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RE: New car buying tips? - 8/24/2008 9:38:35 AM
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Miss Giggles
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I've heard you won't get as good a price if you don't finance it, because that's where they make their profit off of.
Also if it's in high demand (which I think those are) they aren't going to give huge discounts off the price because someone can come in the next day and offer more. But it depends on your market, people here are walking in and buying anything with good gas mileage on the spot.
There's a car buying thread on edmunds.com.. they have a thread for each model car.. you could see in there what kind of deals people were able to negotiate.
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RE: New car buying tips? - 8/24/2008 11:03:44 AM
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karlie
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I've heard you won't get as good a price if you don't finance it, because that's where they make their profit off of.
We have friends who have been able to pay cash for their last three new car purchases, and they had a very different experience. They said they get them to come way down because they are paying cash and saving them the paperwork and trouble of drawing up financing papers and the dealership doesn't have to wait while a bank accepts the loan and sends them the money. We've never had that blessing, so I don't know first hand!
Good luck, Brandy 
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RE: New car buying tips? - 8/24/2008 11:13:41 AM
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Settle on the price before you mention that you are paying cash.
Most times you can get the price settled on the Internet, then go to the dealership and save yourself a lot of in-peron dickering. That's what Himself did with his car. When the salesman got to the negotiations part, it was already done and in the computer. (It was a Honda.)
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RE: New car buying tips? - 8/24/2008 9:57:06 PM
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Why not buy a slightly used one? Something with 4-10,000 miles on it? It would still have the warranty and the price would be much better as I think you could haggle much more.
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RE: New car buying tips? - 8/24/2008 10:13:20 PM
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karlie
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Because Ben I tried that argument and my husband and FIL (who is being our bank) want brand new so they know the history. I tried to get them to understand the depreciation when you drive off is ridiculous but no luck.
I can't blame them. We're sold on new cars. They are the only ones we've had that we've been 100% happy with the purchase of. We don't buy used anymore. It just works better for us and we definitely drive ours more than long enough to get our money's worth. He'll buy used for his work truck since it gets scratched up quickly, but not our family car.
How exciting, Brandy! We're planning on a new one in the spring and can't wait!
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RE: New car buying tips? - 8/24/2008 10:18:13 PM
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Miss Giggles
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I do the same thing. Besides the demand for slightly used cars is so high that there aren't that many of those demo cars out there and some people are selling their used ones for close to the new price and some new cars are going over list. Import dealers don't like to have waiting lists.
Like I said earlier, people panicked here with the gas prices and are snatching up anything that's reliable with decent gas mileage, used and new. The Nissan would fit in that category. It's one of the ones that are supposed to run forever.
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RE: New car buying tips? - 8/30/2008 11:59:51 AM
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karlie
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Congrats, Brandy!
I would have never thought of emailing them. Did you just ask for a quote on the model and that's it? Or did you get specific with features, color, etc. Did they email your quote, or did you include contact numbers?
We're getting a new car in the spring and it would sure be a lot easier emailing than shopping around in person, especially since we know what we want.
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RE: New car buying tips? - 8/30/2008 12:06:59 PM
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Miss Giggles
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Nice ! Enjoy. Those are nice cars and have a solid reputation for longevitiy and resale value.
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RE: New car buying tips? - 8/30/2008 5:13:07 PM
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karlie
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Thanks for the info, Brandy! That'll be helpful
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RE: New car buying tips? - 9/1/2008 4:26:44 PM
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Last time I bought a new car, I bought a "lost leader." For those who don't already know, these are vehicles dealer advertise at a very low price, and very often they have already sold it by the time you call them about it. These often sell at a lost, but the lost is considered advertising cost for the customers they draw in for more pricey vehicles. The trick is to know what you want and watch the auto ads for a few weeks, even month, and notice the price and model patterns. And not all models will be available this way, depends on where you live etc. But if you're patient and the model you want popular, and if you're quick on your feet when you see one for the price you want, you just might pick it up--dealers have to have at least one at the price they advertised. And keep trying, sometimes these lost leader sell in minutes and sometimes take more than a day, though generally you'd want to be there when they open if you want to buy it. For people in the Boston are, the Saturday Boston Globe is the paper to get, that's when new car ads appear.
This worked well for the model I wanted. Because it was a popular model with good resale value and because I got a very good price, my new price was basically at least as good and probably even better than if I bought one used. Also, even Hondas and Toyotas have lemons and that's something to keep in mind even with one or two year old used models.
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RE: New car buying tips? - 9/2/2008 11:53:27 AM
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Bought my last truck through CarsDirect.com. Simple, direct, bottom line pricing for the vehicle you want. They show you the bottom line price which includes any and all discounts or dealer incentives. I told them what I wanted, they found the closest match, bought it on line, and it was delivered to a local participating dealer the next day. Considering how much I hate haggling with the dealers and being rounded up in "the pit" all day with sales pitch after sales pitch, I will buy on line for now on.
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RE: New car buying tips? - 9/3/2008 11:29:06 AM
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congrats. It pays to research what others are paying. I bought the same EXACT vehicle as someone I know within 10 days of each other and paid $3200 less for the car. You just have to know the bottom bottom dollar is that people are buying that exact model for, knock even more off of that and go in and say..yeah I really want this car, but I just will not spend over $XXXX, period. If your # is somewhat reasonable, you can usually get them to make a deal close to your figure.
And do not EVER buy GAP insurance through the dealer. Go through your local ins. agent..extremely cheap. The dealer is completely ripping you off on GAP.
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It probably depends on how they are set up, all the car loans are electronic here so it's pretty much instant approval. But I've heard of people taking out the loan and paying it off in 3-6 months just to get the better deal.
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