car-dealers

Want To Look At A Car? Dodge Dealership Needs All Of Your Info
Allen wanted to look at a new Dodge Charger. Not test-drive it. Just look at it, and maybe check out the interior or sit inside. But the dealership he visited wouldn't let him even look at the car without taking down his name, address, driver's license information, and phone number. Annoyed, he left the dealership and did a Google Images search or something instead. More »

No, Of Course This Car We're Selling Has Never Been In A Severe Accident
Last year, Brandon's car was destroyed in an accident, and he went shopping for a new-to-him vehicle. He found a nice 2008 Honda Civic at a good price with a clean Carfax report. Sweet deal! Now Brandon's in the market for a new car. At another dealership, he learned that the Civic isn't worth as much as he had thought as a trade-in, because the vehicle had sustained severe body damage in an accident, then was rebuilt. How did they know this? The now-updated Carfax report, of course. More »

Is It Time To Get A Cheap Dealer-Financed Car Loan?
With banks continuing to stick to high (well, higher) lending standards, and car dealers eager to move inventory, now could be the right time to buy a new car and finance it through the dealer, according to SmartMoney. Rates are as low as zero percent, and . "nothing beats 0%," says Paul Taylor, of the National Automobile Dealers Association. More »

Skeezy Car Dealer Is Holding My Deposit Until I Come Back To Talk To Him
Don plopped down $500 at a Hyundai dealership with the understanding that he'd get his money back if the sale fell through. He wasn't happy with the terms of the deal, so he went with another dealership and was assured that he'd get the money back. The dealer still has the deposit and told Dan he'd like him to come in and have a sit-down about why the sale didn't happen. Dan just wants his $500. More »

Disgruntled Former Dealership Employee Disables More Than 100 Cars Remotely, Honks Horns
Some car dealerships and lenders have equipped cars with devices that disable the ignition or make the horn honk nonstop when payments are late. We wrote about this last year, but didn't realize that the interface has fantastic potential for pranks. And that's how a laid-off car dealership employee was allegedly able to disable the ignitions of more than 100 cars purchased from the dealership. Or set off their horns in the middle of the night. More »

Honda Dealer Tricks Toyota Owners With Fake Recall Notice
Reader TheLoneGoldfish sent us this very sneaky mailing from an area Honda dealer. "Attention Toyota owners: Important Recall Information Enclosed," the envelope declares. That important information: a letter noting that hey, this would be a really great time to trade in their Toyota for a Honda! More »

Honda Dealer Mocks Toyota, Touts Cars' Non-Deathtrap Status
Well, this is classy. The photo at left purports to be of a Honda dealer in Dallas taking advantage of Toyota's own private carpocalypse. That is, the serious gas pedal issue that has led to the recall of 2.3 million vehicles and halted production and sales of Toyotas. Hondas, as we all know, are free of mechanical defects. More »

A Guide To The Bull#$@% They Say In Car Commercials

—>The folks at Bankrate and Yahoo! Finance have put together a guide that translates the silly things that are often said in car commercials.  More »

Texas Car Dealership Will Give Away Cars If It Rains

—>What's a great way for a car dealer to get attention during a drought? Offer customers a free car if it rains. No, the dealership owner won't be standing out front in a poncho, handing out keys to everyone who passes by on the appointed day. It's cleverer than that.  More »

Mass Schadenfreude
• The thing about car dealers is that they can refi their soul at anytime. [Copyranter]  More »