Another Used Car Salesman

I've been keeping my eye on a used BMW 540i at Ferman Chevrolet in Tampa. Here's a picture of the car as it was advertised on www.fermanchevy.com on July 21st.


This is a picture of the car as it was advertised on www.fermanchevy.com on August 22nd.


Using Ferman Chevrolet's web site, I submitted the following question:

This BMW 540i has been listed on your web site for awhile, but it used to have 5-spoke wheels. Why the change?

I received the following response:

From: Ferman Automotive Group Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:27 AM To: Dr. F Dear Dr. F, We always thought that customers will buy the car not the wheels. The one's on the picture are the original. Thank you. Eric Afonso Internet Manager

Naturally, I had to take issue with the poor logic:

From: Dr. F Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:34 AM To: Ferman Automotive Group Eric, If the wheels on the car (as depicted in the latest photos) are the originals, why would you have changed the wheels prior to photographing the vehicle (as depicted in pictures from a month ago), particularly if customers buy the car and not the wheels? Do you still have the 5-spoke wheels? - Dr. F