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sycor - I have some suggestions on buying a car (I assume it's new)

Posted by JaxSean (aka JaxSean) Jul 8 '20, 11:56

Used has a lot more wiggle room, but if it's new:

1. Find the car you want, go test drive it, see if they'll give you a quote.

2. Thank them and leave. This is the most important part.

3. Research online sites like Kelly Blue Book or TrueCar (as spamlet suggested). This will give you a very good idea of what ballpark you should be in.

4. If you're comfortable in that ballpark, go a few hundred to a thousand lower, and

5. Make that offer be the "I want to walk out the door, tax, tag and title for $XXX amount."

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And don't forget to ask about... -- (link) - znufrii, silly old man Jul 8, 12:33 [Image] 1
- L4 - sycor Jul 8, 12:38
Question. - sycor Jul 8, 12:12 6
- Yes, though if you have a trade in, you can tell them up front. The main pieces you're looking for are: - JaxSean Jul 8, 12:35
- First question (to me) is always "what color are you looking for?" followed by "how much per month?" Just give me the bottom line (cash price) and - Meg Jul 8, 12:18 3
  - yes, use their financing and then pay it off early. -- nm - Epiphany - with dog ears Jul 8, 12:23 2
    - Exactly! But I'm in the fortunate position of being able to do that :/ -- nm - Meg Jul 8, 13:14 1
      - yeah its not possible for everyone -- nm - Epiphany - with dog ears Jul 8, 13:33
- correct. -- nm - znufrii, silly old man Jul 8, 12:15
Good suggestions. -- nm - the ice Jul 8, 12:02
Thanks for the tips. - sycor Jul 8, 11:59
if you are a member of Costco or Sams club, they have car discount programs. - tRuMaN Jul 8, 11:58 4
- I saw this on B2. I've never even heard of it being a thing. I'm a Sam's Club member, I'll definitely look in to both. -- nm - sycor Jul 8, 12:00 3
  - yup, here -- (link) - tRuMaN Jul 8, 12:03 2 1
    - Man, I love this place. - sycor Jul 8, 12:08
    - fyi, when I bought my car two years ago, I just mentioned the program and signing up, and they took $1,250 or so off without me signing off. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 8, 12:04

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