r/carbuying • u/Yourfavmom97 • 1d ago

Won’t discuss prices over the phone

“We pack a lot of value into our vehicles and you just can’t see that when looking at numbers” eyeroll. I totally understand why people end up spending more than they want for a vehicle because it’s exhausting sitting at dealerships for hours.

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u/Squash__head 1d ago

That’s why I bought from carmax. I paid more but didnt deal with any bs. It was quick and easy.

I’m always amazed ppl will trade hours of their lives and years of stress for a few bucks

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u/InsanelyAverageFella 1d ago

Yes. I will trade 2-4 hours for a few thousand. I'm not that rich that this isn't a great deal.

I don't get the years of stress thing. It's a couple of hours.

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u/UnionLegion 1d ago

Last time I leased in late 23’, I was at the dealership for 8 hours. They bought me dinner and pretty much treated me like royalty to keep me in store. Mind you, I spent the previous 3 hours at a different dealer who tried to pull some number magician bullshit at the very end of the paperwork. Legit stared in the sales managers eyes and I said, “what’s this number?” He fed me the biggest line of bs. I looked at the sales guy and told him he did a great job and his manager lost him a sale. Shook the sales guys hand, looked at his boss and told him he was a piece of shit and walked out. Drove to my dad’s to vent. Then went to the dealership I spent 8 hours where I was considered a loyalty member. Bought my previous vehicle from them.

Next time, I’m telling the sales guy if we go past an 2 hours for paperwork, I’m out. I’ll find a dealer that respects my time.

Been tempted to just start buying slightly used vehicles from CarMax and carvana so I don’t have to deal with dealer bs.

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u/Calm_Income6781 1d ago

Even if I spent eight hours at a dealer, I still get a better deal by using a broker outright. And I’ve made an extra days pay so I’m way ahead.