Experience at Kubota dealer - central Florida

[2manyrocks]

I can see why dealers wouldn't want any sales incentives when they can't get enough machines to meet demand. When I found a dealer who was willing to sell with the discount, it was like a breath of fresh air after the other ones.

 

[newbury]

Discount ????
The discount on the backhoe is a price increase.
$11,766 unit price, $12,043.25 discounted price.
Find another dealer.
/edit - heck the discounted price for the backhoe is about what I paid for my M4700!

 

[EddieWalker]

I've always thought of Kubota as the brand that every other brand competes against in small to mid sized tractors. Every time I've wanted to buy something, I looked at them online, read all I could about them here on TBN, then went to the Kubota dealership to see what they had, and what it would cost. I did this for my first tractor, my zero turn, my UTV, and even last year when looking for a cabbed tractor. In every case, the sales guy talking me out of buying from them. He wasn't consistent in his knowledge of what I was looking at, he couldn't tell me what Kubota had to offer over the competition, and his pricing was always along the lines of take it or leave it. So I went to another brand and bought something other then Kubota. One day I'll probably own a Kubota, but I doubt it will be brand new from the dealer.

 

[s219]

Something is not right if their "deal" was more than list price from the Kubota site. I don't have a lot of confidence that the salesman is on the ball either.

When I checked a couple years ago, the equine discount was about the same or slightly less than what the local dealer normally discounted with the typical incentives from the factory. That was before Covid messed up supply and demand though.

 

[EddieWalker]

I just saw this used MX6000 on Tractor House with 34 hours for $46,500.

https://www.tractorhouse.com/listing/for-sale/213809481/kubota-mx6000hstc-40-hp-to-99-hp-tractors

 

[ultrarunner]

Sales is where you sink or swim and the ones that do it well know their product and deliver…

Unfortunately the bar to entry is low so just about anyone can get hired on commission.

Window Stickers on cars made window shopping easier…

Too bad it is so hard to even get a price out of many dealers selling tractors.

My best and worst Dealer experience is with Kubota…

Best was my selling dealer but that small family dealer is no more.

Worst is when I went to buy a post hole digger and was asked where I bought my tractor and since it was not from them I was told they would not sell to me… honestly what happened.

Called Kubota and was told Dealers are Independent…

My current Dealer is good but got off to not so good start.

Coming back from the mountains I had my nephew with me age 10… we were looking to buy L3800.

The owners wife said children not allowed on the sale lot and I could look but the boy would have to remain in the car…

Now the boy is the one with the most tractor hours and also the one that does the daily greasing, etc…

 

[EddieWalker]

Here's another MX6000 with 220 hours for $44,900

https://www.tractorhouse.com/listing/for-sale/211084803/2020-kubota-mx6000hstc-40-hp-to-99-hp-tractors

 

[arrow]

You can"t mess with most of those corporate Kubota dealerships, you will have to find one of the family owned dealership"s to get that price down, and never show them the price that you have researched off of the website until he show"s you his price, you can find out real quick how honest they are.

That has nothing to do with "honesty". It has everything to do with price hikes that can happen in a matter of days and in some cases; hours...literally.
Websites cannot keep up with what info the dealer gets from corporate with a mere email.
Whether it's family or anything else, you are always told by corporate what your next tractor order is going to cost.

 

[ultrarunner]

Wish it was straight forward but few things are when money is involved.

Kubota provided me a loyalty discount coupon which was unexpected but appreciated since looking to add a tractor…

I would have thought it straight forward… make your best deal and deduct the loyalty coupon.

It did end up that way but was not automatic… everything stopped for a day and then the dealer said they would honor it.

Naive me didn’t think a dealer could refuse to honor it.

 

[arrow]

Sales is where you sink or swim and the ones that do it well know their product and deliver…

Unfortunately the bar to entry is low so just about anyone can get hired on commission.

Window Stickers on cars made window shopping easier…

Too bad it is so hard to even get a price out of many dealers selling tractors.

My best and worst Dealer experience is with Kubota…

Best was my selling dealer but that small family dealer is no more.

Worst is when I went to buy a post hole digger and was asked where I bought my tractor and since it was not from them I was told they would not sell to me… honestly what happened.

Called Kubota and was told Dealers are Independent…

My current Dealer is good but got off to not so good start.

Coming back from the mountains I had my nephew with me age 10… we were looking to buy L3800.

The owners wife said children not allowed on the sale lot and I could look but the boy would have to remain in the car…

Now the boy is the one with the most tractor hours and also the one that does the daily greasing, etc…

Not the issue about "your boy and his experience". Has all to do with litigation and the myriad of other "little boys" climbing all over the equipment and slipping and hurting themselves and the subsequent possibility of a lawsuit.
As far as the boy "remaining in the car": that's about parents or guardians thinking it perfectly alright to perch their youngun top of the seat or in the bucket (and in one instance we having a parent place their 1 yr old in the backhoe bucket to take a pic of".
I'm of the type of you are responsible for your own actions but litigation has made that mindset less popular. It only takes "one" who is so sue minded and those people seem to be growing in numbers.
Personally I think it abhorrent we have gotten to this point but there you are.

 

[Torvy]

That has nothing to do with "honesty". It has everything to do with price hikes that can happen in a matter of days and in some cases; hours...literally.
Websites cannot keep up with what info the dealer gets from corporate with a mere email.
Whether it's family or anything else, you are always told by corporate what your next tractor order is going to cost.

Really? It literally takes less time to update new prices on the website than it does to inform the dealership.

 

[arrow]

Really? It literally takes less time to update new prices on the website than it does to inform the dealership.

Not necessarily. You're thinking is that the "website" is constantly manned. Not so. Corporations usually hire that out and differentiations about who is manning those websites (or if at all especially w this covid stuff) can be rather large.
We had info that wasn't altered on the website for 2 months.

 

[nrosario]

That has nothing to do with "honesty". It has everything to do with price hikes that can happen in a matter of days and in some cases; hours...literally.
Websites cannot keep up with what info the dealer gets from corporate with a mere email.
Whether it's family or anything else, you are always told by corporate what your next tractor order is going to cost.

From $900+ to $2,000 for 3 sets of weights...

I think there is more here that prices out of sync.

 

[2manyrocks]

Based on my recent experience, I think your only defense is to price shop at multiple dealers to compare prices.

 

[sea2summit]

Discount ????
The discount on the backhoe is a price increase.
$11,766 unit price, $12,043.25 discounted price.
Find another dealer.
/edit - heck the discounted price for the backhoe is about what I paid for my M4700!

It may be the steel surcharge. I’m not horribly shocked by the quote in the current market but the sales guy should be able to explain it better.

 

[Lineman North Florida]

That has nothing to do with "honesty". It has everything to do with price hikes that can happen in a matter of days and in some cases; hours...literally.
Websites cannot keep up with what info the dealer gets from corporate with a mere email.
Whether it's family or anything else, you are always told by corporate what your next tractor order is going to cost.

That's awful funny I was able to order a skidsteer from a family owned dealership for considerably less $ than mulitiple corporate dealerships, so that doesn't hold water, as far as corporate setting prices, I believe that they do give a MSRP but I can tell you for sure that some of these dealers are marking that up substantially, some would call it price gouging.

 

[ultrarunner]

Not the issue about "your boy and his experience". Has all to do with litigation and the myriad of other "little boys" climbing all over the equipment and slipping and hurting themselves and the subsequent possibility of a lawsuit.
As far as the boy "remaining in the car": that's about parents or guardians thinking it perfectly alright to perch their youngun top of the seat or in the bucket (and in one instance we having a parent place their 1 yr old in the backhoe bucket to take a pic of".
I'm of the type of you are responsible for your own actions but litigation has made that mindset less popular. It only takes "one" who is so sue minded and those people seem to be growing in numbers.
Personally I think it abhorrent we have gotten to this point but there you are.

I’m sure you are right…

Some would say leaving a child in a car alone is endangerment…

 

[arrow]

That's awful funny I was able to order a skidsteer from a family owned dealership for considerably less $ than mulitiple corporate dealerships, so that doesn't hold water, as far as corporate setting prices, I believe that they do give a MSRP but I can tell you for sure that some of these dealers are marking that up substantially, some would call it price gouging.

Kubota states that their franchises are independently owned so your water carrier may have some leaks as well. Not all company business models are the same.
There is price gouging going on but because one or 15 does it, doesn't mean it is indicative through out the seller market.
I'd rather not stroke with the brush so broadly knowing what I know.

 

[arrow]

I’m sure you are right…

Some would say leaving a child in a car alone is endangerment…

I agree. That was a rather harsh and knee jerk reaction by that owner.
There has to be a better way than saying, "leave your kid in the car". We certainly wouldn't say that to anyone.
"Please keep your child off the equipment" along with a sign or two pertinent to such usually gets it done....in most cases.

 

[arrow]

From $900+ to $2,000 for 3 sets of weights...

I think there is more here that prices out of sync.

Could very well be but that is where communication is key so no one is left up in the air. For me and where I work, that is not so much about the buyer/seller relationship as it is simply treating people in a more righteous and forthwith manner no matter what the situation.