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I start by knowing exactly what car I want and what price I am willing to pay. Then I will reach out to everyone who might have it within 250 miles of my house, through email. I keep it short and sweet, I am busy and don't have the time to "come in for a test drive" for a car I know I want/need. I will not be upsold or down sold. I will get what I want, and if its not them, it will be someone else. I have fantastic credit and if I wanted to, could buy any car outright in hard cold cash. Skip the BS and go straight to an invoice with the managers signature. If they want a phone call, sure, they can do it, but I will simply repeat myself.
Stay respectful, but to the point. You are buying a car, not because you are desperate, but because you have the option as a consumer, it is on them to sell you on the car, and not for you to be wasting time.
Once you have the invoice, go to all those dealers and have them bid it out. Take the lowest invoice and do it all over again until no one wants to bid lower, and that is your real price.
I paid 24,000 Out the door (taxes, fees, etc) for my Camry XSE which MSRP'd at 33,500.
Paid 29,000 for my Accord 2.0T which MSRP'd at 33,350.
This list goes long through the ages.
Anyone paying sticker for a car is insane. Any dealer saying times have changed is also, insane, and will not be tolerated. Treat them respectfully, but they are scum. They easily have 2-3K in margin on every car, and after being flush with cash due to markups, have enough cash on the books to ride out a whole year.
So take your time, do not rush the process. What is the worst that can happen? You rent a car for 30$ a day till you find the right deal?
The face to face part is simply there for me to go through the money. If they don't honor the deal, or are trying to play hard ball, leave them your number, tell them they have at most 48 hours to change their mind, and walk away. Trust me, they will call. If they don't believe you over the internet, provide all necessary evidence, from the comfort of your couch. If the deal is worth it, trust me, you will drive 500 miles. Thats only a tank or two of gas for several thousands in savings (and if you consider interest rates, even more).
Stay respectful, but to the point. You are buying a car, not because you are desperate, but because you have the option as a consumer, it is on them to sell you on the car, and not for you to be wasting time.
Once you have the invoice, go to all those dealers and have them bid it out. Take the lowest invoice and do it all over again until no one wants to bid lower, and that is your real price.
I paid 24,000 Out the door (taxes, fees, etc) for my Camry XSE which MSRP'd at 33,500.
Paid 29,000 for my Accord 2.0T which MSRP'd at 33,350.
This list goes long through the ages.
Anyone paying sticker for a car is insane. Any dealer saying times have changed is also, insane, and will not be tolerated. Treat them respectfully, but they are scum. They easily have 2-3K in margin on every car, and after being flush with cash due to markups, have enough cash on the books to ride out a whole year.
So take your time, do not rush the process. What is the worst that can happen? You rent a car for 30$ a day till you find the right deal?
The face to face part is simply there for me to go through the money. If they don't honor the deal, or are trying to play hard ball, leave them your number, tell them they have at most 48 hours to change their mind, and walk away. Trust me, they will call. If they don't believe you over the internet, provide all necessary evidence, from the comfort of your couch. If the deal is worth it, trust me, you will drive 500 miles. Thats only a tank or two of gas for several thousands in savings (and if you consider interest rates, even more).