How did most of you ever make it to retirement without understanding that car sales, new and used, is a very competitive deal, you vs them? . . same with car service. . . I bet most of you now upset had local dealerships which you thought you were getting special customer deals, was really just a very, very good sales job, unlike the less skilled at Jenkins. Remember the rule of consumerizom:
"Everyone should be treated equally, but I expect to be treated special!"
And why do you think it only applies to FL? my gawd. . . all these happened at different MA dealers of different mfg sales. . .
A local dealership, at which i look at cars, has had one of the owners criminally taken to court and found guilty by submitted fake rebates of sales to the mfg under a special rebate program.
Another dealership my wife took her car in before last years drive to FL and back, 60K+ miles with a list a mile long of what they did,
they did nothing but let the car sit, and then collect the money . . was the fastest service time ever for the list of standard and extra items ever seen. Did they rotate tires, no, I checked as the front/back wear was grossly uneven, did they change the oil? nope, I know how long it takes to go through a qt of oil in mileage, the the oil mileage prior to the service, and the low oil light came on after we got home. .
Another sold me a used car with a non working satellite radio. I brought it back, and all of a sudden in 3 weeks, the car failed the sticker inspection they gave it. . . wanted a brake job and something else. . . I walked out and did it where i trust and know the mechanic. The guy called me 3 years later to inquire about a trade him, I told him i don't buy from dishonest and he asked me if I had asked him to negotiate 3 years ago? over a working satellite radio and a valid inspection sticker? F* you and click.
So I am 60 + and have bought like 8 cars over 40 years of employment. And I just consider my interactions as normal or average as I am not special nor feel like they owe me honesty . . . . the rest of you surprised about these lunatic behaviors? f* them
learn to use edmunds and the internet, forget kelly blue book, that is a dealership based publication, and learn to not get emotionally attached to a depreciating asset, but being human, that might not be very easy for some reading this. . and there are many, many other ways corporatism puts illusions right in front of you yet you don't seem to fuss or change your buying habits, and yes, I have worked supporting sales and marketing to help backstage perform some of the illusions
corp finance guy