i would also like to add that you are doing no good if you are too nice to the salesperson. you must be firm, and assertive, otherwise they will talk you into buying a car when you really dont want to.
Dealers hate me when i accompany a relative or friend to buy a new or used car.
i used this trick when i helped my ex ex ex g/f (three girlfriends ago) buy her brand new 2000 gsr.
went into the dealership, the guys swarmed on us like flies on shit. i told them firmly that we were just looking, and that if we had any questions we would come over to where they were sitting and ask.
now i was "in control"
we looked around for about an hour, while no less than 6 diff. salesmen came up to us, or said "hi" as they were "walking by".....funny how they like to walk to the far end of the lot for no reason at all....
anyways she found the car she wanted, and i approached the original salesman and we all went inside.
i forget the numbers that i wanted, but they started that "trade in" bullshit, and every time i went high on the trade in, they went high on the monly payments or the down payment. so it was pretty much a mexican standoff for about 1 1/2 hours.
my chick was getting tired of it, i was having the time of my life. i could tell the salesman wanted to beat the shit out of me for insulting him and his company.
alls i wanted was a fair deal, and in doing my research i came up with some numbers that would be fair to the dealership, while at the same time keeping within my chicks budget.
they wanted to fuck me.
so as the salesmen went out of his office for the umpteenth time to run my latest figures by his boss, i had a great idea.
i called my brother and told him to call me back in 10 mintues, then hang up.
the salesman walked back into the office and reject my offer again (no surprise)
so 10 minutes pass and my cell phone rings.
i interrupted the salesman when he was talking to me, ( i said not a word, i just put my pointy finger in the air in the middle of one of his sentences and answered my phone)
as soon as i answered the phone, my brother who was on the other end, hung up as instructed. now the fun began. i forget exactly what i said, but it went something like this:
"Hey Dad, whats up? Uh huh...U huh, well we are at the acura dealership right now and trying to hammer out a deal......(i said some more shit that was important..but i forgot)
Ok dad, you just got back from south bay Acura and they said they were willing to go with my original figures?" blah blah blah (that last sentence was the final nail in the coffin for the salesman, i could see his face just drop)
anyways, i hung up my "phone call" and proceeded to tell the salesman that we were going up to South bay acura to check out the offer they made my dad...
he stammered away in trying to find something to say, but i got my chick up and we left.
we went to my car and drove a few blocks to Macdonalds down the street.
not more than 10 minutes went by when the salesman called me back and asked me if i was on my way to the other dealership. i said yes. he said that if i were to come back right this minute, he would give me my original figures and we could take the car then and there.....
it pays to fuck with salesmen.
sorry for the long post
Dealers hate me when i accompany a relative or friend to buy a new or used car.
i used this trick when i helped my ex ex ex g/f (three girlfriends ago) buy her brand new 2000 gsr.
went into the dealership, the guys swarmed on us like flies on shit. i told them firmly that we were just looking, and that if we had any questions we would come over to where they were sitting and ask.
now i was "in control"
we looked around for about an hour, while no less than 6 diff. salesmen came up to us, or said "hi" as they were "walking by".....funny how they like to walk to the far end of the lot for no reason at all....
anyways she found the car she wanted, and i approached the original salesman and we all went inside.
i forget the numbers that i wanted, but they started that "trade in" bullshit, and every time i went high on the trade in, they went high on the monly payments or the down payment. so it was pretty much a mexican standoff for about 1 1/2 hours.
my chick was getting tired of it, i was having the time of my life. i could tell the salesman wanted to beat the shit out of me for insulting him and his company.
alls i wanted was a fair deal, and in doing my research i came up with some numbers that would be fair to the dealership, while at the same time keeping within my chicks budget.
they wanted to fuck me.
so as the salesmen went out of his office for the umpteenth time to run my latest figures by his boss, i had a great idea.
i called my brother and told him to call me back in 10 mintues, then hang up.
the salesman walked back into the office and reject my offer again (no surprise)
so 10 minutes pass and my cell phone rings.
i interrupted the salesman when he was talking to me, ( i said not a word, i just put my pointy finger in the air in the middle of one of his sentences and answered my phone)
as soon as i answered the phone, my brother who was on the other end, hung up as instructed. now the fun began. i forget exactly what i said, but it went something like this:
"Hey Dad, whats up? Uh huh...U huh, well we are at the acura dealership right now and trying to hammer out a deal......(i said some more shit that was important..but i forgot)
Ok dad, you just got back from south bay Acura and they said they were willing to go with my original figures?" blah blah blah (that last sentence was the final nail in the coffin for the salesman, i could see his face just drop)
anyways, i hung up my "phone call" and proceeded to tell the salesman that we were going up to South bay acura to check out the offer they made my dad...
he stammered away in trying to find something to say, but i got my chick up and we left.
we went to my car and drove a few blocks to Macdonalds down the street.
not more than 10 minutes went by when the salesman called me back and asked me if i was on my way to the other dealership. i said yes. he said that if i were to come back right this minute, he would give me my original figures and we could take the car then and there.....
it pays to fuck with salesmen.
sorry for the long post