Your experience is so common. I guess by your story you had no adult man with you – you should try the first 2 dealers and see the difference.

In fact, there was no difference at the luxury end of the market as well when I finally had achieved my goals and was buying my dream car. I had Merc treat me like a barbie doll when I was shopping recently. 1 asked me if my husband or brother would be the one to test drive the car – had great delight in taking him out on the road and showing him how an Italian woamn drives when her blood is boiling.

Having said that I must say like your 3rd dealer, Audi treated me with respect from the moment I contacted them. The dealer was ready as per our appointment, the car detailed & fully optioned as I had asked about, the dealer went through everything – including delivery dates, pricing options and how by changing models / options I could get a higher end finish for about $5000 less. I then had the car for 24hrs to see if it was what I wanted. Very clever because I showed it to everyone who presumed I had brought it – stuck!