Any Dealers in Massachusetts taking 2021 Telluride orders at MSRP with not Market Demand Mark-up?

[tnichole]

Any Dealers in Massachusetts taking 2021 Telluride orders at MSRP with not Market Demand Mark-up?

 

[Tl1091]

Any Dealers in Massachusetts taking 2021 Telluride orders at MSRP with not Market Demand Mark-up?

Try contacting Jim Brophy, GM @ Gervais Kia in Lowell. He’s a good guy, will give you straight info, even returns phone calls!!
Ordered @ MSRP, in writing.
2020 model was cancelled; my ‘21 now about to ship. Confirmed VIN, have window
sticker.
Tell Jim that Lou suggested you call him. Good Luck in your search!!

 

[rbfromma]

There are at least a few.
Lev Kia in Framingham is selling at MSRP. I placed an order with them in early June but I don't expect to see mine come in until Oct/Nov....their estimate at the time was 20 weeks. Ken Russian is my salesman and has been excellent to deal with. They require a $500 deposit and it is completely refundable. The exact wording on my order is "Subject to customer test drive and approval. Sale price based on Kia MSRP minus any incentives and/or factory rebates at time of delivery. " If you call Lev ask to speak with Ken and please tell him that Rich from Shrewsbury sent you. They have a healthy list of orders but they do receive quite a few Tellurides per month.

I also spoke to Jim Brophy at Gervais in Lowell and agree with what was said above. Very nice guy, answered all questions and I would not hesitate reaching out to him again.

Ron Bouchard Kia in Lancaster I believe is selling at MSRP though I am not 100% sure. I spoke to Brian Byington there. Brian actually reached out to me a couple weeks ago and texted me his list of incoming units but nothing matched exactly what my wife wanted. It may be worth giving Brian a call to see if they have something unclaimed that meets your needs.

I believe @jenfowler78 has also ordered at MSRP in MA. Maybe from Route 6 Kia in Swansea?

Good luck!
Rich

 

[keithdalziel]

Whatever you do, do NOT go to Kia of Norwood - Dan O’Brien.

I bought mine at Kia of Attleboro. Ordered what I wanted, got MSRP.

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[LMMNH67]

There are at least a few.
Lev Kia in Framingham is selling at MSRP. I placed an order with them in early June but I don't expect to see mine come in until Oct/Nov....their estimate at the time was 20 weeks. Ken Russian is my salesman and has been excellent to deal with. They require a $500 deposit and it is completely refundable. The exact wording on my order is "Subject to customer test drive and approval. Sale price based on Kia MSRP minus any incentives and/or factory rebates at time of delivery. " If you call Lev ask to speak with Ken and please tell him that Rich from Shrewsbury sent you. They have a healthy list of orders but they do receive quite a few Tellurides per month.

I also spoke to Jim Brophy at Gervais in Lowell and agree with what was said above. Very nice guy, answered all questions and I would not hesitate reaching out to him again.

Ron Bouchard Kia in Lancaster I believe is selling at MSRP though I am not 100% sure. I spoke to Brian Byington there. Brian actually reached out to me a couple weeks ago and texted me his list of incoming units but nothing matched exactly what my wife wanted. It may be worth giving Brian a call to see if they have something unclaimed that meets your needs.

I believe @jenfowler78 has also ordered at MSRP in MA. Maybe from Route 6 Kia in Swansea?

Good luck!
Rich

Any mandatory dealer add ons?

 

[rbfromma]

Whatever you do, do NOT go to Kia of Norwood - Dan O’Brien.

I bought mine at Kia of Attleboro. Ordered what I wanted, got MSRP.

I have heard the same and it is unfortunate because they seem to have the largest number of allocations in the area.

Another good one that I have heard about is Kia in Burlington. I don't personally have experience with them but they seem to get a good number of allocations.....similar to Lev.

 

[LMMNH67]

I have heard the same and it is unfortunate because they seem to have the largest number of allocations in the area.

Another good one that I have heard about is Kia in Burlington. I don't personally have experience with them but they seem to get a good number of allocations.....similar to Lev.

I agree with not going to Dan O'Brien. Went to their location in Concord NH and they wanted $10k over MSRP. Ridiculous.

Who did you work with at Kia of Attleboro?

 

[rbfromma]

Any mandatory dealer add ons?

Apparently there are no mandatory add ons according to other accounts. We haven't taken delivery yet though.

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[sp2020]

Agree about NOT going to Dan O'Brien in Concord NH - they were very snooty about being able to sell everything for at least 5k over MSRP. Lost our business for sure.

 

[peeceejay]

Timely thread, I was in Kia on Saturday - nothing I could test drive on the lot - he showed me their list of vehicles coming in over the next month, but I was only there to test, not to drive. Drove a Palisade at RT2 Hyundai instead, and was impressed. Didn't hate it's looks, and liked the interior. They had several available, and under MSRP, too.

I'm going to start calling around on Monday to see if any Kia dealer has something I can drive that day, as I'm off work.

 

[keithdalziel]

I agree with not going to Dan O'Brien. Went to their location in Concord NH and they wanted $10k over MSRP. Ridiculous.

Who did you work with at Kia of Attleboro?

Marisa was my rep

 

[Caffey]

Ron Bouchard Kia is at msrp. Purchased one last week.

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[Tdesalvo25]

Any Dealers in Massachusetts taking 2021 Telluride orders at MSRP with not Market Demand Mark-up?

I will also confirm Jim Brophy at Gervais Kia in Lowell. Compete non BS buying scenario. Lev Kia GM was poor at answering my emails.

 

[rbfromma]

Ron Bouchard Kia is at msrp. Purchased one last week.

Thanks for the confirmation. Did you work with Brian Byington? What are the specs of your Telluride and when do you take delivery?

 

[rbfromma]

I will also confirm Jim Brophy at Gervais Kia in Lowell. Compete non BS buying scenario. Lev Kia GM was poor at answering my emails.

I worked with Ken Russian at Lev based on previous feedback in the forum about him personally. I had not read anything about the GM there until your post.

 

[adas284]

Whatever you do, do NOT go to Kia of Norwood - Dan O’Brien.

I bought mine at Kia of Attleboro. Ordered what I wanted, got MSRP.

My experience at Kia of Norwood was not that bad. I actually walked in and was able to snag a Telluride SX with the prestige package and am getting the tow package installed after the fact by the dealer, and it's all included in the sale price. I was extremely lucky - it seems they received an unclaimed allocation, and I was able to snag it before anyone else and before the next batch coming in September.

The sales tactics there are definitely high pressure. They at first wanted to charge $7K in dealer markup. I stuck with my ask of MSRP, and eventually landed at a $2k markup. I actually think the markup in this case was warranted (especially because of availability and timing) as it's virtually impossible to get your hands on a SXP with Towing any time in the next 6-8 weeks at a minimum (and I've talked Kia of Attleboro, Lev Kia, Kia of Burlington and Quirk) - I had the car delivered today and am super happy.

If you don't mind negotiating a bit harder and playing the game a bit (I know - it's not ideal or fun), you can probably score one that you want way before any of the other dealerships, since Dan O'Brien kia just seems to be getting the most allocation in the area in recent months, with a good variety of color, trims and add-ons.

Hope this helps a bit!

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[rbfromma]

I just got a call from Brian Byington at Ron Bouchard Kia. He has an updated list of incoming Tellurides and has at least 3 SXP's coming in and unclaimed.....Moss, Black and Black Copper all with Black interior.

We are looking for an SXP in Moss/Dune or Black Copper/Dune and unfortunately none of the incoming Moss and Black Copper have Dune interior.

Hope someone here snags them.
Rich

 

[keithdalziel]

My experience at Kia of Norwood was not that bad. I actually walked in and was able to snag a Telluride SX with the prestige package and am getting the tow package installed after the fact by the dealer, and it's all included in the sale price. I was extremely lucky - it seems they received an unclaimed allocation, and I was able to snag it before anyone else and before the next batch coming in September.

The sales tactics there are definitely high pressure. They at first wanted to charge $7K in dealer markup. I stuck with my ask of MSRP, and eventually landed at a $2k markup. I actually think the markup in this case was warranted (especially because of availability and timing) as it's virtually impossible to get your hands on a SXP with Towing any time in the next 6-8 weeks at a minimum (and I've talked Kia of Attleboro, Lev Kia, Kia of Burlington and Quirk) - I had the car delivered today and am super happy.

If you don't mind negotiating a bit harder and playing the game a bit (I know - it's not ideal or fun), you can probably score one that you want way before any of the other dealerships, since Dan O'Brien kia just seems to be getting the most allocation in the area in recent months, with a good variety of color, trims and add-ons.

Hope this helps a bit!

Dan O’Brien is one of the biggest dealers out there, so they are going to get a large number of allocated vehicles. Vicinity to Boston and towns that are more affluent / years of them getting away with markups / people willing to pay above msrp for one of the fastest deprecating assets out there / a staff of sleazy stereotypical salesman make me strongly caution anyone going there.

My experience was that I wasn’t even allowed to test drive the car before agreeing to terms and putting down a deposit on the specific Telluride they had on the lot. I have excellent credit, was looking at an SX, and was clear that I wanted a custom order. Sales manager was rude, looked completely disheveled, and basically couldn’t care less about earning my business. I would have had choice words for them if my son wasn’t with me. They then had the audacity to call me an hour later to check in and see how I felt about the customer service I received. Clowns.

If anyone that is looking is able to wait after putting an order in, purchase elsewhere. Like I’ve said before, I got MSRP for my custom order at Kia of Attleboro. They joke that Dan O’Brien is like a feeder dealership for them for all the people that hated the Dan O’Brien experience and walked away.

Glad it worked out for you, but at the end of the day you still paid 2k over vs what others are able to get in the area. Totally understand on the timing piece, so glad you are happy with it.

See you out there on the roads!

 

[adas284]

Dan O’Brien is one of the biggest dealers out there, so they are going to get a large number of allocated vehicles. Vicinity to Boston and towns that are more affluent / years of them getting away with markups / people willing to pay above msrp for one of the fastest deprecating assets out there / a staff of sleazy stereotypical salesman make me strongly caution anyone going there.

My experience was that I wasn’t even allowed to test drive the car before agreeing to terms and putting down a deposit on the specific Telluride they had on the lot. I have excellent credit, was looking at an SX, and was clear that I wanted a custom order. Sales manager was rude, looked completely disheveled, and basically couldn’t care less about earning my business. I would have had choice words for them if my son wasn’t with me. They then had the audacity to call me an hour later to check in and see how I felt about the customer service I received. Clowns.

If anyone that is looking is able to wait after putting an order in, purchase elsewhere. Like I’ve said before, I got MSRP for my custom order at Kia of Attleboro. They joke that Dan O’Brien is like a feeder dealership for them for all the people that hated the Dan O’Brien experience and walked away.

Glad it worked out for you, but at the end of the day you still paid 2k over vs what others are able to get in the area. Totally understand on the timing piece, so glad you are happy with it.

See you out there on the roads!

Thanks! I actually couldn't agree more on the dealership experience - they do really need step up on customer service, and not playing games. Honestly, I did get better pricing with a wait elsewhere, but since this dealership is so close to where I live, it did save me the hassle of having to take a day off, travel a bit, etc. I would have walked away if this wasn't the case. It does seem that they just keep unloading tellurides from their delivery trucks every time I drive by, though.

Maybe I am a sucker for paying the $2k extra - I was referencing the pricing thread on here for pricing and markups, and maybe that backfired slightly

I did end up getting the dark moss with the dune interior - it is awesome. Just glad it's over with and have it now. See you out there!

 

[PaulD]

Whatever you do, do NOT go to Kia of Norwood - Dan O’Brien.

I bought mine at Kia of Attleboro. Ordered what I wanted, got MSRP.

From first hand experience, I can second this. Dan O'Brien has two Kia dealers. One in Norwood MA and one in Portsmouth NH. Both were awful.