Looking for a new car, we've been shopping around and noticed an ad for what seemed like a good lease deal at Lake Norman Hyundai. I'm not naive, but thought there could be some semblance of a deal similar to their advertisment. In this day and age, I wasn't prepared for the great ""old-fashioned"" car dealer game. Back and forth between the dealer and manager, ""if you sign today, I can do this"", ""I stuck up for you with the manager and he agreed to do this"", Let me see what I can get"", ""I'm trying to help you"", ""I'm not here for the money, just to meet great people like you"" (salesman). All the while, all we wanted to know was what was the price for the car with selected options. Finally after his last visit to the manager we got the price which was quite higher than the advertisement. When I got up to leave and told the salesman that he just wasted my time, he actually said ""You know this is all just part of the game right?"" So if you like playing games and being treated like a dope, go to Lake Norman Hyundai. So many other dealers we shopped at acted so much more professionally and business-like. In this day and age with so much information available, I thought all those car dealer tactics were a thing of the past. I have no problem bargaining, I just do not like being treated like an idiot.
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