Reply #154: Five hours? I wouldn't have gone through that.

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My last car buying experience was pretty good. I called a dealership about a car they had on the lot. The salesman had it ready for a test drive when I arrived after work. Drove it a few miles and was happy. Got back, sat down and played with the numbers. They were at the price I wanted after about five minutes. The salesman was looking as if I had just asked for his child as part of the deal, but in the end I signed the paperwork that night. I am not into playing bullshit games with these people.

A few weeks ago I went out with my parents to look at various used car lots. They weren't ready to buy, but were just looking to see what was out there. I found most of the lots either don't want the business or other buyers have a lot more patience with them than I ever would. For instance, one lot didn't even put prices on anything. I fail to see how you can make any sales like that, especially when the omnipresent salesmen don't have a clue themselves as to what the prices are.