re: Car buying advice thread

Negotiate price first , do your research and know exact value of car .. Don't mention you have a trade in until after you've made an agreement on purchase price of vehicle . In fact , don't say anything about what you want to pay , what you want your note to be , any of that . Think of every step as a separate transaction.

1) price of car
2) trade in
3) tell them you have financing set up ( don't tell them the rate you're looking for 4
4) don't tell them how much you want to put down until 1-3 are completed .
5) If possible bring someone knowledge to go through the while process with you just to make sure you're not missing anything .

* remember the dealer always wins.. But you want a fair deal for both parties.

If it's too good to be true , you're being rammed by the dealership in financing or trade in