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      03-28-2008, 10:33 PM   #2025
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If I had the room I'd get a 2002tii... Love that car. I almost bought one last year but my wife said no.
No way! Does she know how special it is?
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      03-28-2008, 10:33 PM   #2026
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And what ever happened to Dooma?
Something happened?
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      03-28-2008, 10:34 PM   #2027
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This thread is taking up my precious porn viewing time. Nah, gotta a hockey game to go to. Play nice while I'm gone fellas.

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EVERYONE CHECK THIS OUT -
If a dealer spews out this scam and refuses your online financing, you the customer need to retain control and refuse to buy from that unethical and slanderous dealer. There are plenty of ethical dealers who eagerly accept online loans without the lies.
Very interesting article, bmw-m6. I especially liked this quote.
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Folks,

I would STRONGLY suggest the cessation of posts of unsolicited videos, messages, images, and the like that portray any likeness of anyone involved in a negative character light, as such can be used to bolster any potential litigation with character assassination as merit. Ken can and should prevail here, but some here may be unknowingly subjecting themselves to potential litigation. This isn't legal advice, merely an opine from one who is concerned at the direction and tone this has taken, with a minimum of 3 attorneys directly involved and with vested interests for their clients, perusing these forums.
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I would STRONGLY suggest the cessation of posts of unsolicited videos, messages, images, and the like that portray any likeness of anyone involved in a negative character light, as such can be used to bolster any potential litigation with character assassination as merit. Ken can and should prevail here, but some here may be unknowingly subjecting themselves to potential litigation. This isn't legal advice, merely an opine from one who is concerned at the direction and tone this has taken, with a minimum of 3 attorneys directly involved and with vested interests for their clients, perusing these forums.
I would tend to agree with you; however, from all accounts by people in the know at the stealership...they are having a kick-a$$ week.

So, therefore, no damages to recover...but I also am not a lawyer...

"No harm, no foul" is the common metaphor
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      03-28-2008, 10:41 PM   #2031
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Just in case you missed it.

I was actually thinking on the lines of something like this:



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      03-28-2008, 10:42 PM   #2032
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BMW M Power,

I too have been a BMWCCA member for a very long time about 20 years minus a 2 year hiatus in the middle for college. I read the Roundel from the moment it arrives cover to cover. I am the one who posted on our Forum at BWMCCA about this. I like the idea that you are giving your $.02 to this situation, but I am uncofmortable that you are using your "president" status as your signature. For all the readers here, he is not representing BMWCCA and nor am I. You intentions might have been to be unbiased and share information with all of us, but your post was clearly supporting the dealer. Have you spoken to Dooma to get both sides of the story?

I contacted Dooma on day one to invite him to our LA chapter. I hope he joins. Southbay BMW is Awesome and will take good care of him.
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      03-28-2008, 10:42 PM   #2033
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Mr. Gomon,
I don't typically confront people over the 'net, so let me simply remind you
that it's very easy for a voting populace to stay with an incumbent (I'll
refrain from pointing to the POTUS (well, I guess not)). I'll also mention
that the great majority of these posts contradict your position as the
quality and rectitude of your local dealerships.

Yes, upset customers are noisy, but why are they upset? Is it because
they're angry at being treated so badly? Are they all wrong? Is every
one of the people who've said "Husker Bad!" delusional, and you, and you
alone hold the truth?

Other than that, best of luck with your Chapter. Aside from the political
end of things, I know it takes a lot of work to maintain a volunteer
organization.

Again, this is not written in an argumentative tone at all.
Not really sure what "rectitude" means, even with a college education!!! LOL..

I am certainly NOT SO STUPID as to think there haven't been some people that have had bad dealings, or raw deals, at BMW of Lincoln. Some of them are posting now. But for 4-5 people, some past employees who are scorn and possibly rightfully so, is just not a huge number in my mind. Are there others out there, probably yes. But there are almost 1 million hits here....only 5 people!!!! Ok...give them 10 people pissed off then.... I would say I agree that there is probably at any given time of the day, a customer at one of the 368 US BMW Centers that is getting a raw one. My job is not to defend the Dealership. That is not what I was doing. I had some information that NO ONE had, many were asking for and I was quiet about it for about a week. I had many members contact me but were afraid to say anything because anyone posting ANYTHING positive was completely blasted, called a troll and personally attacked.

I appreciate you recognizing the ammount of work it takes to build a membership base that started out at only 113 members into something that is now hovering steadily around 400-500 with many events, at least one a month. I have great people around me and would never accept praise for doing this myself. Some of the best people I know are members of the club and I am proud to call them friends.....
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      03-28-2008, 10:44 PM   #2034
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EVERYONE CHECK THIS OUT -

this was the site i used as my guide when i went shopping for a used car (gotta be a bit more careful b/c it didn't come right outta the factory, and ya gotta be more careful).

http://www.carbuyingtips.com/used.htm

on first page there should be a blue hyperlink "capitalone auto finance"



http://www.carbuyingtips.com/scams.htm

Scam #5: The "Your Online Lender Bounces Checks" Scam

How the scam works: The dealer sees your bank draft from a credit union, or online car finance sites such as Capital One Auto Finance, HSBC Auto Finance or AutoCreditFinders. Not wanting to lose the extra gravy of selling you the car dealer's RISC financing, they refuse your bank draft, lying to you that "online lenders bounce checks." They will say "their checks always bounce, so we don't take them". But gee, the dealer is willing to provide you financing, at higher APR. CapitalOne and HSBC are household names and many car buyers already doubt the salesperson's lies. So they may also tell you "well, they take too long to pay us".

Some salespeople stop at nothing. If your lender was bouncing checks, we'd hear about it via federal investigations. I get daily emails from people who financed with Capital One Auto Finance, HSBC Auto Finance with no problem. I used Capital One Auto Financeto finance my new 2004 Lexus GX470 SUV. Lexus had no problems accepting my CapitalOne check. My friend financed 2 used cars with Capital One Auto Finance. There's nothing wrong with dealer financing if they can beat your best APR. If not, use your online financing. Unless you qualify for a manufacturer's 2.9% financing, online banks will beat the local banks used by dealers most of the time, and online lenders often beat credit union rates. If a dealer spews out this scam and refuses your online financing, you the customer need to retain control and refuse to buy from that unethical and slanderous dealer. There are plenty of ethical dealers who eagerly accept online loans without the lies.

How To Avoid The Scam: Tell the finance manager you're onto their scam, online lenders have been in business for years and fund loans without bouncing checks. Then get up to leave. You should also file a complaint with your state Attorney General's Office, because we need to make this scam illegal for dealers who force you into higher APR financing. I get emails on this scam often, and if the state attorneys do not know this is going on, they can't help us consumers. The federal government should wrap this into the Truth In Lending Act. Here's our link to all 50 Attorney General's Offices.
I had a friend use either CapOne or Eloan many years ago to buy his Diablo Roadster. The dealer had no problem taking that check!
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      03-28-2008, 10:49 PM   #2035
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Any reasonable (sane) person should realize that the "clock" for financing should start once the sales was accepted and terms agreed upon. When Dooma was informed that it was a mistake the "clock" should have stopped until an agreement was reached!

Why, why, why would Lincoln BMW even want to drag this out longer?

The longer this goes on the worse it will be for Lincoln BMW.

I have a sales office in Lincoln. I'm going to call them and maybe get some of this posted on their bulletin board. There are a lot of BMW owners working there and might like to know about this little fiasco.

Stick to your guns Dooma.
the long it drags out the worse it gets for them. now, there's even MORE reason to investigate their illegal practices. they want to recoup their losses, by trying to trick him into signing the price $60k, but with their financing, which they will try to hook him with an OUTRAGEOUS interest rate. sneaky SOB's.!
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      03-28-2008, 10:49 PM   #2036
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So BMW M5 Power,

what did you think of the video

Actually, I thought it was pretty funny in layout. The cheesy voiceover sounds like the girls voice on my Garmin GPS...LOL.... The message conveyed, as you can imagine, is NOT the treatment I have received at the dealership. I am sure others feel they have gotten that treatment and that is their story to tell. I do think it will be remembered, while not with any special effects awards or anything. I cannot speak for anyone at the dealership other than they said they were getting "beat up", especially Fil....
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      03-28-2008, 10:55 PM   #2037
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I love this part:

"my client is
fully prepared to incur whatever costs are necessary to insure that the public is fully
apprised of the true facts concerning this transaction, and to seek recourse against your
client and others that were directly and proximately responsible for the damages
suffered by the dealership."

o really??? How exactly are they going to do that???? How are they going to find ALL of the people that have "caused damages", direct and proximate, and sue them in a court of law? Are they going to try and sue every poster in this thread? Thousands of people, most of whom don't live in Nebraska and some of whom don't even live in the U.S.? LOL, I love it, they are so funny.


He is "advised that, apparently, it appears that Mr. Tanisaka will be unable to fund the transaction"... hmmmmm, that's a lot of unsure words in one sentence that cannot be backed up... "advised" by whom and is it correct?
"apparently"
"appears" why does it appear? because Fil called you and said they won't accept the financing he already has? Or Fil just called and LIED to you and said no financing has come through??

Ken,
I would strongly suggest you provide proof of funds to these A-holes ASAP, exactly what was provided to the dealership so they can see it because clearly the dealer is probably lying to their own firm.

Also, there is no way for Ken to back on every internet forum and post something else to "retract". The first time he begins something like that, it will not be enough for them, they will want more and more and more. I say stick to the guns and buy the damn car.

Also, to whom did BMW of Lincoln offer to pay for the flight or the car transportation to Cali? Ken, were you called directly? Scott, did Maledon say so? I don't even buy that.

personally, i think they're trying to stall or prod the fire hoping for a technicality to get off the blame. DON"T DO IT KEN !! its stall after stall, then trying to pass the blame onto you. "sure we'll complete the deal" (i'm the good guy) "you can't even afford it !" (cast doubt onto you, you bad, they good). now, "we still want to complete deal" (we STILL good, and trying to be helpful), but "you paying with invalid mean" (you're bad guy). i say advance legally to OFFICIALLY put them on the spot even more so. enough is enough. they're obviously trying to get you frustrated to commit an error. in a sense, they've got your car hostage. and when you're trying to pay ransom, they're upping the ante. BOGUS !! advance legally, so its not just a closed door privately b/w 2 parties. let the world know what a piece a work these guys (Van Tuyl / husker auto). i'm sure nebraska wouldn't want to be associated with them (NCAA always investigating business relationships with universities).
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On behalf of Husker BMW, the following is an update on this situation.

Per the conditions of the eBay auction, the successful bidder is required to purchase the vehicle within 72 hours. After acknowledging its initial mishandling of the situation, Husker gave Mr. Tanisaka another fresh 72 hours to consummate the transaction at the $60,000 bid price. There were absolutely no conditions attached to that offer.

This 72 hour period has now expired. Husker BMW will agree to extend the time period for Mr. Tanisaka to purchase or lease the vehicle until the close of business on Monday, March 31, 2008, which is now the dealership's second 72 hour extention of the time period.

There have been baseless details reported concerning the dealership’s handling of these negotiations. The fact of the matter is that Mr. Tanisaka has supplied the dealership with no financial information, and refused to allow the dealership to assist his efforts to obtain financing. Contrary to statements made, Mr. Tanisaka has never presented the dealership with pre-approvals from Capital One, BMW, or any other financing source. Instead, Mr. Tanisaka chose to seek leasing terms through a financial institution of his selection. Husker has attempted to accommodate Mr. Tanisaka at every turn, including providing everything requested by his outside financing company in a timely manner, but no funding has been received. While Husker does not intend to suggest that Mr. Tanisaka does not have the financial wherewithal to consummate this transaction, any inferences that Husker has been delaying his consummation of the transaction are entirely unfounded. In fact, Mr. Tanisaka has routinely been dealing very cooperatively with Husker’s sales manager and has been very complementary toward him. Another unreported fact is that, as a gesture of goodwill, Husker offered to pay to fly Mr. Tanisaka to Lincoln to take delivery of the vehicle, and also offered to pay the costs associated with shipping the vehicle in a covered truck from Lincoln to California.

Husker does not seek to silence or in any way limit the rights of those who wish to express their opinions on this now widely publicized ordeal. But based on several reckless distortions and omissions of fact, the dealership and its employees have been grossly mischaracterized. Husker acknowledges and commends the comments posted by Mr. Tanisaka, his attorney, and the many others that have requested the personal attacks to cease. Husker would ask Mr. Tanisaka to go one step further and provide his truthful commentary on his agreement, or disagreement, with the statement of facts set forth above.

Husker will hold the vehicle in inventory for Mr. Tanisaka until the end of business Monday. For the sake of all involved, Husker BMW would like nothing more than to have this saga end with Mr. Tanisaka proudly driving his new E90 M3 and showcasing his “Husker BMW” plate frame throughout Southern California.

i think the key here is that payment isn't recieved b/c you are choosing to not recieve it. fly him to the dealership, so he can provide funding validly, and in person.
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      03-28-2008, 11:04 PM   #2039
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M3 POST, please shut down this blog before it goes out of control. I will no longer participate in this, I hope everybody does the same. Good Luck BMW of Lincoln.
It's not a blog, it's a forum.
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      03-28-2008, 11:05 PM   #2040
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M3 POST, please shut down this blog before it goes out of control. I will no longer participate in this, I hope everybody does the same. Good Luck BMW of Lincoln.
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      03-28-2008, 11:06 PM   #2041
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M3 POST, please shut down this blog before it goes out of control. I will no longer participate in this, I hope everybody does the same. Good Luck BMW of Lincoln.
M3 post, please ban this guy. Closing this thread will basically take away all the support and evidence from Ken.
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      03-28-2008, 11:06 PM   #2042
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M3 POST, please shut down this blog before it goes out of control. I will no longer participate in this, I hope everybody does the same. Good Luck BMW of Lincoln.
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      03-28-2008, 11:07 PM   #2043
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THIS has become completely insane!!

At this point, the ONLY WINNER is the "Legal Profession", as Legal Fees continue to be generated by Attorneys on both sides.

Husker's reputation is trashed, not that I care.
Ken has endured unbelievable stress, in addition to lost time, and mounting financial risk.

How many times have we seen "THE POWER OF THE INTERNET" used in this thread?? WE HAVE to come up with a solution to help Ken, if we are all as smart and powerful, as a Group, as we like to think we are.

We can't let it go down like this. Not for our sake, but for Ken's sake and Ken's wellbeing. I have no final investment in this "saga", other than time, but I know that I will feel like a LOSER, IF the Dealership prevails.

The Dealership will survive this. Fil will probably survive this, and may even eventually LAUGH about it over a few drinks with his peers, but what happens to Ken?? Will he able to buy a "new" M3 when this deal tanks, and he pays his legal fees and other associated costs?

"When the tough get going, the weak get screwed"

"It is better to be the hammer than the nail"

excuse the rant.............

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wrong dude... "the only winners are legal profession".. with respect, they are the only winners, but monetarily. based on principle, Ken will prevail. they are COUNTING on this to find any excuse to prolong and infuriate to either : accumulate further costs and/or to provoke an action.

they will survive it, thats most likely true.... and clearly evident that it their intention, of holding out longer than Ken.
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Online advertising is in essence the survival of the fittest. The days of putting balloons and banners and waiting for that floor-up to arrive are long gone!
Floors-ups are a thing of the past. Did you know that by the end of the decade 85% of all car sales will be generated by the internet? is your dealership ready?

At Triple Net we understand the car business and the online advertising world.
Our job is to optimize and streamline your online marketing strategies and help you generate more traffic and sell more cars.

So please contact us for a free consultation.

Remember, "If you're not Online, you don't exist !"
Phil and the dealership really do "exist" now, no?

Seriously, this should be kept open. At least over 2k people (writing) thought so, not to add the 800k viewers.
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Excellent decision! They were just thinking of banning you

Good riddance....

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M3 POST, please shut down this blog before it goes out of control. I will no longer participate in this, I hope everybody does the same. Good Luck BMW of Lincoln.
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Hello followers of the mayhem

Just left the dealership. The M3 is in just as pristine a condition as the day I saw it and the White coupe delivered and the miles are as announced. (got pics of it, sat in it weeks before this crap started, I started it up, sounds great, looks great). I repeat, there is NOTHING WRONG with the damn car...period so we can stop that line of drivel. I have seen it several times this week and it is being well taken care of. Further, the car is Kens, it HAS been since Monday, all he has to do is have someone, anyone, send the money and pay for it...that's it. Nothing fishy about that. I don't know about the other legal issues as stated in the Lincoln based Lawyer, other than I know the terms of payment have changed since the initial agreement on Monday as lease was brought in which BMW of Lincoln had agreed to extend another 72 hours. One thing remains, he can have the car!! No one is denying him the car, unless payment is not tendered. The dealership, from Kens admission, has been helpful and even gave him the number of someone at E-bay when he could get not response. He asked everyone to please stop the $hitstorm and several posters on this blog reminded of this. This clearly did not happen and has done nothing but fan the flames. Some of the advice, and admissions of actions, posted here were a bit frightening.

In my opinion, some of what is happening now legally is a direct result of this onslaught. It doesn't affect me either way as I must remain neutral in matters like this. As President of BMW CCA, Missouri Valley Chapter in this region, we have a great relationship , as do our members, with both area dealerships. So, I am not posting to support or bash, just to relay what I know as several staff members of BMW of Lincoln are members, some board members of our chapter. Do I have Fil's (which is short for a very Italian name) phone number on my iphone, yes. Did I get an e-mail response from Larry VanTuyl on this matter when I e-mailed him, yes. Do I know the facts, seen the documents, heard the terroristic phone messages, text messages and other various pranks, and seen the disgust in the eyes of the operators that field these calls, yes. Still I kept quiet...

I have not posted as I really wanted to remain neutral, figuring that the bloggers that are digging up all the data would just flame me as a troll of BMW of Lincoln. Feel free to search all you want, I am simply a BMW CCA member with some insight. If this were happening to Markel BMW, I would be doing the same thing. It isn't an issue of Dealership loyalty. I would ask that you go back and check out the dates of the BBB reports. Fil has only been there for 6-9 months. The Z-06 deal was before he was there. A little more insight. The BMW and Mercedes Benz franchise is a separate sales and service building with its own GSM, its own budget, its own sales staff and mechanics. Those BBB reports were for the GM side, a block, and a world, away. Fil cannot control something when he was not even in the state.
Further, Fil did NOT even know about this situation until after the Internet sales guy tried to squash his screw-up, which is what it was, by some quick footwork that didn't obviously work. Fil found out about it, late on Friday and Ken was called and told by that it would all be straightened out on Monday as it was late, and Easter weekend was coming up. Starting Friday and continuing Sat and Easter Sunday this escalated into, well, I think we know. Know this, as promised, the car was Kens Monday. Were there some interesting requests, and did Fil get huffy on the phone, knowing him, he might have. Remember, bloggers hacked computers and were e-mail blasting him, his staff, his family and were calling him all weekend. TV reporters had called, local newspaper etc. Bloggers had called Fil's Father (who does NOT own the dealership by the way) during Easter Dinner. Also called and harassed were his sisters, brother and other family members. So, if you tell someone that it will be handled on Monday, and you get harassed ALL WEEKEND, I think I would have a few words for the ONLY person he could put a face on that had a role in all this. Given the actions of some bloggers, his actions were pretty tame.

Not even going to comment on the youtube video and the pictures, which I hear are very nice centerpiece of their case at this point. This is, in my opinion, nothing more that mob mentality and has gotten way out of hand. I can share this with you. That place was packed all week with people going in to check out the "infamous" ebay M3. In fact, BMW of Lincoln has sold, and pre-sold, more cars to locals this week thru the foot traffic generated by this so. I would bet they have lost nothing from the stack of new sales order I saw. Publicity, good or bad, is still publicity, get people out to check it out, and this is great FREE publicity. I hope it hits 2,000,000 posts!!!

To be quite honest, both of our area dealerships have great reputations and the CCA members go to whichever dealership is closer. The comments I am getting are, actually, not well received as to the comments and portrayals of the dealership by the bloggers. Most are saying it is just not their experience. Many supportive calls and e-mail were sent as well. For Ken I have this. Yes you will be getting your license place frames, your Husker football Tickets and, as all clients that purchase a new or CPO BMW at BMW of Lincoln, you will receive a 1 year membership to the BMW CCA (or a renewal if you already are a member). It is really too bad that you never heard that this dealership won an award from BMW CCA for the dealership signing up the most members of all dealerships in the nation...thats #1 of 368. Again, just stating facts and not throwing out random conspiracy theories.

From what I saw, BMW NA is not getting involved at this time, but I am told that E-bay and BMW NA will make comments once this is over.....I think you will be interested in that information. One last thing. Fil is Not just the GM, but a part owner of the Dealership, I don't think he will be firing himself anytime soon, certainly over something like this.

I am not a troll, just some lowly 1991 BMW M5 driver who happens to be closer to the situation than I expected. You can google me all you want. You will find pics of my car and articles I have written on our chapter newsletter as well as a link to our Chapter website. Feel free to flame me just the same, call me what you want, I have no angle here, nothing invested. I don't buy my cars from dealerships, only fellow CCA members. I do my own maintenance as I am an aircraft mechanic, and I don't work for BMW of Lincoln. All I can go on is my own experiences with them, which is quite positive, and I hear the same from fellow members.

From here on out, I will only make comments on what I KNOW is fact in efforts to quell this firestorm and set records straight. Hurry up Ken and get this thing paid for at this great price. In the end you are getting a great car.

Jeff Gomon, President
Missouri Valley Chapter, BMW CCA
Lincoln, NE

lol, i HIGHLY doubt that they got any sales.

its very easy to put "sold !" and make multiple copies or print outs and stamp them a few inches thick. (its an old-school tactic to decieve). They very well might be complaints or shows of support for Ken they received !!

yeah, they're getting publicity, but not the good kind for sure. whatever the title he has, he has the top rank in that dealership, so he has got to make it right, regardless of whose fault (internet guy or himself for not checking on everything that goes on in his dealership). i'm sure he gets to approve of putting a vehicle online before its done.

if they wanted to stop the Sh!tstorm, they should accept the payment (its a check, which will probably means it takes a few days to clear, so they shouldn't be crying the very next day when the funds haven't fully been transferred). They have the chance to make things right, and so far, they haven't. its as simple as that.
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