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Only $3k? I took the kids back home after an exhausting three hour session. In that 45 minutes the dealership managed to convince my wife to agree to $9k on top

by xrd 3y ago

Only $3k? I took the kids back home after an exhausting three hour session. In that 45 minutes the dealership managed to convince my wife to agree to $9k on top of the base price of $45k.

jqpabc123 3y ago
I try to avoid a 3 hour session with a dealership con artist. Nothing good usually comes from it --- they are just trying to wear you down. I make a fair, all inclusive offer (minus government fees which they have no control over). My standard is $1000 below MSRP. If they balk at that, I just walk away. They'll want your phone number so they can harass you later. I keep a spare phone with a minimal $3 a month plan (Ultra Mobile) just for these situations. As I said above, they are few and far between but there are dealerships out there that will deal without these BS games. You may have to go out of state to find one. I went to Clermont, FL. It is the auto mall of the southeast. Within a 5 mile stretch of Hwy 50 is every car dealership you have ever heard of, all loaded with inventory. The BS is minimized by the simple fact that you can easily and literally just walk to the competition next door.
- grogenaut 3y ago
  My wife and daughter fell asleep as I explained time value tradeoffs of money to the add-ons guy who was trying to sell me everything. Rock chip cover, googled 5 local offers for 1/4 the price. Prepaid service contract, guy tried to tell me it would void my warranty if I did the oil myself. "Sir what you just said is illegal". He was flustered for the undercoat sales to stop salt rust "we live in Seattle which doesn't use salt". Took me about 30 minutes and I had a ton of fun.
- fatnoah 3y ago
  > The BS is minimized by the simple fact that you can easily and literally just walk to the competition next door. I've only purchased two new cars in my life, but both times I managed to minimize the time involved by doing the test drives and chatting on one day, but showing up shortly before the dealership closed on a weeknight to actually do the deal. Yes, the did try to sell me on the all the extras, but they didn't push things either since it seemed like 3 people had to stick around for the whole process (dealer, business paper person, and manager).
userinanother 3y ago
Some states let you reverse the transaction in the first 24 hrs.

by xrd 3y ago

Only $3k? I took the kids back home after an exhausting three hour session. In that 45 minutes the dealership managed to convince my wife to agree to $9k on top of the base price of $45k.

jqpabc123 3y ago

I try to avoid a 3 hour session with a dealership con artist. Nothing good usually comes from it --- they are just trying to wear you down. I make a fair, all inclusive offer (minus government fees which they have no control over). My standard is $1000 below MSRP. If they balk at that, I just walk away. They'll want your phone number so they can harass you later. I keep a spare phone with a minimal $3 a month plan (Ultra Mobile) just for these situations. As I said above, they are few and far between but there are dealerships out there that will deal without these BS games. You may have to go out of state to find one. I went to Clermont, FL. It is the auto mall of the southeast. Within a 5 mile stretch of Hwy 50 is every car dealership you have ever heard of, all loaded with inventory. The BS is minimized by the simple fact that you can easily and literally just walk to the competition next door.

grogenaut 3y ago
My wife and daughter fell asleep as I explained time value tradeoffs of money to the add-ons guy who was trying to sell me everything. Rock chip cover, googled 5 local offers for 1/4 the price. Prepaid service contract, guy tried to tell me it would void my warranty if I did the oil myself. "Sir what you just said is illegal". He was flustered for the undercoat sales to stop salt rust "we live in Seattle which doesn't use salt". Took me about 30 minutes and I had a ton of fun.
fatnoah 3y ago
> The BS is minimized by the simple fact that you can easily and literally just walk to the competition next door. I've only purchased two new cars in my life, but both times I managed to minimize the time involved by doing the test drives and chatting on one day, but showing up shortly before the dealership closed on a weeknight to actually do the deal. Yes, the did try to sell me on the all the extras, but they didn't push things either since it seemed like 3 people had to stick around for the whole process (dealer, business paper person, and manager).

userinanother 3y ago

Some states let you reverse the transaction in the first 24 hrs.