What do you mean by "going after this dealership" and "go medieval" on them?

What did you have in mind?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I get it on the credit card limit, but the "entertained your offer" language is a turnoff. Just walk.

Op here—this is EXACTLY what annoyed me.
I understand denying my request (although all businesses pay fees for credit card transactions so cry me a river), but do not act like you’re doing me a favor by selling me this car. Also, dealer, We are past that point: youve already accepted my offer and those negotiations have nothing to do with the new request.

I think, similarly, people are turned off by your language "when to go medieval on a dealership." You don't sound respectful to work with either, so their tone may be in response to that. You're not being reasonable.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I get it on the credit card limit, but the "entertained your offer" language is a turnoff. Just walk.

Op here—this is EXACTLY what annoyed me.
I understand denying my request (although all businesses pay fees for credit card transactions so cry me a river), but do not act like you’re doing me a favor by selling me this car. Also, dealer, We are past that point: youve already accepted my offer and those negotiations have nothing to do with the new request.

But you are acting like you are doing them a favor by buying the car. Nobody is doing anybody a favor. It's all business. I think they are just explaining their position, if doing so in an inartful way. Buy the car, don't, whatever, but it's a bit ridiculous to get all pouty over this.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I get it on the credit card limit, but the "entertained your offer" language is a turnoff. Just walk.

Op here—this is EXACTLY what annoyed me.
I understand denying my request (although all businesses pay fees for credit card transactions so cry me a river), but do not act like you’re doing me a favor by selling me this car. Also, dealer, We are past that point: youve already accepted my offer and those negotiations have nothing to do with the new request.

No, they made a deal for cash or check. You are trying to change that to a charge card purchase. They already made you a discounted offer and now you are going to decrease the already lower profit margin even lower so you can get points. First, they accepted your cash offer. They did not accept your credit offer. It is not a new request. You are modifying your original offer to pay 25% cash to a 25% credit offer. Yes, all businesses pay credit card transaction fees. Car dealerships have limited the amount that you can finance by credit card to $2K or $3K in order to limit those transaction fees. You are trying to multiply their margin for credit fees by 5-10 times their standard limit.

You are the unreasonable one. You negotiated a deal. You are trying to modify the the original terms after the original agreement date (going past the month-end). Normally the deal that they offered you would have expired, but they are going to honor the deal even after the expiration date (Monday), even after they miss the deadline for which they would get the credit for making such a deal, because they are being honorable, which you are not.

Stop being a b**ch. Either accept the offer, pay their limit on your Amex and the rest in cash, or walk and find another car at another dealership.

Anonymous wrote:"youve already accepted my offer and those negotiations have nothing to do with the new request."

You changed your offer with the new demand.

Yes, this.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:omg- take the deal if it is the best. I didn't like who I bought my car from, they didn't have the best "bedside manner" but I had emailed them my terms and they took them.

Want to save $ this is what happens.

and if you walk on this deal, they'll just find someone who will pay 4k more for this car this mo

Yes, especially if it is a decent car with fairly high demand, which it sounds like it is.

Anonymous wrote:omg- take the deal if it is the best. I didn't like who I bought my car from, they didn't have the best "bedside manner" but I had emailed them my terms and they took them.

Want to save $ this is what happens.

and if you walk on this deal, they'll just find someone who will pay 4k more for this car this mo

omg- take the deal if it is the best. I didn't like who I bought my car from, they didn't have the best "bedside manner" but I had emailed them my terms and they took them.

Want to save $ this is what happens.

i have never, ever felt sorry for a car salesperson before reading this thread.

OP, pitching a fit because you failed to understand something that is standard in the industry and then asking them to give you free accessories because you didn't understand something isn't good negotiation. It's the exact opposite of that.

You are investing way too much mental energy in this.

Many/most businesses who sell expensive one offs cap credit card use or don't accept them at all.

They were trying to close the deal to meet quarterly sales goals. They have very little incentive to cut you a deal just into the new quarter. It is relevant to their position and their willingness to work with you on this or any other discount.

"youve already accepted my offer and those negotiations have nothing to do with the new request."

You changed your offer with the new demand.

OP, having a limit for CCs is standard in the industry.

Honestly, you can either go with their terms or walk here.

You are being a jerk and asking them to "throw in accessories" based on their credit card policy that is absolutely standard and that you should have known about AFTER you already had a deal.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I get it on the credit card limit, but the "entertained your offer" language is a turnoff. Just walk.

Op here—this is EXACTLY what annoyed me.
I understand denying my request (although all businesses pay fees for credit card transactions so cry me a river), but do not act like you’re doing me a favor by selling me this car. Also, dealer, We are past that point: youve already accepted my offer and those negotiations have nothing to do with the new request.

Then walk. What a loser.