Can C'etait un Rendezvous count? He's racing against a ticking clock to make his hot date. No better scene that I can think of.

Finally my near-death experience is relevant!

As always, though, it's just as important for the buyer to be as educated as the seller. Just because it can tow your boat that weighs 5 tons doesn't mean it'll be able to do so while laden with a weekend's worth of boating accessories and family members.

Appreciate the reply! My dad and I have been to USGP (Indy) several times, including the Michelin Tire Fiasco race, and made it up to Circuit Gilles Villeneuve several years back which was sublime. We had planned on going to Istanbul as our next race but alas, time ran out. He's Portuguese so we often dream of a…

In my opinion, and pretty much factually confirmed, there is always another dollar you could've squeezed out of the dealer. However the time that you'd have to invest after a certain point makes it irrelevant. This is the crux of the issue; how much time is it worth spending for the amount of money you get off?

Will, you have my admiration both for the incredible job you do and purely from my own jealous perspective since I'm garbage in front of a camera.

Grandview Heights, OH, a small neighborhood just to the west of Columbus and tOSU's campus, home of the colloquially named Grandview Gas Wars, currently down to $2.75/gal for regular and my favorite UDF station ONLY CHARGES $0.20 MORE FOR 93 OCTANE.

No one deserves to get fist-fucked, but some people certainly earn it. I don't think you deserved to, nor did you really earn it. You probably could've gotten a better deal, but as long as you're happy with the car and the price, that's all that matters.

Lexus: The Relentless Pursuit of your Trust Fund

There's no right answer, the right answer is usually the truth. Sometimes dealers get kickbacks from lenders for sending a deal their way so we can usually discount a couple hundred bucks more if you finance with us. Sometimes there's captive financing incentives to further make it appealing.

My parents are well off (I'm pretty sure I'll never see a dime of that though) and that was a service their salespeople provided to them. I'm not in a position to do it all the time, but when I can help a great customer out (especially if they send referrals and make sure all their friends see the shiny loaner I…

C5 Corvette. Without mods it's an old man crisis car, with a capable V8 but still pretty rudimentary. With basic bolt ons it transforms, with nitrous it lives, and when fully built up there are very few cars that can beat it in any form of asphalt racing.

You, as many people do with my 2nd-most-reviled-job-in-America (at least I'm not a Congressman, right?), are quick to assume that the worst of my profession is representative of profession as a whole. It's understandable. Most people only engage in the ritual of car shopping once every few years, and they want to…

It's just like this main post said: have your well-researched number in mind, tell them that is what you'll pay for the exact car you want, and if they can do it you'll buy today. Presence in the dealership (like you did) is key, because anyone can say anything over the phone or via email. When you're in front of…

Being a dick is kind of necessary in this job. I'm a pretty nice guy but just like people put on the armor to deal with " greasy car salesmen" I put on the armor to deal with "I'm a professional car buyer, let me tell you how my 5 lifetime purchases qualify me as an expert" types.

I don't even respond to emails like that though. Why would I? A customer like that is after one thing; the bottom line. I'm fine selling a car for no profit, but with a few caveats: that they are likely to be a repeat service customer, that they send friends and family my way if I do a good job earn it with…

Salesperson here, and I admittedly tend to hate these "how to negotiate" posts. But this one is spot on. In short, your 2 best negotiating tools are the willingness to spend the money (but YOUR dollar amount) and your willingness to walk away from a deal or a car that you don't want. They're just hunks of metal. …

That's not the best way to buy a car, nor is it the best way to save money, nor is it the best way to spend your time. Once we see that "rinse and repeat" we just ignore you and let you go get fist-fucked by the greasiest dealer in town that chooses to engage in that BS. Congratulations, you've probably overpaid…

I'm a car salesman with occasional disdain for Tom's posts, but this one doesn't deserve any hate.

Wait you mean that Tesla is JUST LIKE OTHER CAR COMPANIES? WHY WAS I NOT INFORMED? AM OUTRAGE. DEMAND RECOMPENSE.

If you can afford a Tesla, you can afford to cancel your order and/or trade it back in. Isn't guaranteed resale value one of their main fanboi gloating points?