The photo of someone from a car dealership flicking off prospective buyers yesterday reminded us why we buy most of our cars off of Craigslist or eBay Motors and made us wonder: what's your worst dealership experience?


Dealership Flicks Off Prospective Camaro SS Buyers While searching for a 2010 Camaro SS, a Jalopnik reader came across this photo of a man giving the… Read more

We'd like to tell you some story of driving off and finding out our rate terms were being negotiated, which is so common. We'd enjoy spinning a yarn about having our clunker clunkerized before realizing the car didn't qualify. We'd simply love to do anything but admit our own naiveté could contribute to being swindled by a dealership. Unfortunately, it turns out our own savvy boss Ray Wert had a not-so-savvy moment in college and he was talked into leasing a car at 12,000 miles-per-year. The car in question? A Dodge Intrepid R/T. This is what politicians call "youthful indiscretion" and it's a bad dealership experience that followed Wert around for a while.


Surely, though, you can top us with tales of de-horsing, rust-proofing, and middle-finger salutes.

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