Flynrider
Phoeix,#2Consumer Comment
Thu, June 25, 2009
I don't think any dealer can rip you off if you are truly prepared. "They will rip you off no matter how smart and how prepared you are. Really. My father bought a used car from them and they charged him a $350 "preparation" fee before he took it home to make sure eveything was up to par." OK, a $350 "preparation fee" on a used car? That's a completely bogus fee, only meant to increase the price of the car. Paying such a fee is not smart, nor does it indicate you've done your homework. On top of that, relying on this mythical "preparation" by the seller, rather than having an independent inspection is exactly the opposite of smart. Your father did all the wrong things in this deal. No different from the thousands of other similar ripoff reports. If you go into a deal unprepared and willing to believe anything that comes out of the salesman's mouth, you've left yourself wide open to be taken. If you do your own homework, don't pay bogus fees and have the car inspected by a trusted mechanic, you stand a much better chance of not getting robbed on a lemon.