Way to survive in America - 3

Now you are ready to buy a car!
So, how does it work in America?

Typically you choose a dealer and go there to buy your dream car. Contra to Denmark, where you come to a dealer, choose a car YOU want, choose a package YOU want and then wait 6-8 weeks for the delivery, in US you drive out of the dealer in a car the same day. The only slight detail is: NOT in the car you intended to buy but the same day. Why? Remember, we are in America, so the typical thinking of a buyer is an algorithm "I want=I need a car NOW". So when a customer enters the shop the chances of a car you really need or want is there equals close to zero. The idea is to let you test drive a vehicle and make sure you will be absolutely in love with it that nothing will stand in your way. So for a typical customer it wouldn't matter to upgrade from standard to luxury package for extra cost, something you absolutely don't need, as NOW you absolutely in need of THAT car.

Now, I come to the shop. I know exactly what I need: the color, the brand, the size, the package, and boy, I am NOT popular. I am straight forward and telling, no, I don't need your navigation system that one can hardly see on a 20cm screen, nor I don't need your floor mats or baggage net for additional only 500$. Oh God, how do we deal with her.
Then it comes to the price. In America it is all about sale. Now on sale 30% off, labor day sale, Black Friday, you name it. One of the experiences I went through is with a dealer in New Jersey. We tested the car, everything was good, but when it came to the price, it happened to be that those discounts we saw in the add could be reached only if you're a previous owner of the same brand, recent graduate and have a military ID. And this comes AFTER I have submitted all my papers. Of course they know that probability that a person who served in Iraq and just got a degree showing up at their dealership is more negative then close to zero (I think I was told in the whole their practice, they have seen 3 cases) that it worth commencing it with all these discounts. Because by the time you get that far with the talk about the financing, the price wouldn't matter, because, remember, YOU WANT THAT CAR!!!

So here I stand and confront them with the fact that by having L1 visa, or any other visa, there is no way I could be a last year student and served in US army. Ups.
On a positive sight, there are dealerships there, who are willing to do business with someone like us, sell what WE want and even finance on a relative low interest rate. Just keep searching, trust your instincts and don't let your spouse tell you, I need it now whether you like it or not.