This dealer trick is very common today. This scam happens when the car dealer identifies one or two cars of a particular model. However, these are typically the “worst” cars, which may simply have very old the build date, the car has been in the showroom for a very long time or it may be the least popular color and with no options. After this the car dealer will probably run a large advertising campaign based on these cars with the price ridiculously below cost.
When the customers arrive to the dealership they are told that the advertised car is already sold. However the dealer will invite you to look at the other cars in the dealership and you are easily “switch sold” to another car. However, if the customer still wants to buy the advertised car the salesman simply points out why the car is undesirable, and then get the customer to pay more for a better car.
OK,
I understand this but can a dealer issue new advertising (print ad) showing a stock that has been already sold to continue to generate showroom traffic?
No! Dealerships must have available for sale the actual vehicle which they advertise. The unfortunate truth is that this kind of false advertizing happens a lot and it you notify the DMV they will investigate the dealership but this will not solve the problem of you having been misled into making a drip down to the dealership to discover that the advertisement was fraudulent.
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