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By: ChristianPF

ChristianPF — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:45:48 +0000

Peter nice ride! Thanks for the mention!

By: Alex Liu

Alex Liu — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 03:38:58 +0000

Ya! What you mentioned before buying a car is very important. I have something to add: "Never say the price we want first" That's something I learned from a negotiation expert. He always get the sales person to start with the price first and cut it 50% or more. Whoever start with the price will not benefit a lot from bargaining! Alex Lius last blog post..Is PageRank Important In Ranking?

By: Peter

Peter — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 02:19:18 +0000

that is true – private sellers and dealers are two very different beasts.

By: Joshua

Joshua — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:57:50 +0000

It is interesting to note that many times you can actually negotiate a better deal through a private seller if you tell them that you are paying in cash. Sometimes they are just more motivated by actual dollars and lack negotiating experience. Joshuas last blog post..Stewardship: What does it mean?

By: Peter

Peter — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 20:38:37 +0000

We found the same thing – fixed price stores make it sound like you’re getting a good deal because you don’t have to negotiate, but you can usually do better somewhere else.

We went to a store that allows negotiation, and because we did we were able to get an already decent price down, as well as getting $1750 for our trade instead of the $1000-1500 offered by other stores. It pays to shop around!

By: nc

nc — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 20:01:10 +0000

Enjoy the car!

I’ve also found that “fixed price” dealerships often give you a far worse deal. For example, with our last car, the “fixed price” dealership was offering an OK price on the car, but came in at $1700 for our trade-in. We went up the street to a dealer that is not fixed price, and they offered to pay $3500 cash for our trade-in. (It’s one of the dealerships that will actually buy your trade-in for their offered price if you buy a car there or not.)

It was hard to walk away from the car at the fixed-price dealership, but we did, and got a much better deal because of it.

Slight difference!

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By: That One Caveman

That One Caveman — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:55:39 +0000

Nice car! We'll be doing this soon, too, so I'll keep your suggestions in mind when we go shopping. That One Cavemans last blog post..The Rush of Paying Off a Debt

By: David

David — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:30:10 +0000

Congrats on the car and thanks for the mention!

By: FFB

FFB — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:09:13 +0000

Congrats on the new car! Best of luck. FFBs last blog post..6 Ways Eating Out Less Has Made Our Family Better