Yeah for the younger/inexperienced people, that could happen where I worked too.  If I didn’t drag you into the dealership and at least get your name, go talk to the SM and say “Mr. Jones is shopping for a new truck and didn’t like the Expedition so he is going to look at a Tahoe”, then I might as well have not worked…

This is a seriously good point. If you’d let them walk, then followed up with them in a day or two, you might have gotten a sale. At least you’d have treated them like human (I know it was your SM and not you) and calling back would have showed you cared about the customer relationship regardless.

The sales mangler’s demented game of “Telephone” is the *biggest* of my car store piss-off buttons.

If you’re the sales mangler, and you’re taking over negotiations from your salesweasel, COME OUT OF YOUR FISHBOWL AND TALK TO ME DIRECTLY.

My most recent purchase was very nearly torpedoed by the sales mangler at Red…

Just visit one of those that send out the mailers with the scratch-off “prizes.” They are usually ready to roll some kind of scam on you. 

They have great forward visibility, except for when there’s ten more of them in front of you. 

In my short time selling cars I remember the sales manager wanting to pull this shit.

In my opinion its not good enough for their terrible deeds to not succeed, I want punishment. I think I’d call the cops, not just threaten, and request to press charges for false imprisonment. At worst they don’t get charged but have a more painful ordeal than just losing a customer. At best they spend money on a…

Hellooooooooo 4-Lo! 

Hey, no hate on liking sedans, but after having owned a CUV now for 2 years, I can say that there’s a reason most reasonable, regular people like them.

Honestly, I wouldn’t mind being falsely imprisoned by a car dealership knowing I can get $100,000 from a settlement. In fact, I welcome it. And many, many lawyers welcome it as well.

Never play a slot machine that just paid out.

Thanks, but no need. I’m pretty sure I can build up enough momentum to move it myself.

Authority? America was founded on the fundamental idea that we don’t need anyone telling us what to do. ‘Deregulation’ was the theme from 1979 through 1999. Authority sir, is for minorities and foreigners.

Also dependent state to state in the US - 38 states are only one party consent.

And again I say: Get a sales authority, America.

Right? It’s BS stories like this and also the horror stories from the Harley Davidson dealerships that makes me want to go in and just fuck with them.

I’d love them to try the hide the keys trick on me. I have several keys for each of my cars, and I guarantee I would still have one on my person. I’d love to see the look on their faces when I drove away anyway. Pretty sure I still have a key or two for my old Corolla...

That’s how I feel about the crossover boom when the salesman keeps pointing a gun at you to buy a crossover suv instead of a sedan.

Either the old “oh, let me call someone to bring your keys back” trick or the old “oh this vehicle is blocking you in, let me get someone to move that for you” trick.