Went to a dealership to buy a used 4runner (Page 2 of 2)
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Originally Posted By Pennsilfaanisch: I'm generally amazed/concerned with how little salespeople tend to know about the cars they're selling. I'm admittedly a car guy and I obsess over knowing the specs/options on whatever I'm shopping for. I don't necessarily expect them to be on that level, but when I show up to look at a car that's: Listed as a manual transmission Sales guy confirms it's a manual I get in and it's a automatic  "This isn't a manual" "Yeah, it has the manual mode" I'm thinking "wtf, you're allowed to sell cars?" It wasn't ignorance, its a designed bait and switch tactic to get you in the seat of it at least. |
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Originally Posted By -Obsessed-: I wonder if it's a regional thing. Around here the Stellantis dealers are the scummiest. We do have a Toyota dealer local that still has every vehicle marked up 5k. What's wild is people still buy them vs going an extra 30 minutes away to the next dealer who doesn't do this practice. I guess people are ignorant or simply don't care. I don't get it. Originally Posted By -Obsessed-: Originally Posted By Agilt: Of course there’s bad dealers for everything. Toyota dealers just seem particularly bad about the “value added” crap they tag onto the sticker. I wonder if it's a regional thing. Around here the Stellantis dealers are the scummiest. We do have a Toyota dealer local that still has every vehicle marked up 5k. What's wild is people still buy them vs going an extra 30 minutes away to the next dealer who doesn't do this practice. I guess people are ignorant or simply don't care. I don't get it. I’m sure there’s plenty that don’t care as long as that monthly payment works. The regionalization definitely might have something to do with it, down here in TX I believe everything has to go through the “Gulf States Toyota” franchise thing which is some kind of middle-middleman between Toyota and the dealers. Certainly no room for scumminess there. |
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When I bought my new Mazda, the sales guy picked me up to drive me to the dealership. During the ride, he told me how glad he was he got the paint and interior protection. I reminded him that the car I was buying has coated leather seats and they better not touch it. We listened to music the rest of the drive.  Slimy fucks. Originally Posted By ALASKANFIRE: I think that some states have actually made that illegal. I hate bait and switch. If the price is in an ad or on the website that should be it. It should not be so hard to get a real out the door price. I am curious if we will ever see a model where the pricing is up front. I never understood why places like carmax were able to sell stuff for more than "current retail" but then you deal with a slimy car salesman and it's all very clear. I test drove a car at Carmax, and the road noise was noticeable. "It's the brand of tires" says the Carmax guy. Upon further research, that model car was known for road noise, and the manufacturer fixed it in later years. So they ain't that pure. |
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Originally Posted By JustinU235: Fuck dealerships. Abolish them. This. Just starting the search for a new/used car for the wife, have stepped on 2 lots so far and already tired of it. First lot (a GMC/Buick dealer) was actually low pressure and fine. Second one (and subsequent internet searches of the cars she's interested in) had all the sliminess I remember from past car purchases, but they've seemed to have kicked it up to 11 in the past few years. Thousands of dollars of add-ons that I'll have to argue about. - MINIMUM $1k "dealer fee" - Lojack - Paint and Fabric Protection - Anti-microbial whatever - Nitrogen-filled tires - Rain Repellent (I guess the paint protection doesn't protect against rain) - Headlight coating - VIN etching - AC "refresh" - Door edge guards The minimum I've seen tacked on in the fine print on dealer websites is $1500, going up to $3500-4000. And these are on the most ordinary cars out there - the dealers literally have hundreds on the lots - Honda Accords, Mazda CX-5's , etc. |