mpm3710
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TurboFroggy said:When I went to pickup my Leaf they asked me for my SSN as well. I refused. I had a pre approved credit union financing approval and they said they could not just lookup the approval without my SSN. I called my CU and let them talk to the car sales guy there and he just repeated the same story to my CU that they needed my SSN to run the credit union direct lending lookup (CUDL), even with them on the phone telling him that wasn't true, what an ass. He even had his sleezeball "manager" come in and tell me that they needed my SSN to do the CUDL lookup which was also a lie. I was not going to give them my SSN no matter what. I had a credit freeze in effect that I had unfrozen to run the pre-approval prior to coming to the dealership and it was already re-frozen. They could not have run my credit even if they wanted to.
I ended up having to go back to my CU and get the financing done there and bring them a check from my CU to do the deal. I was able to do the deal and get out of there without having to give my SSN. The sales guy was eager to get me out of there too, I think because I was one of the first reservations/orders that they sold for $100 less then invoice and they weren't making any money on me. He didn't even bother to go though the functions of the car with me, and yet the customer checklist was already filled out. (I had read though the manual online as well as the full service manual so I didn't really need the walk though.)
Lesson learned, always bring a check from your bank with the exact amount needed.
I see that you are from Everett. The dealership that you got your car from wouldn't happen to be Magic Nissan would it? That isn't a very nice place. They don't like Leafers to use their charging stations. They weren't very nice about letting me use it when I was in dire straits and may not make it home to Maple Valley. I would imagine how they are with their customers.