Car buying gone awry

[Murder Snake]

Originally Posted by Fastbandit99

They had to find a way to pay this fine.

http://www.theledger.com/article/200...y__6_9_Million

Guess they were trying to get her to help bail them......NOT!!!!

[Naa-V-Doc]

Great thread-

Next time any one goes to a dealership, let them know you are going to V-tape the transaction with your cell phone. No more he said, she said - it's on V-tape

Nothing says priceless as a good clear A/V tape.:THUMBSUP:

Naa-V-Doc, Its Bone Stock

[Mean04Mustang]

When I went to the dealership the last time to buy my expedition I paid in cash. I got a super great deal cause nobody wanted a truck with $4 gal gas. Anyways went in to the same salesman who sold me the Mach and wheel and dealed the price lower. We agreed on price and I counted the money twice in front of him and my wife then made him count it in front of me. All was there. He left to go in the back to finish up the paper work and give me a reciept only to come back about 1 min later saying its missing $100. Went back and forth on how I counted it in front of eryone and he counted too and confirmed amount. He went so far as to look under the desk and around the office and all kinds of crazy sh1t. They tried to get me to rewrite it up $100 bucks less which only means someone wants to pocket free and clear $100. Oh yeah another detail is that since I was working late this happened late as they were closing/closed. Me and my wife go there from time to time and ask if we pay them are they going to loose $100, to the salesmen who happen to ask us if we need help. I dont think I'll buy another from this dealership again. And while this was a bad experience Im very loud, aggresive, and sharp so just a few extra precations can go along way like counting my money and him doing it like we did. More then likely it was the manager and almost always seems to be that way.

[b3warnick]

I'd a said "so long a--hole, I'll go spend my money at Brandon Ford"

http://www.brandonford.com/used-inve...ventoryListing

8th one down....$16,900

Or

"Fine...I'll just spend my money over at Bill Currie Ford"

[Hawkgfr]

Ladies and gents...If we can't get a good deal out there now...It can't be done. It is so bad out there there is little incentive for salesmen to even work a sale right now.

It is bad bad bad...and with tactics like we read here not much sympathy either...

I'm looking at an 02 ranger x cab 4wd with 85k on on it...XLT decent but not special. They were asking 11k lol... I offered 6,500...they came back at 7,500. The loan value for that truck is like 4,500...I'm waiting...

You can get a NEW 08 reg cab for 17k with the 4.0 and 4wd...The dealers are just nuts with pricing even on big trucks. So be careful out there...

They are pricing them like there is nothing defferent right now.

[Naa-V-Doc]

Originally Posted by Awd This

Chances are I would have attacked him like a wild animal.

Now that's funny!!!

Naa-V-Doc

[PharmDMach1]

http://www.offleaseonly.com/

Always find great deals here. Bought my first Mach from them and couldn't be happier.

[RAT]

about 1 min later saying its missing $100.

That's when you call the police! The $100 would surface just in time for you to leave. If they still want to be a jerk about it, you can watch them sweat as the police question them...

[MRS.SHKR]

pfffffft! nice try a-holes...

[TEXASDSGMACH1]

I have personally met very few car salesman I would deal with. Just recently I bought my vette and drove it 1000 miles back to Texas and on the drive home one of the local dealers where I had looked at another vette called me and told "Mr. Wright I've got some exciting news". I told him don't waste your breath, because I'm driving my new corvette home and I paid 10,000 less than you were willing to sell yours for.


On a side note I had one dealer tell me I should buy a used car from them instead of an individual, because they included a 1,500 mile warranty. He didn't appreciate when I told him his car wasn't worth any where near what he was asking and I didn't give two shits about his warranty.

[MachdUp1]

Originally Posted by Frankenstang

Went to take my 75 yr. old mother in law to look at an 06 6 cyl Mustang convertible at a local Ford dealer used lot (she has been waiting for the right car for the right deal for 3 years). 49,000 miles, asking, yes can you believe it....just under $24,000 for the car (can buy a New Bullitt for that which is a specialty GT, not a 6 cyl).

What was that car gold plated? I'd be pissed since the other V6 stangs are selling for less than half the price.


http://www.erniehaireford.com/used-i...seHistory=true

2006 Ford Mustang Premium
2006 Ford Mustang Premium Prices
INTERNET PRICE: $11,888
Call Now: (813) 840-3981 Bodystyle:2 door Coupe Engine:4.0L V6 Transmission:Automatic Ext. Color:Grey Int. Color:Black Mileage:43,074 Stock Number:C000012A VIN:1ZVFT80N565122714

[Murder Snake]

I know. That dealership is now in bankruptcy, has a class action suit against them for stuff they were doing and I have been told that other Ford dealers won't deal with them. Hmmmmm, wonder why.

[bleed blue]

Originally Posted by gbranton

I did something like that once. I was trying to buy a Mustang GT in 1995. I went to the bank, arranged my financing and got a check for $18,000 and went shopping. I tried the big Ford dealership right down the road from my house, which has ALWAYS been a mistake. The salesman was an arrogant, condescending piece of crap to me and my girlfriend. He wouldn't let me put the top down on a convertible (the only car I drove) during the test drive and when my girlfriend asked him about the transmission, he made a smart comment and showed her the visor mirrors instead. Long story short, I bought a lightly used 1995 Cobra at the next place I went to. The only problem was, I felt like I needed some floormats. So I went back to the big Ford dealership right down the street from my house (did I mention that is ALWAYS a mistake?) and parked out front, marched up to his desk and proceeded to ask where the parts department was (even though I knew) because I needed some floormats for my new Cobra. It was Mastercard priceless.

I have a story from the other side of the coin...........I was a car salesman at at Ford/Chrysler/Plymouth dealership (and no I wasn't "one of those" kind of salesman). I love cars and enjoyed selling/talking cars...........anyway, A couple came in and made a absolutly absurd offer on a Voyager. It was several thousand below invoice. Anyway they got broomed and left pi**ed off. Several hours later they came back in driving a brand new Voyager from a different dealership. It was a stripped, base model unlike the one we had been dealing on. They stopped in just to rub it in to us/me that we lost the deal and haha..........I looked at the car and thanked them for their business. Told em my family and I appreciated the contribution to employee profit sharing. I pointed out "the other dealership was also owned by us and the money all went to the same place. Thanks and have a good day!" First and only time I ever saw a Voyager do a (one legged) burnout. I may have lost a $75.00 commision but it was worth it to see their faces.

[Murder Snake]

At one time, when I was in college, went to a Plymouth/Chrysler dealership and a certain car I wanted to order. Went in with cash, had on jeans and a t-shirt and the salesman wouldn't give me the time of day. Told him I had cash and still nothing. Went to a different dealership, told the guy what I wanted, he took me in, wrote it all down, ordered car and thanked me for the business. Told him about the other guy, he laughed, said he learned a long time ago not the judge people by the way they looked or dressed. Money is money.