Cory Newton

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I finally found a used 2013 F-150 that looked like...

I finally found a used 2013 F-150 that looked like "the one." I arrived to take a look at it and a nice gentleman brought the truck around. He then proceeded to try and up-sell the truck with a bunch of lies. He tells me that the truck had been there for only a month, was a local purchase/subsequent trade in and that the tonneau cover on the truck was worth $2000 w/ installation. First off no, it had been there for ~2 months based off of the Carfax and various other websites. Secondly, it's a truck from from Abbotsford, BC. Thirdly, it has a Backflip tonneau cover which retails just shy of $1000 and takes 30min to install with a socket wrench. So being the informed purchaser that I am I could tell what kind of car salesman this guy is.

I met Steve, my scheduled salesman, for the test drive and he gave me all of the time I needed to look through the truck and go for a test drive. Steve was great.

Everything looked in order, so we sat down to start talking numbers. First purchase agreement came out with an extended warranty, some acid etched stickers labeled as "passive sercurity" enhancements, and GAP coverage even though I was looking to do a cash deal. I had those removed and then put out a fair cash offer for the vehicle in question, knowing full well what they paid for it and what it's actually worth.

Unfortunately that same sleazy lying salesman from before comes over and turns out he's the Sales Manager in charge of making and approving the deals. His name is Gabe L. Avoid him as he will lie, bully, condescend and belittle you in order to try and force you into a deal. After an exhaustive few rounds of trying to come to an agreement, I determined that there was no reasoning with this abusive man. He continually belittled me saying that I was being "unrealistic", that I "didn't understand" how things worked and that "You shouldn't be purchasing something and worrying what it's value will be after you drive away with it" (i.e. immediately losing $10k in value)

I later found that their "Autocheck" report didn't mention any damage to the vehicle where as the Carfax report did on two separate occasions and at two separate locations. Curious that they would use something like "Autocheck" as opposed to the industry standard that Carfax has become.

So moral of the story, Steve is a decent fellow, Gabe is a greedy sleazeball who is looking to force you into a purchase that doesn't make sense financially.