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I guess my question is how do you do the test driving and get out of the dealership? I was talking to him yesterday, and we were saying to bring the car they weren't trading in, and to make up an appointment that he had to leave for so he could get out of there.
You just tell them you are test driving a bunch of different makes and models to see which one you want to buy. They shouldn't give you grief about that. No need to make up excuses to get out of there.
This is how I bought my last used car. I asked for sales or managers in charge of internet sales. Their cards are what I then used to send my e-mail blast. I was also able to take a dealership off the list because of my experience with the test drive.
one of the things the packet tells you is to be as general as possible. This will return the most cars offered and gets you a bettter price. My initial email asked for a specific package with a DVD entertainment system. Since most did not have any in stock, they all came back with the same two cars. Very little wiggle room in that situation. So I removed the DVD player and then started dealing with cars they had on lot
Last couple of days on any month are usually better for pricing. Have a couple of friends who run dealerships and they are looking to hit their bonus numbers at the end of the month. Sometimes the last day of the month they will go below cost because the bonus more than makes up the loss.
yes
they suggest sending the email on the last Wednesday of the monthEta: as long as there are still a few days left in the month
do you lose ALL of your negotiating power if you are ordering something?
I don't think you would lose any negotiating room. A sold retail order is a bonus for the dealer and the dealer doesn't have to do any work. Only issue is if you are on a vehicle with limited availability, but then you won't have much room on a stock unit either.
the main issue is that dealers are competing on a price for that single car. While it could work, it's less of a lock than if it were a less specific order. That is how I read it in the package
no, but if they do, say thanks and thats it. Plenty will work with you
dealing with a trade in is covered. From what I remember, you don't mention anything about it. Agree on a price and then when you go to sign papers, you can discuss any trade ins
I think they are real. I recently leased a car and during my research these popped up. Supposedly they don't have all the overhead of a car dealership so they can offer lower prices. I didn't use one though so I don't have personal experience.
did you read the first post. I thought I pretty much answered this. But its 40 bucks for how to get the lowest price on a vehicle.
i thought you said you messed up your first email by being too specific and that the package tells you to be as general as possible?
I read the package wrong and asked for a vehicle that was basically built for someone and they didn't but it. You want to be specific as to model of the car and what you want in it. My issue was user driven, not something that was wrong with fighting chancei thought you said you messed up your first email by being too specific and that the package tells you to be as general as possible?
My experience has been that the local dealers do poorly with this. They are set in their idea that they're the "hometown dealer" and treat you like some rube who walked in the door. When we got the 1st round of quotes for the MDX, they were the highest bidder by a couple thousand. When we gave them a chance to beat the price, they treated it like it was a negotiation and tried to meet us in the middle. We laughed and bought the car for much less elsewhere.
Treat car dealers like you would a grocery store. If one doesn't have what you want, another will. Simple as that. My experience has been that the sales guys aren't too pushy. You walk in, say you want to test drive X. When they do the "what will it take for you to buy this car right now" spiel, tell them you aren't done trying out your options. Get their info and walk. It's not that hard.
