I recently called an out of state dealer to buy a 2005 carrera 4s that was certified pre-owned. However, when I talked to one of the salesman and we agreed on the price, he told me that the car wasn't certified and that certifying the car would cost $3500. I told him that 3 different ads said the car was certified and he told me that the person who puts up the ad made a mistake. I have a very strong feeling he is lying to me, what should I do? I'm pretty sure I want the car with or without the extra warranty, but I don't want to get screwed out of the extra warranty.

 

it costs them about $2500 to warantee the car for the extended 2 years/100k.... regardless, he is legally contracted to sell you the car for the advertisting cost... but since youre NOT gonna sue him i suggest making them an offer and staying firm. thats what i did and got exactly what i wanted AND some!

 

Thanks for the advice. I'm thinking about holding firm, I'm just worried that I'll lose the car. Is it possible that the salesman is just trying to squeeze some extra commission out of me? If that's the case, could this all be solved by speaking to the sales manager?

 

90% of the time, they wont let you walk away from the lot without sealing a deal.. so im lead to believe that IF they indeed let you go home without striking a deal their price is firm.. dont be cheap.... if you like a car that much spend the extra few dollars and have a good taste left in yoru mouth that you got a certified car...

 

When I was buying my car I found a lot of scams with pricing. I almost bought a car in Dallas--I live in Colorado. Despite a clean car fax, low mileage, a great description and several converstations with the sales manager,and a lot of great pics on line, I flew to Dallas rented a car, coordinated to have a certified mecahnic perform a PPI and he found the car was in an accident--not a fender bender, but at least $10K worth of damage. Needless to say, I wasted $700 for the flight, rental car, hotel room and PPI--lesson learned! I found my current 911 Targa through a private seller, performed the PPI and it all worked out. You just never know!

 

i forgot to mention that it had a clean car fax---go figure (must have been repaired in one of those back alley garages.)

 

Have a buddy of yours call... pretending to be interested and see if they tell him its certified... if not have him tell them the ad says it is, and see if its the same story as yours