Sorta-related: manual-transmission cars. About a year ago, my girlfriend found a VW Jetta that she liked on the BMW lot with a manual-transmission. She offered

Sorta-related: manual-transmission cars. About a year ago, my girlfriend found a VW Jetta that she liked on the BMW lot with a manual-transmission. She offered the dealership about 60% of what they were asking. The dealer strongly rejected the offer, even laughed at it. My GF and I walked away. The dealer called back a few days and accepted her original offer. They were never gonna sell that car with the manual-transmission and they knew it. The only downside is that she's never gonna be able to re-sell the car, either.