Originally posted by: Insane3D
Originally posted by: Injury
Originally posted by: Insane3D
So, why should someone coming into the dealer have to buy TODAY? What's with the constant are you ready today's?
Why can't someone come in and shop around?
You go to a clothing store to shop around.
If you're in the market for a new car, it's not like you gotta wait until next week's paycheck before you can confirm something. The answer to this question is always "If there is something on the lot that matches the qualifications I need/want in a car." You don't go to a car lot to go window shopping. You go because you need or want a new car, and wait a week, wait a month, unless what is on the lot changes, you're just as likely to be able to buy today or next month.
I'm not quite sure what you're saying... IMO, if I'm spending more money on something than I have in my life to this point, I sure as hell am going to take my time. I don't see the point of just walking into one dealer and just buying the car that day unless I really needed to. I plan on buying a new car sometime within the next few months...at the EARLIEST.
What I'm saying is that if you know what kind of car you want and you are intending to buy, there is no reason to give the sales guy the "No, I'm just looking" line, because they know if you are on a car lot, then you're looking for a car. If you're looking for a car, then 99 times out of 100 there is no reason to think that if you find the car you are looking for, that you're just going to go home and wait a month to buy it.
It's a different story if you know you are there because you anticipate buying a new car but you are certain it won't be for another couple months, but like I said, if you came looking for a car there's no reason to dodge the question of "are you looking to buy today?" The point I'm making is that the salesman asks that because they want to know if you are in the market, or if you are just doing your homework... basically whether or not they should waste their time with you. Like you said, if you're spending more money than you have at the time... and the next month you aren't going to have that money either.... there's a good chance that you might not have it in the next year. If you're going to finance, one day is as good as another for buying a car.
Obviously you should do your research rather than just walking in, plopping your name down on paper and driving off.
If you ever want a salesperson to leave you alone, just tell them you have no intrest in buying for at least a couple of months and you just want to see the cars you hear about on TV in person so you know which ones to research. They'll probably just grab some brochures on the ones you ask about and leave you for a possible sale.