I hate car buying

I love how Ragu is so smart that his way obviously is the best and he did not even bother trying this out, even though it would have cost him only 30 bucks.

It's an open bid system. All you need is one hungry salesperson to make it work, and we found that person.

Of course no matter what anyone types, you have the right, golden, answer.

 

I don't even believe Ragu and his Euro girlfriend bought two cars.

We all know -- because Devil told us -- that Ragu is a city dweller, who doesn't own a car.

If anyone believes what he's selling, I've got a bridge for sale.

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/11/your-money/car-dealers-wince-at-a-site-to-end-sales-haggling.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

And from my previous link...

For consumers, the service is completely free. You are not charged a fee by Consumer Reports, TrueCar, or the dealership. In addition to helping our subscribers, the Build & Buy program also helps Consumer Reports, a nonprofit organization, do its work. TrueCar pays Consumer Reports for cars sold through the program, without regard to what makes or models were bought, where they were bought, or who bought them. Whatever amounts Consumer Reports receives are used to help defray the costs of its ongoing work and mission.

 

The only person I ever knew to like the process is my father.

My father buys a new car every three years, the first week of January.. He's retired and spends every one of those days between purchases and countless dollars in gas driving around to scout out his next car (still no internet). The excitement he gets, bragging he negotiated the for free oil changes and getting them to knock off the dealer's fees! You must be impressed or he'll pout. The search keeps him from driving my mom nuts, so nobody says anything.

Yes, my parents are essentially Morty and Helen Seinfeld.

 

One practice I really hate is how some places negotiate with you, write a bunch of numbers on paper (all theoretical because it has to be run by the sales manager), and the draw an X and a line and say, "so, I'll go see if we can make this work, just sign right there." What do I need to sign for? They haven't made me an offer. They're wanting me to sign like it's the final bill of sale or something. It's needless bullshit pressure, and I hope no one has ever fell for it. I'm sure some people have been bullied into accepting a bad offer and having unethical sales people say, "but you signed this, it's binding." Like it's been mentioned before, don't sign anything except the final paperwork. You can walk away at any time. They can't force you to buy a car.

 

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That's when you ask to see the paper, crumple it up and eat it.

 

I've left a few places because they refused to run credit or numbers to see what kind of real figures we had to work with. There is no reason to sign for anything because they aren't guaranteeing they can get you those figures.

Another thing I hate doing is everyone wanting to run credit checks when it's not necessary. Last year, my wife traded her Prius for a cheaper Kia. She made plenty of money and had great credit, but I was on unemployment. You can't count that as real income on a credit app. The sales manager insisted I run my credit, and I refused. Kept telling us it would hurt her ability to get a good interest rate, blah blah blah. I stood my ground, and she still got 2 percent, not too bad.

 

Funny, and yet... I need to set some goals for when I'm retired. Could easily end up like your father, though I won't be able to afford a new car every three years. Tend to obsess over big purchases and over-research.

 

I bought Monday. A 14 Nissan Versa in a bigger city than what I live. I tried like hell to go through the local dealers, but they didn't seem interested in doing business with me. Of course, local dealer called me yesterday and asked if I still was interested in buying a couple cars I inquired about. I told them I already bought a car. Then he asked me if I was a college student. I said, "Um ... I'm 37 and haven't take a college class in 15 years."

Awkward pause before salesman said, "OK, well I hope you enjoy your new car!"