Yesterday while driving home from visiting Son2, DIL and Grandbaby, I enlisted Mrs S to help me with an experiment involving popular automobiles; Toyota 4 Runner and Tacoma. We contacted several dealers in the metro Atlanta area who advertised 4 Runners and Tacoma's on their lots.
EACH dealer contacted told us the same story; Limited 4 Runners and Tacoma's arriving at dealership and the average length of stay was about 3-5 days before being sold. I asked several sales people if they were having the best commission year of their careers and most said NO. "Sales were easier to make but vehicles were harder to get, hence they were selling fewer vehicles".
About 4 dealers had vehicles on the lot and for fun I said I would buy them, and offered to provide my credit card to hold the vehicle. No one took me up on the offer and 3 of the dealers admitted that someone had bought the vehicle earlier that day. Each said they would take my order on a pre-sale but could not tell me a date of delivery or a package/cost.
One said she'd call me back and provide a PayPal link which she never did.
It helped us pass the time while sitting in traffic in one of the most FUBAR cities in the south.
#PhuckATL