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That's a very good point. Four-square (the car sales strategy BS not the site) is one of the most dishonest tactics ever devised to subvert the buying process.
by angstrom 15y ago
That's a very good point. Four-square (the car sales strategy BS not the site) is one of the most dishonest tactics ever devised to subvert the buying process. Why should I have to deal with a gauntlet of crap that has been tilted so much in the favor of the seller due to decades of salesmanship trial and error? The basis of a good deal is mutual benefit, which can't be reached without honesty.
- arjunnarayan 15y agoI've never heard of the four-square strategy. Link please? (And the google namespace is hard to sift through)
- sghill 15y agohttp://www.edmunds.com/car-loan/four-square-basics.html http://www.edmunds.com/car-loan/four-square-basics.html
- andrewl 15y agoIn addition to the four-square article above, Edmunds has the fascinating account of a writer who went undercover as a car salesman. It includes the four-square technique, and tons more: http://www.edmunds.com/car-buying/confessions-of-a-car-salesman.html http://www.edmunds.com/car-buying/confessions-of-a-car-sales...
- mutagen 15y agoI've brought a financial calculator to these kinds of negotiations before, that cut through a degree of BS. Those guys are pros though, they found other things to work on and in part, succeeded.
- pyre 15y agoJust search "four square car sales": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWuSTCj3Y4E http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWuSTCj3Y4E
- samstave 15y agohttp://consumerist.com/2007/03/dealerships-rip-you-off-with-the-four-square-heres-how-to-beat-it.html http://consumerist.com/2007/03/dealerships-rip-you-off-with-...