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From: b2b402b@users.realize.com
Subject: Re: Sleaziest Buying Experience?
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Date: Mon, 08 Feb 1999 20:49:14 GMT
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On 1/22/99, abuse@netcom.com (El Castor) wrote:
> My wife and I just bought a car and were really jacked around by a
> couple of dealers. I guess the buying experience hasn't moved to a
> higher level since the last time I went through this. I was just
> wondering what kind of experiences the members of this group have had.
> 
> Here are a couple from a recent shopping trip.
> 
> My wife and I pulled up at a Mitsubishi dealer and walked onto the
> lot. Two salesman, dressed like they had spent the night sleeping in
> the back seat of one of their cars, came running up -- arriving
> simultaneously. They stood there right in front of us arguing about
> who was going to sell us a car. This wasn't like a brief disagreement
> -- it went on and on. Neither would budge. Finally, when it looked
> like they were going to come to blows, the smaller guy backed down and
> shambled off.
> 
> I'm not sure the following was a scam, but if it was it was pretty
> sleazy. Twice (two different dealers) we were shown one year old low
> mileage used cars. In both cases I asked the salesman if there were
> two remotes. The answer was yes. When we got toward the end of the
> negotiations it came out there was only one remote. In both cases
> (Lexus and Mitsubishi) they would not make good on the second remote
> (which I'd already been assured existed) unless I agreed to shell out
> relatively big bucks to buy one -- effectively increasing the already
> agreed on price of the car. Lexus eventually backed down -- which is
> just as well because I really liked the car. Was this just another
> sleazoid trick or just a big coincidence?
> 
> Jeff     
All car dealers are like that.  Take is for what its worth and move on.


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