Reply #11: Our dealership model is a great detriment to American auto sales.

[Greyhound]

I sold cars for a brief period (I did very well, but just couldn't live with myself doing it) and learned how the game works. The dealerships probably do more to push customers toward foreign cars than the manufacturers ever could.

The short version is that the entire industry is based on lies, the manufacturers lie to the dealerships who lie to the sales managers who lie to the salespeople who lie to the customers.

Lastly, while I've never actually seen one, I'm told that there are some good ones out there.