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I got alot of help from this website when I was looking to buy (and encouragement) so I thought I'd post the above article to remind everyone to be weary at dealerships, like you don't know that already...lol

I also suggest you read "Confessions of a car salesman"

For those looking to buy, nothing helps you out more than to have your financing before entering the doors of hell...I mean the dealership.

Gambit

A lot of that stuff is right out of confessions of a car salesman

vitaliy

I deal with very expensive contracts (millions of $) on a daily basis. Due to my nature of work I learned how talk to customers and business partners and may be this will help some of you at a car dealership:

1. Learn how to say "no." This is one of the most valuable skills you can ever have! It takes ***** to put your fist down on a table and say, "No, this is how I want it to work."

2. Always lead them. When you have a deal going on, make sure that you're the driver.

3. Some deals are never meant to be.

4. Always leave something for the other party. You do not want to **** everybody off. If you come out as a dick, everybody will treat you like one. Whenever you try to negotiate a deal, make sure that you don't leave the other party with a bad aftertaste. These people will be around when something happens to your car or when it needs to be repaired.

5. Have a timeframe.

dwynne

Pretty standard stuff, and you would think everyone would know by now :D

I hear people say stuff like "What do you think of this deal? This is the best we could get after 4 hours at the dealership". Are these folks dumb or just stupid? Do they have so much free time they want to spend it at a car dealership fighting with them?

Most of this stuff can be handled over the phone, fax, or e-mail these days. You have to be realistic in what you expect - they are not likely to lose money selling you a car - so do your homework. If they will not deal on your terms move along and find someone who will.

I just got a new car for my wife the other day and we were going to have to drive a bit to get the best deal. One of the local dealers was close on the price, so I sent them an e-mail: "It is time to poop or get off the pot. In 30 minutes I am driving to the other dealer to get the car at this price". My phone rang about 2 minutes later with an offer I could live with (and not drive 3 hours each way). We showed up, inspected and test drove, signed papers, went to dinner, and went home. If the phone had not rung? We would have dropped the top on the S and taken a drive - and saved money.

vitaly added some good thoughts - what I can add is that some dealers just don't deal. I faxed or e-mailed or both offers sheets to a lot of dealers and very few even bothered to reply. Some that did were not willing to touch the price (into the hold back). Found a few that would. I could have wasted time trying to make those folks "Deal" with me but it was obvious they would not - so why waste time and make yourself mad? Last time I looked there are TONS of cars on the lots at every dealer, so just find a better place to get the car.

It really does not have to be such an ordeal, but folks must be in need of punishment the way they act....

Dennis

Buffalo66

I personally like spending maybe 5-10 hours when I buy a car over the course of a couple weeks to save probably about $2000. I luvvvv the negotiating! But to each his own, as I can certainly understand that alot of people would gladly pay $2000 to avoid such "fighting".