Every 16 year old kid who gets to go with their parents to buy their first car is always so excited. Freedom is at the tip of the tongue. Over the past 2 years, I have gotten to feel what the PARENTS feel like on the other end. Its pretty much the opposite. Freedom has ended, your pocketbook is hurting, and you feel nothing but irritation, and annoyance during 95% of the process. The 5% that is OK? Well that's when you're test driving the car and think, I could buy this.
The other 95% consists of them trying to screw you over, take your money, and push you into buying a car that you aren't even 100% sure you want.
They TRY to make you sign these stupid little forms that say "I will buy this car if all terms are agreeable". What the hell does that even mean? Seriously? I think they only give it to me because I'm 20 and a girl. I'm not stupid. I have this thing called a brain that sends signals to me when people are bullshitting me. No I am not going to take less than HALF of the actual trade-in-value. NO I am not going to sign your stupid form, and NO I will not buy this car today. I am going to go home, sleep, run numbers and think.
Hopefully today will be less of a pain in the ass. I'm trying not to get too excited, generally when I do that I end up pissed off and want to go the hell home.
FYI to all cars sales people. Taking 2 and a half hours to gather information that you should ALREADY know about a car tells me your trying to make me sweat so I'll give in and buy the car. Here's some news. I am not stupid, and I have will power. Next time you try and make me sign that stupid form, I'm walking out.
Sincerely, someone who will be smart when she buys cars.
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