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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://www.autotropolis.com/cs/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Ask the Salesman:</title><link>http://www.autotropolis.com/cs/forums/5/ShowForum.aspx</link><description>Retired Car Salesman Takes Your Questions! Here is your chance to find out the inside secrets of a dealership right from the source.</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2.1 (Build: 60809.935)</generator><item><title>Re: BAIT AND SWITCH ?????</title><link>http://www.autotropolis.com/cs/forums/thread/33719.aspx</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2009 20:43:18 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">47d518e0-6f86-4bcb-9b63-62b215176eac:33719</guid><dc:creator>HondaofLisle</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.autotropolis.com/cs/forums/thread/33719.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.autotropolis.com/cs/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=5&amp;PostID=33719</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;It sounds like it probably is a new car so I wouldn&amp;#39;t worry too much.&amp;nbsp; Dealers often have a lot of cars in stock and some are easier to get than others.&amp;nbsp; I would run a carfax and that will tell you how many owners.&amp;nbsp; It would be a big legal dilemna if they sold you a used on when you thought it was a new one.&amp;nbsp; CHECK your paperwork.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I work for a Honda dealership in Chicago,&amp;nbsp;Honda of Lisle.&amp;nbsp; We also have a&amp;nbsp;pre-owned lot,&amp;nbsp;The Used Car Superstore of Lisle.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;We are currently fleet selling to the public and with the economy the way that it is we need to move these cars.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;If your in my area I can definately get you the best deal around and if your a bit too far to travel we also ship.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Go to &lt;a href="http://www.hondaoflisle.com/"&gt;www.hondaoflisle.com&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="http://www.theusedcarsuperstore.com/"&gt;www.theusedcarsuperstore.com&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to see my inventory&amp;nbsp;or contact me with what trim level and color you want and I can give you a quote.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;You can call me at the dealership at 630-852-7200 or direct at 630-392-3143.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Thanks,&amp;nbsp; Lee S.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Honda Pricing and Fleet selling to the public&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>BAIT AND SWITCH ?????</title><link>http://www.autotropolis.com/cs/forums/thread/31430.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 03:47:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">47d518e0-6f86-4bcb-9b63-62b215176eac:31430</guid><dc:creator>BURT</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.autotropolis.com/cs/forums/thread/31430.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.autotropolis.com/cs/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=5&amp;PostID=31430</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;Aug 2006 I purchased a BRAND NEW&amp;nbsp; Saturn ION&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;the salesman gave me the VIN NUMBER so I could go ahead and get my Insurance and pick the car up the next day&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;after about a month I rec&amp;#39;d two ID&amp;#39;S for my ONStar one had the VIN&amp;nbsp; the rep gave me the other had a completely different VIN....... I went out to my car to double check and sure enough I TOOK DELIVERY OF A CAR WHOSE VIN WAS NOT THE SAME AS THE SALESMAN TOLD ME.............does this happen often or should I suspect I bought a car which was not &amp;quot;NEW&amp;quot; ??????????????????????????&lt;/p&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>