Dateline Hidden Camera Expose on Car Sales

Submitted by helvet on Mon, 12/01/2003 - 14:45
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Coming up on Dateline Friday, December 5th, 2003

 

It's a symbol of the American Dream -- a shiny new car. And, in fact, Americans spend more than 650-billion dollars a year on new cars. But, according to a Dateline NBC Hidden Camera Investigation, many shoppers probably paid way too much.

 


Dateline NBC took its cameras undercover to reveal what car dealers don't want you to see. Fast talk, fraud, and outright forgery... in dealerships nationwide. And when it's over, shoppers have paid thousands more than they should.

 


Dateline's hidden cameras caught it all on tape -- from the pitch... to the con. And we uncovered secret documents showing how dealers tack on hidden costs... and pressure shoppers into paying more than they can afford.

 


But the fact is, you -can- outsmart the dealers. Dateline will show you that too.

 


Dateline's Chief Consumer Correspondent Lea Thompson brings you a Dateline Hidden Camera Investigation.

 


That's Dateline Friday at eight, seven Central on NBC.