Independent Dealers jack you?

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What do you guys think about buyning from a independent deal? Not like a nissan or infiniti dealer but like chucks auto sales or deluxe motor sports lol

comments? Concerns?
Anyone got their G through one? Stories?? Please help! Thanks in advance

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noboddyy??

[G2FLIP4]

Got mine thru an independent dealer but Ive been buying vehicles from him for close to 12 years and sent alot of people his way so he treats me right. Takes alot of trade ins from the Green Bay Packers so he's always got a nice selection of vehicles and usually wants mine back to sell to someone else once I decide to upgrade. Mostly becuase I stick alot of money into aftermarket on my vehicles and it helps him sell them faster.

Buying from manufactuer dealers is ridiculous IMO. I bought from one once. All they want to do is rip u off on a car and never see you again.

I love wrenching on my vehicles so I dont need to go to the dealership to have them rape me on oil changes and stuff like that.

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nice thanks for the input^

anyone else??

[nghiars]

it depends on how well they run their business and how good of deal you get on a car. I have nothing against and would not hesitate to purchase from an non-franchised dealer. Just make sure you really check out the car and and take it to your mechanic to have checked out.

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will deelers let you take the car to other mechanics before buying?

[nghiars]

if they stand behind what they are selling... why not? To be frank, i wouldnt buy it from anyone(except for franchise dealers since you get manufacturer's warranty) who doesnt allow you to.

[Titan23]

It really depends on where you go. Most independent dealers intentionally buy frame damaged cars and list it for a good price to get you to buy it thinking your getting a great deal. I almost got jacked from one dealership selling mostly honda's and acura's. Had an 05' TL with Nav with 77k miles for only $14,9. Now that seemed like a great deal at the time because NADA had it valued at 18k for a clean retail. Carfax came back clean with 1 accident. Took it to my mechanic, which is my fiance's step dad, and once we had it on the lift we saw it was a piece of junk. Subframe was replaced, suspension on the right side of the car was replaced, left side was original stock, rear right arms and joints were replaced and the drivers side front wheel was worn more than the other three due to the frame being tweaked, and it had multiple fluid leaks. The entire car had also been repainted (you can tell by looking for the vin numbers on the doors and trunk and hood. The vin's were either gone and all it had was a sticker that said "oem" or it was taped over with a sticker covered in paint.) Later ran an auto check and it showed the car had frame damage. I took it back to the dealer and confronted him with this information and asked why he didn't tell me from the beginning. He passed it off as, "Cars aren't built on frames, anymore. Its all unibody now and if there is even a small ding in the frame and they pull it out the auction announces it as frame damage. All the cars I sell have frame damage!" I couldn't believe he told me that. After I google'd the name of the dealership, I found so many scam reports it was ridiculous. So many people had problems with their cars after they purchased from there and couldn't do anything about it because the dealer just says all his cars are sold "as-is".

Research the dealership before you buy from them. Take any car you are looking at to a mechanic to inspect. If the dealership won't allow you to take the car to your mechanic then they have something to hide. If you are looking for a "new-used car" sign up for auto check. Its only $30 and you get unlimited checks for 60 days. Many places will only use carfax because it's not as accurate as auto check. Most used cars that are at the independent dealerships are bought from auctions and it is at these auctions where frame damage is announced. You have to remember that these small dealerships only get the cars that the big dealerships don't want. Not that the big dealerships only want to sell expensive cars, they don't want to have cars on their lots that will have problems later on down the road that will hurt their reputation. Be cautious and get help when buying from these small dealerships