! I mean ya I hear ya it's a free country I understand shops gota pay bills but only a fool pays double MSRP. Hell I won't pay MSRP... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meade916 Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 I feel you.....i mean everyone says dont shop online, support your local dealer. Well i have friends that are dealers so im not gonna talk shit but as a stranger walking into a store and they dont know you they will almost ALWAYS try and rip you off. MSRP is high enough, but thats totally understandable. Double is out of control. Im TOTALLY against people that walk into shops talkin internet pricing.....thats weak sauce, but i feel MSRP is fair to bring up at a store. MSRP is what it is whether its the net or the local shop. Quote All SMD products + MORE available at my store here! https://wccaraudio.com/ Subscribe to My Youtube Channel! Over 1,000,000 subscribers strong! Turn on your notifications! http://www.youtube.com/meade916 Follow My Instagram! Daily live feeds from the shop, exclusive content way before it hits my Youtube channel...and little squares with photo's in them http://www.instagram.com/meade916 The Official SMD Facebook fan Page https://www.facebook.com/SteveMeadeDesigns/ Follow my Tweet (Twitter) http://www.Twitter.com/meade916 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AI James Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 I feel you.....i mean everyone says dont shop online, support your local dealer. Well i have friends that are dealers so im not gonna talk shit but as a stranger walking into a store and they dont know you they will almost ALWAYS try and rip you off. MSRP is high enough, but thats totally understandable. Double is out of control. Im TOTALLY against people that walk into shops talkin internet pricing.....thats weak sauce, but i feel MSRP is fair to bring up at a store. MSRP is what it is whether its the net or the local shop. not to mention a Dealer is making a pretty decent amount if they sell everything at MSRP why they would feel the need for anything over that is beyond me. I'm with you all the way about going into a shop and talking about internet pricing as well, i feel this that happened to Sactownstang is alot of the reason why more and more people are not supporting local shops though. A dealers barganing tool is warranty, and alot of people feel if its a quality product they shouldnt ever need a warranty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sactownstang Posted January 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 Hey atleast they host a few db drags! Props to sactown car audio for that! Don't think i'd buy for them but hell least they support competitons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChevyBoy Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 like basshead said. e-stores have cheaper pricing on items, because they get cheaper than an actual store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sactownstang Posted January 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 Just picked up same battery at a authorized local dealer for 325, Defintely a good price in compairson! Some shops like to move product! Guess moral of the story is shop around! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChevyBoy Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 damn thats a HUGE difference. nice find! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSN2meBoom916 Posted January 26, 2007 Report Share Posted January 26, 2007 I'd like to add this: Not to call out any local shops, here in norcal, especially not the one that sounds like Manthony's C.A., but they have got to the point that they will not EVEN give a quote over the phone, even if you say "I am on my way and need to know how much $$$ to bring!!" It's like written quotes get shredded the second after you read them so that "...no one else will come in here demanding the same "hookup" I give you!" it's like top secret price favoritsm base don how buddy-buddy you are w/ the dealers, when generally they take a $200 item, tell you msrp is $500 cuz it's "brand new top of the line"..."but if you do it right now" so we make sales for the day, you get "hooked up" this one time...for only $250. Dude thinks he got hooked up and is taken for an extra $50. Just sayin ARM yourself w/ the real msrp info and Definately shop around. 2X msrp? that's pretty bad/extreme, & sad. "Knowledge is power, experience is powerful" End rant. Quote COOGLE SAID:"bro thats how we got where we are... buy making messes ...... i still learn all the time you just gota be willing to ruck up some shit" "In order to attain the impossible, one must attempt the absurd." ~ Miguel de Unamuno"One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men, but no machine can do the work of one extraordinary man" -Elbert Hubbard"A proud man can learn humility...but he will be proud of that too" ~I forget who.I'm far from perfect and I know it better than anyone, but I hope to be good at what I do, when I do it...Installs I've done:My Integra: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/ind...?showtopic=3161The Lexus : http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/ind...?showtopic=1535Law's Maxima: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/ind...ic=5568&hl=Jeff's 2500HD: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/ind...ic=5382&hl=Acura RSX-S: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/ind...?showtopic=3142Z-32 300zx: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/ind...?showtopic=34602004 Civic 4dr: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/ind...?showtopic=8190Trunk/Corner Box: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/ind...c=16036&hl=1969 Chevy C-10: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/ind...c=20319&hl=Seat-Back AMP-RACK How-to: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/ind...ic=9428&hl=Bunch of subs still for salehttp://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/ind...l=lsn2meboom916"It's game night...we're playin......sex."~Quagmire"When disneyland started it was powered completely by orphan children running on treadmills to generate e-lectrissty…and today, them children are New York Yankees". ~Dale Gribble"Fill it with ice...then pour it up to the top of the ice...& Shut da Fu** up!" ~Urs truly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernesto Posted January 26, 2007 Report Share Posted January 26, 2007 $325 is pretty close to internet pricing for that battery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted January 28, 2007 Report Share Posted January 28, 2007 Hey atleast they host a few db drags! Props to sactown car audio for that! Don't think i'd buy for them but hell least they support competitons. yea they hold shows, and thats great, they also sponsor a couple of local competitors and have helped my teammates out ALOT. they are rather expensive, but I bet if you went into their shop and told them your a competitor, you would be treated differrently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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