re: I hate the car buying process!

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My daughter had a car picked out. Reviewed the price with the dealer. I called to tell them I was coming with a check (guess they thought she'd be financing) and they backed out on the deal. Said that price was only for financing. I'll never do business there.

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You missed an opportunity. If you have a sure enough, researched, and comfortable low price and they balk at cash… just ask the salesman how many payments it takes before the commission on the financing kicks in. See if they agree to just let you pay the 3, 4, or 5 payments to get the commission on the finance and then cut the check.


I’ve seen that done when the negotiations was at a stalemate.

They may still say no because they probably had a few percent tacked on the buy rate.