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Has anyone been able to get an automobile dealer to accept a credit card for the purchase of a car?
If you go to a dealer that allow's it then don't buy the car you paid too much.
Push them on it! Most dealers will tell you that there is a limit to the amount charged. This goes against the agreements of ALL the major card organizations.
Be prepared to walk out, but they will take it.
We would only take 2K but if the deal had tons of profit we would go higher.
Every dollar the dealer looses to the credit card company lowers the profit to the deal on the car your buying. Wouldn't it make sense that if the dealer took the credit card you'd be paying too much for the car
Saluki9, doesn't this seem correct to you. Why would a dealer take the credit card to lose money?
Saluki9, doesn't this seem correct to you. Why would a dealer take the credit card to lose money?
Chicago Sun Times - August 7th, 2007according to both MasterCard spokesman Tristan Jordan and Visa spokeswoman Dori Busell, car dealers are not allowed to set maximum purchase amounts under their merchant agreement with the bank that handles their credit transactions
...For now, though, you are entitled to charge the whole car, up to your credit limit, according to Visa and MasterCard.
Because the franchise agreements with Visa and Mastercard do not allow you to set a maximum purchase amount. The dealers tell you that there is a max purchase amount and like most things 99% of people take their word.
The dealership can lose their rights to take the cards if they are caught.
Chicago Sun Times - August 7th, 2007
BTW: at work we have had many clients charge Mercedes, BMWs and one client that built a $2.0M house and charged the whole thing on a Mastercard.
FD, as we both know if the profits there we do what we have to do.
Saluki9, are you under the impression that the dealer cares if they lose the wright to take someones credit card? Also do you think the dealer is willing to lose money so someone can use a credit card? You gotta be kidding. Most folks have many different credit cards so if one of the cards wants to pull the privilage of the dealer using that one so be it.
I've had people come in and want to put the car on the card so they can go on vacation with the points. These are people that wanted to pay cash and would pay the card off next month.
I'll leave it at this, if the dealer is going to lose money there not taking the card. (period) If your walking out the door just keep walking.
That's why they make doors.
[FONT=verdana, arial, helvetica] VISA U.S.A. INCORPORATED
A. As per page ten (10) of the "Rules for Visa Merchants: Card Acceptance and Chargeback Management Guidelines," the following Visa Rules are imposed on merchant conduct:
Dollar Minimums and Maximums - Always honor valid Visa cards, in your acceptance category, regardless of the dollar amount of the purchase. Imposing minimum or maximum purchase amounts is a violation.
No Surcharging - Always treat Visa transactions like any other transaction; that is, you may not impose any surcharges on a Visa transaction. You may, however, offer a discount for cash transactions, provided that the offer is clearly disclosed to customers and the cash price is presented as a discount from the standard price charged for all other forms of payment.
[Note: As per the disclaimer appearing on page four (4) of the "Rules for Visa Merchants:"
This guide contains information based on the current Visa U.S.A. Inc. Operating Regulations. If there are any technical differences between the Visa U.S.A. Inc. Operating Regulations will prevail in every instance. Your merchant agreement and the Visa U.S.A. Inc. Operating Regulations take precedence over this guide or any updates to its information.][/FONT]
Last time I looked dealerships don't have a steeple and a cross in front.
You're telling me that an auto dealer wouldn't care if they were no longer allowed to take VISA? Are you kidding?
They will do it if you push, trust me, I've done it. I charged $10K which was my limit at the time on my AA Mastercard to buy over half of my girlfriends car. I paid $200 over invoice so they must have had one hell of a holdback on those Civics. It almost came to punches, but they took the card. I didn't take the crap about only allowing $2500 on the card.
Well, you pushed the issue. Maybe the sales manager did it to make you go away, I've done that before.....