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Uhhh....they don't add on unnecessary charges? Like a paint coating you didn't ask for?

• hansvm 4y ago
  I had one try to add $3k for invisible (UV) paint the police could use to prosecute the thieves if my car were dismantled. All the extra fees turned a $4500 car, listed at $8500 at that dealership, into $19500. The "fixed price" just meant they were completely and utterly unwilling to negotiate on that sort of insanity, so some dealership down the road got my business instead. $5k later, the same car has had no issues for 50k miles. Honest question, when the customer knows you're trying to fleece them and is willing to pay a small premium to finish the deal and get on with their lives, why would a dealer double down on something so outrageous?
  • JoshuaDavid 4y ago
    Because making a $15,000 profit 5% of the time and nothing 95% of the time is better than making a $500 profit every time. Basically if scamming your customers works a nontrivial fraction of the time and the margin when you're not scamming is small, scamming is the incentivized behavior.
• vl 4y ago
  The whole idea is that there is a car and non-negotiable advertised price, you pay the price + taxes + registration + processing fee, which are all known in advance and get the car. That’s it. If you are talented negotiator and have time, you’ll get better price elsewhere, but I value my time and well-being more. Obviously there could be bad dealership which would try to screw you, read some reviews and don’t go to such place.