Hi,
Its some years since I traded in a car so what happened to me could be the norm nowadays.
Saw a car herself and myself liked. We asked the very young "sales executive" about it. He requested us to sit and proceeded to fill in all details of our car plus our name, address and more. I interupted him to say that all we want to know is what allowance for our car, I could not see why he should know all about us at an inquiry stage.
Anyway, he muttered something and went ahead. After seeing the one we wanted he gave us a figure for ours, offered him my credit card for the deposit to which he replied, "our finance man looks after that". I'm thinking, "maybe he does not know how to process a credit card." I explained to him that it would take a week to pay the main outstanding amount.
Mr Finance Man sidles up to the desk and says he understands the week delay for the finance. Yes, says I, the money is on 7day deposit account. His face turned purple, almost snatched the credit card, processed it and moved us out of his office.
Apparently, this "finance man" is not a member of staff but from some Building Society or Finance Co. Now, is this not sneakey or what?
Its some years since I traded in a car so what happened to me could be the norm nowadays.
Saw a car herself and myself liked. We asked the very young "sales executive" about it. He requested us to sit and proceeded to fill in all details of our car plus our name, address and more. I interupted him to say that all we want to know is what allowance for our car, I could not see why he should know all about us at an inquiry stage.
Anyway, he muttered something and went ahead. After seeing the one we wanted he gave us a figure for ours, offered him my credit card for the deposit to which he replied, "our finance man looks after that". I'm thinking, "maybe he does not know how to process a credit card." I explained to him that it would take a week to pay the main outstanding amount.
Mr Finance Man sidles up to the desk and says he understands the week delay for the finance. Yes, says I, the money is on 7day deposit account. His face turned purple, almost snatched the credit card, processed it and moved us out of his office.
Apparently, this "finance man" is not a member of staff but from some Building Society or Finance Co. Now, is this not sneakey or what?