How can I tell if a dealership quote is legitimate or just a bait and switch tactic designed to get me on the lot?
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Fan-out diagram
The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
How can I tell if a dealership quote is legitimate or just a bait and switch tactic designed to get me on the lot?
3 real searches · 1 real-search pass
FTC car dealer advertising bait and switch pricing dealer add-ons out the door price consumer advice 2025Google ↗
OBSERVEDConsequence
California DMV dealer advertising vehicle price mandatory fees dealer add-ons disclosure law 2025Google ↗
OBSERVEDShort fact
California Attorney General car buying dealer fees advertised price auto sales consumerGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (3)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 3 of 3 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT3 real searches · gpt-6
FTC car dealer advertising bait and switch pricing dealer add-ons out the door price consumer advice 2025 Google ↗
California DMV dealer advertising vehicle price mandatory fees dealer add-ons disclosure law 2025 Google ↗
California Attorney General car buying dealer fees advertised price auto sales consumer Google ↗
- 6.030 Key Dealer Requirements Under the CARs Act (CCC §§1784.20-23, 1784.28, 1784.30-31, 1784.40-44 VC §§11705 and 11713) · dmv.ca.gov
- California Civil Code § 1784.41 (2025) :: 2025 California Code :: U.S. Codes and Statutes :: U.S. Law :: Justia · law.justia.com
- Automobile Industry Pricing Transparency: FAQs · search.ftc.gov
- FTC Publishes Price Transparency FAQs for Auto Dealers · search.ftc.gov
- Federal Trade Commission · reportfraud.ftc.gov
- California DMV · dmv.ca.gov
- California Attorney General · oag.ca.gov
Queries
3 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FTC car dealer advertising bait and switch pricing dealer add-ons out the door price consumer advice 2025 OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Consequence | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
California DMV dealer advertising vehicle price mandatory fees dealer add-ons disclosure law 2025 OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Short fact | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
California Attorney General car buying dealer fees advertised price auto sales consumer OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 |