2007-07-16 05:50:58 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Buying & Selling
Buying a car is a large purchase, and one of the few things where you are negotiating the price. If you want to buy a refrigerator, you can go to store A and see the price posted, then go to store B, and so on, until you find what you think is the best price. With a car, there are additional variables. There are options on each car, and the price on the window may not be the lowest that the dealer will take.
The dealer wants to get the most for the car that they can, the buyer wants to pay the least. The dealer does this all the time, the buyer may buy a car every few years! The buyer is always going to feel that they paid too much. This is going to be true with new or used car buyers!
When you consider the additional variables in a used car (mileage, condition, prior history, market forces) it is hard to compare vehicles. Add to that the "book values" which are at best a guide, and the average person does not know a good deal from a bad one.
Many people have unrealistic expectations of a used car. They are buying a used vehicle because it is cheaper than a new one, but they expect the car to be in new car showroom condition. A used car, no matter how nice, will have some wear and problems!
The dealer is not selling a car that they have had since it was new. They either got the car in a trade (and you know that someone trading a car in is not going to tell the dealer anything about problems, they want to get the most for their car) or bought it from another dealer or auto auction! You can see from the questions here that many buyers expect the dealer to know the history of the car, including every bit of major or minor damage!
If someone buys a car, and they have any problem, major of minor, they need somone to blame. It can not be their fault for buying the car, it has to be the "dirty rotten dishonest dealer"
2007-07-16 06:15:30 · answer #1 · answered by fire4511 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The car salesman got a shady reputation because alot of them work strictly on commision. Some still get a weekly pay but it's very small. When you need money, you get deseperate so lying to sell something to get money is the only option. This gives the dealer a bad rep when lemon vehicles are sold due to the need to get money.
2007-07-16 05:56:37 · answer #2 · answered by Saddler 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
used car dealers are trying to make a buck just like new car sellers,, every one of them tries to screw a buyer so the dealer makes their money, this isnt something new,,
2007-07-16 05:55:03 · answer #3 · answered by rich2481 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
If you know of or can find an honest car salesman with the customers best interest in mind. Please let us all know.
2007-07-16 06:11:59 · answer #4 · answered by Caddy Man 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋