Car Buying NIGHTMARE: Signs of a Bad Car Dealer
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My name is Brandon and I am a used car dealer. I created Car Questions Answered to share the ins and outs of the used car market from my perspective. I share with you updates on car prices, what's happening at the dealer auctions, and what it's like being a dealer. My goal is to share information to help you make the best decisions while buying a car to save you money. I do not want car dealers taking advantage of you.
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I heard about a guy in middle Tennessee who wanted to buy a new Toyota Corolla but ALL his local Toyota dealers were gouging consumers, putting $4-5k market adjustments on new Corollas. He found a dealer in COLORADO who was selling at or below MSRP, so the guy flew to Colorado, bought his new Corolla, and drove it back to Tennessee.
The dealers have already exposed themselves for what type of dealer they are as soon as I see the Nitrogen add on fee, I immediately know what kind of dirtbag dealer they are.
yep a telltale sign
Nitrogen comprises 78% of the Earth's atmosphere. So they want to charge an arm and a leg for replacing 22% of the other gasses- they must think we're stupid, and yes they do.
And the $300 door protection plastics. Which are thin transparent and only on the edges. Got me with that one. AV Nissan in Cali.
Thats why we should reward the good dealerships. Shout out to Ben Mynatt Nissan, a car dealership serving many areas in NC, including Lexington and Salisbury, NC.
To me the worst thing that local Toyota dealer is pushing is this diamond coating protection package for $2450. They claim it’s not a markup…. Scumbags won’t get a $0.01 from me.
My daughter bought a 24 Trax this week for just over $22k. When we looked at it last weekend, the first thing I looked for was add-on’s. They didn’t have any and sold it at MSRP. Thanks for helping us out!
Sad when MSRP is considered a great deal.
The air in Earth's atmosphere is made up of approximately 78 percent nitrogen.
Free at Costco too
C🎉. You went to school
Exactly, the problem with nitrogen is if you have to add air. It will cause an imbalance in the tire because it won't be 100% nitrogen
Sounds like the grounds for a massive class action lawsuit.
@@zeroch1ll150nitrogen filled tires are tires filled with air. Won’t be any imbalance.
I lived in Salina ks for 40+ years.we had 4 dealerships the covered Ford. GM, Mopar. Toyota, Honda .the Mopar dealer and Ford dealership went back to 1925. They all were honest dealers. When you have a business in a county that has 45k population of you're a crook you fail. An example is the Midas shop changed hands after the owner retired. The new owner was a crook and his business failed in 6 months. The original owner had been there since 1970. Be a crook in a small town. Go broke fast
I always liked going to dealers on Sundays when they were closed, that way I didn't get bugged
The air we breath is 78% nitrogen. Car dealership don't have special tanks of pure nitrogen that they put into your tires. The gas in those tires is just air. The air in those tires is 78% nitrogen.
True, not a single dealership provides a certificate that certifies the purity of their nitrogen. Without that they can just stick in normal air and they’re still covered legally. I suspect that’s what they’re doing. In my business, we need highly purified, nitrogen, gas, and we require certifications in testing of all of our purified nitrogen. Gas. It’s used for scientific purposes and we would never stick it in a tire. Nitrogen sold at car dealerships is a total scam.
You must be doing right if they kick you out. Thanks for your information I have learned a lot.
They are the dark side (not transparent).
Yep I honestly hate dealing with dealerships! Ive had this happened to me where this car lot had a realy good deal online, so i drove 60 miles across town and found out the year wasn't correct ! Then they tried to get me to pay 5k over msrp. Everytime i tried to leave a different sales person would try to stop me.Its insane how these guys work
@@Ac_Adapter yep some of these dealerships are ran like a circus ! it should be a crime for these tatics
I've had a salesperson agree on a price while out in the lot. When I went in to close the deal that salesperson had 'left for the day' and the new salesperson they ran in on me said that we had to start all over. My agree on price wasn't acceptable.
I left. I'll never go back to that dealer. And I've told some other people about how I got jerked around.
8/18/23...SOUNDS LIKE THEY TRAINED IN THE TIME-SHARE
SCAM/SCHEME.
@@bobwallace9753 Yes, that's how to do it. Word of mouth ANTI-advertising!
One thing I have run across is finding a (new) vehicle for sale at one of the major online websites at a good price, but then I go to the dealer's website and cannot find the same vehicle. So they likely sold it but deliberately left the posting elsewhere to generate business. Double-checking like this helps avoid the bait and switch tactic.
My favorite blend for my tires is a mixture of 21% oxygen and 75% nitrogen. I find that this mixture gives me the best ride for the money. Some people are afraid of dihydrogen monoxide bit I drink up to a gallon a day. The nitrogen and tires scam is just another thing potential buyers will need to try and negotiate before they start talking about the actual MSRP. It's all about starting the customer higher up the river so they think they are winning by winning insignificant battles over fees put in place to create something to barter over. Walk in to any dealership and look at the MSRP. Tell the sales person and the sales manager that is the price where negotiations start. If they don't like it then leave immediately. Yes I used to be a car salesman... 🙂
We should ban DHMO. It's a major component of acid rain!
I've been to a few dealers where as soon as you walk in, the toxic culture is so thick in the air, you can cut it with a knife. I've seen people chewing other people out, biting their heads off, right near the sales floor where customers can see and hear. It's embarrassing to say the least. If anybody sees something like this, your best bet is to walk out if you can. Because I can guarantee you if you purchase a vehicle there and you have an issue, don't expect a big happy smile to be waiting to greet you.
I'm in Carlsbad, CA. Today my wife and I went to the nearby outlet and I decided to walk by the dealerships and check out what was going on. I saw a GM EV Hummer. MSRP was $100K, they added $6K for some stuff and $100K for dealer adjustment for a total of $206K. I took a picture of it just in case no one believes me.
HA HA HA ,, hard pass on that one !!
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I love the bloopers, they make me smile. It also shows the effort you put into the finished product.
Glad you like them!
More dealerships should be watching and learning from you. Thanks for your honesty and transparency!
Dry nitrogen cost about $18 per MC tank contents. You could do about 100 tires for those $18 bucks.
You work for free? Interesting. You're hired!
Costco provides it for free
@@wolfgangpreier9160 Takes less than one minute to inflate tires. Even if you have to vacuum out the air and replace w nitrogen that is still less than 15 minutes. Shouldn't cost more than a tire rotation.
You're an idiot for assuming free labor, doh.
As if they do anything at all.
Costco has a free public nitrogen station.
I've known the Mynatt family for years. The Dad, who started the dealership, was an honest man, and his daughter is the same. I've done business with their other store, and it's the same, honest, up front, and easy to deal with. And as far as the dealer that ask you to leave. There's no need to name them, and it serves no purpose to call them out. People will know them when they walk on the lot, and their business will suffer because of that. BTW, I would bet a weeks pay I know which one it is was. :)
Re: bait and switch, there's a dealer in my area that was posting the TRIP mileage reading rather than the actual odometer reading on their online post. I called them out on it. There response was, "we'll call you back", which they never did. They made it super easy to never ever give them my business.
Knew last video Brandon wouldn't name and shame like the comments were asking for. Too much of a class act.
I’m a fan man, I like how you hit the streets and give the raw details. Short and simple. It’d be great if this sort of exposure became a tool for dealers to improve their customer experience.
We should have people post a city & dealership that is good to work with!
@@MrCaesar2u that could be useful, the trick is to not get sued for slander or defamation or whatever a dealer might use. We wouldn’t want our favorite RUclipsrs getting wrecked with legal costs. But if that could be avoided it would be great to name the good and bad locations. This would bring public accountability to dealers who engage in predatory sales strategies.
@@zachansen8293 I’ve come back to this post twice now, and each time I also read it as “I’m a fat man”… which is still true.
@@patrickpaez That, I think, could be avoided by only posting positive dealerships. There are plenty of places online for negativity.
THAT SOUNDS RACIST !!!! YOU ARE A CARB FILLED MAN....
The dealership that punted you KNOWS they’re in the wrong, and they have every ability to REMOVE the markups. That’s on THEM!
Your a class act and yeah we like to see you mess up but it shows your humanity. Keep up the good work and the slip ups.
a dealer that kicks you out is "Hiding" something for sure
I have purchased 3 new Nissans in the last 6 years from my local dealer. In March I was in the market for a new vehicle. I went and looked at the new Pathfinder Platinum. $5000 market adjustment. I told the sales manager that I have come to know, watch my back because it's the last time you'll ever see it. His response...buh buh buh as I walked out. I don't forget.
They don't care, it will sell.
Brandon, I usually go to the car deal 1-2 hr at most before they close to look at a vehicle that I’m interested in. This forces the dealership to finish the negotiation process within that time if they want to go home. Makes my negotiation quicker and if it doesn’t work out, I know that is how long I am going to be there for. What is you thought on this? Does it bother you to have customers come in close to closing time?
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If you buy car off the street first time you walk into dealership two hours before close you paid too much. If you walk out and they call you back a week or so later when the dealership is desperate to sell and they give you your original lowball offer you got a good deal.
Brandon, to put nitrogen in a tire correctly, you supposed to let the air out of the tire & refill the tire with nitrogen & repeat the process 3 more times, that's supposed to remove 99.9% of the regular air in a tire. I really doubt the dealerships are doing this bc it takes some time to do 4 tires, hopefully they are honest & actually have a nitrogen compressor in the service area & let the air out & refill with nitrogen x4. I worked at the Michelin Test track mounting & changing different sets of tires on pit stops by the test cars & trucks, the test drivers tested our brand along with competitors brands of tire to compare, our tires were either different compounds, tread patterns till the test driver picked the best out of experimental tire sets. We used regular air in the test tires, checked pressure before & after a run. Far as Nitrogen goes, they had a Nitrogen compressor set up in employee park for us to use, the panel instructions stated to fill & let the nitrogen out 4 times.
Reputation is everything. If a dealer does not give a crap about its reputation they will not be around for long. Word of mouth "both good and bad" travels quick. Another thing for me that is a turn off is no prices on the vehicles. If there are no prices I just drive away. I always think that if the vehicles price was fair that it would be posted. No price to me means that they want too damn much for it. And heck YES , leave the bloopers in! 👍. The truth is that the dealers that ask you to leave is doing so because they do not want to be called out on their perhaps 'Deceptive" practices. That is how I see it , if they have nothing to hide and are doing business properly then they do not have a problem with you or anybody else being there filming. The shady ones are the ones that will not want you there........ Thanks Brandon and thumbs UP!!
I like the bloopers. Always great to see real people be real.
Another rip-off is $199 for door-edge guard. Amazon sells 16 ft. For $8.99 (choice of colors.)
Takes about 15 minutes to put on. Anyone can do it with a pocket knife.
Love your videos! Thanks
And the $90 First Aid Kit. You can get a decent one at Costco for way cheaper and its made by a reputable company, not an automaker.
I like your bloopers. Makes your videos more interesting. I like the "down to earth" nature of your videos. I appreciate the information you present.
You don't have to call out dealerships with markups. I think it's enough that you call out dealerships who don't have them. So, thank you!
My mother got into the cycle of buying a new car every two years with cash. She used the same dealer and the same sales person at a Dodge / Ram / Jeep dealer. This last time around, she decided to lease a 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited and the lease ended right in the middle of the Covid car craze with high prices. She had the option to buy it out for $23k cash or turn it back in. The salesman already had counted on her turning the Jeep in without ever talking to her and even had pratically sold it already. Most of her vehicles were traded in around the 2-year mark as mentioned earlier and they loved how well taken care of each vehicle was and the low miles as she barely drives anymore with the last one being a 2017 Pacifica that was loaded with only about 2k miles and the one before that was a 2014 Caravan loaded with only about 11k miles, the salesman knew she was coming in and would have them presold before she would trade them in. Well, this salesman got mouthy and tried talking her into a new overpriced Jeep because the 2018 Jeep only had 3-4k miles on it at the time and was flawless and said he already had her current Jeep ready to be sold. This actually upset my mother with how pushy he got and made it sound like she didn't have a choice.
I talked her into paying off the lease as it was worth into the high $40k range at the time and she got a good deal on it back in late 2018. I told her she could keep it and drive it a couple more years and sell it to break even or sell it now and make a nice chunk of change. The Jeep now has about 9k miles on it and 2k of those miles are from me and my wife driving my mother around or taking the Jeep for a weekend becuase it my mother lets it sit for 3-4 months without use. I take it out, wash it, vacuum it, and let it run on the interstate for an hour or two a few times a year.
We would like a new car with a full waranty as plans have been made to travel a lot these next few summers and in all honesty, I am thinking about finding something from a private seller with about 10-15k miles and hopefully the factory waranty will transfer over. New car dealers are a big turnoff after wathcing my mother deal with that last salesman.
I purchased a 2023 Subaru Outback Touring XT from a family owned business. I received an amazing price for my trade in and purchased the Subaru just below MSRP. Two months later I went back to pick up an accessory from the parts department. I found that the dealership had been purchased by a large auto group. Looking at the window stickers on the new Subarus I noticed several add on such as paint protection, nitrogen air, wheel looks, etc. that added $599.00 to the price. I told the salesman that I bought my car from that I wouldn’t be returning for my next car purchase. It seems that the family owned dealerships are vanishing.
Is it okay to counter with a market adjustment on your trade in? I mean it has a 3/4 tank of gas with a steering wheel protector and special weather mats.
Yo CQA I really appreciate what you're doing for the everyday consumer. You should just go ahead and save yourself the 1 hour and just go ahead and upload your videos the way they are one take. Also I think you should call out that dealership that kicked you out and has markups and dealer adjustments. Now that's just me you could do as you please I mean it's your channel no matter what you do I'll keep watching just because I find your videos very entertaining.
Unfortunately, even though he may be right, under our a sickened legal system, even the threat of a lawsuit will cost him$$$, and if they actually file a suit, It becomes big $$$ in defense costs that probably will not be recouped, even if he went to trial and won!
When the channel first launched, CQA said he will not call anyone out, because he doesn’t want to contribute to people losing their jobs.
@@WeknowhoUR
Yeah well that makes sense.
@@taraschernyy
Well that makes total sense. I've been subscribed since he had less than 100 subscribers. So yeah I probably shouldn't have said that
@@chivosadventures8171 you’re an OG
I had purchased multiple cars from one dealer over a 20 year period. At least 10 new a few used. They knew me and I took my daughter in to purchase a new vehicle. This was late last year and wasn't expecting a deal. Just go in find what she wants and finance the MSRP. Told salesman you can add anything you want but this is the price we want at the interest rate stated. My daughter was getting her first finance on a car. Salesman understood so I let here do all the paperwork and went to price a truck that caught my eye. All said and done the salesman swindled her out of 5,500 in add ons. I talked to the GM about this and he said she's an adult, she made that decision. We left and I was angry but didn't cause a seen got home and told her she over paid. Salesman told her I was an idiot for not getting the add ons and didn't know how to buy a car. She learned to hard way when the windshield cracked really bad and the protection she purchased was worthless, ended up costing more than a mobile repair. Last month I purchased another car and it wasn't there. The GM from previous dealership called and asked why not from me. This kind of freaked me out but asked if that salesman was still employed there. He was ,I told him he and you are the reason I will never buy from again. Yes my daughter is a grown up kinda but still very Young ,you took advantage of her when you knew I only bought from you. Keep doing what you do, you have my interest.
I love and watch every single video you do! Leave the bloopers in. You are so authentic and I absolutely love what you do! Thanks bro!
You are the honest man, thanks for sharing all the videos, good luck to your business.
Love the bloopers! Shows your human side and genuine self.
On my god, you could have been talking about me. Two years ago I drove from Greensboro to Salisbury to buy my brand new Frontier from Ben Mynatt. I was not happy with my previous dealership, which I had bought vehicles from for the past 30 years, (Van York High Point Nissan). Everything you said about Ben Mynatt is true. Very good experience.
You just keep it real and straightforward and I believe everyone appreciates it, I know I do. Thank you for all you do
Thankyou for finally saying what nitrogen was. I literally didn’t understand what you were speaking of in the other videos. Please keep helping us with more info. These inside tips are priceless. Now I know!!!
Leave it in be genuine which you already are.Thanks for being honest and open
I think you should call them out because these people have no consideration to rip people off, why should you.! You’re a good guy and you should be on the customers side.
Agree on Nitrogen, as the air you breath is 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, 1% argon, a little bit carbon dioxide, and tiny amounts of other gases.
Thank you for sharing inside info
I worked in the business years ago. I worked in both kinds of dealers and it is so nice not having to deal with add ons, bump stickers, doc fees, etc. It's a mark up period, however it's disguised. There are good ones out there and the easy way to find them is just look for the ones that haven't changed names 10 times in 15 years
Thank you for this excellent video. A great heads up to warn us. Carry On Sir! "Words are Hard". We love seeing the bloopers at the end of your video.
Classy Brandon. But honestly we watch for Alex and Mrs. CQA.. y’all are awesome doing what y’all do. Also glad most of the dealerships understand and are classy too. Hopefully they will learn a bit too.
LOL. Brandon's great too!
@@musicloverme3993 I know. !! But we gotta keep him humble. He does an awesome job on these. !!!!!
Thank u for another good video. I live on the west coast, Tillamook, Oregon. I love your personality and your bloops. Lol. Keep doing what you do. Honesty goes a long way!!!!
Mia we love your hummers and good work for this dealership you’re helping us save money😊maybe on your next video someone from that dealer talk to you on camera about car business😊
Leave your bloopers in~so funny! Thank you for your continued honestly.
Just leave them in (Bloopers), doesn't make you sound dumb, it shows that you're real. Thanks for sharing all your knowledge with us. Have a great weekend!
Thanks for the info.
Thanks for your willingness to educate, and help people with lock of knowledge, like me that are looking to find a deal.
One of your best videos yet. It seems that it was an interesting situation that was very professionally handled. Well done Sir. Thanks for the video.
Glad you enjoyed it
Good luck to you and your team (wife and mechanic etc. ).
You are very REAL dude, keep up the outstanding work,.
I really appreciate your channels information because of how useful it is
Leave it in! We don't mind that you're human and seeing you falter shows how much work you've put in to bring us some great information.
If they don't want you there, it speaks volumes about the way they do business, because otherwise you'd be talking them UP!! Glad he was decent. We appreciate all the videos you have done showing and explaining these markups. We appreciate You! 😁 . And I love the bloopers. Keeps it real. Hey, we're all human. LoL. I can't think of a better word than permeate 😅. Maybe you rise above and push through the stereo types. Thank you for all you do, and share!!!
50 Grand for a truck that’s crazy
The CT will cost more.
Leave your .mistakes In or take them out, whatever you like, I'm only interested in what you have to say.
@@wolfgangpreier9160probably under 50k for the base model, and will be a better value for that $49k compared to a boomer truck
That’s just a starting point.
That's cheap
Your absolutely correct . You need to find a old fashioned dealer who cares about their customers
I was on my way to check out a bike 🏍 at the dealer and drove by your place. You got a really nice location for a dealer. Much love.
Thanks for the info! Great videos!
Will give you a sub for keeping your word and not blasting the dealer..as much as I would love to see it😂
I can appreciate when a YT sponsorship products are related to the channel. Keep up the good work.
Hey thanks for the heads up on the inflator! I entered the code and it was only about $20. Thanks for all you do!
No problem 👍
I liked your closing comments, your a good person and have an awesome channel...and leave in the mess ups, your human and spend that extra hour with your family.
We all stumble over our words, don’t worry about editing the errors out they are a testament to you being a real regular guy trying to do your best. Cheers!
I think you are doing a fabulous job! Keep the bloopers in if you like, it makes it more personable.
If a dealer is adding paint protection, I’m just going to ask them if the paint on the car is so bad that it requires a third party paint protection product? Why would I want to buy a car with bad paint? Does their manufacturer know that they are telling their customers that their paint is bad? I’m sure that “manufacturer” would love to hear that they are telling folks that the paint sux.
As for nitrogen, I’m just going to ask if the car is going to 30 thousand feet? That’s the only reason for nitrogen. It’s for aircraft tires that go from 50 below zero at altitude to ground level temps of 150 degrees plus after a landing. It’s ludicrous for automotive uses.
You have a really awesome attitude bro. A man's man. You left, shook hands, kept your word, class RUclipsr.
On the haircut challenge video you got another subscriber.
I find it spot on. You seem to consider Toyota ASIN Corollas but you steer clear of JATCO CVT's.
i dont know how, but i got suggested one of your very first videos back when you started and ive been watching ever since. i especially like your auction videos. i think it is really good of you to take the high road. your channel isn't meant to be about dealer drama, dont need to name names. you are literally helping thousands of people to get a fair deal when they buy a new car, and helping thousands of others to make good decisions on used car purchases too.
your success on youtube has come fast, and i think its because everyone who watches your videos can see that you know your stuff, and you are funny, and you respect our time and keep your videos on point. you were born for this job, and its obvious.
thanks for the knowledge, and for putting in the work. i really like the bloopers too, and really i just get annoyed when youtubers do 100 jump cuts to put a sentence together... if you keep the bloopers in or don't it doesn't matter to me, i just like that you put effort into speaking a complete sentence hahahaha
Wow... Thank you so much!
@@carquestionsanswered Same here and I'd bet 99% of your commenters would agree.
I've been a car tikerer/trader for 60 years. There is a local ford dealer that I have bought 4 cars from in the past 10 years. I was going to buy a new maverick, but missed the order portal. Then I got a call that someone backed out when their ordered vehicle arrived. Did I want it? Yes I did. Went in to the dealership and they got around to mentioning the $10K market adjustment. Guess which dealership will never, ever be on my list of places to buy a ride. Loyalty meant nothing to the dealership, now it's less than nothing to me.
Nitrogen is used in aircraft and race cars because the pressures are more stable at different temperature. The average car driver does not push their tires to extremes. We all run down the same roads and stop at the same lights.
Thank you for the info enabling us to permeate through the jungle of bad dealers.
You provide good information. Great video. Leave them in.
i digitize embroidery files, and have been in the embroidery business for about three decades. i always notice how good the embroidery is on your hats. kudos to your embroiderer.
Hey Brandon, I have been looking forward to this!!
This is valuable information if you create a list of good dealerships such as this people would pay for that list. CQA Dealer Approved!
You are REAL, thank you; keep 'em in.
Leave the bloopers. They are a great laugh at times and keeps it real. Who is perfect? The shopping cart on the lot had me rolling!!😂
I have to take 5 second and say this. You are but far the better RUclipsr out here when it comes to cars content. Very informative and we can tell you’re smart. Keep it up buddy.
Thank you so much!
Great Video!!! Keep them coming!!!
that Genesis behind you @ 1:21 coming up is nice. :)
Yes. I love the bloopers. Keep them in. 😊😊
It's about REPUTATION - your's specifically. Your "word is your bond". Keep that bond and life's path will be much easier. People who do bad need no extra call outs as their lives are already on a rocky path. Thanks again for all you do - integrity WINS.
Another great video, always informative and honest! Keep up the great work bro! Are there any good dealerships you can recommend in or near Orlando, FL?
Thank you been learning alot from you
Congratulations on your sponsorship! I’ll go get one. I was actually considering buying a similar product from Ryobi.
I got one. It works fine and it uses the same batteries as all the Ryobi tools I have.
I love how you do your videos in one take in most cases, and not use jump-cuts every 5 seconds.
I do more jump cuts than you realize haha... I mess up a lot
Thanks again for your update.
Leave the bloopers in, it makes you much more relatable, good job!
I miss the local, single franchise dealerships. The “Mega” dealers (in my opinion) don’t really care if you buy a car that has been sitting on the lot awhile. Since the corporate owners have stores all over the country (or at least a good portion of it), if a car doesn’t sell, they’ll just transport it to another store where that make and model is more in demand. Even if the salesman wants to make a sale, he can only be as strong as his management will allow him to be. When I was growing up back in the 1980s and 1990s, my family often did business with a local Buick dealer. Although we never bought Buicks (I am now in my 50s and have never owned a Buick), they were very good to work with on used cars. We bought cars regularly back then and they took us seriously when we were there; they understood though experience how to deal with us and didn’t play pricing games. Unfortunately, the dealership has closed now (the owner/manager retired pre Covid and sold his franchise) but they were definitely a stand out when it came to buying a car from a dealership. Like so many other businesses, the car dealerships (even the new car stores) has become very transient. Sales people come and go in a matter of months and even the dealership primaries are not it business for the long haul. They don’t seem interested in building customer relationships, I think, because they know that in 3-5 years, they will have sold the business and moved on; so, the business model has become “hit ‘em as hard as you can, as fast as you can … then move on to the next sucker” and by the time they are ready to trade again next time, we don’t intend to be around anyway!
We were quoted a $199 Nitrogen fee last week... along with all the other stupid dealer shenanigans he tried to pull. He tried to get us into their building so they could "put things on paper" for us. I asked him to email it instead because I knew what inside the building meant (ganged up on!), but nothing doing. We promptly left! Unbelievable that people are still falling prey to the age-old, worn-out, dealer BS and dishonesty that's been going on since the 70's when I bought my very first car.
I had a dealer last fall email a price at 9pm and literally the next morning try to say it was “yesterday’s” price.
I walked out.
I don't care that you occasionally mess up when you film these videos. It's the great content that matters. I might be in a position to buy new, but it doesn't make sense to me. I would be a customer for life if I could find an honest used car dealer in my area. I really appreciate the kind of business that you run.
I wish I had found your vids while I was shopping for my car. I should have looked at more dealers who might not have had add-ons.
I love all you've done! Thank you!
Another great video. Thank you.
Glad to see you get some sponsorships.
Thank you for being a standup person. We need more like you.