Do Car Dealerships really pull this stuff?

Shawnee123 · 03-15-2010, 08:44 AM

I really liked the guy who sold me my Astra (you know, to beat a dead horse, the one that some asshat ran into and totalled after I had it two weeks. Yeah, I'm still bitter.) I would have liked to deal with him again but he couldn't give me a price or a car I was happy with.

I screwed up when I bought my VW. The one salesguy pounced on me, and another walked up behind him. Well, I knew the second guy (know his dad real well, know his daughter, who was a work-study at my old job, know him fairly well...they're just really good people) and if I had any guts at all or at least didn't have the need to be unobtrusive (irl) I would have asked to work with Joe. I liked the other guy well enough, but working with Joe would have been good for both of us.

Anyway, I think that it's true that people go into car dealerships with their attitude ready to go. It's not unlike financial aid, with the mentality that "I'm going to get fucked over so I might as well let them know up front I'm no pushover" before any exchanges have even taken place. Not productive for anyone.

Like any profession, there are good and bad.

03-15-2010, 08:44 AM	#23
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	I really liked the guy who sold me my Astra (you know, to beat a dead horse, the one that some asshat ran into and totalled after I had it two weeks. Yeah, I'm still bitter.) I would have liked to deal with him again but he couldn't give me a price or a car I was happy with. I screwed up when I bought my VW. The one salesguy pounced on me, and another walked up behind him. Well, I knew the second guy (know his dad real well, know his daughter, who was a work-study at my old job, know him fairly well...they're just really good people) and if I had any guts at all or at least didn't have the need to be unobtrusive (irl) I would have asked to work with Joe. I liked the other guy well enough, but working with Joe would have been good for both of us. Anyway, I think that it's true that people go into car dealerships with their attitude ready to go. It's not unlike financial aid, with the mentality that "I'm going to get fucked over so I might as well let them know up front I'm no pushover" before any exchanges have even taken place. Not productive for anyone. Like any profession, there are good and bad. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby Last edited by Shawnee123; 03-15-2010 at 08:53 AM.

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