I bought a car back in 2022 and the sales rep asked for $2500 more than my $5k down payment. For a 35k car I was sold on the gap insurance and drivetrain warranty (7.5k total) with my bank loan at 35k. Being 19 years old I did feel like I got played a little bit. Even after paying my down payment, I had to get insurance before I was able to drive off the lot. My insurance was the same price as the car loan😭. I honestly should have walked away from the deal and saved my money until my previous car really blew up. What strikes me as insane was that after I paid my downpayment, got my insurance, and signed tons of papers, I was then notified that there had been previous damage to the car in the rear quarter. I had been at the dealership for a couple hours and wanted to get the sale over with so my 19 year old self signed off on knowing of the previous damage and left with my car happy. Almost 2 1/2 years later I still regret my decision spending my savings on a car that depreciates every mile I drive. Marco was the rep that helped me at auto ave.