Was I out of order ? Upset salesman
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stevensdrs said:
You can waste a lot of your time trying to buy a used car. A few years ago I saw an advert for a car I was looking to buy advertised by a main dealer. I spoke to the salesman on the phone and was assured it was a top quality trade in they had taken in part exchange. I made an appointment to go and see it, a drive of 60 miles each way. I turned up at the arranged time and found the relevant salesman who said "the car is around the back, I will go and bring it to the front for you." Some 10 minutes later he appears with this car which was covered in bird droppings and clearly had a blowing exhaust. At this point my desire to part with any money had evaporated. A quick look around established that this vehicle was anything but top quality and so I didn't even make an offer and just walked away. I ended up buying a brand new one from a different and much closer dealer.
I also had a problem with another car I was trying to trade in against a new one. I had already visited some places to see what deal I could achieve and had a reasonable offer in my pocket, I tried a main Ford dealer I had purchased a car from before though it had been taken over by another national chain. The salesmen seemed pleasant enough at the start but wanted to go through the whole computer script with me which does just annoy me. When he got to the "this is what we can give you for your trade in" I laughed out loud at him. He was 2 grand under the offer I had in my pocket. He then got his manager who tried to justify their offer with a load of rubbish about CAP prices and how the market was depressed and so on. I told him to his face that he was taking the pi$$ and was asked to leave. I have never set foot in there again and never will. I ended up doing a deal with a car supermarket on a grey import higher specced than the UK version vehicle and got a big discount on the car and nearly the same trade in value as the original Ford dealer offered.
It pays to shop around even though it can be frustrating and time consuming. There is always another deal to be made somewhere.
Mind you I would not be buying any used car just now based on an internet description and having it delivered to me unseen regardless of any full money back guarantees if it is not what you expected.
I also had a problem with another car I was trying to trade in against a new one. I had already visited some places to see what deal I could achieve and had a reasonable offer in my pocket, I tried a main Ford dealer I had purchased a car from before though it had been taken over by another national chain. The salesmen seemed pleasant enough at the start but wanted to go through the whole computer script with me which does just annoy me. When he got to the "this is what we can give you for your trade in" I laughed out loud at him. He was 2 grand under the offer I had in my pocket. He then got his manager who tried to justify their offer with a load of rubbish about CAP prices and how the market was depressed and so on. I told him to his face that he was taking the pi$$ and was asked to leave. I have never set foot in there again and never will. I ended up doing a deal with a car supermarket on a grey import higher specced than the UK version vehicle and got a big discount on the car and nearly the same trade in value as the original Ford dealer offered.
It pays to shop around even though it can be frustrating and time consuming. There is always another deal to be made somewhere.
Mind you I would not be buying any used car just now based on an internet description and having it delivered to me unseen regardless of any full money back guarantees if it is not what you expected.
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Alan320i said:
At this point the salesman got annoyed again and told me he had really fought my corner with the sales manager. He also said that he pulled out all the stops and had a hard time convincing the manager. My reply was “look son, it’s a buyers market and I won’t let you force me into a car purchase. I am not a pushover and if you contact me again I will sleep with your wife”. Needless to say the phone line dropped
I bet the salesman's wife needs doing.She's probably a moose, that's why he's so tetchy all the time.
Japveesix said:
What an odd thread, what motivates someone to make up such a pointless and ultimately uninteresting story and then go to the effort of posting and arguing about it on here?
It will be the usual story. More than likely a long term, or banned, PH'er that gets bored (or pissed), creates yet another burner account, and starts a thread designed to get multiple users involved in their made up tale of woe.Throw in the deliberate spelling, grammar, YouTube Americanisms, etc, alongside a subject that is pretty much always guaranteed to get loads of posters arguing with each other, and you're pretty much guaranteed a multi page thread without very much effort.
OP then sits back, waits about 24 hours, then returns to throw in another made up post(s) to get it all going all over again.
ChrisH72 said:
I bet the salesman's wife needs doing.
She's probably a moose, that's why he's so tetchy all the time.
If you wish Chris I could phone him back and try get her number and then forward it onto you ? I will refer to this thread and say that this kind man Chris is offering to do your wife. She's probably a moose, that's why he's so tetchy all the time.
On a serious note, guys please stop making me out as being a troll as you call it. I am a normal car enthusiast who joined this forum to collaborate with like minded fellows.
Alan320i said:
What are you guys talking about ? It did happen and I shared it on here with yous. What is a troll ? As I have said no one has seen a picture of me so don’t judge me until you get to know me.
Too late for that my friend. There's a bunch of Walts on here who take particular joy in 'exposing' those they think have invented something. 'Course the poster just could have an unusual posting style... .popeyewhite said:
Alan320i said:
What are you guys talking about ? It did happen and I shared it on here with yous. What is a troll ? As I have said no one has seen a picture of me so don’t judge me until you get to know me.
Too late for that my friend. There's a bunch of Walts on here who take particular joy in 'exposing' those they think have invented something. 'Course the poster just could have an unusual posting style... .popeyewhite said:
Too late for that my friend. There's a bunch of Walts on here who take particular joy in 'exposing' those they think have invented something. 'Course the poster just could have an unusual posting style... .
Yes I have have realised that. They should have a long hard look at themselves and change their ways. Alan320i said:
If you wish Chris I could phone him back and try get her number and then forward it onto you ? I will refer to this thread and say that this kind man Chris is offering to do your wife.
Cheers for that. I'm not offering asking price mind you. And can you tell him I want her cosmetic defects sorted or else I'll be visiting his toilets?Much appreciated.
HustleRussell said:
If PH is the urinal, this thread is the turd 
Hustle Russell away and have lie down son. We don’t want to hear your nonsense. Also I don’t know where you are from but normally a urinal is used for doing a pee. If you lay an egg in a urinal then you have some serious issues. Clean up your act. Alan320i said:
HustleRussell said:
If PH is the urinal, this thread is the turd
Hustle Russell away and have lie down son. We don’t want to hear your nonsense. Also I don’t know where you are from but normally a urinal is used for doing a pee. If you lay an egg in a urinal then you have some serious issues. Clean up your act. Alan320i said:
Back in 1982 when I was young whipper snapper I was thrown out of a pub because I did a crap in a urinal due to the toilets being out of order. Another customer walked in just as I was wiping my backside. He was horrified and told a bouncer. The bouncer came in and lifted me up and threw me out the back door.
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