The Gardener
Gold Member
George,
I certainly understand your point. I didn't do a very good job of explaining my thoughts on the matter.
I really meant to emphasize that the negotiation of tires should be part of the sale, and that I would not pay for a swap on the lot as part of the purchase. I see no reason to. The dealer has not lost any money on this sale because of a tire swap from the lot.
Example: The dealer acquires 10 tractors within the same B-series with varied tire arrangments from Kubota: 5 have R4's, 2 have AG's, and 3 have turfs. All of these tires are interchangeable between these 10 tractors. Per your comment, the dealer payed for these 40 tires, and they should get a profitable return on them. I fully agree.
However, until a swap is not possible on the lot among these 10 sets of tires, the dealer should gladly make a swap. It's good business. Once the swaps are no longer possible, the dealer can then charge the buyer to order a specific set of tires [at a nice discount giving the buyer a 100% credit on the tires presently on the tractor]. I'm fine with that.
But, if I see a set of R4's on the lot that I know can be swapped onto the tractor that I want to buy, in my view, there is no reason not to expect this swap to be done free of charge.
Again, only my opinion.
The Gardener
I certainly understand your point. I didn't do a very good job of explaining my thoughts on the matter.
I really meant to emphasize that the negotiation of tires should be part of the sale, and that I would not pay for a swap on the lot as part of the purchase. I see no reason to. The dealer has not lost any money on this sale because of a tire swap from the lot.
Example: The dealer acquires 10 tractors within the same B-series with varied tire arrangments from Kubota: 5 have R4's, 2 have AG's, and 3 have turfs. All of these tires are interchangeable between these 10 tractors. Per your comment, the dealer payed for these 40 tires, and they should get a profitable return on them. I fully agree.
However, until a swap is not possible on the lot among these 10 sets of tires, the dealer should gladly make a swap. It's good business. Once the swaps are no longer possible, the dealer can then charge the buyer to order a specific set of tires [at a nice discount giving the buyer a 100% credit on the tires presently on the tractor]. I'm fine with that.
But, if I see a set of R4's on the lot that I know can be swapped onto the tractor that I want to buy, in my view, there is no reason not to expect this swap to be done free of charge.
Again, only my opinion.
The Gardener
