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Originally Posted by soundman98
but, but, the dealers are there to help you through the process! without them, you'd never be able to figure out how to place an order for one of two trims, and one of six colors!
just think of the chaos if average consumers were allowed to pick something like tomato's off a shelf with no help from a tomato sales associate!
and who will ever sell you on trucoat?!?
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Life is too short to waste time with sleazy car salespeople playing games. As least for me it is.
Over the past 10 years, the only way I've bought new cars is by email. I spec out the car I want (or search dealer inventories on line), and then send emails to dealers within the radius I'm willing to shop asking for their best price on a particular car. Those that either say they don't quote prices except in person, or who say 'get your other quotes and come to me last' I ignore. There are plenty of cars and dealers to choose from who are willing to be a little more straightforward (except, it seems, with Nissans...).
The last 4 cars we've bought have all been Subarus (BRZ, WRX, and Crosstrek for us, and another Crosstrek for my sister). We ended up buying them from 4 different dealers. Each process couldn't have been easier or simpler. In each case, the dealers provided pricing up-front, the deals were excellent, and there was no bait-and-switch or other games when we came to pick up the cars. In the case of the BRZ, I originally set out to try and buy a Nissan 370Z. But every Nissan dealer I went to over 6 months preferred to play slime games instead of actually selling me a car. My wife was encouraging me to test drive a BRZ (after the delightful experiences of buying our Crosstrek and WRX). Partly out of frustration with being played by so many Nissan dealers, I eventually did drive a BRZ, and ended up buying one.
Though the upcoming 400Z looks appealing and enticing, I suspect my experiences with Nissan dealers won't be any better this time than they were a couple of years ago. If anything they might be even sleazier, with all the hype and excitement over the new Z. Nissan dealer antics will probably keep my butt in the seat of a BRZ, either keeping my current car, or the next-gen if it seduces me.