Why the Car Salesman Screws You

The Car Salesman has a reputation of being a shyster, crook, low life, liar and a whole list of undesirable names. I am not asking you to feel sorry for the auto salesman, but rather to tell you why the car salesman is known for screwing their customers, ripping off car buyers and taking advantage of you when you are [...click title to continue reading...]

10 Dirty Car Dealer Tricks

The reputation of many car dealerships and car salesmen is not one that many people would be proud of having and you will see why this is the case after I share with you these dirty car dealer tricks. These are not what I would call car dealer scams; they are better described as tricks of car dealers and car [...click title to continue reading...]

Car Dealer Scams – Stop Their Shopping

One of the little known car dealer scams is what the car dealers call “Take them out of the market” or “Stop them from shopping”. The way that this scam works is that when you come in and want to buy a car, but the dealer does not have the specific color or options that you want in stock, [...click title to continue reading...]

The Four Square When Car Buying

If you are not in the car business you have probably not heard the term Four Square. It is a lingo term used by dealers to describe the worksheet used by sales people during the new and used car negotiation process. It is usually a standard 8.5 x 11 card that will have 4 large squares that cover the face. [...click title to continue reading...]

Be Ready for These Car Dealer Tricks

In all of my years in the car business I have seen and heard of many, many different types of scams and dirty tricks played on customers. I put together some of the favorite and most common car dealer tricks that you should be ready for when you go to the dealer. These car dealer tricks are not something every [...click title to continue reading...]