u/Medical_Gift4298

Bought a car the other day. I got financing from my credit union. They gave me a $20k check and so I went into a buy here pay here and asked for a car. The finance guy wrote up the contract I signed and dated it. Now the guy that wrote the contract calls me to tell me that the finance department told him that he wrote the wrong amount on the check. It was $1000 less than what it was supposed to be. He told me I could give them a down payment of $1000 or I could ask my credit union to write another check. What am I supposed to do? I don’t have a spare $1000 on me right now but would my credit union even rewrite the check?

why are regular car dealers so terrified of it? dealerships will likely stay open to handle used car sales and service/warranty - if a sales floor is particularly skilled or talentes at moving units, noone is going to shut them down… so why are car salesmen so afraid? is it the idea that they might have to justify their jobs? that they won’t just be able to treat customers like crap with no consequences?

I got a great deal on a new car with the “gentlemen’s agreement” to not pay off the financing for 6 months. I understand I’m under no obligation to follow this but I’m really happy with the car, the price and the dealer so I’d like to throw them a bone.

The dealer suggested I could put a huge chunk of it in the first month (they told me a number that’s like 85% of the loan) and then pay off the rest over the next 5 months.

I had two questions related to how to not screw the dealer over:

1. How much is too much to put in month 1? This loan is about 35K.
2. Do I need to wait until I receive the first statement to start paying? Considering they charge interest by the day I’m considering contacting the lender and getting going on the payment ASAP, before that first statement and payment due date.

I'm in the market for a specific Toyota Sienna. I'm ready to buy and willing to travel. I'm using the Toyota.com inventory search tool to find the configuration I want and filtering out those that are marked as "sale pending." Those that are in build/transport stages are fine as I'm willing to put down a deposit. I have found a few and reached out to the dealership asking for availability and out-the-door price.

FIVE TIMES so far I have had dealerships tell me that the vehicle is already sold, only to see the vehicle come down and then return later (same VIN!) to both the toyota inventory tracker and the dealer's website. I had one dealership where two different salespeople responded. One said that the vehicle was already sold; the other said they don't sell "speciality" vehicles to anyone who lives 30 miles outside their geographic area.

Is this some kind of weird sales tactic? I completely understand things selll quickly and inventory and sites are out-of-date, but having the same VIN pop up and being told conflicting stories makes me think something else is going on.

My favorite quote is the idiot car dealer pretending he hasn't noticed anything.

gristly!

Location: Washington State

Son sold his 2018 Honda Ridgeline to a dealership 10 days ago. They offered him $18k, total pay off is $26k, so son transferred $7300 to dealer for them to pay off the loan. Our boy was contacted by dealer yesterday saying the sales Mgr was going to buy the truck but it has "issues" and to come back to get it asap. They refused to tell him of the issues over the phone, said they'll discuss it when he arrives. The dealer did a 3 hour inspection when he sold it and only listed a couple cosmetic flaws. Our son also had it at a Honda dealer for service a month or 2 ago where it was inspected and found no problems.

All documents have been signed, transfer docs, bill of sale etc and the DMV website shows the vehicle as sold. The dealer has not paid off the car loan yet, our son was told by the bank yesterday there's nothing they can do as the loan is still actively in his name and to handle it with the buyer/dealer.

So now he's getting repeated phone calls from dealership saying if he doesn't return for truck, they will have it towed/impounded at his expense. He's contacting attorney's but isn't certain of he should shell out $500 for a consult? What are his options? What to do if they actually have it towed/impounded? (Son told dealership that he will not be returning, sale is final, and to stop calling him)

putting in the work beforehand, negotiating via email and arranging your financing before you step in the door will save you an enormous amount of time AND money.

in theory, I guess, going in and making it clear you’ll pay anything they ask if they make it fast might save you time, but more likely they’re going to think they’ve got a pig to bleed out and they’ll go to work on you trying to make you pay even more.

another r/askcarsales fail

follows on the wendover vid a lot of people saw about a month ago, but a nice summary… someone should post at r/askcarsales - I’m not sure they’d know what to say. a lot of panting noises and hoof stanping, I would imagine.

I saw an article where the person removed the car dealership name off the vehicle, stating that she doesn't do free advertising. But she didn't remove the manufacturer's logo or name. So isn't she still advertising for free?

put the fear of god in them - your job depends on it!

buyer considers offering dealer a chance to make things right before roasting them in reviews and this is the kind of unhinged response they get! what a broken industry!