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I've heard stories this from a few people and it's always frustrating. I'd like to think as long as you go in with genuine interest and respect (as it sounds like you did) you should be able to get help no matter what.
This kind of thing happens with dealerships all the time, they tend to stereotype based off past experiences or just having the wrong idea.
I'd like to think if I was a car salesman I would have a better mentality than a lot of these guys. Whether it's Aston Martin or Toyota, you don't know who is walking through the door. The idea is that they should all treat you the same. Who knows, maybe you are the creator of a crazy successful tech company who got rich at 18. You could look 50 and rich and have no money every person should be treated the same when they walk in the door of a car dealership.
A friend of mine (very rich) has had this happen to him on a few occasions. He's 25, but looks pretty young. Son of a very successful California based business guy. Awhile ago he went to a Porsche dealership to inquire about the new Cayman gt4 and they basically shit all over him, telling he wasn't worthy of a Porsche, how Porsche was the best and the cayman isn't anything compared to their other models. etc... (the gt4 is supposedly fantastic btw). He basically went next door to a Lotus dealership and they treated him with the utmost respect and low and behold he has a downpayment on a new evora 400...
Point is they don't know who is walking in the door. There is no point to shit on anyone
I got lucky, my salesperson was super nice but I made his life very easy. basically came in laid out everything I wanted what I wanted to pay, what accessories I wanted, what I wanted for trade in and the kind of financing I expected. I think that showed him right off the bat I wasn't kidding around. My first new car experience but it was very easy, they were wonderful to me (Mike Shaw Subaru)
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