When I was married, I told a car salesman I had to consult my wife before making a final decision. He asked me if I needed permission from my wife for everything. I told him to fuck off. I also told him if he saw me at that dealership again to not even approach me. I told him I sought nooone's approval to reach this decision.

Buying a car is a chore. Thankfully I only do it every 8 years or so.

As Mencken said: "Deep within the heart of every evangelist lies the wreck of a car salesman."

I bought a new car three years ago. For the first one I decided to buy (it was used) I told the salesman that I would think about it overnight, but I was fairly sure I wanted it. He called me that afternoon and said that I had "better act soon" if I wanted it because someone else was interested." I knew this was a ploy, but since I wanted it, I went down to the car lot to do business the next day. All was fine until he said that he had made a mistake: the low interest rate ONLY applied if I had a trade in. My other car's engine had died and the garage told me that I could have the engine replaced or sell the car for scrap. I had made arrangements to dispose of it, and had no trade-in. I had driven it for 15 years and it was used when I bought it.

The salesman pleaded with me to renege on the deal to dispose of it as they would take ANY trade in. He KNEW I didn't have a trade-in when we had talked previously, and I refused, especially coupled with the pressure he had applied the day before. Most likely, he thought as I had "fallen" for that, I would fall for the "mistake" he made. The end of the story is that I bought a brand new Honda Civic with a 1.9% interest rate at another dealership.

When the deal fell through, I told the salesman, "Hey, no worries--you already have another buyer lined up." The look on his face was priceless. He really thought I would not walk out, but I did.

Decades ago a friend of mine wanted to buy a new car. She went into a dealership and all of the salesmen ignored her. She finally shouted out, "Does anyone here want to sell a car?" One of the salesmen said, "Why--do you want to buy one?" She said, "Not anymore," and walked out.

I have more stories, but I will end there. When I bought the Honda, I asked for a woman salesperson as I did not want to deal with a man. It has been my experience and the experience of other women that men think that women are easy targets when it comes to buying a car.

“Congratulations — you just lost a sale!” If they try to win you back, “The only way I will buy from you now is if you beat the estimate.”

Sounds like they need some NY justice.

They are some of the more dishonest people you'll encounter. I just bought a new car, and hated the process. They lied every step of the way. I really had to crunch numbers to get a semi-fair deal. Then, once you sign papers, they try to browbeat you into getting an extended warranty by lying to you about how long certain parts will last. I looked information up while the guy was lying to me, and confronted him with that. They are snakes.

Typical. Take two steps in the other direction and you'll have your original quote back