When we think of buying a new car, we rarely
have the initial ¡°buying new car blues¡±, until the
thoughts actually begin to come¡.thoughts of
actually having to go through the ugly process of
dealing with a dealership.
¡°Why do we have to go through this,¡± is often one
of our first thoughts, as getting the blues is not
what we actually desire. We want this to be an
enjoyable experience¡one that we will remember
in a positive manner for years to come¡as we
enjoy the new vehicle sitting in our driveway or
garage¡or better yet as we motor on down the
road¡feeling the way this new baby takes the
corners.
However, there seems to be such a terrible taste
in our mouths after we have been through the
traditional process in America¡which results in the
¡°buying new car blues¡±.
It's awful. Really it is. How can you take such a
huge occasion in someone's life and turn it into
such a miserable experience¡well my opinion is
you just add the dealership to the
equation¡that's how. Awful!
Buying New Car Blues is a phenomenon as far as I
am concerned. You roll over in bed the morning of
your purchase. You kiss your spouse or significant
loved one¡knowing that today is the day that you
will add a new vehicle to the family. Very exciting
indeed.
You pack up the car with the two kids (big mistake
as you didn't remember that this process take
about 20 hours) and you head on down to the
dealership. You pull up to the lot and are greeted
by a big ¡°cheesy¡± grin from a guy named Gus who
claims that today is his first day.
He immediately begins with a line of questioning
as if you were being ¡°cross-examined¡± for a
robbery down the street at the local convenience
store (mind you¡today is his first day).
You find the vehicle that you are interested in,
drive it¡then the real hell starts.
As you return on your test drive¡he throws the
corny line out¡ ¡°Hey¡why don't you park the car
over there in the sold line¡±? Ok, really¡I am not 6
years old¡and I do realize that there is NO ¡°sold
line¡±.
You wander on inside to ¡°give your offer¡±¡your
two kids and spouse are being as patient as any
humans could possibly be¡giving you a quick
glance every time and again to ensure that you
have not ¡°lost your patience yet¡±.
You sit down in the booth¡no calculator¡no
computers¡no TV to pacify the kids¡no
newspaper¡no nothing¡and ¡°Gus¡± begins asking
your life story. Name, Rank and Serial Number
please. 87 references¡. ¡°And no¡we will never
call them¡it's just for the bank¡± is his reply. He
then whips out his ¡°4 square¡±¡you know the
one¡the one by the end of the battle that has 18
different colors of ¡°Sharpie¡± on it¡telling you that
you don't know a thing about automobiles¡what
they cost¡and what you should pay. Talk about
demoralizing¡and the onslaught of ¡°buying new
car blues¡±.
You finally agree to a price¡a payment¡and are
patted on the back from Fred¡the CLOSER¡ (he
has been at the dealership for more than 1 day
we are sure)¡and assisted down the hall to meet
¡°JAKE¡±, the ¡°Business Manager¡± that is ¡°just going
to tie up the paperwork¡you know¡dot the 'I's'
and cross the 'T's'.
Jake starts in on how stupid you would be if you
don't buy this and don't buy that¡and how your
new car is going to brake in half tomorrow¡and
you better be covered¡¡.sheesh. ENOUGH!
Buying new car blues! It is a phenomenon. What
else could you have such great thoughts of¡that
ultimately turn into such a terrible experience?
Really¡I challenge you to find a distant rival.
I advise everyone to pass on this experience all
together¡as there is a better way¡and a way to
eliminate the ¡°buying new car blues¡±.
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