December 17, 2023 at 5:36 pm

‘Lost a $45,000 sale.’ – Rude Car Salesman Won’t Accept Buyer’s Check And Tells Them They Can Only Finance Through His Dealership

by Matthew Gilligan

Source: Reddit/AITA/Unsplash/@stereophototyp

Has your mouth ever cost you a lot of money?

I’m talking about when you screw up royally and it costs you some COLD HARD CASH…

Yeah, it happens, but it’s not always their fault, right?

But the guy who lost out on a big car sale in this Reddit story definitely had it coming.

The person who wrote the story said their mom was looking for a new car…

If you don’t like it leave…

“This story actually happened last year.

My mom wanted to treat herself to a much deserved new car. She got approved through her credit union and headed to the BMW dealership in our city.

After she & my dad test drove a few, they decided on one & advised the salesman that they would be paying with a check from their credit union.

There was a snag in the plan.

The salesman told them that they only did in-house financing & would not accept the check so they’d need to apply through the dealer.

I’m sure we can all assume why.

After much back and forth and speaking with management, my parents were told if they didn’t want in-house financing they can leave… so they did.

So they took their business elsewhere.

They went to another dealership across town and decided on a completely different make…

While they were at that dealership, the salesman from the BMW dealership called them and asked were they now ready to comply in a very arrogant manner…

Oops!

Once he heard they were at a different dealership, he tried to tell them that make of cars were terrible and they might be able to work with them on outside financing… my parents declined.

Lost a $45,000 sale.”

Now let’s see what people had to say about this.

This person shared a similar story.

Source: Reddit/AITA

Another individual talked about their own dealership experience.

Source: Reddit/AITA

One Reddit user talked about a GOOD car-buying experience.

Source: Reddit/AITA

This reader said they would have done the same thing.

Source: Reddit/AITA

And this individual shared their feelings about luxury car dealers.

Source: Reddit/AITA

That’s how NOT to do business.

Keep that in mind, friends!

Thought that was a crazy story? Check out what this employee did when their manager refused to pay for their time while they were travelling for business.