I want a a used car, preferably about 3-4 years old. I was looking at a Ford Fiesta or some other hatchback which was a 2013 with 34,000 miles on it. I get very frustrated because the dealers are not showing me what I like. For example I was initially looking for a car that was about 5-7k. I just want something that's reliable, good on gas, and the ac works. I don't trade my car in every 3-4 yrs and I usually put about 2500 down. I told them what I wanted via the phone but when I went into the dealership it was a different story. All of the cars I was interested they kept steering me towards a 2016. I only drive about 4-5k miles per year so a car with some miles don't bother me. Are all dealers like this? When one guys found that he was not making progress he brought in the general manager who was trying to sweeten the deal. Now I have excellent credit but I just don't want to deal with this.
When I called the service guy to tell him I seen a car online at his dealership that I was interested in he was saying how someone had already put money on the car and it is sold. Is this typical?