> This is like all the "mandatory" charges dealers try to tack on.  Once, a
> dealer tried to charge me several bills for a "paint and upholstery
protectant
> package".  I told him that I didn't want it.  He countered with, "ALL the
cars
> get it as soon as they are unloaded."  As I started to say, "Good-bye," he
said
> he would talk to the manager about making an exception.  The fool and his
> manager (I guess his nametag read Fool's Manager) came back with giving it
to me
> for "cost".  They let me get almost to the door on that one before they
> decided to eat the cost of a pint of ArmorAll and the 45 minutes a pimply
faced
> technician spent applying it.
>
> If a dealer wants to play these stupid games, you have to learn to play
> hardball.
>
> George
>

How true. It's one of the few times in life that you hold all the cards, and
they are all green. I never get upset dealing with car dealers, it's my
money and if they want it,  they play my game. If they don't, and there are
some who seem to think my money isn't good enough, I walk also.

Fortunately, I don't do this often. Two cars bought in 10 years fom dealers.
And it would have only been one if it hadn't been for that...

tim in san jose