A Reddit user was so incredibly appalled by an experience they had at a dealership that they had to take to Reddit to have a rant. Reddit user Accomplished_Sell457 took to the social media platform to describe an interesting experience that they’d had.
In their post, they recounted how they had gone to two local dealerships to ask for the best OTD price for a $25,000 car, which seemed like a simple enough question. One of those dealerships got back to the Reddit user quite quickly but left the Reddit user confused.
This dealership didn’t seem to understand what the potential buyer was asking, but with English being their second language, there was always going to be a barrier. But the situation here got confusing and strange, so the Reddit user decided not to pursue buying a car from them. It was with the second dealership that things got really interesting.
According to the original poster, they failed to get a reply from the second dealer, but they went in person anyway, as they were just 20 minutes away from their home. That did not improve things, as the treatment he received from the dealer left this Reddit user “incredulous.”
What Happened at the First Dealership?
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According to the Reddit user, they went to the first dealership to ask for their best OTD price on the $25,000 car. OTD means Out-The-Door, the final price you will pay to be able to take the car home on the day, without anything added on top.
The dealer got back to the customer and said, “What’s your best OTD, and I will say yes or no to it,” but as English was their second language, the Reddit user thought there might have been a misunderstanding. So they emailed back asking again what the best OTD price for the car was. They were then told that it was “$1m + tax,” and that price left the potential customer confused and shocked.
“I emailed back saying if they don’t want to sell the car or are not serious, why waste time?” said the Reddit user. The dealership then told the customer to ring them back if they were serious, but having had that price, they didn’t do so. “Am I missing something here? Why would a dealer looking to sell a car engage in such a way?” asked the Reddit user. Yet if that experience seemed confusing, the second experience was even more baffling.
The Second Dealership Left the Reddit User Very Angry
The Redditor said the second dealership never replied to the OTD request they had emailed them. But they gave it 24 hours and texted them to ask if they could test drive the car. There was no reply, so three hours later they went to the dealership, as it was only 20 minutes from their home. After a few minutes there, a salesperson, potentially the owner, appeared, and the Reddit user asked if he could test-drive the car, which at the time was blocked in by two trucks.
The salesman said “okay” and walked off, but came back and asked if he could do a deal on the day.
“I told him not today, but I am in the market for that specific car. He replied, telling me that today (Sunday) is for deals only and test drives are not available,” said the Reddit user. He then walked off and didn’t get the user’s details or try to reschedule the test drive. “I left the dealership incredulous, wondering wtf that was all about. It just didn’t make sense. No test drive today? Only deals? Did I just not look like a serious buyer?” asked the Reddit user.
Clearly, this wasn’t a dealership he would be buying from anytime soon.