used car dealers.... personal experiences/recommendations?

[trueno92]

I HATE USED CAR DEALERS..

those greasy, slimey, sales ppl just trying to swindle ur money.

anyways, im thinking of purchasing an off-lease vehicle car that is still under warrendy thru the original dealership/manufacturer.

has anyone had any experiences with http://www.autotechemporium.com/

just being on RFD i am a master of the private sale haggle, but i find with newer cars, most are thru dealerships/offlease, etc..

AutoTech Emporium
1694 Dundas St. East
Mississauga, Ontario
L4X 1L7

Phone: 905-290-1319
Fax: 905-290-1322
Email: auto1694@yahoo.ca

Sales: Mon-Fri (10-8); Sat (10-6); Sun (11-5)


I notice others like 'the collection' and other glamours names to these shadey places..

does anyone have any recommendations, hookups or ppl that know ppl that know ppl that are NOT curbsiders?

Thanks for the help!
a.

[Pete00]

^ Don't buy used cars from "The Collection!"

[phillbert]

if you are looking at that silver wrx, its been there for about 3 weeks. i pass by that dealer everyday wanting to test drive it. they had a blue one earlier but i think its been sold or hidden in the back.

[ProfessorChaos]

you better have a good mechanic to check out the car for you.... or odds are you might end up with a lemon.

[nano]

why dont you go to a real dealership?

[aquariaguy]

Used car dealerships are a scam. So many hidden things you won't find till you drive it for a bit.

[stutterboi]

well, given the business email is at yahoo.com, i'd be weary of this place... every proper business i think should have a domain email of its own... but that's my own opinion....

[bunga]

used car dealers as a whole are scams, real dealerships and otherwise included

given that, I'd say you're going to have better luck at a real dealership, though you will pay a bit more if you don't know how to haggle, and still bring someone that knows about cars to have a look at it if you don't. Remember, once you drive the car off the lot, it's yours and the dealer mostly has zero obligation to you.

I once went to look at a Civic Si at a Mazda dealer, called them up beforehand and asked if it had any accidents or damage that they know of, they said only the front bumber cover had been replaced. I went there and had a look at it. The whole front end was screwed and repaired very poorly. Paint was flaking around the corners, absolutely nothing was aligned correctly, including the sunroof. I stopped right there, didn't bother asking for a test drive or to look under the hood. They were asking 9k for it, I wouldn't have taken it for free

Given that though, you're going to find a whole lot less wrecks at real dealers compared to Honest Habib's. Real dealers get a lot of their cars through trade ins and off lease so the cars are in much better shape, compared to a write off that was bought off auction and repaired poorly for resale that you'll find at the small guys

[etrex]

better stay away!!!!!!!!