i don’t have problems with that part either as i pay cash and turn down flat all addons, extended warranties, etc. ... i do extensive research in the first place and buy only cars that have excellent top notch track records for quality and i mention that to ‘em ...
these people seem to know who they can F with and who not to F with ...
Always do your research before buying a car and before selling your old car as a trade in. Car Max will give you an offer over the internet.
Last August I traded in my Tiguan to buy a bigger one year old minivan. Car Max gave me an internet offer of $20,000 to buy the VW. Plus they had a comparable minivan for a few dollars more than the dealer I was at.
The dealer said the top dollar they would give me for my trade in was $18.5K. Despite the detailed internet offer but if I would bring back a signed written offer from Car Max, they would match it.
I said; “Do you really want to send me away to Car Max? You know I won’t be back. Buy my car for $20,000 and we got a deal.”
They bought it for $20,000.
Also. They tried to stick a $300 fee on top of things for window tinting. They said they tint all their vehicles and that can’t be undone and that fee cannnot be waived.
I said “Come with me.” I marched the sales gal out to the van - showed her the vehicle had dark factory tint windows with no aftermarket film attached. Of course they apologized and removed that junk fee.
You’re right. Dealers will eff you over all they can.