Originally Posted by scottIN

That's bizarre. Last two cars I bought I drove off the lot with no financing in place-just a purchase agreement. Both times were after 5 PM and we just agreed to work out the financing later. Ended up paying cash for one and financed the other through my local bank the next day. The last one was funny because about 3 days after I bought it, the dealership called and wanted to know how I was going to pay for it - my local bank had done all the paperwork but submitted it to the wrong dealership. Took about a week to get it all straight.