Do car salesmen buy their own business cards, or are they provided to them by their respective dealerships? And why do they give them out with such reckless abandon? Unless I ask for your card, I am not going to use it, so save yourself the money and save the world a tree and keep it in your pocket.
Why do car salesmen lie about “invoice price”? I mean, the sticker price is obvious, and there for the whole world to see. However, people who go to the car lot uninformed are… well… stupid. All it takes is a quick stop at Edmunds.com, a little customization with their “Price with Options” feature, and off you go. Twice now I have had dealership representatives (from different dealerships) quote me an “invoice price” that bears no resemblance to the car’s actual invoice cost… I full-well understand that car dealerships are in the business of making money, and more power to them for it, but if they are going to add a markup to a number they are quoting me, they should be honest about it.
Why is it that no modern cars come with dead pedals? You know, the not-really-pedal for where your left foot rests when you are driving? The thing that keeps you from wearing through the carpet in that particular spot? Yeah, that thing. All the cars I have seen recently do not even have a rubber pad there, much less an honest-to-God metal plate.
Furthermore, why are manual transmission cars getting so hard to find, outside of dedicated performance machines? Have Americans really gotten that lazy? Have people forgotten the fun of really driving your own car, rather than letting a computer make all of the decisions for you? Feh, I say.
In other news, when did car dealerships start letting you test-drive $30,000 cars without a salesperson in the seat next to you, or even a photocopy of your license or insurance? Done it twice now, no questions asked. Crazy.
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