Received a call from Honda
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Naw it's not a Honda thing, it's a SALES thing.
Be wary of the 'salesman of the month'.
He rooked the most gravy from marks that month.
It is his job to squeeze as much blood from you as is humanly possible. His success metric is in DIRECT opposition to your best interests. He cannot be trusted. He will honor commitments only by legal force. Make no mistake, he wants to gut you for your last drop.
I get signatures on EVERYTHING when I buy a car. If they promise free car washes, or free loaners during service, it will be handwritten at the bottom of my contract.
Be wary of the 'salesman of the month'.
He rooked the most gravy from marks that month.
It is his job to squeeze as much blood from you as is humanly possible. His success metric is in DIRECT opposition to your best interests. He cannot be trusted. He will honor commitments only by legal force. Make no mistake, he wants to gut you for your last drop.
I get signatures on EVERYTHING when I buy a car. If they promise free car washes, or free loaners during service, it will be handwritten at the bottom of my contract.
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Originally Posted by Ruprecht,Jan 11 2007, 05:41 PM
Giving you the car to take home was just to set the hook. Now it is time for you to pay for the sales guy's trip to Mexico.
Trip to Mexico.
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Originally Posted by MasterVtec,Jan 11 2007, 06:38 PM
Yes, this is the very most logical explanation.
Trip to Mexico.
Trip to Mexico.
Mexico, boat payment, sales bonus, savings account stuffer, weekend with girlfriend...money from your pocket to his.
"I sit on a man's back, choking him and making him carry me, and yet assure myself and others that I am very sorry for him and wish to ease his lot by all possible means - except by getting off his back."
- Leo Tolstoy
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In my Mom's case with this tactic, they had sold her a pre-owned certified car at an inflated price (I was not with her on this venture).
When the dealer tried to lock in the loan, the lender would not lend that amount (the vehicle did not have the book value and the loan simply exceeded the amount of the security).
Basically, the dealer wanted her to pay the fleecing gravy that the lender refused to fund.
She ended up getting the car at a 'discount'. They made plenty of cash on the loanable value...they just wanted more.
So when she handed them the keys, out come the apologies and the 'discount' to loanable value.
I bet within a week they had reeled in a new catch.
This kinda stuff is not a random fluke, it is status quo.
Here's an interesting article:
http://www.edmunds.com/advice/buying/artic...62/page001.html
When the dealer tried to lock in the loan, the lender would not lend that amount (the vehicle did not have the book value and the loan simply exceeded the amount of the security).
Basically, the dealer wanted her to pay the fleecing gravy that the lender refused to fund.
She ended up getting the car at a 'discount'. They made plenty of cash on the loanable value...they just wanted more.
So when she handed them the keys, out come the apologies and the 'discount' to loanable value.
I bet within a week they had reeled in a new catch.
This kinda stuff is not a random fluke, it is status quo.
Here's an interesting article:
http://www.edmunds.com/advice/buying/artic...62/page001.html
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From: Caribbean
"I sit on a man's back, choking him and making him carry me, and yet assure myself and others that I am very sorry for him and wish to ease his lot by all possible means - except by getting off his back."
- Leo Tolstoy
That was good.
- Leo Tolstoy
That was good.
