I had an appointment with a sales representative but, when you walk in, you have to wait in line to get checked in at the front desk. You have to have a hard copy of your insurance and, they will ask you if you have a deposit on the vehicle you are there to see. You don't have to put a deposit down, the deposit in no way obligates you to a vehicle and, given the volume of their sales, putting a deposit down holds a vehicle for you to ensure it is there when you get there but, what if you just want to look? What if you don't have a specific vehicle in mind? I was just a little put off that I was asked because, the sales rep would have know if I had put a deposit down, if he had been the one I was dealing with and, I had no desire to put money down on a car, unseen. The young lady helping me didn't do anything wrong but, feeling like I was waiting in line at an amusement park, where it was like I was expected to buy from them without question, was off-putting. Then, the cherry on top, you have to give them your finger print to drive a car. Apparently, they're not in the habbit of accompanying you on a test drive so, you're supposed to get finger printed, mind you, before you're ever allowed to speak to a sales rep. Um, no. Sorry, call me a conspiracy theorist but, I am not a criminal, you're not going to preemptively fingerprint me just to drive one of your hundreds of USED cars. You got my driver's license, if I don't come back with the car, it's not like you can't track me down. I know it's not an infalable security measure but, not giving anyone my fingerprint for "my protection." It's just the absurdity. It's NOT necessary. It's NEVER necessary. And, don't let a bank, or anyone else, try to convince you it is. They're blowing smoke. Sales rep was cool about it, he just went with us on the test drive ( I know, that's unheard of!) and seemed to not mind in the least; he was always professional and friendly.
I understand some people appreciate that their business process is so quick and, if that business model appeals to you, good for them. But, not for me. Won't be back. Sales rep was nice but, I'm glad I was able to do business with someone other than Texas Direct Auto.
Nobody I dealt with was unprofessional, I was just turned off by the whole experience. read more