Q: Is there any weird practice that I should be aware of before I go to the Houston Texas Mitsubishi dealer to buy my car?

A: There are a lot, but it depends on who you asked. The stupidest thing I have every come across at a Houston Texas Mitsubishi is when the car salesperson tries to get all of your personal information before you even test drive a car. They ask you for your social security number and they want to photocopy your driver’s license, and most people give in because they don’t realize that this is wrong.

They’re doing this because they want to run a credit check on you without even telling you. The Houston Texas Mitsubishi dealer might say that it’s necessary before a test drive, but that’s not true at all. I’ve rented a lot of cars, and they never needed a copy of my driver’s license. All they needed to do was see it and that was it.

Before you take your test drive, you don’t need a credit check because you aren’t sure if you want the car yet. It’s just a weird tactic that the Houston Texas Mitsubishi uses to pull you in ad get you to purchase a car. Remember that the more someone looks into your credit, the worse the score will be, so you only want someone to pull up your credit report when it’s absolutely necessary.

It’s not just Houston Texas Mitsubishi that does this, it’s all car dealerships, so you should look out for it anywhere you go.