I remember going to look at a car at a dealers and they asked how I was going to pay.

I said that I would get a loan from Tesco bank and pay cash.

They asked what I was paying a month and they guaranteed to beat it.

They did. By a quid a month, so £36 over three years.

BUT, looking at the small print of the paperwork there was a fee for setting up the finance - £99, and a fee for closing the finance at the end, another £99.

And they wouldn't let me take the paperwork out of the building unless I signed it.

Edited by Gibbo_Wirral on 26/04/2019 at 13:52

I wonder what dealers that play these tricks will be like when there are warranty problems with the car?

Car refuses to start under warranty - the garage will fix it but needs a £300 diagnostic fee!

Mrs' car, pre-reg at 2/3 of the new price at £10k (was £15k) and 1 mile on the clock went in for its first MOT and service and the auxiliary belt needed replacing.

Its always been a cost item (wear and tear) on company cars that I have had. The local dealer who didn't do silly things with prices, did it for free but was embarrassed that they didn't have one in stock so we had to go back a second day.

They’ll try their luck, if you’re daft enough to pay it they’ll lap it up.

When I bought the MG ZS last November, the dealer had an admin fee and a fuelling fee on the invoice.

Quickly deleted when I refused to pay, especially as I had negotiated a full tank of fuel in the deal.

I have found over the years that getting up to leave works...

What happened to the "on the road price"?

When we bought dads Micra it was shown on the invoice at the proper manufacturers OTR price but they had way over allowed on his PX to get a deal.

On collection I spotted that there was only 6 months tax on the car but I knew the the OTR price included 12 months. The salesman immediately blamed the girls in the office and said he would send a cheque for the difference.

Weeks went past with regular phone calls saying that the cheque requisition had to be signed by the dealer principal, then sent to HQ in Bradford which all took time. Eventually when I rang the salesman was on leave and by pure chance the dealer principal actually answered the phone. Said he knew nothing about it but would sort immediately.

Cheque came within 2 days.

Probably standard company practice. If they made an extra £60 or so on every sale it adds up over a year. How many buyers know what they should be getting and actually complain like I did.