Do black people ever consider practicality when it comes to making an important purchase, like an automobile?

[IGotATreeOnMyHouse85]

I love the fags that complain about the dealership model and how much they hate negotiating. I worked at a store where we did the "one price" model a la Carmax, etc. - all of our new and used cars were priced noticeably below market at a "haggle free" price and we'd give folks a printout of equivalent cars for sale in a 300 mile radius to show how we got our numbers. Totally transparent at every step. We got a lot of calls from out of state as a result.

People STILL insisted on playing tough guy negotiator like they were in the movies. It was always fun to let them know I sold the car to someone else while they were playing games. Our average turnaround on a used car was 10 days and that included reconditioning.

The dealership model will never go away because people LOVE negotiating. Salesmen are scum but buyers are worse by a long shot. So many stories from my time in the business.

I worked a place that was doing something like 500 BELOW factory invoice meaning you’re getting it for less than we paid for it so you’re getting the best deal and faggots would say things like “well that’s a good start” like were starting at sticker price. I think it was “friends and family discount for all” or something and people still want to haggle but also claim they “hate” that part of the process. Sales guys can be assholes but it doesn’t help that people also treat them like shit to begin with.

The worst type of customer - the faggot that walks in / on the lot and says “who wants to sell me a car?!?!” - they’re always a pain in the ass and can’t buy shit.

 

[IGotATreeOnMyHouse85]

Oh I do miss people who still thought it was still the 1980s when they bought a car. I remember making some moron look like a complete ass because he asked for the Carfax on a NEW car. I went out of my way to make him look stupid by bringing a manager to explain how vehicle history reports worked.

I remember years ago an older lady getting pissed because the special safety features the car had were designed to stop if someone ran out in front at the last minute weren’t enough for her. I asked what she meant and she wanted the car to do everything for her and so she didn’t have to pay attention while driving. Car was under 45 thousand and she expected it to drive her around while she read a book or did anything but watch the road.

 

[Cartoon Redux]

The worst type of customer - the faggot that walks in / on the lot and says “who wants to sell me a car?!?!” - they’re always a pain in the ass and can’t buy shit.

"I'm here to buy that red 2018 A4 you have on the lot. I don't want to play any games, I don't want to waste my whole Saturday."

"No problem, sir. Let's get your credit app done while I have a porter bring the Audi around. You go have fun on the test drive and I'll have my manager assess your trade while I start putting the paperwork together. We'll have you out of here in two hours, tops."

"WHOA WHOA WHOA NOT SO FAST SPARKY!"

 

[JebJoh]

I’ll stop in a few times before I actually buy a car but I am pretty easy to deal with. The salesman who sold me the Toyotas brought us to the Audi dealer when we were buying an Audi. I guess these guys all know each other. We took about 45 minutes to make a deal on the Audi

 

[IGotATreeOnMyHouse85]

"I'm here to buy that red 2018 A4 you have on the lot. I don't want to play any games, I don't want to waste my whole Saturday."

"No problem, sir. Let's get your credit app done while I have a porter bring the Audi around. You go have fun on the test drive and I'll have my manager assess your trade while I start putting the paperwork together. We'll have you out of here in two hours, tops."

"WHOA WHOA WHOA NOT SO FAST SPARKY!"

Every fucking time - I want don’t want to be here all day then they fighting you over stupid shit. My favorite was when people would refuse to pay fees related to taxes or unable to understand that math is how you get the payment you want - not magic, you want to be X a month you’re going to need to put at least X down.

THESE GUYS ARE SCAMMING ME!!! WHAT A RIP OFF!!! YOURE ALL ASSHOLES

no, it’s simple math - 40k divided by 72 months is 555.55 a month and that’s before we know your interest rate depending on credit and

YOU CAR GUYS ARE ALL THE SAME! NOTHING BUT TRASH!

we got your credit report back and you have a 400 score. You can’t buy anything here.

YOU JUST LOST YOURSELF A CUSTOMER!

 

[Africa.com]

I worked a place that was doing something like 500 BELOW factory invoice meaning you’re getting it for less than we paid for it so you’re getting the best deal and faggots would say things like “well that’s a good start” like were starting at sticker price. I think it was “friends and family discount for all” or something and people still want to haggle but also claim they “hate” that part of the process. Sales guys can be assholes but it doesn’t help that people also treat them like shit to begin with.

The worst type of customer - the faggot that walks in / on the lot and says “who wants to sell me a car?!?!” - they’re always a pain in the ass and can’t buy shit.

Best experience I had buying a car was basically "the price is the price." I did get them to do a couple tings, couple oil changes, but I liked that I didn't get a separate number after they ran my credit.

 

[IGotATreeOnMyHouse85]

Best experience I had buying a car was basically "the price is the price." I did get them to do a couple tings, couple oil changes, but I liked that I didn't get a separate number after they ran my credit.

If it’s a new car that’s how it should be, here’s the price - you’re getting a good deal etc since places really don’t make money on new, especially since they can just go find it at another dealership of the same brand. Least with used it’s “unique” and you have it and another place doesn’t. The only real add on you should get is Gap insurance (in case you total the car since insurance won’t give you what you owe it covers the difference) other stuff like oil you can work it to throw in since they WANT you to come back for oil in hopes you see something you like and trade in for a new one.

Also, I don’t know if all do it but some major auto finance banks will only let the dealership mark up a bit on the rate. If they go above what’s allowed when your paperwork is processed / funded your payment is adjusted to what it should be and you get a letter telling you that your monthly payment is less because the dealership did something they weren’t supposed to.

 

[Africa.com]

Every fucking time - I want don’t want to be here all day then they fighting you over stupid shit. My favorite was when people would refuse to pay fees related to taxes or unable to understand that math is how you get the payment you want - not magic, you want to be X a month you’re going to need to put at least X down.

THESE GUYS ARE SCAMMING ME!!! WHAT A RIP OFF!!! YOURE ALL ASSHOLES

no, it’s simple math - 40k divided by 72 months is 555.55 a month and that’s before we know your interest rate depending on credit and

YOU CAR GUYS ARE ALL THE SAME! NOTHING BUT TRASH!

we got your credit report back and you have a 400 score. You can’t buy anything here.

YOU JUST LOST YOURSELF A CUSTOMER!

Fawking Christ why does it take so long. When I bought a pickup I went in and said "this is my budget, I want a Lariat or a Premier but I'm not retarded so if you got an XLT super crew with a couple bells and whistles I'd like to drive it" and they had a truck in front of me 12 mins later and I still didn't get out of there for 5 hours

 

[IGotATreeOnMyHouse85]

Fawking Christ why does it take so long. When I bought a pickup I went in and said "this is my budget, I want a Lariat or a Premier but I'm not retarded so if you got an XLT super crew with a couple bells and whistles I'd like to drive it" and they had a truck in front of me 12 mins later and I still didn't get out of there for 5 hours

Eh, all depends how many finance mgrs they have on and how many people are in front of you. I used to try to set up appointments for people like that where we had a car, price, etc and I could do a ton of stuff before they came in first thing on a Saturday so they would be in and out before 930 which meant I was already 1 sold for the day before noon. I just tried to get as much info and everything in advance (insurance cards, car gassed and cleaned, etc) and you can be in and out.

 

[Africa.com]

Eh, all depends how many finance mgrs they have on and how many people are in front of you. I used to try to set up appointments for people like that where we had a car, price, etc and I could do a ton of stuff before they came in first thing on a Saturday so they would be in and out before 930 which meant I was already 1 sold for the day before noon. I just tried to get as much info and everything in advance (insurance cards, car gassed and cleaned, etc) and you can be in and out.

Let me BROOOOOD dood

 

[Africa.com]

You reasonable old so and so

 

[aRTie02150]

"I want my payment to be $300 a month with nothing down."

Then they proceed to look at a cars that are $40,000 because simple math isn't their thing.

 

[IGotATreeOnMyHouse85]

"I want my payment to be $300 a month with nothing down."

Then they proceed to look at a cars that are $40,000 because simple math isn't their thing.

That was always the worst - then it’s your fault it’s 575 a month. Of course the national ads don’t help when they advertise X amount a month (on a low mileage lease) on this car (the base model) with all rebates (that most people don’t all qualify for) and a credit score 700 and above (they call that “qualified buyers” instead of “people with good credit”) and in the small print says “with 4999 down, taxes and tags not included”

 

[Toast]

My last car buying experience was basically you pay us over the msrp for this car, or we sell it to someone who will. And that's how I spent a lot of money for a car.

 

[aRTie02150]

That was always the worst - then it’s your fault it’s 575 a month. Of course the national ads don’t help when they advertise X amount a month (on a low mileage lease) on this car (the base model) with all rebates (that most people don’t all qualify for) and a credit score 700 and above (they call that “qualified buyers” instead of “people with good credit”) and in the small print says “with 4999 down, taxes and tags not included”

Fawk I hated national ads. We never once had FWD CRVs on the lot since it was New England. Same with when I worked at Ford. Ads for FWD F150s and Escapes that were never in stock because we never ordered them because they'd never sell in the region and climate.

 

[IGotATreeOnMyHouse85]

Fawk I hated national ads. We never once had FWD CRVs on the lot since it was New England. Same with when I worked at Ford. Ads for FWD F150s and Escapes that were never in stock because we never ordered them because they'd never sell in the region and climate.

I worked for Chrysler / jeep / dodge / ram so of course everyone came in on jeep ads for the grand Cherokee yet the ad was for the basic model that was around 37k -38k and we only carried the ones starting at 42k - 45k. Nothing I hated more than having to explain why national ads are national ads and can’t be set to whatever area you’re in due to tax / tags etc.

 

[Africa.com]

I worked for Chrysler / jeep / dodge / ram so of course everyone came in on jeep ads for the grand Cherokee yet the ad was for the basic model that was around 37k -38k and we only carried the ones starting at 42k - 45k. Nothing I hated more than having to explain why national ads are national ads and can’t be set to whatever area you’re in due to tax / tags etc.

God I fucking hate Jeeps and Jeep owners

 

[IGotATreeOnMyHouse85]

God I fucking hate Jeeps and Jeep owners

Say what you will about them but holy shit they are easy cars to sell. Thanks to wranglers being insufferable assholes that love to buy lots of ridiculous stuff to add on to their wranglers the cars hold their value. Seriously, I’ve never seen a car hold its value like them or trucks. We could trade in an old paid off wrangler on a Tuesday night and sell it within 24 hours. My next car will be a wrangler just because it holds value (I’m not adding any stupid shit to it or putting ducks on the dashboard) and they even purposely give them certain special colors each year that they won’t do again for a couple years just to make them more valuable. I would sell a wrangler and while they were waiting to sign the paperwork they would already be ordering add on shit.

 

[Africa.com]

Say what you will about them but holy shit they are easy cars to sell. Thanks to wranglers being insufferable assholes that love to buy lots of ridiculous stuff to add on to their wranglers the cars hold their value. Seriously, I’ve never seen a car hold its value like them or trucks. We could trade in an old paid off wrangler on a Tuesday night and sell it within 24 hours. My next car will be a wrangler just because it holds value (I’m not adding any stupid shit to it or putting ducks on the dashboard) and they even purposely give them certain special colors each year that they won’t do again for a couple years just to make them more valuable.

I would respect the average Jeep owner if they told me "I bought it bc I wanted a Range Rover, but I needed something moderately more reliable (big achievement with those hunks of shit), and wanted to pay 40k less." Instead it's women who think Jeeps are a quirky buy. Lady it's made by Chrysler.

 

[Africa.com]

Speaking of Cherokee owners. Wranglers are a different matter. A GAY matter. But you're playing the depreciation game smartly so more power to you. Do you plan on getting a straight man's vehicle after that?