NOW How Much Would You Pay? Bait and Switch Pontiac G8 $20k
Published: January 10th, 2009
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Yah....I fell for this once a long time ago. There was an ad for a Chrysler product for $10K. I went to the dealer and sat down to sign documents for the advertised price. Then the very intimidating "business manager" told me the terms. The cost being "net of all rebates" - Sales tax would be calculated based on the car costing $14K, I was required to buy the optional rustproofing package at $700, and the car I bought had the optional bigger engine which would cost me an additional $2K. They had run out of the cars with the standard engine. I thanked him for wasting my time and left. Three days later he called me back.
"The fine print for the G8 and G6 includes “Targeted Lease Bonus Cash” - so you are leasing the car for that “price”." No, that is incorrect. The "targeted lease bonus cash" applies to customers having a lease (of any make or model) with a scheduled end date before June 30, 2009. If they do, they qualify for the $1,000 incentive.
...and the auto industry, and dealers in particular, wonder why they have such a sleazy image...