So yesterday i went to 2 different dealerships to check out a couple cars. One was a major car dealership....the other one not so major.
In advance of me going, i went ahead and emailed myself copies of my last 5 or 6 paystubs, in case i needed to forward it to them when and if asked.
At the not so major dealership, I chopped it up with them while I was waiting for them to pull the vehicle out for me to test drive. I had an appointment to
be there at a certain time,....i was hoping they would have already had it out, so that i wouldnt have to wait 15 to 20 mins for them to get it.
(It was one of those dealerships that keep their entire fleet indoors and out of the elements......which i kinda like).
Anyway.....they pull the vehicle out and i jump in. Dude jumps in the passenger seat.....im lookin at him like....wtf you doin? I dont need a fuckin chaperone.
Then he proceeds to tell me that I'm not able to test drive it on the hwy or the major roadways.....and that i can only test drive it on the street in front of the dealership.
(which is like a little side street that is only about 200 yards long before you get to the dead end and have to turn around.....speed limit 25).
I'm like what the fuck?? "How the hell yall sell cars if we're not able to get the car out on a regular fuckin street or get on the hwy to see how it performs above 60mph?"
Dude is like thats just their policy when it comes to their cars. Then on top of that, when i tried to adjust the seat, i found out that something was electronically wrong,
because the seats weren't responding at all when i pressed the buttons to have it go back or recline back......go up, down....nothing. Same for the passenger side.
So dude is like,........"I dont think we'll invest in trying to get that fixed, so if you decide to get it, you'll have to get it fixed yourself".
I was like no thanks. Thanks for your time, but nah.
Now at the major dealership that i went to after that. They didnt want to let me test drive the vehicle unless i filled out an online application first.
Basically wanting to run your credit before letting you test drive the car. So i asked them why did i have to do all that first? And they were like.....well if you test drive
it now and decide you don't wanna get it,...then its pretty much a waste of your time and our time and waste of gas....blah blah blah.
So i'm like fuck it. They let me use their computer to do the online application....name, address, employer, salary per month, etc. (took about 5 mins).
After I was done and submitted it. They were like ok give us a few mins while we process this application. The chick came back....and i guess she had her manager
with her.....and she was like...."ummmm sir, we noticed that you put on the application that you put down for salary how much you make a year and not per month".
I was like....ummm....no,....what i put there is what i actually make per month. So she look at me, then looked at her manager, they both looked at each other, then looked back at me.
She was like, "do you have pay stubs that you can show us?" I whipped out my phone and was like...."whats your email"? She gave me the email address....and i was like..."Sent".
So she went and printed everything out and came back with the manager......and was like...."what do you do?" I'm like does that matter? Where's the car?"
Then the manager was like,...."does your job pay you through direct deposit or do you receive paper checks?" I'm like..."direct deposit......why,....is there a problem?"
And he goes on tryin to explain that during these times they get a lot of people trying to purchase cars fraudulently and whatnot.....and some people have even tried
photoshopping paystubs and shit.
So he was like,...."are you able to provide us with bank statements showing these deposits for the last 3 months?" At this point im fed the fuck up. Mind you, they still haven't brought the car around for me to test drive yet.
I get on their computer again and login to my BOA account......but i didn't print out shit.....i just clicked on my bank statements link and let them see the direct deposits every two weeks for the last 3 months.
Then his whole demeanor towards me switched,....and he was all relaxed and shit....and was like "were you trying to purchase this car today?"
I was like yeah i was......but not anymore. I wouldn't buy shit from this dealership if this is what the fuck i gotta go through just to get a gotdamn test drive.
Told the both of them that i'll be giving them a bad fuckin review and email their corporate office or whoever the fuck it is i need to contact regarding this shit.
They tried their best to appease me and get me to understand why they were reluctant to believe the information on my application.
But i wasnt tryin to hear that shit......i'm like yall sell cars that cost almost a half a million dollars on this lot. I refuse to believe that yall would sell those to people making $20k/yr. FOH.
