Ah yes the virtues of a car dealer, the only one lower is a real estate agent. I had one once claim that he lost my keys. During a test drive I only give him the car keys. No problem; reached into my pocket and produced 3 more copies. Told the dealer that if he couldn't find my keys, what kind of service did they have, unlocked the car and drove off.
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Sept. 10, 2009 1:34 a.m. wrenchedexcess New Reader
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Sept. 10, 2009 1:34 a.m. wrenchedexcess New Reader
The chicken is coming.
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Sept. 10, 2009 10:14 a.m. MadScientistMatt Dork
wbjones wrote:
Strizzo wrote:
wonder how that would have worked with no title ..??would have been interesting if they had actually gotten it sold... what happens when someones new-to-them car ends up having been stolen by the dealer?
Probably, "Oh, we just got it at auction - the title's being mailed to us, we'll have it in a few weeks..."
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Sept. 10, 2009 10:27 a.m. aussiesmg SuperDork
Trans_Maro wrote:
aussiesmg wrote:
Bobzilla wrote:
That goes for ordering coffee to having a house built. I mean, you don;t go to a house builder and say "Build me that house" then get mad when it costs way more than you though it should. Of course not.
To put this in perspective though what would you say if the builder added a garage and a basement without your knowledge then billed you for them
I thought every house had a garage and basement.
I'd be pissed if the built my house and forgot those items.
See, it works both ways.
Shawn
A local construction company quoted a friend $16K for improvements, billed her $32K and the improvements promptly failed ruining the new work.
Is this acceptable behavior to you guys?
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Sept. 10, 2009 10:59 a.m. NYG95GA SuperDork
I've gotten to the point where I don't even walk straight into a dealership.... I just drop my pants and back in...
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Sept. 10, 2009 10:59 a.m. integraguy HalfDork
Oh, yeah, I forgot that stupid trick salesmen pull when they take your car for an appraisal/test drive....."oops, we lost the keys". Seems to be much more common the closer it is to closing time. This happened to my little sister once, and she literally threw a fit. When they finally brought her old car back to her she discovered the emergency brakes were destroyed by some pinhead who (apparently?) wanted to test the brakes or the tranny/engine.
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Sept. 10, 2009 7:59 p.m. Trans_Maro HalfDork
aussiesmg wrote:
A local construction company quoted a friend $16K for improvements, billed her $32K and the improvements promptly failed ruining the new work.
Is this acceptable behavior to you guys?
Apples to oranges.
Saying "build me a house" without an estimate is one thing.
In the case you're giving, there was a quote for $16k that turned into a bill for $32k. I believe that is actually illegal.
Was the quote verbal or was it written on a piece of paper and signed?
The Romans wrote it over the gates to the city fer chrissakes.
Shawn
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Sept. 10, 2009 8:33 p.m. Slyp_Dawg New Reader
NYG95GA wrote:
I've gotten to the point where I don't even walk straight into a dealership.... I just drop my pants and back in...
I must be relatively lucky, all the times I've been in and dealt with most dealerships in my area (getting a feel for what's available in the area when it comes time to turn in the '02 Escort ZX-2 auto on something a bit sportier with a manual transmission, which will probably be around the first of the year) have been pleasurable experiences, with the noted exception of the used car dealership attached to a family owned chain of dealerships. evidently "I'm not buying today, just looking" or "we're not in a financial position to buy anything today" is heard as "push me to buy the damn car!" if the car is used. the local Mini dealership (Crown Mini of Richmond) is extremely nice to deal with, although being Mini, I'm not honestly all that surprised, as is the local Subaru and VW dealerships. the closest Mazda dealership is also nice to deal with, although one of the salesman does seem like he hasn't been in the game long enough to lose the tendency to take himself very seriously.
