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I keep seeing this complains about dealers. What exactly is so difficult in buying a car from a dealership. I bought and leased 9 cars in last 5 years, it never
by usaphp 7y ago
I keep seeing this complains about dealers. What exactly is so difficult in buying a car from a dealership. I bought and leased 9 cars in last 5 years, it never took me more than 30 minutes after I picked the car to drive away with it. What exactly is so difficult about it?
- mikeash 7y agoPicking the car is a gigantic hassle. Inventory is inconsistent and salespeople are complete idiots. Once you actually pick a car, then you have to haggle (unless you want to trade money for time and just accept that you’ll get ripped off), refuse the hard sell on a bunch of BS add-ons, haggle again when they try to hand you a final agreement for more money than you previously worked out, and finally leave with your car. And if you’re very lucky, like I was last time I did this, they’ll go ahead and file a lien on your car even though you didn’t finance it, mildly fucking you over when you try to trade it in years later. Compare this to Tesla, where you place an order for exactly the configuration you want, the price is laid out for you in advance, most of the paperwork is done ahead of time on their web site, then someone drops the car off at your house, has you sign a few things, and hands you the keys.
- jsight 7y agoI don't hate dealers, but stories like yours are what I think of when people complain about Tesla delivery issues or service issues. Both of them are really far from perfect.