Greedy Dealer MARKS UP My Money Factor Then ADMITS It on Camera?!
About this episode
A negotiator named Tommy calls multiple Mercedes dealerships to lease a 2026 GLE 450, pushing for a strong discount and—most importantly—no money-factor markup. The calls turn into a live, chaotic negotiation: agents argue about “buying in the wrong month,” disconnects happen, and one manager finally admits the money factor is marked up (buy rate vs sell rate). Tommy compares offers from different stores, calls out add-on games, and tries to land a payment target around the low $1,100s. The episode mixes real deal math with dealership tactics and transparency debates.
In this video, I negotiate a lease deal for a client. I teach you why it is important to ask about the money factor - this lease payment was NOT what it was supposed to be.
I negotiate car deals and often do it daily on my live streams. You definitely don't want to miss the action.
Mercedes-Benz GLE
"Perfect. And this is actually one of our nicest GLEs we've got. I remember when this one came in."
Dodge Neon
"...lly the most fun I've ever had was my 1998 Dodge Neon. Back when I was 18 years old."
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