Internet car shopping

I e-mailed 5 different dealerships the same e-mail when I was looking for my truck. Each time 1 would sent me a quote, I would forward it to the others to see if they would beat it.

I feel like I got a good deal this way. Also did all my pre paperwork through e-mail. I was at the dealership maybe 10 minutes when I picked up my truck.

Id go to the dealer on a Sunday find the car you want and right down the stock number. That way you know exactly what car you are dealing on.

I got a good deal after getting high balled with an above sticker price quote. I replied with a "Seriously?" tone stating that that was way above the prices I was getting from other dealerships, which was true, and the next reply was actually a good price which I pretty quickly accepted. I'm no expert but the things they always say seem to be true

1 - Be interested in a car they actually have on the lot
2 - Shop around and know what a fair price is
3 - Be ready to walk away

I've always wanted to check out Texas Direct Auto and have been told that they are really good, but buying sight unseen just seems crazy.

With my truck I worked only with the internet sales. I had a guy in Hammond that I got a price on the truck I wanted and agreed on it ahead of time then went in for a test drive. There was a delay in the truck so I told him about a simular truck I did like that was sitting on the lot in a BR dealership but their sales would not come close to the price I wanted. Place in Hammond did a dealer trade and gave it to me 4k less than the lowest I could get the BR dealership to go. 4 months later bought a car for my wife from same guy.