Car salespeople hate it when you bring someone with you to to the car dealership to help you negotiate a deal. For example a young woman may bring her father to help her. Or she may bring another relative or even worse . . . a boyfriend.

The boyfriends are the worst to deal with, because they feel they have impress the girlfriend by exerting their authority and trying to control the deal. It's a macho thing!

Salespeople call these people "quarterbacks!"

The sales person wants to stay focused on the person actually buying the vehicle, rather then being sidetracked at every turn by a "quarterback."

From a salesman's perspective the person trying to help the buyer often times creates a lot of chaos. They're trying to impress the buyer with all their car buying expertise. In reality they usually have no more expertise than the buyer him or herself has, and in order to look good they have to fake their way through the deal. This drives the car sales person nuts and without the "quarterback" even knowing, it throws the sales person totally off his game plan.

Believe it or not this is a good thing for You! Just be prepared to listen to a lot of bull and a lot of tough talk from your helper...and remember he or she means well!

So the next time you go to a car dealer to buy a vehicle, bring a "quarterback" with you. If not for any other reason it will make for a very amusing time! Not for the sales person though!