Hi I'm interested in leasing a new Corvette. My past 3 cars have been more expensive European luxury cars that I leased (one twice as costly as the Corvette). I'm 25 years old, have good income of $200k, and perfect credit. I'm not having much luck with dealers and had some questions...
I went to the largest Chevy dealer in town and they refused to let me get in the car or test drive it. The salesman's boss came out and said without running my credit and reviewing my 2006 tax returns, I was wasting their time because they didn't think I had any money. Then they asked me to leave. Well I was humiliated and insulted so I left. I felt horrible; completely insulted.
The second dealership I went to also refused to let me test drive the car until I let them run my credit. So I let them and they saw I had good credit. Then they said that unless I agreed to buy the car on the spot, I couldn't test drive it. Again the salesman's boss came out and said he didn't want to put miles on the car because it's Chevy's premier make, and if I wouldn't say yes to buying it I couldn't test drive it. Well how the heck to you buy a car without test driving it first. He also told me that MSRPs on Corvettes are not negotiable and you must pay what the dealer asks. No matter how much I asked he said I couldn't drive the car because I didn't want to buy it and because he didn't want the car crashed because he said I was an "inexperienced driver". He told me I can test drive a used one but not a new one.
Advise please....