Buying a New Car and dealing with 'The Pitch'.....

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I've been looking into buying a brand new car (my first newy ever) and
have been to three dealerships so far. I had decided to only go to 3 or
maybe 4 for the sake of simplicity.

I knew that I would have do deal with some spiel, spin, sales pitch, bs, whatever.....

but ....

Two of the three salesmen I've met have laid it on so thick with the talk,
cliches, blah this, blah that, without actually quoting prices or trade values
that I end up feeling frustrated, pressured, tired, and kind of uncomfortable.

I have been checking out the Holden utes as well as the Falcons, as I have
have some interest in both. It took me 4 days, 3 phone calls and 2 emails to
actually get some Holden payload figures from customer service !! I ended
up sending the figures to my local dealer, as he didn't know anything about
them !!

A Ford salesman rang me yesterday with the tone of voice and expectation
that he has a right to be my final DEAL !! He also accused me of 'playing
games' because I have asked three dealers to offer me a trade quote.

These guys tend to make one feel that they are going out of their way to
help you, do a deal for you, go to extraordinary lengths, test cars etc etc...
This is just their job as far as I can see ! Also, I have not met a salesman
yet that knows more about their products than I do ! In fact, they seem
to know SFA.

This experience has ended up being stressful rather than an exciting event.
When I bought my BA from a local used car dealer a few years ago, it was
an easy and pleasant experience..... I may well go back there and look at
used cars instead ! I've also thought of abandoning the idea of a new
car altogether......

At the moment I've put the brakes on the plan, as I'm in no rush...
Maybe a couple of weeks off the trail, a bex and good lie down will help.

Sorry for the long post....

Any similar experiences from others here ?
Any tips or suggestions ?

Cheers.