#435: Why Buying A Car Is So Awful

Planet Money

• Episode: #435: Why Buying A Car Is So Awful
• Website: Planet Money
• Feed URL: http://www.npr.org/rss/podcast.php?id=510289
• Duration: 00:18:16
• Published: 2014-03-14 21:13

Note: Today's show is a re-run. It originally ran in February, 2013.   In survey after survey, people rank buying a car as one of their least favorite experiences.   Why hasn't anyone figured out a better way to sell cars? Why can't you just go to a car store and shop for cars from a bunch of different manufacturers? Why don't cars have real price tags — with real prices, that people actually pay?   Today on the show: Why car buying is so unpleasant, and what your local legislators may be doing to keep it that way.