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re: Buying a new car. Need advise
Posted on 1/21/18 at 6:33 am to tigercavor
Posted on 1/21/18 at 6:33 am to tigercavor
Learn to spell first.
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Posted on 1/21/18 at 6:37 am to 4LSU2
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quote: F250 King Ranch Edition with truck nuts
And a Calvin peeing on a Chevy logo and Fear This sticker
Posted on 1/21/18 at 6:53 am to tigercavor
Hard to go wrong with a Toyota Highlander.
Posted on 1/21/18 at 6:56 am to tigercavor
Don’t negotiate the way you spell.
Posted on 1/21/18 at 7:21 am to tigercavor
Here’s a great resource from vehicle reviews-how to buy a new car. He also has a great weekly newsletter w/a lot of industry topics.
LINK
LINK
Posted on 1/21/18 at 8:41 am to alajones
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Decide how much you want to spend a month
this is not a good idea. If you’re financing, you need to set the budget for the total purchase price and negotiate based on that
Posted on 1/21/18 at 9:56 am to Jor Jor The Dinosaur
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this is not a good idea. If you’re financing, you need to set the budget for the total purchase price and negotiate based on that
Wrong. You need to know what you can afford per month, and then research the desired vehicle, and find out what a good selling price on that car is, what the incentives are, and what the best available financing rate is. If the numbers jive, and can fit within your budget, than move forward to negotiations with the dealership.
No point in negotiating selling price with them first only to find out the monthly payment, even on a great deal, is too much.
Posted on 1/21/18 at 10:55 am to 632627
There is no right answer its all subjective. Whats your price range? Are you more into Sporty type driving? Luxury? Economy? Ever need to haul anything? Are you a 3-4 year then change cars type or is this a 6-10 year purpose?
Toyota makes a good product in the highlander and 4 runner for reliability and resale mif you are planning to keep it.
BMW and Audi for more performance and luxury, and good maintenance programs if you are that 3-4 year buyer and price is not as big of an issue.
Acura MDX is a good one as well, just a little odd on the styling.
All up to your likes and needs, test drive them and see which one you like the most.
Toyota makes a good product in the highlander and 4 runner for reliability and resale mif you are planning to keep it.
BMW and Audi for more performance and luxury, and good maintenance programs if you are that 3-4 year buyer and price is not as big of an issue.
Acura MDX is a good one as well, just a little odd on the styling.
All up to your likes and needs, test drive them and see which one you like the most.
This post was edited on 1/21/18 at 11:01 am
Posted on 1/21/18 at 10:57 am to lsu xman
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Hard to go wrong with a Toyota Highlander.
This
Posted on 1/21/18 at 11:14 am to 632627
I think the point was to not go into a dealership and letting the cheese ball salesman pin you down about a monthly note. He will screw you over by playing games with that number.
Posted on 1/21/18 at 12:29 pm to notiger1997
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I think the point was to not go into a dealership and letting the cheese ball salesman pin you down about a monthly note. He will screw you over by playing games with that number.
Actually, if you do your research, and know what the selling price, finance terms and monthly payment should be, you can walk in and say I will pay X month, inclusive of all taxes and fees, with XX out the door, for XX months.
There are plenty of websites such as edmunds where you can find out rates and incentives, and people share deals achieved on similar cars. Do the math in advance to save time at the dealership. If you just focus on the selling price at the dealership, than they can fudge the numbers later with inflated interest fees, dealer fees, etc. So you end up negotiating twice.
What’s true is you can’t just give them a monthly payment amount only, because they can then fudge the numbers with a ridiculous down payment or something crazy like 84 month term.
The best thing is to start with the internet department rather than just dealing with some random guy off the floor that just goes back n forth with a sales manager. I’ve found that most of the times I’ve made an internet inquiry, the internet sales manager has responded, and he/she typically has the power to make a deal.
Posted on 1/21/18 at 12:56 pm to tigercavor
Know what you're willing to pay and don't go over it.
Negotiate on the whole car price first, don't let them know you're doing a trade-in until the car price is agreed on.
Get pre-qualified by going loan shopping first, don't finance through the dealer unless they're offering 1% or less, and even then consider the pros and cons.
Don't ever compare your deal with someone on the internet. Every swinging dick on the OT will save 2k more than you with a free trailer hitch and a blowjob from the salesman's wife.
Negotiate on the whole car price first, don't let them know you're doing a trade-in until the car price is agreed on.
Get pre-qualified by going loan shopping first, don't finance through the dealer unless they're offering 1% or less, and even then consider the pros and cons.
Don't ever compare your deal with someone on the internet. Every swinging dick on the OT will save 2k more than you with a free trailer hitch and a blowjob from the salesman's wife.
Posted on 1/21/18 at 1:10 pm to tigercavor
If they ask you how much you want your monthly note to be, respond with $20. Then politely tell them the only number you are concerned with is the total price. Tell them it's there job to sell you the car and your job to pay for it.
Have you a hard number before you walk in. If you feel like they "may" be trying to screw you.... They definitely are
Have you a hard number before you walk in. If you feel like they "may" be trying to screw you.... They definitely are
Posted on 1/21/18 at 1:41 pm to tigercavor
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advise
Go to school then buy a car
Posted on 1/21/18 at 2:57 pm to tigercavor
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Hard to go wrong with a Toyota Highlander.
I agree with this 100%.
Posted on 1/21/18 at 3:36 pm to tigercavor
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