Over the past couple of days my girlfriend had bee...

Over the past couple of days my girlfriend had been conversing with their salesman Damir about a 2016 Range Rover at a price well below market advertised on CarGuru and was told that the vehicle wasn t ready to be test driven because they need to do an inspection first but as soon as it was available he would call her. Today around 9am she received a call from Damir saying the car is ready and she made a 1pm APPOINTMENT to see it and test drive it.
We travelled about an hour from Colorado Springs to their dealership, we arrived 15 minutes early and met with Damir. Introductions were made including someone claiming to be the sales manager (I ve forgotten his name) after a brief meeting to complete a test drive form, we waited by the vehicle for Demir to get the dealership plates, after a little while the sales manager and Damir came out and the sales manager said to us Here s the update, someone walked in earlier and has just plonked down a deposit about 30 minutes ago so the vehicle wasn t available...
I understand that the dealership wants to sell cars but WHO called WHO here? Demir knew she was in Colorado Springs and a reasonable time for an appointment was confirmed to see the vehicle today. The dealership knew the appointment had been confirmed and we were on our way.
Minimally the dealership could have told the Walk-in that there is a confirmed appointment to see the vehicle and if they don t want to buy it, then they can. This would have been respectful to the buyer THEY contacted to schedule an appointment in the first place.
This is akin to a hotel taking a room reservation only to tell the reservee when they arrived that someone walked in off the street and we gave them your room, How would you feel about this hotel if that happened to you?
Were we targeted by this dealership for a Bait and Switch? Very possibly.... By definition, a bait and switch is when a car dealer publicly prices a car with no intention of selling it for that price or claiming it has just been sold, sound familiar? Oh sure, there are laws against this practice but unscrupulous dealers would rather pay a fine than abide by the law.
The manager then went into a spiel about how he can find another vehicle, Blah Blah Blah...
So here s the real Update , Ralph Shomp BMW personifies Slimeball car dealers, how can we now trust a dealership that blatantly disrespects potential buyers, waste their time and cost them money when they re the ones who have the morals of typical Con Artists.