a non-musical rant
I'm in the market for a new car. I'm not happy about it. Some guys relish looking for new cars. I'm not one of them. The whole process is frustrating and discouraging to me.
First of all, I'm 6' 3" tall, and they just don't seem to make many cars for people my size. I can't even get my knees under the steering wheel of a lot of the cars I've looked at. If I get past that, there's the issue of my head hitting the roof of the car.
Then there are the salesmen, and the sales supervisors, and the sales managers. Weasels, every one! I'm trying a lot of different cars, just to see what I like. I've made it clear to every dealer I've talked to so far that I'm in the research stage of my search, and I'm not even close to wanting to talk about deals. I just want to find out what kind of car I want. They all seem to think that's code for me wanting to discuss financing right there. One dealer has left no less than six messages for me in the space of five days.
Pricing is another issue. They won't ever tell you the price. They ask what they'd like your monthly payment to be, then they come to you with a page full of figures that make no sense, but there's your monthly payment.....for the next ten years. Trade in value? Forget about it.
I'm thinking about getting a team of horses and a wagon. A bale of hay is cheaper than a gallon of gas anyway.
Posted by westguitar
at 9:45 AM EST