I saw a car on autotrader.com advertised for $6995.00. I emailed the internet department with my offer price of $6,000 out the door....I don't think my offer was unfair or unrealistic. Got an email back stating that their selling price was INCREASED to $7995.00......hmmm...ok? The internet rep said he was working to honor the original advertised price of $6995.00...how kind of him.
Sounds to me like this dealer sets low prices to get inquiries from customers, then raises the price, only to then "negotiate" back to the advertised price. I don't do business that way. Who knows what other bad habits this dealer may have.