This is a screenshot of a text conversation between myself (green) and a salesman. I test drove a Toyota Venza last week and he had texted me a couple of times to try to convince me to come back in and buy the car, which I was actually strongly considering. I responded to the last of his messages with "Make me an offer" and the rest of the exchange is below.
I was prepared for him to tell me $10K OTD was a firm price, but I was not prepared for him to tell me it was an imaginary one. There's no way I'm rewarding these tactics with a sale even if he comes back down to the initial dishonest offer. Doesn't his offer of $10K appear to be a legitimate offer, not "throwing out numbers," or am I wrong here?
I was prepared for him to tell me $10K OTD was a firm price, but I was not prepared for him to tell me it was an imaginary one. There's no way I'm rewarding these tactics with a sale even if he comes back down to the initial dishonest offer. Doesn't his offer of $10K appear to be a legitimate offer, not "throwing out numbers," or am I wrong here?