Parking Adjustments for Final Home Baseball Series (May 10-12)

[cajun4life]

There's nothing new about this thread from last year's car show.

Those courtesy cars do factor in, though. Without them it would cost us about a quarter million per year.

So we have 25 leased vehicles for staff and coaches @ $750/mo per vehicle?

[fanof71]

Did we negotiate a %?or flat rate? When was it last negotiated? Was 12k a good amount when it was negotiated and LADA has since renegotiated with the dealerships increasing their take? How long is the contract?

Look at it this way...that 12k was negotiated years ago...12k is now worth 15k in today's $...

[CrazyCajun]

Look at it this way...that 12k was negotiated years ago...12k is now worth 15k in today's $...

I think I’m looking at it very clearly, without all the details it’s hard to gauge anything. However, would it really surprise anyone that someone from the private sector out negotiated someone from a government entity? If we are still in that contract we don’t really have a leg to stand on unless they also want to renegotiate. Question is that is it worth giving up the staffs free vehicles for the amount we would gain on the car show? If it blows up in our face do we have a local dealership willing to provide us with the cars?

[Turbine]

You guys just don't know how to take advantage of the situation. Here is the deal. You go early and negotiate your trade in. Pick out your new ride and then have them do the paperwork and detail the vehicle while your at the game. Afterwards you take your new ride home.

Yeah I did that...... :-)

SWEET!

[cajun_lannister]

For every car sold the dealership has to buy a sesson ticket in football

[Cajun90]

While I kind of hate to wade into this pond..... I went to their website and when you click on the "community service" tab it states the following:


Support your community

When you purchase your new car or truck from one of our dealers, you're not only supporting us, but you're also supporting your community. The Lafayette Auto Dealers Association provides funding and aid to many charitable organizations in the area. Check out our Facebook page for updates about our member dealerships.

You go to their facebook page and it says nothing regarding community service or charitable giving. I'm not saying it isn't happening but very poor public relations on their part.

The reality is that auto dealerships aren't the cash cow they once were. I've known people in the business and while it is better than it was a few years back it will never be what it once was. With that said I don't think the current situation is going to benefit either party. Might be time for a sit down around the camp fire and everyone have a little talk about things moving forward. And to the dealership association. If you are going to say you do community service by all means publish it!!

[CajunVic]

If they are doing community service, that is great. If they are doing that off the back of the university, not so great. UL is a public entity. One of their purposes is NOT to be in the business of funding charities, etc. It needs all the money it can raise to support itself.

[CajunVic]

So we have 25 leased vehicles for staff and coaches @ $750/mo per vehicle?

That’s what I figured, just guessing. Go find me a dealership where I can purchase a demo for $9,000 less than I can buy that same vehicle new and I will say you know what you talking about. It ain’t happening.

TTMW

[CrazyCajun]

do the vehicles also include free oil changes, maintenance, tires etc? No mileage limit? It’s amazing how many people can form opinions on a deal good or bad that they have no idea of the details.

[CajunVic]

do the vehicles also include free oil changes, maintenance, tires etc? No mileage limit? It’s amazing how many people can form opinions on a deal good or bad that they have no idea of the details.

Just throwing things out there to show that he who claims to know KNOWS absolutely nothing.

Under any circumstances, looks like something that needs to be looked into and considered with all the facts.