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I’m not sure if this has been mentioned yet, but if paying cash, be sure to hand over your highest rewards credit card and have them charge the max they will allow. It’s always been $5k for me. I cant get them to give me a slightly better price to account for what they pay in fees so might as well reap some benefit.
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Similar story, but without the dealer shenanigans. I made the deal via email over the course of 3 hours, and arranged for my mom to pick up the car the next day. (I'm in another state.) When she went to pick up the car, the salesman claimed to not know anything about the deal. It turns out they had two salesmen with the same (uncommon) name, and the wrong one responded to the initial page. It was an honest mistake, and everything was sorted out within an hour.
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Ill throw one more thing out there...
With current used car supply being extremely limited most dealers will be more aggressive on pricing if they know they are getting a solid used car they can retail. Some mid line imports are still thin on new car availability and will actually prioritize new car transactions that will bring in a used car. So the throw the trade in at the end from the 80s playbook may not work as intended. |
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Great comments everyone, thanks!
So what is the best way to handle the test drive? We have a good idea of what type of car we want but we would like to test drive some different makes and models. Do you schedule one online and and try and fend off the sales people? Just show up at the dealer and ask for test drive? |
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Be the Reason Others Succeed Last edited by fourflys; 02-01-2024 at 01:00 PM. |
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And I always ask for it back when I leave. They DO NOT need that info until you actually buy a car. Dealerships are not great about protecting personal information so I shred it myself.
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I'm a big proponent of going to CarMax and test driving as many cars as you want...literally, just point to the car and tell your sales associate (after you've checked in) I want to test drive that one...one after the other if needed. Once you figure out what you want, you can buy there or find it elsewhere and test drive the actual vehicle you'll be buying. |
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... with the possible exception of a new Corvette. A lot of dealers won't let you sit in a new Corvette, much less drive it, until the deal its done. Apparently, it's really important to many buyers that they take possession of their new car with only 1.3 miles on the odometer.
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I might add....I always try to treat them with the same respect I want back. I try to be nice, friendly and business like, and I expect the same from them. It doesn't hurt to make a good impression. You can do business without being a jerk.
I really dislike buying from our local Honda dealership (which I did once for CRV), An Auto Nation. They play all these games. Buying my wife's Lincoln Nautilus was a good experience from that dealership and dealing with their service department is the same. It's amazing the difference in dealerships. Last edited by Ralph; 02-01-2024 at 01:25 PM. |
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They don't want to buy one that someone test drove to 100+ mph in the break in period and then accidentally downshifted from 5th to 2nd. |
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