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Abbreviated conversation from earlier today:
On phone with car salesman ...
"I have a 2001 convertible for you that is loaded. It costs $10,999 and has 42,000 miles. "
me ~~~ thinking - sounds like a good deal. I don't need a car but may be worth checking out. "I'll be over later tonight to look at it."
I get there and the car is a 2000, has 65, ( Read more... )
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i work on a simple principle around salespeople: waste their time until they want to sell you the car just to get rid of you. once upon a time, when i had more time to spare, i went into a car dealership and negotiated them down on a rav4 for a good four hours, then told them thanks for the info and left. i had one dude seriously trying to physically block my exit by standing in my way repeatedly. it was awesome.
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I go in today at lunch and:
1. The warranty wasn't in the base price like they told me
2. The calculations on my trade-in were wrong.
That amounted to almost $3000 more added to the price.
I had even found a nice little 5.3% loan.
I told them no and left. But unlike you I think they were happy I was leaving.
My trusty little point-a-to-point-b has treated me well thus far. I wont send it to the car-auction grave yard. It deserves better.
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