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Originally posted by 6stringJoker:
I don't find any problems with it, personally.

Is it shady? Probably.

People need to start reading the fine print. If they can't be bothered to, they get what they pay for and their signature is binding. I don't feel at all sorry for somebody who walks in planning to spend $25,000 and either wittingly or especially unwittingly walks out paying $11,000 more.


Even if you're "saving money" and buying a car without any bells and whistles, you're losing $5,000 the second you drive it off the lot if you buy new, and that's even if you did a good job haggling with them. They're a business, and they typically have a monopoly wherever you go.

Try opening your own new car business if you don't believe me. There's actually a great "Adam Ruins Everything" that details a lot of that scam. The local politicians everywhere are in on it. Even if they don't take any money for keeping these deals, the new car dealerships everywhere are dynasties that aren't going to every be broken down. The local tax revenue from these joints is so huge that they have a stranglehold on the local markets so there is no chance of competition.


The new home market is very similar to this now. I was actually very proud of my parents from recently walking away from a similar "deal" where they found out the stage home they were looking into in a new development was going to be about 35% more than the advertised prices of the homes were.


Maybe I'm finally rubbing off on them.

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Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
I don't see it as shady, just not understanding why people would spend half the price of the base vehicle, just for doodads and glitter.

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