The salesman lied about the price Dick’s MacKenzie Ford would sell me a new Ford pickup for. He told me to come back the next day to sign paperwork after taking my $500 deposit check. The next day after making me wait, he lied and said a ""pricing mistake"" was made and I would have to pay $1600 more for the pickup.
I said I would think about it and retrieved my deposit check. Right before I walked out the door, he said I could buy it for only $900 more than the initial quoted price. When I asked why the lower amount, he lied again and said it was ""splitting the difference"".
Interestingly, the final price matched TrueCar's price and was the same price Newberg Ford sold it to me for in 15 minutes over the phone.
Here are the signs of an untrustworthy dealer I overlooked at first: 1: I couldn't test drive the pickup, 2: Two salesmen were involved, 3: I was made to wait while the salesman disappeared, 4: I had to come back the next day, 5: A ""Too good to be true” price was offered.
If you want to do business with a deceitful, unethical, untrustworthy company, Dick’s MacKenzie Ford is the right choice.
An aside: I later learned that Dick’s MacKenzie Ford advertises heavily on TV (I only watch OPB). Where do they get the money to pay for the advertising? There are only three sources: higher prices, lower profits, or volume sales at lower prices. How much advertising do you see for Costco, Winco, or Walmart?
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