Add on the internet popped up this morning for a 2016 Miata with only 16,000 miles. I called the dealer and they still had it, guy said it was on the showroom floor next to his desk. So I said I would be there in 15 minutes to look at it. Somebody passing by the dealership saw them moving the car out to the lot and took it for a test drive and bought it. Rotten luck for me.
In reply to DrMikeCSI :
The cynic in me says, "dealer BS."
Really, someone got out of a dealership in just 15 minutes? Out in less than an hour? Unless you actually saw this person still sitting in the chair, the more common story is being at dealerships for hours, even when paying cash, while they try to upsell you on warranties, packages and maybe even try to get you to finance.
Dealer BS could also be that they no longer had the car...but they had the listing so they alter the price (or the mileage) making the car appear to be a great deal. That "great deal" brings people in, like maybe yourself, and when they arrive the car is magically gone but, "we do have this..."
I agree with Welsh - they ain't moving that car out of the showroom for you until you show up. They've had too many no shows.
Once I was looking at a Sentra SE-R and they gave me a great price to move it. I test drove it and sat down to review pricing then they showed me the discounts they added that I then didn't qualify for. Ouch - they got me.
You know how you can tell they are liars?
It is a car dealer
Toebra said:You know how you can tell they are liars?
It is a car dealer
Their lips are moving. Same as a politician. :)
I just want to know what they tried to sell you when you got there. You know, the "one just like it." A Toyota Corolla, Chevy Aveo, Malibu?
In reply to John Welsh :
Yeah, my latest new car purchased was ordered, and they had all my financial info before I arrived to pick it up. It still took about 30-35 minutes to get everything wrapped up.
The fastest ever was when I picked up my 135i from the VW dealer in Indianapolis. He had all my info, the lender, paperwork printed, etc, all before I arrived first thing in the morning. We were only there 15 minutes because the finance guy was cool and we were just chatting and the fiance wanted a 2nd cup of free coffee and a donut. The actual paperwork getting the keys took less than 5 minutes.
He even told me, "I didn't bother with the warranty stuff because I knew you wouldn't be interested at the prices." I think it was something like $5k for a drivetrain and $7500 for a bumper-t0-bumper.
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