Memorial Day weekend purchase

05-26-2005, 10:51 AM

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Memorial Day weekend purchase

Who has more leverage? The dealer or the buyer?

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05-26-2005, 11:02 AM

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i say dealer, because they'll have more than usual number of customers visiting the dealership, which means more chances to make a deal, which means less incentive to cater to your needs :o

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05-26-2005, 04:08 PM

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The customer always has the leverage. You don't have to buy a car to pay your rent. I think the only time a dealer might have the upper hand is when the buyer has a really bad credit history.

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05-27-2005, 08:53 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by jaguargod

The customer always has the leverage. You don't have to buy a car to pay your rent. I think the only time a dealer might have the upper hand is when the buyer has a really bad credit history.

you took the words right out of my keyboard

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05-27-2005, 10:19 PM

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I'll probably buy this weekend (05 6-speed GT w/nav). What's a great deal minus taxes?

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05-28-2005, 07:13 AM

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The best I was offered was 1k under invoice for an 05.

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05-28-2005, 10:24 AM

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ok....here i go

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05-28-2005, 10:36 AM

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Good luck
What dealer?

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05-28-2005, 11:56 AM

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Hey, I just bought mine this weekend too...

I got $4890 off of MSRP for a white '05 w/Nav and roof.

I'm from Canada btw, so that brings it down to around $39.5k