carnival24

Being a car salesman myself for over 5 years, this AMA isn't really truthful or OP still works at a dealership where things are done in an old fashioned way, and that is the problems right there. I do appreciate the honesty about some of the things OP is discussing but honestly here's a simple break down.

Car buying is not difficult at all , all the information you need is available only and can be found in mere minutes. Most people still coming with the stereotype that car salesman are car salesman and yes it still holds true at most dealerships, management is to blame for that. And yes to everyone out there who has ever bought or plans on buying a car, it is a business like anything else you buy and yes it is our lively hood of how we feed our families and live our life so yes we are in it to make money if anyone else tells you otherwise they are liars, but if you're an honest salesman you will be more successful and have a bigger clientele , can truly say this from experience.

At my current luxury brand dealership, we don't pressure, we don't badger, we will give you and show you all the information that a customer requests including dealer invoices if they already haven't looked it up online. And we sell cars ranging from $40k-100k and our customers are happy , we are happy, and we are one of the top dealers in our territory.

Just to make a point someone mentioned something about buying suits at macys, yes those guys are the thieves, the markup on such things as clothes and furniture and what not is ridiculous and it's frustrating that people think we are the crooks, nowadays an average vehicle has about 3-4% markup and if a manufacturer is offering thousands in rebates that means they had their product priced wrong to begin with and they will make money of the few that buy it at full price or before rebates.

You are right about that

You know it's not just the salesman who are always looking to screw customers, a lot of times it's the constant badgering and wasting time by customers that turns the salesman into that type of salesman that wants screw over a customer . I've had customers who have shown me respect ( I am in car sales as we'll ) and I've gone above and beyond to provide them with excellent customer service and get them a good deal even if they didn't ask for it. Simple you want to be treated right treat your salesperson right feel them out and it will be a painless and enjoyable experience