>by the finance guy at this dealership

He's probably lying to you.

>he was supposed to call me yesterday

So you've verified he's a liar already.

>he’s working on the #s.

Or he's just lying to you about working any numbers.

>He tells me 8 something.

Did you get a firm number or just this BS?

>I call BS on him

How much evidence do you need that he's a liar?

>He says it doesn’t matter,

Right, because he doesn't care about your credit score because he's a liar selling you a shitty loan.

I stopped reading. I'm sure the rest of your post made it clear you knew he was a lair and you completely ignored him and found some other institution, like a bank or credit union, to finance your purchase.