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This is happening in other states too. As soon as you title a new car, you start getting a ton more junk mail that's referring your make/model of car.
by danmg 7y ago
This is happening in other states too. As soon as you title a new car, you start getting a ton more junk mail that's referring your make/model of car.
- wool_gather 7y agoAre you sure this is from DMV records access and not the dealer? (I suppose it could easily be both.)
- magduf 7y agoI'm guessing maybe both. I don't see why my dealer would want someone else trying to sell me a warranty extension; that competes directly with the dealer.
- cosmie 7y agoThe dealer likely hit you with a warranty extension pitch during the sales process. So the only potential sales cannibalization would be from individuals that _might_ have purchased a warranty from the dealer after the sale. The guaranteed revenue from leasing out the list would more than likely makes up for that possibility, especially if it's coordinated at the manufacturer level.
- magduf 7y agoDealers will also hit you with warranty extension pitches shortly before your warranty expires. But you're right, they might be figuring that selling that info to competitors might net them more money than relying on their own sales tactics.
- JohnFen 7y agoIn my state, this happens even when you buy a car from a private person instead of a dealer.
- olyjohn 7y agoMaybe it's because I only buy old cars, but I've bought a lot of them, and never had this happen once. This may depend on your state, I suppose... However, when I purchased my new house, I immediately got sales people knocking at my door selling me Internet, security, pest control, etc and they all knew that I just moved in.