Payment info needed before price negotiation?
I ran into an unusual situation while trying to buy my second motor home and was wondering if anyone else has encountered this. The dealership that has the particular model motor home I want to bu...
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JALLEN4 wrote:
I spent the majority of my adult life practically living in vehicle showrooms of various kinds all over the country. Unfortunately, I never actually got to see some of the tactics related as "Old Wives Tales" on this and many other forums.
Any salesman in today's world who honestly would attempt to commandeer a credit card or a set of trade-in keys in order to keep a customer against his will, better look a lot like Hulk Hogan. He is bound to get a beat-down or worse in his first week.
Did you spend those years with blinders and ear muffs on?
The salesman doesn't commandeer a credit card. They get you to approve a deposit with talk of a better deal. They don't refuse to refund the money. They keep finding excuses for why it will take "just a little longer". (similar situation with the trade in put in the back lot, you will get it back but something will keep coming up)
This isn't to say all dealers use these tactics but they are hardly old wives tales.
