Q&A About the car business or buying a car (1 Viewer)

[Pick]

A few things:

We have bought 6 vehicles from Toyota dealers (all Toyotas all new). Normally, they have run pretty well but we usually have upgraded within 3-5 years. My wife has a 2007 Highlander with 70K on it. All the sudden, there are thousands of dollars in engine repairs. WTF? I thought Toyotas were good for well beyond that. Whatever. Anyway, my question is can we leverage our loyalty at all with the dealership (we have plans to buy more vehicles) I'm not sure what to expect there.

Another question is I've heard it's always best to have your financing already in hand. Essentially, you have a set amount and thus can't be negotiated up. But of course, then you have to have your research done and know exactly what the value is of the car you are targeting. Right?

 

[Leeroy Jenkins]

Rate My Deal:

New Car: 2013 Honda CR-V EXL with Navigation and Runningboards (no servicing stuff, security etching, etc.)

Trade-In: 2003 Honda Accord with 135,000 miles

Cash: $500 cash down.

Lease: $257/mon, 12,000miles/yr, 3 years

Residual: $19300

 

[JMon348]

Is this a good deal??

 

[houston]

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[PinkydaPimp]

So im going to be going to a Mazda dealership to negotiate a new car purchase(no trade in). Should i just print out the KBB, edmunds and truecar pricing and start with that number? Should i ask for lower since they will counter?

 

[NajehHejan]

Anyone here have unlimited access to Auto Check? I'd toss a brother $10 via paypal to run me one on a used car. The website is $30 for one which seems too steep for my blood. Please PM me if you can help. TIA.

 

[inca911]

Anyone here have unlimited access to Auto Check? I'd toss a brother $10 via paypal to run me one on a used car. The website is $30 for one which seems too steep for my blood. Please PM me if you can help. TIA.

I just had the dealer run the CarFax report for me while I sat in his office. Turned out to be a single owner rental agency car, which explains why everything was near pristine after 20k miles.