New car shopping...argh...

[tonyg Goomba & Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close tonyg]

I started looking for a new car in January 2017 and finally bought one in August 2017 from the salesman and dealership that told the least lies. Interesting that I could have spent $ 500 less at one dealership that said they couldn't get the car I wanted and another had no problem finding one.

[bigfrank Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close bigfrank]

I have started looking as well, both my leases are up in Oct and thinking just 1 real rice car rather than 2, The Tesla suv is the one my son wants me to get. I will not have to buy gas at all

[easyrider Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close easyrider]

I guess I have too many vehicles. My boss said I have to get rid of one to get another. She is using the timeshare buying rule on me. The problem is I like what I have and each one has its own use. My suv is for pulling the boat and has enough room for all the gear. I can sleep in it if I need to. My plow is can attach to the suv. My pick up truck is old but very handy for hauling or pulling a huge trailer. It has a Cummins. My Other truck is a luxury Ridgeline which we use to go to friends and general outings. Then there is the Jeep JK which I use to make me smile. Its my toy kind of like the KLR 650.

I sold the snowmobiles. Now I want to justify selling the sleds to buy an old DTS. Maybe a 2011. I still see these with under 40,000 miles when ever I look.

[jackio Gold Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close jackio]

I guess I have too many vehicles. My boss said I have to get rid of one to get another. She is using the timeshare buying rule on me. The problem is I like what I have and each one has its own use. My suv is for pulling the boat and has enough room for all the gear. I can sleep in it if I need to. My plow is can attach to the suv. My pick up truck is old but very handy for hauling or pulling a huge trailer. It has a Cummins. My Other truck is a luxury Ridgeline. Then there is the Jeep JK which I use to make me smile. Its my toy kind of like the KLR 650.

I sold the snowmobiles. Now I want to justify selling the sleds to buy an old DTS. Maybe a 2011. I still see these with under 40,000 miles when ever I look.

LOL, just like timeshares!

[easyrider Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close easyrider]

LOL, just like timeshares!

Yup !!!! Seems like it.

[wackymother Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close wackymother]

We just ALMOST bought a used car last week. We went through an absolutely horrible, demeaning sales process--we should have walked out. But we wanted the car, and the price we ended up with was okay. So the next day, we were just like, let's grit our teeth, get the car, and go. We go in to pay the rest and give them our trade-in and pick up the new car--and the manager comes over and says, "There's been an accident. We pulled the car out for you to take, and our snow plow backed into it. The car has some front-end damage." I was both furious and ecstatic that now we could walk away!

[bigfrank Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close bigfrank]

We just ALMOST bought a used car last week. We went through an absolutely horrible, demeaning sales process--we should have walked out. But we wanted the car, and the price we ended up with was okay. So the next day, we were just like, let's grit our teeth, get the car, and go. We go in to pay the rest and give them our trade-in and pick up the new car--and the manager comes over and says, "There's been an accident. We pulled the car out for you to take, and our snow plow backed into it. The car has some front-end damage." I was both furious and ecstatic that now we could walk away!

Why could they not upgrade your car free of charge. Any decent dealer would have, Also did you see the car before you bought it, Wondering if the dealer knew it was hit before you bought it

[wackymother Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close wackymother]

Why could they not upgrade your car free of charge. Any decent dealer would have, Also did you see the car before you bought it, Wondering if the dealer knew it was hit before you bought it

It was a used car, and it was not a decent dealer. They did not have any comparable but better cars.

Yes, we saw the car before we bought it, we test-drove it, and we sent it to our mechanics for inspection. So we knew there was no damage up to at least the afternoon of the day we were supposed to pick it up.

The manager offered us $500 off for the damaged car and by that time I was so annoyed that I just kept saying, "NO! NO! NO! We're canceling!" We would have had to go through the whole rigamarole of sending it back to the mechanics and getting it checked again, and the difference between a car that has been in an accident and a car that has not been in an accident is a lot more than $500. Ugh, so annoying.

[jackio Gold Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close jackio]

Maybe it was not meant to be....

[easyrider Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close easyrider]

We just ALMOST bought a used car last week. We went through an absolutely horrible, demeaning sales process--we should have walked out. But we wanted the car, and the price we ended up with was okay. So the next day, we were just like, let's grit our teeth, get the car, and go. We go in to pay the rest and give them our trade-in and pick up the new car--and the manager comes over and says, "There's been an accident. We pulled the car out for you to take, and our snow plow backed into it. The car has some front-end damage." I was both furious and ecstatic that now we could walk away!

This happen to us. I watched the guy rub the door jamb on the building with a Cadillac that we were going to buy. This was after I test drove it and fell in love with this Caddy. The passenger fender was pushed into the door. I wanted the Caddy and my wife wanted the Infinity. We ended up with the Infinity. The Infinity was nice but it was way smaller than the Caddy. Way faster too. I could not believe what happened that day.

[wackymother Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close wackymother]

Maybe it was not meant to be....

Our mechanic, Brian Shanahan, was the one who had inspected the car for us. My DH called him today to ask him about something else and to tell him that we had not bought that car after all, and he told him the whole story (including how aggravated I had been and how I was happy to have an excuse to back out of the deal). Brian laughed and said, "It's the luck of the Irish!"

[wackymother Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close wackymother]

This happen to us. I watched the guy rub the door jamb on the building with a Cadillac that we were going to buy. This was after I test drove it and fell in love with this Caddy. The passenger fender was pushed into the door. I wanted the Caddy and my wife wanted the Infinity. We ended up with the Infinity. The Infinity was nice but it was way smaller than the Caddy. Way faster too. I could not believe what happened that day.

I wonder if this is why car dealers are so eager to get you out the door with the car you just bought. Actually we never had a dealer who was as eager as this one to send us on our way....

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I remember when I was leasing my first car, and the salesman tried to pull a fast one on me, too. It’s frustrating when they think they can outsmart you, especially when you know the ins and outs of leasing. You definitely got a sweet deal in the end, and it’s awesome that you’re getting a new ride without that hefty down payment.