Used car dealers are notorious for taking advantage of innocent buyers. Fair assumption or not, nobody wants to be turned over. What these dealers get up to would blow you away. Here are two favorite scams the dealers love to play.
BAIT AND SWITCH – As old as the hills but still going strong.
- A dealer is advertising one of your favorite cars at a really low rate in the paper. You get really excited by the thought of a great deal so you charge down to the dealership. “I’m afraid the car has gone” says the dealer. But there are other cars available right now with great packages for just a little more. You are interested though a little worried so you decide to listen to their spiel. If you ask for some figures the dealer will probably say that the finance manager wiil sort that out.
