>go to buy new WRX
>salesman tells me my credit is great and I'm good for the low interest deal
>go to finance department to finalize
>salesman lied to me, my credit is subpar and now these cunts are trying to get me to buy a car at 5%
>yell at them, try to renegotiate
>they agree and put the interest rate lower, but add a bunch of shit charges
>turn 360 degrees and walk out of that hellhole
what are your most triggering stories?
Same happened to me, but then I sucessfully renegotiated and they boosted my warranty to 80 month/100k with a 0% rate.
No bullshit charges either.
my dad is an impulsive idiot and decided to buy a car on a certain day back in 2012. here's a list of what the fucktard salesman did because he saw my dad is a moron and can be easily played.
>back and forth to "talk" with the manager to extend the negotiation and tire us down
>all the prices he gave us were higher than what they had listed online on their own website
>wouldn't come down at all at any of the prices despite "talking" with the manager multiple times (also note the previous point)
at this point i wanted to walk out since nothing they offered was really priced that well (i also wasn't yet aware that they were offering us higher prices than what they listed on their own website,) but like i said my dad is an impulsive idiot so this is what happens.
>they financed the car for us
>offer shit interest rate in late 2012 when car sales were still shit
>tagged on some 2 grand warranty without telling us
>tagged on an extra 3 grand onto the price of the car in the paperwork on top of the already inflated price (compared to what they listed online) that was agreed to without telling us
the whole ordeal took something insane like 5 hours. when we got home i told him he got scammed. he went back to the dealership and traded the car for a new model, but they tagged on the 6 grand (3 grand extra that they added in the paperwork, 2 for the warranty, and 1 over the price that they had listed on the website.)
this was my first time dealing with a car dealership. i wasn't even aware that shit like that is allowed to happen, or could happen. they are still in business as far as i know.
>but they tagged on the 6 grand (3 grand extra that they added in the paperwork, 2 for the warranty, and 1 over the price that they had listed on the website.)
fucking hell m8. I absolutely hate it when those dealership asshats make you wait hours and hours while they "check with the manager".
Why wouldn't they still be in business???
>make easy $6000 in 5 hours...
if they try that shit tell them that if you can't speak with someone that can negotiate the price then you'll go to a dealership where you can.
it's a bullshit strategy to keep you there longer and make you more emotionally invested in the deal. the longer you are there, the less likely you are to leave without buying, and the more tired you will be so they can sneak extra charges into the paperwork without you noticing.
Former dealership Technician.
Suckers are suckers. Price of not being informed. The stealership stories are endless. The nightmare stories of clunkers, horrible "fix it" jobs to wrecks, and countless other issues go on.
Over priced crap is over priced crap. Remember, the original owner didn't sell it because it's a good vehicle.
Do your research.
Someone post LongpostGuy screenshots.
>someone post shit everyone has read at least twice
fuck off
>>someone try and save this shit thread
>go2reddit
Fuck off
>tfw too poor to buy a new car from a dealership
>reposting old shit just to bump the thread and up the post count
>saving it
maybe on reddit, you horrendous faggot.
Why is reddit considered an insult?
People people here think Veeky Forums is the only website on the internet that matters and are autistic as fuck.
5% isn't even that bad if you're a first time buyer with moderate credit
but thats quite a bit more than 2.9 that they were offering
>>salesman tells me my credit is great and I'm good for the low interest deal
>>go to finance department to finalize
>>salesman lied to me, my credit is subpar and now these cunts are trying to get me to buy a car at 5%
why the fuck would you apply for a loan without getting your credit score before hand? It takes 15 minutes and that way you are prepared before you even talk to a loan officer.
5% isn't bad for a regular Joe with poor credit.
My Visa is at 4.2%, but I have immaculate credit.
You can also look into a personal line of credit, but I doubt you'll get better than 5%.
t. shit accountant
I doubt that, I mean I have a 750 credit score and the best BMW Financial could offer was 4.5%. I went through Sun Trust and got 3.25% on a decade old car. Not that bad desu, and 5% is far from horrible.
because reddit is a community for people in constant need of self validation. they even have subreddit(s?) for reposting threads/posts from Veeky Forums.
you have real communities dedicated to certain topics where information is shared out of pure good will, and you have reddit where information is shared purely for karma/upboats. it's basically a community for narcissistic people, i.e. the shittiest type of people you can meet in real life, and is in direct contract to Veeky Forums where everything is anonymous and tripfags are shamed as attention whores.
>the shittiest type of people you can meet in real life
Pretty sure that is Veeky Forums for the most part. Just don't ever delve into the comment section of anything but specific subreddits and you'll be fine. Arguing with retards on Veeky Forums at least all are on equal ground, on reddit its whack. Hell, I got fucking shadowbanned five years back for telling a guy he was a spick loving piece of shit in a private message. Only worse now, but you can't expect real discussion here on most boards, and even on Veeky Forums outside of the general threads or rare times people are helpful. both are shit for different reasons. the way people stalk you though the archives tho negates half the point of anonymity here for what its worth.
...
>caring muh internet points
gay as fuck. the fact that man got that many downboats means he's probably right anyways. if you wan't to experience reddit the best, don't get a fucking account, never comment, and just lurk.
i'm not saying it isn't cancer, but so it this hellhole
>nearly one thousand in the negative
>for having an opinion that's different
Reddit confirmed for being a Beta/Omega-Man's Tumblr
the "Veeky Forums users are shit people" meme evolved because people post what they truly believe in due to anonymity. reddit caters to thin skinned pieces of shit that believe in strength in numbers rather than logic and facts. they'll just down vote everything that even slightly goes against what the echo chamber believes in.
i always forget about shadow bans on reddit too. that alone shows what horrid it is community. they won't get rid of you outright, but let you keep coming back and even posting, but no one will be able to see your posts and you're not even made aware of it unless you go out of your way to check.
also, archives were never supposed to be part of the Veeky Forums culture. you can thank the reddit influence for that.
do you live in IL ?
couldn't agree more.
reminder to make sure you know the vehicle's history before buying it
>$5k car, sweet
>roll dice
>shitty transmission
>catalytic converter
>fuel pump
And congratulations, you instead bought a $10k car
>Go to buy a used STI
>Sticker price is $20000 even
>Tell them I'm willing to pay $17500
>They shoot back with $19000
>Tell the salesman $18250 is alright by me
>He tells me, completely straight-faced "$19500".
Sounds pretty normal friendo.
That's when you leave your number with them and tell walk away.
nope, FL
is this from some comedy show where the salesman is a complete retard?
> Walk into dealership
> Nobody fucking there
> One salesman, talking to a family
> Poke around the new cars for a bit until someone asks if they can help in that 'you can't afford this shit' tone
> Inform them that yes, they can help, by doing their job
> Get sent to a literal shed outside for the used car sales
> Get left alone for half an hour after the initial lecture about their 'personal contract plan' leasing scam.
> Get taken to see a car
> It's out of my given price range
> Get practically shoved into it anyway
> Salesman blocks the door to lecture me on the lease and upsell the car like crazy
> It's blatantly been a family car, can almost smell the baby stink
> Eventually extricate myself, thank them for their time, and GTFO
Didn't buy a car there.
> Go to dealership
> Get dealt with in short order
> Taken out to be upselled into a car a bit above my price range
> Sit in car, salesman gets into passenger seat
> No room to get car out to test drive it, so they want me to call back about that some other time
> Look down
> There's no fucking handbrake
> THERE'S NO MOTHERFUCKING HANDBRAKE
> Mouth works without input of brain
> 'Where's the handbrake?'
> "OH IT'S ELECTRONIC"
> Demonstrates it
> Didn't buy that model.
> Walk into dealership
> Ask to see a specific car
> Taken to it
> Test drive it
> Treated with respect the whole time
> Just testing models out, so I thank them for their time
> They apologise for not having washed it because it's so new on their lot
> Decide I want it a couple of weeks later
> Go back
> They don't have it
> Get upsold to the new model
> It works, I agree to buy it
> Finances agreed
> Part exchange... £100 maximum depending on inspection
> Look outside at old shitbox
> Remember why I'm selling it
> 'Nah, I'll sell it privately.'
> Do so, get nearly £500 for it due to some mug falling in love with the high-speed handling
> Copy the salesman, and hide the flaws, and don't let them discover how awful it is going slow
Looking to buy a wrx wagon. Find one out in theidle of nowhere 75 miles from my house. Online the car is available. Call to verify 3 different times with a salesmen the new car manager and the salesman again.
Drive my ass out there to look at the car. Get there the car I asked about and checked on 3 times was a order for someone and just haven't came to the dealer to take delivery yet.
When buying a car, go in with a firm, set max price you are willing to pay out the door. Refuse to bend.
Be simple and straightforward.
To be fair a large number of cars are using electronic handbrakes now. Not a fan of it personally (even though I actually own a car with one....) oh well
But it depends on the available trims too. Dealerships add dumb ass packages to the wrx that make the prices fluctuate. ie a base model with package a would have a different price than a base model with package b
>because reddit is a community for people in constant need of self validation
You realize there are people on Veeky Forums like this right?
See
dont forget /pol/
>also, archives were never supposed to be part of the Veeky Forums culture. you can thank the reddit influence for that.
There have been archives around since before reddit was even a thing kiddy
I went to a dealership once with a check for about a grand less than they had this NC mx5 listed
And left with a mx5
>financing a car kek
>spending tens of thousands at once to support the motorized jew
literally lmaoing @ ur life
Go the fuck back to plebbit if you don't understand the answer to that question
no u
Haha I need to make a new TFTD thread, I've had a few noteworthy stories
when?!
post em here now you fuck
do it you fagget, it's been fucking months
how's business?
lol alright give me a few, I'll try and drop a story or two in here. It's been pretty good actually, tons of back to school/off to college sales which is easy money
>Tfw in the same situation but my slave cylinder just shit out on me and now i have no form of transportation
Having to pay someone extra money because you can't afford the car in the first place.
You sound pathetic.
Still a dealbreaker.
That, and I didn't like the rest of the car.
Ford > Vauxhall.
>Be me
>Be 18
>Go to large used car dealership with good rep
>Find the exact car I want, at trade in value because they can't shift it
>I must have it
>Dealership won't let me test drive it because I am not 21 and not covered by their insurance
>Cave and put a deposit anyway
>Salesman tries to sell me warranty
>Accept
>Salesman tries to sell me paint protection and promises to buff out a few marks
>Accept
>Collection day rolls around
>As I am parking outside the dealership the salesman calls me to say my car is not ready, it's had all the warranty work and service done and is being resprayed because they couldn't buff the marks out
>Walk inside and complain to manager
>He makes the paint protection free and offers me a free tank of fuel when I collect the car
>Cancel the warranty, my brakes and cambelt and bits had been done already, so were now free
>Collection day 2, and I get my freshly painted car and rack up a £500 bill at the petrol station with my free fuel ticket
>Dealership are already £3000 down by selling me the car, but I signed a contract so they have to
>18 months later, take car to Renault to get it valued as part ex
>Find out it has £15,000 of outstanding finance from the previous owner
>Threaten dealer I bought it from with court if he doesn't sort it
>Dealership pay the finance off.
And that is how you screw a dealership out of £10,000
Alright, a few new stories
>dealership owner does big radio ad blitz about helping people get into a lower car payment
>does this every year, always brings in a ton of people with just ridiculous amounts of negative equity on trade ins
>you always get a couple stand-outs from the local flagship Ford dealer because these mofo's just bury people if they can get away with it
>young white couple, mid-20's, come in, have a 2015 Ford Focus SE sedan, automatic, they bought new from this dealership, want a lower payment
>first things first, ask them how much they are currently paying a month on the Focus
>monthly payment is over 600 fucking dollars
>dick_punch,jpg
>ask the two of them if they have any of the original paperwork/loan contract for that car so I can try and figure out how they got to this payment
>guy amazingly has folder with all the original paperwork in it, so I start going through all of it to try and figure out how they got ass blasted this bad
>Ford dealer took them for full MSRP on the Focus, so that was 19,500
>added 4 grand extended warranty through the dealership (not Ford)
>added 3 grand "10 year maintenance package"
>2 thousand dollar 'first place finish' wax and paint protection package
>dealer doc fee of almost a grand
>sales tax
>out the door financed amount was a little better than 31,000 for a Ford Focus SE, 7% APR at 60 months
>finance manager at Ford dealership had written it all up as a 'first time buyers' contract from the header on the loan paperwork
>to make this easy, I pull up what we are selling used 2015 Focii for, in addition to what the dealer invoice on the '15 Focus was when it was new
>write it all out side by side and take it back to my office to show these poor saps,
>more than 10 grand upside down on the Focus, basically no way to get them into anything for a cheaper payment unless it's a complete pile of shit
>go back to my office, outline the situation to them. Girl starts to angry cry, guy just looks at floor
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NEW LPG STORY
SOMEBODY SCREENSHOT EVERY POST!!!
>360 degrees
Congratulations, you played yourself
>I give it a few seconds to see how bad things are going to deteriorate to, once it seems like no one is going to have a full on breakdown I press for a little more detail
>guy and girl are newly married, fresh outta college
>guy financed car right after graduation but before he and the chick got married
>had never bought a car before in his life, went in without any backup, got rammed up the ass without lube
>girl has salvage title dodge neon she bought back in high school that is falling apart
>they have jobs on separate ends of town, both have to have a car to get to work
>the plan was to see if the guy could cut his payment to about 300, he could then co-sign with her on a car for about 300 a month since she has no credit
>that way they could have 2 cars, and be paying about the same
>obviously, this plan is out the fucking window, because slapdick the wonder husband now owns the world's most expensive mid-trim ford focus
>turn back to the wife, try and figure out if she has any leeway to afford a car on her own/if I can get her approved, is there any payment they COULD make if slapdick keeps his focus
>i give them a minute or two to talk it over amongst themselves while I go grab a coke, can already hear voices starting to elevate
>always amazing how quick people can flip from sad to angry, but I park myself in the next office over and listen in as best I can
>girl is giving the husband all sorts of shit for getting ripped off on the focus, basically tearing him a new asshole over the fact that he never makes any good financial decisions
>from what I can make out, he basically agrees to split a 300 dollar payment with her if she can get approved, so I take this is my cue to step back to the office and check on them
>sure enough, she throws out a 300 a month payment if she can get approved, so next is on to the business of figuring out what it is she wants and if we can get even close to making it happen
POSTING IN AN LPG THREAD
Holy shit same exact thing happened to me except instead of walking out I shot the place up
your story sucks
I worked at a Mercedes-Benz dealer in San Antonio for a few months. (Just long enough to never want to sell cars again)
>Pretty well dress woman comes in on a Monday morning
>Real Estate Agent
>She has a large Lexus SUV thing she wants to trade in
>Front grill all pushed in - hood buckled.
>She literally had just red-ended somebody before driving in.
>The used car manager and I look at her car while she wanders in the showroom
>Two years old - 44, 000 miles
>Lexus is perfect on the outside
>Interior is spotless
>We force hood open
>Engine bay is filthy
>No oil on dipstick
>No service records
>Blue book says car is worth $11K - $8K with damage
>Used car manager does credit check
>Woman owes over $50K on note
>Used car manager calls buddy at Lexus dealer
>Lexus guy tells him she came in with a fucked up BMW on flatbed
>Lexus dealer paid off BMW and added loan to the SUV note
>$600+/month for 71 months with huge 72nd month payment
>Used car manager explains this to woman saying we can't touch the trade
>She can't understand and says over and over the Lexus guys "Paid off the BMW loan for me"
>She leaves in tears
>Used car manager gets call from buddy at Lexus dealer later that day
>Woman came over and was freaking out when she realized she really did owe $50K
I live in san antonio too, just a question, how much does the average person haggle off a new or used car? is 3k a laugh in the face?
HURR DURR THEY SOLD ME SOMTHING AND I DIDNT EVEN LOOK AT WHAT I WAS PAYING FOR BEFORE I PAID
All the dealers in SATX have an unwritten no haggle policy.
>You pay the sticker price or fuck off.
>so, since she's a girl in her mid 20's what she wants is a small crossover/SUV
>look through inventory, and find a 2WD Rav-4, ok miles, but in great condition, figure it's the best bet to make this happen
>I pitch her the Rav, she likes it, wants to go see it, so we go out and take a look
>pretty much a base model, but it fits the bill of being reliable and a small SUV and possibly within 300 a month and she likes it
>so we head back in and get to the business of getting her finance application put together
>now to appreciate the rest of story I fill you in a little on these 2 people
>they are very stereotypical frat guy/sorority girl 'we meet in college then got married' looking couple. The type of people you would never imagine doing anything...unconventional
>when we get back to do the application, the girl again gets very touchy, and wants the husband to wait outside the office
>throws down the 'it's just going to my name so it's my business' line with him
>he throws a little bit of a fit but eventually relents when she throws the 'you suck at money anyway' line back at him, so we go into the finance office and get things going
>now, she breaks out why she didn't want her husband around when doing the fiance app
>her day job is working as an instructor at a daycare (she has some BS communications like degree so that's the best she could do)
>however, as she had made public, her husband sucks with money, so she had taken a second job, and TOLD her husband it was as a nanny for a couple that worked night shift
>what she was ACTUALLY doing was working as a stripper at a local strip club, and was making an OK amount of money doing it
>she didn't want the husband to A.)know she was actually stripping or B.)know how much money she was really taking in so she could have her own little slugh fund
>now this ISNT the first time I've sold a car to a stripper, so I got the application together (you have to list the job as entertainer fyi)
lets say if i were to buy a car at the dealership, and i dint want to pay for a particular package they tried to up sell me. Months later i now want it, would it be cheaper to do it before? or do i have to pay labor and pay more?
>application goes off, we go out and look over her salvage title neon, offer her 500 bucks
>get the application back, she actually gets a first time buy approval through Capital One for 4.5% with 1000 down
>all things put together, it would put her payment at 313 a month
>again, she secretly says she could make all of the payment, but is still going to squeeze the husband for half of it for being such a dumbfuck with his focus
>I roll my eyes internally and continue to write everything up
>spend the rest of the sale trying to figure out how made/upset the husband would be if he found out his sorority sister wife was stripping on the side to make some spending money
You can never ever tell where a sale is going to lead you guys, lol.
Saw a deal online for brand new Nissan Versa Notes for close to $10k.
I thought it was a good deal and always liked small hatches like that, so I walked in, test drove, told the salesman how awesome I thought the $10k deal was.
He got real quiet when I mentioned that deal. Big red flag. We pick out the color, options, etc.
Finance manager enters. "Yes, we can get you in that car for $18k, and 5% apr".
>Wut.jpg
>show him $10k deal online
>show him 0% APR deal online
Ooooh... yeah, that. No, that price and apr is for "well qualified buyers with every discount possible. You don't qualify for half of them"
I'm fuckin pissed. Tell them to fuck off and that I'll never shop with their family of dealers again.
>she didn't want the husband to A.)know she was actually stripping or B.)know how much money she was really taking in so she could have her own little slugh fund
The key to every successful marriage, lying to your husband about being a stripper kek
Versa for 18k, Jesus Christ.
>750
>good
let me know when you get to the big boy scores
lol, it's always interesting the little peaks you get into people's private lives. When it comes down to money, all the interesting shit starts to come out
props to her.
Hey thanks for sharing. I know I shouldn't revel in the misfortune of others, but I loved this.
What's the worst finance rate you've seen?
How often do people buy above their means?
What's the best deal you've seen?
>since she's a girl in her mid 20's what she wants is a small crossover/SUV
When will the mall-crawler-SUV/crossover meme end. They do basically NOTHING well.
Except maintain a similar footprint to what ever shitbox it's based on with substantially increased interior capacity.
>What's the worst finance rate you've seen?
28.9% on a Mercedes SUV that a lady rolled 10K of negative equity into form a BMW X5. Her payment was 1250 a month for 72 months.
>How often do people buy above their means?
All the time. Car loan bubble is going to be the next thing to burst
>What's the best deal you've seen?
Best? I've given a couple people 20-25% off asking before on cars we really needed to get rid of.
You misspelled moderately.
1,250 for 72 months. Jesus.
What do you drive?
current stable, although the Pilot is really my wife's car
>posting relatives cars as his own
cmon bruh
Those bumpers on the SL...
Regardless, that's the exact objective they achieve and they achieve it well, whether we like them or not.
I personally prefer wagons but you can't argue with increased cargo height and easier access putting kids in and out of car seats.
All of them are mine, and technically so is the Pilot (my name is on the title) but my wife is the one who uses it the most.
Miata and E320 are the most recent acquisitions, picked both of those up from work, both were cars we took as trade ins
Yeah, thank 80's slow speed crash bumpers....Also, the most spaghetti infect engine I have ever worked on
You like your red Mercedes coupes don't you lpg? Currently looking at used slk's myself, how do you like yours?
- Used car sticker $18,000
- Manheim is $12-13k
- Salesman first proposal is $420/mo x 60 = $25,200
- tell him WTF no my offer is $15,000, I will pay $250/mo x 60
- We go around and around for 20 mins.
- He says "ok ok... with all the taxes and fees it will be $297/mo"
- Done deal
- We pay on it for two years and realize that the receipt book the bank sent has 72 payments
TL/DR: fuckers changed the months from 60 to 72 on the finance form
That I do. Love the SLK, only car I've ever broken down and bought new thus far. 175K on the clock with no issues.
May I ask what engine that is/ car its from?
I havent seen a v8 with cis injection before, if thats what im seeing...
My parents just got a 99 slk 230 kompressor, its a joy to drive. truely an excellent little car.
How do you like the pilot, been considering a pilot / MDX for my wife. It will need to tow a 20 foot boat for 10 miles twice a year.
>buying new
This is why poors poor.
You're a retard, how did you not catch that?
that's the 3.8L V8 from my SL 380, with mechanical fuel injection
Power hard top and the airscarf are both amazing. having a vent in the headrest for the heater to blow out on your neck is amazing in the spring/fall
It's been excellent. It's the perfect size/setup for me in terms of having an AWD 3rd row SUV, because I don't need or want anything as massive as a Tahoe or Suburban. I intend to take that thing to 300K
That's great to hear. I'm looking at ones in the '12 range or thereabouts. I have 9k to put down and pretty good credit so hopefully I can make a deal sometime soon.
LPG what's happening? I heard you were leaving car sales to do IT.
When is your next thread? I honestly check the archive every few days for one. It's been months :(
>28.9% on a Mercedes SUV that a lady rolled 10K of negative equity into form a BMW X5. Her payment was 1250 a month for 72 months.
That was the black superintendent wasn't it
I've cut back my hours at the lot because I did get an IT job (gotta put that masters to use), hence why fewer stories have been trickling in. I'll probably keep the car sales gig for as long as they will let me/I can find something else part time that makes as much or more money
Yes it was lol
what brand dealership do you work at?
Haha it's a large independent-(meaning we aren't a Herp Derp Ford/GM/FCA/Toyota/Honda/ect) used dealership, so we move a little of everything