Eveything I Heard Is True

We've been looking at purchasing a new car.  It's unfamiliar territory for both of us, but we've been trekking along.

We went to a large auto mall, which is cool because you can hit a bunch of dealerships.  And by bunch - I mean two.  Because they spend so much time yacking that you cannot get a straight answer.  What the hell?

The first guy asks the oh so famous "what can I do to get you in this car?"  for a car we really did not want.  I just kinda wanted to get my feet wet.  The fiance is like "give us a better price" and throws out a number.  He comes back with some nonsense and ASKS AGAIN.  And we say - "how about this price?".  The idiot sends over his boss, who talks to me like I am a child and being unreasonable or something.  Finally I say "look, it's not really the exact car I am looking for, it has a alot of miles on it - was it driven a few times to NY or something?  Anyway, I just want a number that I can put in the hat and think about so the car is under consideration."  He throws out a number, finally.  It's still too high and we leave.

Show be the number, dude.

Next we go to Honda, which is out of the price range; but I did not like the view from the rear view window of the Kia Sportage, so I want to check the CRV, just in case.

Oooo. Me likey.  Me no likey the price tag plus like $2,000 of dealer ad-ons.  Seriously.

We go in and he asks for a number.  J throws out what could have been considered ridiculous, but it's right near the max we want to spend. 

I am like - "go through the ad-ons"  which he was conveniently avoiding, "there were four things on there, go through them."

Roof rack

Yeah, didn't ask for it.  Not paying.

But it's a value.

That is did not ask for.  Not paying.

Protection for the seats and the liner for cargo.  It covers  that. (and is almost $900)

You want me to pay a warantee on some Scotchguarding on the seats.  That's ridiculous.  I am not paying for that.

Theft protection.

Uh-huh.  I have insurance.  I am not paying for that crap.


I cannot even remember what the other thing was because I shot it dow so hard, I was not listening.  Ridiculous.

"So you adding a bunch of things that I did not ask for and then bumped up the price.  I'm not paying for it."

We can remove it.

Okay, remove the seat protection...that came from the factory.  Idiot.

I was beautifully loud about it too.  Mess with me.  I'm no dummy.  I also tell him that he needs not to let me think too much.  If I do, I am going to change my mind.

We beat him down quite a bit and threw out a number higher than what we wanted to pay really.  But we said we'd take it if he gave it to us.  He leaves for the hundredth time.

He comes back.

"Do you have it in another color.  I don't think I like the blue."  He looks exasperated.  J's all "she warned you not to make her think"  It was pretty funny.

They would just not give the price we wanted - even when it was higher that what we originally wanted to pay.  We go to leave and the owner comes out.  He shiesters me into going back in.  Gives me like $250 more off and some good financing.  Some sob story on how is making $100 on the deal or some crap.

I do not budge. "Let me think about it"  They try to pressure and I am all "It's alot of money, more than I want to spend.  I just need to clear my head and crunch numbers."

I do like the car an awful lot.  J goes back in to tell him to hold it and we'll come back tomorrow.

Of course I think about it and change my mind.  I actually have the courtesy to email him to let him know we are passing.  They call me twice the next day, as they do J.  We do not respond.

J's step-dad gets us a deal at a dealership near his house that he does business with.  It's pretty good.  J gets another deal from a dealership via email that says they will beat any other deal.  With a dealer incentive that the one deal has - this new one will be seriously close to the price we thought was ridiculously low.

Good thing that salesman decided to try to wear me out into submission.  Which really does not work for me.  I tend to not submit, but walk away.  I do not handle pressure that way.  I have to process things for a long time.

Last night we checked out the Hyudai Tuscon.  I liked it as well.  Though the CRV has a more luxury feel, I would totally get the Tuscon if the price is right.  Their basic model has more electronic bells & whistles.  Plus, it's like $100  for the cargo tray (which I will get for free) and it already has a luggage rack.

If we were not going the email route, I was prepared to walk into a dealership with a damn picnic basket.  I'd just chill and have some lunch while we go back and forth.  Let them take their time.  It would have been funny, but I don't think we are doing that now.  Emailing directly seems to be working.  Would that not be hilarious though?

It is crazy how they try to wear you down.  It takes a special kind of morality level to do that shit.  I was in sales myself, but could never do what they do.  First, I do not have the patience.  Second, I just don't like screwing good people over.

It makes me want to go dick these guys over though.  I am pretty convincing.  I could so fake wanting to buy a car.  I may do the picnic thing after all.  Performance art!