{"id":1300,"date":"2019-11-07T03:42:25","date_gmt":"2019-11-07T09:42:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colonylimo.com\/blog\/?p=1300"},"modified":"2019-11-07T03:42:25","modified_gmt":"2019-11-07T09:42:25","slug":"small-vs-large-car-dealerships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colonylimo.com\/blog\/small-vs-large-car-dealerships\/","title":{"rendered":"Small vs. Large Car Dealerships"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n

When searching for a new car, your biggest\nconcern is always which car you want to buy. But don\u2019t let your search for the\nperfect vehicle cloud your judgement. It\u2019s just as important to buy from the right <\/em>place, not just the dealership you\nknow has the car you want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many shoppers gravitate toward large brand-name dealerships, like Toyota or Subaru, driving right past smaller family dealerships. What you might not realize, however, is that bigger isn\u2019t necessarily always better when choosing the right dealership<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Depending on the type of car you\u2019re looking\nfor, a smaller dealership might actually give you a better price and overall\nexperience than a brand-name business. Here are just a few things to consider\nbefore you go car shopping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Negotiation power<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s hard to negotiate with a large dealership<\/a>, where there are plenty of options and a big brand name to the back of their set prices. For the most part, negotiating with a large dealership won\u2019t get you anywhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the other hand, small dealerships are\nhoping to make a certain profit, often after their larger counterparts have\nalready passed on the car you\u2019re looking at. Small dealers simply have more\npower to match the price you want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Experience<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Employees at large dealerships often want to\nget you in and out with a new car as quickly as possible to make room for more\ncustomers. It\u2019s hard to feel a personal connection to a shopper when you\u2019re\ntasked with talking to every customer that walks through the door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since small dealerships<\/a> have fewer cars on their lots and fewer customers as a result, they\u2019re inherently more personal. A salesperson at a small dealership will try to get to know you and your car goals before making any suggestions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trade-in value<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Large dealerships don\u2019t need your business as much as you need theirs, so your used car may not add much value to their lot. That\u2019s why many shoppers<\/a> often feel as if they aren\u2019t getting a fair trade-in price at large dealerships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Small dealerships, meanwhile, recognize the\nvalue of your used car for their lot. That\u2019s why they\u2019re known to offer far\nbetter trade-in deals than large dealerships. If the trade-in value of your car\nis going to be a major determining factor in the type of car you buy next, then\na small dealership is your best bet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Repeat business<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A large dealership has high employee turnover,\nso you\u2019re probably not going to feel like a valued returning customer in a few\nyears. While they may reach out to you to bring your existing vehicle in for\nservicing, working with a large dealership can feel like you\u2019re just another\ncustomer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fortunately, small dealerships simply aren\u2019t big enough to forget you. Many small dealerships are family-run, so you typically won\u2019t have to deal with constant employee turnover, meaning you can actually get to know the business. Moreover, small dealerships understand that they need your respect to keep their business successful<\/a>, so they\u2019re better at working with you than their larger counterparts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When searching for a new car, your biggest concern is always which car you want to buy. But don\u2019t let your search for the perfect vehicle cloud your judgement. It\u2019s just as important to buy from the right place, not just the dealership you know has the car you want. Many shoppers gravitate toward large<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1301,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1300","post","type-post","status-publish","format-image","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","post_format-post-format-image"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colonylimo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1300","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colonylimo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colonylimo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colonylimo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colonylimo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1300"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.colonylimo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1300\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1302,"href":"https:\/\/www.colonylimo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1300\/revisions\/1302"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colonylimo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1301"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colonylimo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1300"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colonylimo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1300"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colonylimo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1300"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}