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Originally Posted by Wagerboy
Hey Will...Sounds like you were in a pretty sleezy store. I cant recall where you live but generally 2 types of stores will do that. 1) mom and pop stores to make you appear like you got a great deal 2) highway stores that just wanna rip peoples face off. Its not normal to do that these days, but people need to make money. From your story it sounds like you sold cars a while ago..Same practices these days just on a lesser note.
Ad cars will always be around. Its the cheapest way to get people thro the door and people arent stupid. They know its 1 car on the lot and feel they can get a sick deal walkin in the door with the ad, feeling they will buy the better model for a steal because of the ad. Its usually win win in that situation, so dealers continue with it. No real harm.
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Actually it was one of the bigger car dealers right outside of New Orleans. The owner owned about 5-6 different dealerships in the area. This was 97/98 i believe. The "one" car add was bullshit imo. Can't tell you how many people came in and was pissed to find out it was one car and they couldn't buy for the advertised price and they stormed out. Maybe the public is wiser to it now.
I stayed just long enough to learn the ins and outs, how to buy a car for myself without getting hosed.