Showcase Pontiac/GMC
False advertising... Did not have sale car in stock wouldnt honor price

Its been several years since this incident happened but when business do this to people, it prevents people from coming back tot he business even years later.

In 1998 I was looking for a new Chevy Cavalier. I liked the body style and was looking in the newspaper and autotrader for good deals on a brand new or gently used 1997 or 98 Cavalier. I found an ad in the classifieds that listed a brand new 1998 Chevy Cavalier for 9,999.00 complete with a/c and am/fm cass. I called and spoke to a salesperson named Rob and asked if that car was still avail. He told me the computers were down and he was with a customer but to come down and I could look at the car.

I got there and I showed Rob the ad and he goes and looks for the car, and of course comes back with the classic line "that car has been sold BUT I can find something else and come close to that price." People, when you hear this line, LEAVE. That is just a way dealers get people into the lots.

So I wanted to leave but Rob talked me into picking out another cavalier so I found a red one, drove it but wasn't too enthused because I knew I wasn't getting it for the price I wanted. He kept asking me "do you like the car, do you like the car" and I said yes but I'm really not interested at this point as I knew they were going to try and charge me and arm and leg for the car.

I wanted to leave and Rob wouldn't let me he said "come on. Come on in and have a soda and lets talk about the car."

I was being really cost conscience at this time because I was only making 10.00 an hour at my job and didn't want a car payment higher than about 225.00 per month. (Boy have times changed!) Plus being a young male my insurance was going to be 150.00 a month full coverage. And I had rent and school to pay for. So I could'nt afford more than about 10k for a care.

He throws some numbers together and wants 15k for the car! Thats 50% more than the offer in the paper. It would have been a 360.00 a month payment-more than I could afford. I said No way and proceeded to leave and they said for me to make an offer. I offered 12k for the car and said that was it, and that I was already mad they didn't have the car I wanted at the price and that I had wasted my time driving down there.

They said the lowest they could go was 14k and that was still a 350.00 payment so I said no thanks and left.

A few days later I noticed the same ad for the 9,999 car that didn't exist still in the paper. When the salesman called a few days later to follow up I told asked him why they were still advertising that car in the paper of they didn't have it. I then told him I'm not interested in doing business with them anymore.

Avoid Showcase like the plague. Rip-off!!!

James
Mesa, Arizona

Company: Showcase Pontiac/GMC
Country: USA
State: Arizona
City: Phoenix
Address: 1400 E Camelback Rd
Phone: 6022642481

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