By: Mary Helen

Mary Helen — Tue, 06 May 2014 14:44:56 +0000

I have to thank you for sharing that link with me, and giving me the tip on internet car buying. We ended up going that route with a dealer just outside the city that had been recommended by a friend. We ended up getting an awesome price on a car, and it was the most painless car buying experience I’ve ever had. Making the deal before we went in took so much pressure off. Thanks so much!

By: Christy

Christy — Fri, 02 May 2014 15:33:21 +0000

Wow. Terrible. Way to go for not caving, and I hope you at least get a gigantic apology for all that crap.
When I bought my car I did it all online. I hate dealing with people, and one guy at one dealership when I went in talked to me like I was 12 years old. He found out how old I was (27 at the time) and what I do, and said, in a terribly condescending voice, “Well good for YOU!!” So, I gave up on face-to-face. It turned out in my favor and I pitted two dealerships against each other over the same car. I still had to deal with the, “if you finance with us…” stuff when I went to pick it up, but I had already secured an awesome rate at my own credit union, and that shut them up.
Here’s a good article: http://www.edmunds.com/car-buying/part-one-internet-vs-traditional-car-buying.html if you haven’t looked into the Internet department yet.
Also, FWIW, I love Hewlett VW in Round Rock. I hate Charles Maund VW 5 minutes from our house. Pretty sure Brett hates Charles Maund Toyota even more. So stay away from that guy.
The pizza analogy is awesome, though. At first I thought, “Restaurants try to upsell all the time!”, but then I kept reading and…not like that.

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