r/askcarsales is a subreddit with 292k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses looking for a car, car, struggling, worst, and dealership, and they frequently recommend/review dress shoe, car loan, and mid size suv.
A place to ask professionals in various aspects of the industry your questions. Top level replies are from accounts that have been vetted and flaired.
If you have not decided what car you wish to buy, please use /r/whatcarshouldibuy.
Popular Themes in r/askcarsales
#1
Advice Requests
: "Paid car sales tax in Missouri, moved to Georgia, now being double taxed $8,400 - Missouri denying refund. Anyone dealt with this?"
12 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Dealer didn’t pay off my trade-in — now I’m being threatened with repossession"
11 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Dealership software for getting cars ready for sale?"
10 posts
#4
Money Talk
: "Good Credit, Stable income, but no money for a down payment"
4 posts
Popular Topics in r/askcarsales
#1
Looking For A Car
16 posts
#2
Car
8 posts
#3
Struggling
7 posts
#4
Worst
4 posts
#5
Dealership
: "Deposit paid, sold my car. Now Dealership can’t sell me new vehicle."
4 posts
#6
Sales
: "29F, great at selling, terrified of big presentations. Where do I actually fit in B2B Sales?"
4 posts
#7
Car Sales
3 posts
#8
Warranty
: "Extended Warranty help!"
3 posts
#9
Trade In
: "If I recently bought a used car (a one owner 2017 Porsche Macan S with 41k miles about a month ago and realized just how much I miss driving sedans, I know I’ll take a massive depreciation hit, but would dealerships think I’m crazy if I wanted to already trade the Macan in for a sedan this early on?"
3 posts
#10
Career
: "Has anyone on here made the transition from Accounting to Car Sales and if so would you recommend doing that?"
3 posts
Products Discussed in r/askcarsales
Dress Shoe
6 reviews
#1
Cole Haan
5.0★ from 3 reviews
#2
Ecco
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Johnston & Murphy
4.0★ from 1 review
Car Loan
5 reviews
#1
Credit Union
4.7★ from 3 reviews
#2
Credit Unions
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Mazda
5.0★ from 1 review
Mid Size Suv
2 reviews
#1
Audi
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
Mazda
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/askcarsales
#1
US Sale
: "Dealer didn’t pay off my trade-in — now I’m being threatened with repossession"
132 posts
#2
Canadian Sale
: "Deposit paid, sold my car. Now dealership can’t sell me new vehicle."
10 posts
#3
Meta
: "THANK YOU!"
10 posts
#4
European Sale
: "My late father’s pride and joys being auctioned with No reserve 😵💫"
2 posts
#5
Private Sale
: "need an affidavit of loss—except i’ve been title jumped"
1 post
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Yearly
+30k members(11.7%)
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Last updated: September 2, 2026