re: I hate the car buying process!

The last truck I personally bought was in December of 2011. It was a 5 year old Laramie sitting at our small town Jeep/Dodge dealership. Saw it online after it had arrived and showed up and acted like I was pressed for time. Told the first salesman who approached me exactly which vehicle I wanted to see and I had 20 minutes to give it a test drive. He got the keys and climbed in the passenger seat and I drove it about 8 miles around town. We pulled back in to the lot and I told him I liked it and would write down my purchase price real quick but had to go and did t have time to stay and discuss. On one of my business cards, I wrote down a price $4,000 less than they had it listed and told him to call me if they agreed to the price and I would come back the next day to complete the paperwork. He called me an hour later and said he couldn’t do $4,000 off list but could do $1,000. After a couple more back and forth calls we agreed to $3,000 off list. I was fine with that. It was a loaded Laramie 4x4 wirh a Cummins 5.9 and had a 5th wheel hitch and only 75k miles. They had it listed at $26,500 and I bought for $23,500 out the door. For me , it was not a “steal” but a very good deal. I find it easiest to know the market value on a vehicle and don’t give a salesman the time of day. Cut him off at the pass before you get into the weeds of the bull shite process. I like it, here is what I will pay for it. Let me know if you want the deal.