Top 10 Reasons NOT to Use an Auto Buyer’s Agent to Purchase Your Next Vehicle Online

Using an auto buyer’s agent will help you avoid these ten inevitable “perks” of visiting a car dealership on your own.

1. You like to track how many internet sales managers ask, “When can you come in?”
2. You like the smell of dealership showrooms, particularly when the service garages are attached, and you can catch a lung full of fuel or exhaust fumes.
3. For women: A better place to pick up single men than a bar.
4. You have nothing to do on the weekends. Visiting car dealerships is a good way to kill off an entire day.
5. You like to meet new people, particularly salespeople, and hear them talk about themselves and their pets. This is an excellent way to improve your listening skills.
6. You know you don’t leave money on the table after negotiating a car deal.
7. Or… you like leaving money on the table after you’ve negotiated a car deal without outside assistance; after all, the owners of these dealerships should make thirty times what the sales associate makes off a sale. As a good citizen, you must contribute to their oceanfront house maintenance!
8. Watching your sales associate tread the path between the desk and the sales manager’s office is fun. Where else can one watch this kind of circus?
9. Listening to the appraisal manager list the deductions from your ideal trade value is entertaining and educational. Of course, three tiny dings in the center of the hood should cost the dealer a couple hundred dollars to repair. The machine used to suck out a ding (in one second per ding) can be costly to operate!
10. You like to hear the latest management excuses for why a particular accessory can’t be “thrown in” with the deal. It helps you generate creative ideas for your child-rearing activities at home.

Bonus #11 for 2024: You feel helpful when assisting the management team with their market research. Rather than them answering your questions and serving you, you are answering their questions in an odd twist of customer service.

The traditional car buying process at dealerships can be time-consuming and frustrating, so, using an auto buyer’s agent offers a more streamlined and customer-focused alternative.

An auto buyer’s agent works exclusively for you, the buyer, eliminating many of the common pitfalls and inconveniences associated with dealership visits.

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