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When buying a car, individuals usually feel safer to buy it from car dealerships than from private individuals. While this may be true in most cases, there are always some dishonest dealerships that use various scams in order to sell vehicles or get a higher priced sale. Below we’ll highlight a few of these car dealership scams. Multiple Advertising Fees Multiple advertising fees is a serious scam that you should pay attention to. Most car manufacturers add these onto the factory invoice when they ship them to the dealership. However some dealerships add the fees onto the vehicle contract and as a result the buyer pays for advertising fees …

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Looking for a good car dealer is crucial since a fraudulent dealer can make a huge profit on your hard earned money. Buying a used car is already a risk, so you should do your best to find a car dealer who won’t try to defraud you.  Here are some basic strategies for identifying honest car dealers from dishonest ones. When buying a car be especially careful in case the salesman tells you about the "Patriot Act". This is one of the things that mean scammers always use. The scenario is as follows: a car buyer comes in with his/her own car financing and then the sales agent forces …

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This is a common car dealer scam that works this way: the dealer tries to sell you a car that has previously been wrecked and tells you that the car is in a great shape. The car has the federally required Buyers Guide sticker which states: “As Is, No Warranty”. This means that you are buying this used car and realize that you cannot return the car, because you agreed to accept any damages that accompany your “As Is, No Warranty”. People get tricked and believe the dealer when they are told that the car was never wrecked. A few weeks later when running an AutoCheck Vehicle History Report …

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Car scams do “chase” car buyers. Every year the number of car dealer fraud victims increases rapidly. The main concern is that newer and newer car selling scams are designed every day which are mainly based on older “classic “scams. Here are some of the most common auto dealer scams. • It is a common scam when a dealer claims that you are not eligible for competitive financing rate with your credit score. This is only true if you miss your payments or pay them with delay. Some dealers may try to convince you that the only option you have is to accept the financing and terms suggested by …

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In case a buyer has a bad credit but wants to buy a car, his financing options are not wide. For that reason buyers turn to car dealers who can provide the money required for the new car. Car dealer scams associated with car dealer loans are the following: Previously Wrecked Car Sold “As Is” You will be asked to sign documents that will state the car’s condition and that you agree to buy it “As Is”. In this case you have no warranty. If something happens to the car, there will be practically nothing that you can do. The best thing to do to avoid this car scam …

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The Market Adjustment Fee The car dealer tells you that your car is a really popular vehicle, and to sell it to you they have to add “Market Adjustment Fees” of several thousand dollars. This amount is normally indicated on an orange sticker next to manufacturer’s MSRP sticker. A car may be popular, but if it is in stock, it is not worth paying extra for it. Many buyers, particularly trade-in buyers, have been ripped off before. They focus only on what they get for their old car, and so they don’t see the big picture. They may get an extra few thousand dollars for their car, but they …

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This is a very common car dealer scam designed to rip off people with bad credit. It is also referred to as the Spot Delivery scam. While you are at the car dealership you may be told that you have excellent credit and got a good APR on the loan. Then they hand you the keys to your new car, tell you the sale is subject to loan approval and so you drive happily off. A few weeks later you get an unexpected phone call from the car dealership letting you know that the loan fell through because you didn’t qualify for the interest rate that you thought was …

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The credit score scam This scam is designed in the following way. The finance manager gives you some misleading information about your credit score telling you that it is lower than it really is so that they can get you for higher interest rates. This scam is comparatively easy to avoid. Just get your own copy of your credit report and bring it with you. It is not easy to lie to you about your credit score in case you have your own copy of it. If your paper and theirs doesn’t contain the same thing, go somewhere else because that dealership is lying to you. The Dealer Prep …

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The series of bumps in the price and the attempts of grinding you to spend more money is known as the Bump and Grind scam. Here is how this car dealer scam happens and how you can avoid it. The Bump and Grind scam happens during the car buying negotiation process. It’s a common sales technique used to gradually raise the price of the vehicle. If the salesperson tried to raise the price by $2000.00 right off the bat then you would freak and run out the door. So the technique of gradually raising the price by just a little here and a little there is much more subtle …

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Most people hate going car shopping because they have heard so much about the innumerable car dealer scams. In this blog you may learn about some seemingly innocent, but rather witty dealer scams. Today Only Price Car Dealer Scam This car dealer scam works till you are at the car dealer, but have not bought a new car yet. The dealer will give you a great price and will tell you that the price is only good until the end of the day. This car dealer scam will make you think it is a great deal and end up buying the car without checking what other car dealers have …

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