Beware of this unscrupulous dealer! Their inventor...

Beware of this unscrupulous dealer! Their inventory is low, so they try aggressively to lure you in buying something they do have but you do not want. Yesterday I went in looking for a new Q5 with a nav system. The salesperson, Amir, said they had only a couple of base models in stock, and one 2013 used Q5 (a loaner) with 9069 miles. We drove the loaner to get a feel for the Q5 with nav; we liked the car but not the fact that it was used. Amir strong-armed me into making an offer on the used Q5, which had an original sticker price of a little less than $49k. I said I might be interested at $42k; he said they would list it at $46,900 because demand was so high and there were no new Q5s with nav to be had in all of southern California. He sat me down and showed me a computer screen supposedly of all inventory in California and said they were all sold (every single car) or that I'd have to wait 3 months for a car to come from Germany. He said "any dealer that tells you they have one in stock is lying; they are just trying to get you there to shop". I ended up walking away and called Audi of Beverly Hills. They had over 30 new Q5s in stock. I drove over there and left with a new Q5 with nav, which they sold me at $2.5k below sticker. Audi BH alsoi gave me a good price on my trade in.

Bottom line: I have never seen a worse den of thieves than Santa Monica Audi. Shop there at your own peril.