Useless Car Dealership Accessories
When you’re buying a car, you’re seldom able to customize every single feature. Most of the time, you’re going to be stuck paying those extra dollars for accessories you don’t actually want and may never use. Dealer add features can substantially increase an auto’s value–but also the price you’re forced to pay for it. Remember, when you visit the car dealer to shop for a new vehicle, you may want to avoid purchasing a car that is loaded with unnecessary–and costly–accessories. The following are among the most useless car dealership accessories to watch out for.
Fabric Protection
Rather than expensive car dealership fabric protection, you might prefer to seek out materials / remedies that have historically served the same purpose but at a reduced cost. You can pay hundreds extra for all the vehicle’s fabric to be chemically treated to guard against stains. But did you know you can actually buy your own fabric protection for about $10 and perform the task yourself? In fact, there are many different fabric protectors that are commercially available. You can protect your seats, flooring, and floor mats for a fraction of the cost the dealers offer.
Window Tinting
In many states, window tinting is actually illegal. Some states mandate that no vehicles can have dark tinting on front side windows. You also need to be aware of how dark the windows can be tinted in your state. Now, the car dealers should know this information, but they may not always be aware. Used cars may come in with window tinting from other states. The fact is, not every buyer is interested in this privacy feature. Some drivers prefer to be able to make eye contact with other drivers or even pedestrians. Window tinting can prevent this and also reduce the amount of light that enters the vehicle; that can be a danger for some drivers.
Rear Seat Entertainment
If you’re purchasing a family vehicle, rear seat entertainment might be a feature you want in your car. But if you don’t have children, this costly feature may be useless to you. Entertainment systems in autos are priced at top dollar. If you do have kids, you may simply choose to bring along a tablet for them to enjoy in the back seat. You can purchase a cheap tablet holder for the back seat and save yourself the high cost of a rear seat entertainment system. If you don’t need such a system, why pay those extra dollars for it?
Extended Warranties
Many car buyers have discovered that some extended warranties are quite useless. While car warranties, particularly those from the vehicle’s manufacturer are important, third-party extended warranties can be a nightmare to contend with should you ever need to make a claim. Moreover, the markup for these warranties can be immense. If you do want to purchase one of these optional features, be sure to do it on your own time—not when you’re sitting in the car dealership. Typically, you’ll have time to decide if you want to pay for this type of thing.
If you do want to purchase something like credit insurance, gap insurance, or an extended warranty, take time to research so you make the right decision for your needs – and budget. Don’t be pressured into making a purchase decision on the spot.
Rear View Camera
Some drivers swear by rear view cameras and have come to rely on them. These features, however, will substantially add to the auto’s price tag. Moreover, they are not must-have features. Drivers have been relying on mirrors for decade upon decade. If you don’t need this add-on feature, ask the car dealer to show you different options so you’re not forced to pay for a feature you don’t need or plan to use.
Floor Mats
Some more luxurious vehicles come with their floor mats included—included for top dollar. Always remember that you can usually purchase these types off add-on accessories for a fraction of the cost a dealer will charge you. If you choose to purchase your own floor mats from your local auto center, you’ll get a better selection too. Floor mats are important because they help reduce the wear and tear on your vehicle, helping you maintain its cleanliness and appearance. However, you don’t have to pay for expensive ones sold by the car dealer.
Extra Keys
Need an extra key or two or remote fobs. The markup for these simple extras is jaw-dropping. Did you know that you can take your key or car remote to a professional locksmith and get the same high-quality items for roughly half the cost? Your car dealership will offer many conveniences, but they charge a premium rate for their products and services. If you’re on a budget, it’s a decided cost savings to go somewhere else to have your keys and key fobs made or programmed.
Nitrogen Filled Tires
Unless you want nitrogen filled tires, don’t let your auto dealer add them on. You’ll pay in spades for this feature that you don’t actually need. For all things related to tires, you’re better off taking your vehicle to a tire store. As with all other dealership extras, the extra dollars are going to rack up the price you pay for the vehicle. The extra cost for nitrogen filled tires can range between $80 and $200 per tire. Plus, many car experts report that it’s just not worth the expense to fill the tires with anything but air. If you have questions about these features, contact your local tire store and discuss the issue with its staff.
Vin Etching
Do you know what it costs the car dealer to perform vin etching on a vehicle? About $25. Yet, it’s not uncommon to find that dealerships charge $400 for this feature. That’s some serious price inflation! Keep in mind that you or your mechanic can perform this task with the help of a $20 kit. Don’t fall for the scam. You can do a lot more with those extra hundreds—like buy gas and pay for future oil changes!
Window Shield Protection
Window shield protection is actually a pretty useful feature—just not at your dealership’s price tag. It’s not uncommon to discover that a rock has flown up and struck your window shield while you’re driving. Small cracks and chips can develop with ease. However, the cost to replace your windshield or repair it is typically less than your car insurance deductible, so you’re forced to pay out of pocket for the job. Instead of purchasing window shield protection from your car dealer, talk to a glass manufacturer or company that replaces and repairs window shields. You’ll get a much better deal as well as the protection you need.
Motorized Seat Belts
Not only do drivers and car riders not need these costly features, many people don’t even like them. Keep in mind that if it’s motorized, it’s more vulnerable to malfunction. Also, if it’s got a motor, the car dealer is going to up that price anywhere from $800 and up. Unless you or a member of your household needs this feature because of a mobility issue, save yourself the expense and just click the belt yourself.
Built-In Navigation Systems
Listen, you’re already paying a small fortune for your smart phone and cell phone service, right? Why pay for a navigation system to the tune of thousands of extra dollars when you can simply ask Siri to navigate your way? Plus, what happens when that navigation system crashes or needs a repair? Avoid it and just use your smartphone to get around.
Who wants to pay top dollar for useless car dealership accessories if you don’t have to? Dealers offer all types of features to entice you into making a purchase, but you have negotiating power. Don’t be sold for items you don’t want or will not use. Do your homework before going to the dealership. Learn about the autos you intend to shop for. Find out about what comes standard and what the extras are. If you don’t want electric windows, tell the dealer you want manual controls. Those electronic windows increase the vehicle’s cost about a $1,000. While many accessories offer some convenience, they are often not worth what you have to pay. You might also be able to find more consumer information online or get some advice from your car insurance provider about these “extra” features.
Hey, my name is Dan. I used to work at the biggest dealership in the country and now I teach fine folks like yourself on how not to get f•••ed when buying a car. Kind of a cool gig, huh? Now in this video I want to teach you, show you, educate you about the navigation scam. This scam is dealership and manufacturers working hand-in-hand to take money out of your pocket with slick salesmen and managers and dealership trying to deceive you. So let’s start with the most important thing when you’re at the dealership. Don’t ever buy a new car. OK. Thing number two, refer to thing number one. Very simply. Don’t ever buy a new car. Here’s why. Because you will lose s••• ton of money. I’m going to show you a Lexus right now, which is the most luxurious, the most expensive, the most high and Japanese brand. Japanese cars hold their value like no other. And I’m picking Lexus. I’m not even talking about the Honda. I’m not talking about shaving for their Dodge. I’m talking about Lexus. OK, I’m not even talking about Lincoln or Cadillac or nothing like that. This is Lexus. Top of the line, Japanese luxury car. Check this out. This right here is 2014. Lexus asks 350. It’s twenty five thousand dollars with thirty thousand miles. This thing was almost 50 grand when it was new. Somebody lost almost twenty five for twenty thousand dollars. Somebody lost 20 grand on this thing. Yeah, and this is not even the cheapest one you can actually find find ones that are even cheaper. Check this out. 19 grand 2015, our X 350.
Twenty seven thousand miles. However, this one has been in the accident. I’m not sure how big or small I haven’t checked it, but it just says it was an accident. Guess what? I came by this car here probably for 17 grand. For seventeen thousand dollars. And for those of you that are worried about car accidents. Relax. There’s a difference between a rebuilt car and the totaled car. OK. What has been blown up to smithereens? And another one had just. It was just an accident. So. Yeah. OK. So let’s dive into the actual scam. So the scam is this here. You see this Lexus right here? Two thousand eighteen. It has navigation package for twenty one hundred dollars. Cool stuff. Let’s get this navigation. Except the navigation part of this navigation package is already in there. The G.P.S. components are already in your car. You know what you’re going to pay twenty one hundred dollars for. For you to be allowed to use it. They’re just going to put in the code or a DVD and you will be allowed to use it. What kind of bulls••• is that? It’s like you buying the microwave. And then if you want to use the popcorn button, that’s extra. Forty five dollars. You want to use the potato button? That’s extra $63. Come on. Really? If you’re if you’re a technologically kind of smart, you know, or if you know how to use Google, you can figure this out and you can actually get. This navigation working without paying for it. Now, what I would suggest you do is have you ever heard of Amazon? You can buy G.P.S.
navigation turn by turn. Voice and everything is the same stuff for a hundred thirty dollars. Those f•••ers are charging a twenty one hundred dollars for something that costs retail. Hundred thirty dollars. This isn’t this is not even a wholesale or manufacturing price. This is retail. I know what you’re thinking then. I don’t like to have a G.P.S. on my dashboard like my car to be clean. OK, not a problem. Check this out. You can put this instead of your existing DVD player. OK. And you can actually watch movies on this thing and you can have a G.P.S.. And it’s just going to slide out whenever you’re ready to use it. Kind of cool, huh? It looks nice. Looks clean. And it only is hundred seventy dollars, not twenty one hundred dollars. If you’re thinking that you’re going to get something special with that g._p._s, you will. I’m going to tell you about in just a second. But right now, I want to blow your mind. Did you know that you have free G.P.S. on your phone? It’s free. If you don’t like Google Maps, use one of those two options at one hundred thirty or one hundred seventy dollars. But come on. You have g._p._s on your phone for free. Who is going to spend? I don’t. There’s actually people that spend money on this. I don’t know how. But it’s because of slick salesman. That’s it. You know, an older people and older customers that aren’t very savvy with tech. And they don’t like. You know, the whole cell phone thing. And they think they’re going to get something better for twenty one hundred dollars.
And this is why dealerships make me mad, because they prey on uneducated customer, educated customer will absolutely own a dealership, uneducated customer will get scammed. That’s the only difference. Dealerships have no power over you. Absolutely not. If I’m educated, I’m going to come in. I’m going to get the best possible deal if I don’t know what the hell is going on. I’m going to overpay. I’m going to be taken advantage of and scammed. Now there’s something else you’re going to get with this. Two thousand? No. Twenty one. One hundred. That’s not even two thousand twenty one. One hundred dollar package. Check this out. You’re going to get Pandora, which is a free application. You’re gonna get. I heart radio. I mean, who listens to that anymore? Slacker. I mean, if you’re 80 years old, maybe you’re still using it. NPR one. Where would they be without NPR one? My life would not be the same. Yelp. The first thing I want to do when my car is read reviews on restaurants and sushi bars. You know how important Yelp is because you can’t get it for free on your phone. They’re charging for this s•••. And this fuel button. I thought this fuel button will give me fuel in my gas tank. Apparently it just shows you your gas stations. You know what? You can have gas stations shown to you on your phone for free with Google Maps or with the GP is that you bought four hundred and thirty dollars. They’re charging money for this.
You know what? There is more. We’re not done with this thing yet. You have sports. If you get the shakes, you get the craving to see the sports scores. You want to see how your team is doing and is more important for you to check your sports thing than driving. Be safe in your car. Safety of your passengers. It is so important. Then what the f••• are you doing? Driving. You’re using sports app while you’re driving. I’m not even I’m not even angry at you. I am angry at manufacturers. Like, what the f••• are they thinking? Are they even from this planet? I don’t know anybody. And I’ve driven with a lot of people who like like sports and they’re really big fans of sports and s•••. I don’t know any one of them that had the f•••ing urge and shakes to check the sports app while they’re driving. All right. Next one. Stocks. If you’re into stock market, into trading, what the f••• are you doing? Driving your own car? Hire a driver. You’re making a s••• ton of money. The f••• you’re doing driving a car if you’re not making money in stocks. Why are you checking stocks? You can’t do anything about them anyways. Suddenly, by the time you decide to buy or sell, if this app even allows you to buy and sell, the stock market is going to be different because you’re going to take at least a minute for it for that message to be sent to the satellite, from the satellite to the servers and then to the stock market, that’s going to take at least 45 seconds or a minute. If you’re truly into stocks. s••• is gonna change in like 10 seconds. We’re talking bytheir minute here.
So this is why I am kind of kind of angry, is because they’re taking advantage of just people who are uneducated. OK, now let’s talk about something that’s a little more positive. Rear seat entertainment. No, not that kind of rear seat entertainment. However, it wouldn’t be too bad of an option after you got f•••ed by purchasing this. Twenty one hundred g._p._s. This rear seat entertainment. From Acura, you will have a unique chance once in a lifetime opportunity to spend two thousand dollars on rear seat entertainment package.
Let’s see what you’re going to get for two grand. First, you’re going to get nine inch full veejay screen. You know what? I have a credible source that tells me no one himself has been using veejay screens in the arc with older animals. About four and a half thousand years ago, BGA screens are so old that I don’t think anybody is using them. You can’t buy a TV, a computer screen, a phone screen with V.J. screens. However, you can get it in your car in your sixty thousand dollar Acura BGA screens. They are the cheapest.
The most. Disgusting screams you can look at the resolution is absolutely horrific. I mean, this screen is so cheap. I’m going to tell you afterwards how much it costs everything to be put in. But for now, check this out. You can get one for forty dollars. Nine inch VEGF screen for forty dollars. We’re not done just yet. You know what else you’re gonna get? You’re gonna get one extra speaker. There is going to be ten already installed. You’re gonna get one more. You know, one extra speaker. And that’s gonna make a world of difference. We’re not done just yet. You’re gonna get two wireless headphones. No brand headphones. Not beaus, not beats. Not Sony is not Panasonic’s, not Samsung. You’re gonna get no name. Brand the headphones. You know, you can’t get those for 15 dollars a piece at Wal-Mart. You’ve got to pay two thousand dollars to get them here. But here’s something that really blew my mind. Remote control. In fact, I have the same credible source. It’s telling me that the last remote control hasn’t been spotted in the Ark of the Covenant.
Over five thousand years ago. Yep, that’s how rare there are. You can’t get a remote control anywhere else. You will also get a power outlet. Keep in mind, you’re not going to get the power. Everything is already there. There’s just a black dummy cover, which you can take it out and put the outlet yourself. If you know how to use a screwdriver, you’re 90 percent done. Next one. Now, this one has really made me feel like a fool for making fun of this Acura rehr entertainment package, because this feature is only reserved for the most powerful dictators in the world. I mean, Putin has one. Barack Hussein Obama. The second has one dot top Roman guy has one. No, it’s not bulletproof glass. It’s not your personal bodyguard. It’s not bulletproof doors. It’s not extra bag of blood. Nope. It’s the window shades. They are so rare that only the most powerful men in the world have one. In fact, I hear you have to have special connections to the gods themselves to be granted the power to have one installed in your car. What?
What does that.
Is that is that a window shade for $15? In fact, even two of them.
Well, I better check my sources. Apparently, window shades are not reserved for only dictators and you can have one for fifteen dollars. They’re charging two thousand dollars for this package. I actually have some friends in China that work directly with manufacturing. And you know how much this thing here would cost for accurate to put in less than forty dollars. Throw g._p._s in there and that’s less than sixty dollars. You know what they want. They want forty one hundred dollars for this. Let me let me take care of your rear entertainment system. You got kids and they’re all over the place. They’re just annoying you to hell. Let me take care of your rear entertainment system. Check this out. So first, we’re going to start off with the forty nine inch. 4K ultra HDTV. You think you can’t put a 50 inch TV in there? You can. It’s amazing what you can do with your car. Next, we’re going to throw in the X box. Next, we’re gonna have a pair of headphones because you don’t want to hear, you know, kids in the backseat playing video games. We’re going to throw another pair of headphones because why not? There’s two controllers. Let’s have two headphones. You’re not entertained. There is more. A tablet. Another tablet. Another tablet. You’re still not entertained. Well, guess what? With all this purchased, not onsale. This is just Best Buy, where everyday prices and we all know Best Buy does not have the lowest prices.
We still have. Twelve hundred dollars left. You know what? You might still get half of that re entertainment. After all, if you go with me and you’ll let me take care of your entertainment and G.P.S. navigation needs, you will have saved over twenty eight hundred dollars. In fact, you might have enough money left for both of those rare entertainment. Let’s move on. The next scam. I want to talk about is going to be blind spot monitoring system BSM and what this does is it minotaurs, your blindspots? OK, and if there is a car on your mear, there’s gonna be an orange signal that’s really hard to see, especially in daytime. And that’s going to light up if there’s a car behind you. OK. Now, the second thing the manufacturers and dealership are going to try to scam you on is going to be rear parking sensors as these pimples right here. Here they’re black/white. Typically, they are going to be the same color as your bumper. OK. They’re going to charge you over two thousand dollars for this bulls•••. Let me show you what you can have installed after market just yourself. Blind spot monitoring system. Hundred seventy dollars at Wal-Mart, at Wal-Mart, you’re going to have to go in. You where? Wal-Mart, you can order it online, is going to get shipped to your house. You will know how to install these. Not a problem. Somebody from Craigslist to install it.
These you know how many kids like 20, 30 years old that are super skilled on this stuff. They’re going to install this thing like in three hours. Next, reverse backup sensors. OK. Sixty dollars for less than two hundred fifty dollars. You’re going to have this thing and you can pay somebody two or three hundred dollars to install this for less than five hundred dollars. You will have this for less than five hundred dollars. This is really kind of bothers me. Why aren’t we doing this? It’s our job to take care of our money. Don’t be scanned by the dealership. You gotta be smarter than them. You’ve got to be harder than them. And you’ve got to be more persistent with them. You are the boss when you’re going to a dealership and you are the guy in the control or girl in control of the sale. If you’re not there, if you don’t want to buy a car, they can’t sell the car. You are truly in control of the sale. Don’t let salesmen or managers think they have control over you. You can leave. They can’t. You can go and buy a car somewhere else. They can’t chase after you and sell your car. Now, you may be thinking to yourself, then you know what, manufacturers are just looking out for us. They want safety for us. They want us to be safe. Really? That’s what you think.
Let me show you something. Look at this mirror. This is just an example. One of many one of many examples. The mirror below is just a regular car mirror, a mere above is a special mear that allows you to see 50 times more, 50 times more. You know how much it would cost. Manufacturer students told us less than a dollar for less than a dollar. Manufacturers would be able to install this in your car from the factory and you would be able to see what the f••• is going on in your blind spot. You know what else you can do? You can buy one of these curved mirrors and put them over your existant mirror or instead of the mirror. This mirror. We’ll show you what’s going on behind you and even your blindspots mirrors that don’t break, mirrors that don’t malfunction. Mirror is not going to break on you. These sensors will break car companies. Car manufacturing companies don’t care about us. They don’t care about our safety. I’m going to make a few more videos just about car manufacturers and our safety and how they’re cutting corners and where they can if they can’t save a hundred and fifty dollars on your life. They will save hundred fifty dollars and risk your life. But that’s in a different video. This is Dan with 60 minute car. I’m signing out and they’ll see you on the Internet.
