So I’ve been shopping for an EV the past few weeks, and the last 4 dealerships I went to, the dealers all said the exact same thing. Whichever vehicle I went in to look at, the sales person would say “Oh, I own that vehicle as well, and I love it! I’d show it to you, but my wife has it today.”
Is this just a sales tactic, or a legit coincidence? I suppose it’s not strictly an EV thing, but this is the subreddit I’ve been browsing recently.
It’s my experience if you enter into any auto dealership expecting 100% truth you are vulnerable. They have had a thousand times more experience in manipulation and deception and the odds are against you. If you believe they are your friends and will work in your behalf be prepared to pay too much. Do your homework before you go and have a number in mind that you will consider, lower it by 15% and you have a realistic target. Don’t pay for any dealer add ons or additional profit markup. Keep in mind that they get kickbacks from their loan institutions. Pre-arrange financing with your bank if you are not going to lease. I think this is a general evaluation and there may be some that don’t fit this description but suspect they are unique.
We had this happen last week but the guy pulled up the app to show us the app and you could see the cars location. It was real.
I used to work in a commission based field. I overhead a coworker with a customer one time say, “I’ve got one and I love it. Best purchase I made.” I asked him when he got it since I remembered he had a different one.
“Nah man, I dont own that. But to make a sale? I’ll tell people I own one of everything here!”
Maybe they are all in the same polycule
Just avoid dealerships. They’re a waste of time, go to Tesla and order like you’re ordering something from Amazon and call it a day.
Buy a Tesla. No dealership BS.
Why would it matter if their wife drove it. They need to put you in the car and have it sell itself for me it was Tesla
One of the reasons I’m thinking of buying a Tesla for my next vehicle is not to deal with dealerships. I always have the feeling that they are trying to scam me at every turn.
Counter with: Oh shit, my wife just texted me that her water broke and gtfo 🤓
I was listening to Car Talk reruns from the 90’s and they were talking about a tactic where the salesperson would say comment that the shopper’s name was the same as their wife’s name. “Oh, your name’s Laura, that’s amazing, my wife’s name is Laura!”
You can absolutely TRUST the car sales people… to lie thru their teeth.
Should email ahead
Car salesman are liars. That’s the baseline you should approach any interaction with them
When I got my Salterra (lease), i asked the rep and they had a mini. The manager had a Subaru, and admin person had something else. I was surprised I heard some honesty especially when they made $200 disappear per month when I was ready to leave.
It seems like it’s a sales tactic. My salesperson said something similar.