Month
May 2009

Tales of Dealer Hell – Round 2

Joseph LaMuraglia
I have yet to hear back from Prestige BMW in Ramsey. We were able to find the original contract and calculate that it will be less expensive for my brother to either turn the car in and pay the remaining payments due or simply park the car and make the payments until it is due in September. It would be great if someone at Prestige BMW would bother to get back to us to help us work this out. The contract loosely states that there may be “additional penalties” for early termination. All I want to know is what they are. [...]

Tales of Dealer Hell

Joseph LaMuraglia
As an automotive industry veteran, I haven’t had to personally deal with a dealer in over 10 years. When I worked for an OEM, I ordered my car and it picked it up at HQ. Now, I take delivery of press vehicles on a weekly basis and the only time I go near a dealer is to drop a family member off for service. I began the data gathering this morning and am appalled at how difficult it is to deal with the dealers in question. So, I decided to share my experience with you and hopefully, learn some new tricks to help your next dealer experience be less painful. [...]

New Vespa Store in NYC!

Joseph LaMuraglia
We here at Gaywheels have been debating adding two-wheeled reviews for a while now. With the economy still uncertain and the fact that the majority of our readers are in urban areas like San Francisco, NYC and LA, it makes sense that we cover the two-wheeled options available to us. It has been on my “to-do” list for quite a while but the timing never seemed right; until now. Vespa is opening a new showroom in Manhattan and our friends at Brandware PR sent us the following information. [...]