[onewhippedpuppy]

I'm looking for a new F150 Supercrew 4x4 for my wife, it is proving to be an incredibly frustrating experience. I have the exact truck spec'd out that I want including every option package and with the option of two different colors. I have sent this exact truck configuration to every Ford dealership in the region, simply requesting that they quote me their best price including rebates. Nearly every dealership is jerking me around, giving me the line of "come see us, we'll beat any other price". Does the average new car buyer just visit the nearest dealer and pay what they offer as the "best price in town"? I have cash and I want to buy a truck, so give me a price dammit! I'm pissed off enough that I'm going to look at a Tundra today, even though I think I like the Ford better.

There's also the story of my visit to a dealership last week with two stock numbers from their website in hand. The 19 year old salesman on his second day at work basically sent me out to scour their lot for the truck I was looking for, was shocked when I found it (5 min), ran the truck that I was interested in into another new truck when moving it, had no idea what an Ecoboost was, and didn't seem to comprehend anything that I was telling him. I then talked to the sales manager, who after hearing that I wasn't buying a truck that night subsequently refused to give me a price and told me to come back when I was serious.