cross-shopping n.— «With more car dealers out there now than ever before, consumers also now have more leverage. It’s a common consumer tactic to play two car dealers off each other, or in auto dealer parlance, “cross...
clock v.— «Prosecutor Christopher Batty said Butt bought high-mileage cars from motor auctions and had the mileages considerably reduced enabling him to sell the cars at an inflated price, a practice known as “clocking.” He...
bushing n.— «When you buy a car, you know how great it feels to drive off in a nice set of wheels, even if the car isn’t brand new. But what do you do if the car dealer calls you back days later and says you need to pay more money? It’s...
tote a note v. phr.— «A house note dealer is a car dealer who doesn’t go through a bank or credit bureau when he sells a car. Rather, he “totes the note” himself.» —by John Reed Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Little...
tote-a-note v. phr.— «Shumaker said he and Mr. Souders sold their new-car dealerships in the mid-1980s and focused on their “very affordable” used-car lots. He said they were the first in Wichita—and possibly the state—to...