Buying a New Car- You May Want to Read This First!

Are you planning to buy a new car sometime in the near future? You may want to read this before heading to the dealership. As many of you know my husband is very analytical. He likes to thoroughly research everything before buying it; as he wants to make sure he's getting the best product at the best price. I am not so "anal", but reading the article about car dealerships has definitely opened my eyes.

My husband, Jay, recently had an experience similar to the 4 square tactic often used by salesman. Read here. The salesman kept going back and forth between my husband and the manager, but was unable to tell my husband what the terms of the car loan were or even what interest rate he would be getting. Jay ended up walking away from the deal, but not before the salesman kindly told him that he was making a mistake and that he hoped the car wouldn't break down on his way home. I think we will definitely be avoiding that dealership in the future.

If more of the general public had read the article would REALTORS still continue to be ranked lower than car salesmen in surveys?