mrkoje wrote:
I wouldn't be so quick to judge. The dealership may have needed your information - mainly your SSN to fill out the IRS form 8300.
http://www.irs.gov/Businesses/Small-Businesses-&-Self-Employed/FAQs-Regarding-Reporting-Cash-Payments-of-Over-10000-Form-8300
Yes, but that would be at point of sale. Not before it.
We just went through the same thing, sans Patriot Act Bull#@$&, when we bought our jeep. At least the same thing as mentioned in the article. I didn't find out until we got into the finance office when they handed me my credit report. I couldn't figure out WHY they ran my credit report when we were paying with a check. My only logic for it was that they wanted to make sure they could come after me if the check bounced. But, now I see that they are supposed to ask my permission first, which they didn't (we bought in MD). At least we don't have to go through that again for another 5 years...
