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re: Has anyone tried this with a car salesman?
Posted on 11/30/20 at 10:02 am to VolsOut4Harambe
Posted on 11/30/20 at 10:02 am to VolsOut4Harambe
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a lot lizard ain't a used car salesman...
Close enough
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Posted on 11/30/20 at 10:06 am to texag7
Good idea
I offered a salesman a new tv and got a fantastic deal once.
Turns out the guy really wanted a new tv but his wife was against it so when I forced one on him, he had to accept it and his wife had no chance
Tv only cost me $400 vs 45,000 car
I offered a salesman a new tv and got a fantastic deal once.
Turns out the guy really wanted a new tv but his wife was against it so when I forced one on him, he had to accept it and his wife had no chance
Tv only cost me $400 vs 45,000 car
Posted on 11/30/20 at 10:07 am to Buckeye Jeaux
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If his mgr is his drinking buddy, it should work just fine - they split the cash 60/40 or so.
Having grown up around those frickers this. This isnt even close to the sleaziest of things they do.
Posted on 11/30/20 at 10:22 am to texag7
"Paying cash" is no longer an incentive for dealerships since they now make the bulk of their money in financing.
Posted on 11/30/20 at 10:24 am to tommy2tone1999
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"Paying cash" is no longer an incentive for dealerships since they now make the bulk of their money in financing.
NEVER tell them you are paying cash until the deal is finalized.
Posted on 11/30/20 at 11:13 am to Cotten
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All car salesmen lie.
Do they all go to the same school for lying?
1. We are losing money already at this price
2. It's going to cost us $2,000 to run your trade in through the shop
I've heard that from every single salesman I've ever had
Posted on 11/30/20 at 11:21 am to Cotten
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Last time I bought a new vehicle, I sent an email to around 30 dealerships I
I'm guessing you had to abandon that email account after this?
Posted on 11/30/20 at 11:29 am to CFC1905
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Way too much work to buy a car. If you know what you're doing there's no need to speak to more than 3 dealerships.
The difference is sending 3 e-mails vs. 30 seems pretty minimal to be honest. It also seems like much less effort than working deals in person or over the phone with 3 different dealerships.
Posted on 11/30/20 at 11:56 am to Cotten
Buyers are liars.
Posted on 11/30/20 at 12:04 pm to Beessnax
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Do they all go to the same school for lying?
Yes and no. The manager makes the actual deal. They know the real numbers in a car. The salesman is getting you to fall in love twitch the car and sign a crappy deal the manager offers.
Posted on 11/30/20 at 12:52 pm to texag7
Go play in the street
Posted on 11/30/20 at 12:54 pm to texag7
I feel like people analyze this car purchase crap way too much.
Probably a bigger deal if you're buying domestic. Can't imaging there being a $5,000 spread among dealers for the cars I buy.
Probably a bigger deal if you're buying domestic. Can't imaging there being a $5,000 spread among dealers for the cars I buy.
Posted on 11/30/20 at 1:11 pm to texag7
I tried this with a recent purchase thinking that if I paid cash vs finance. They knocked off a little, but they stated it doesn’t really matter to them.
Posted on 11/30/20 at 4:31 pm to Gorilla Ball
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I tried this with a recent purchase thinking that if I paid cash vs finance. They knocked off a little, but they stated it doesn’t really matter to them.
They lied.
Posted on 11/30/20 at 4:58 pm to LetzGeaux
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They may lose a few thousand to collect a few hundred thousand in bonus.
Most every industry does this. They will sacrifice margin today in order to make more on the backend (rebates, incentives, etc.)
Posted on 11/30/20 at 5:03 pm to tommy2tone1999
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They lied.
I work at a car dealership, financing is better than cash all day everyday. At the end of the day we don’t give a crap where the money comes from.
Posted on 11/30/20 at 5:12 pm to texn
quote:Basically what was said in the OP, ask for the lowest price possible and pay cash. Lol
I would be interested in any negotiating tips with these lot lizards
Posted on 11/30/20 at 5:56 pm to texag7
Negotiations don’t start until you force the manager to come in. Don’t do that back and forth stuff. First time I bought a car after marriage I started telling them I had to check with my wife every time he said I have to check with my manager.
Posted on 11/30/20 at 6:51 pm to stonedbegonias
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I work at a car dealership, financing is better than cash all day everyday. At the end of the day we don’t give a crap where the money comes from.
True but hey, if you can do the financing in-house all the thousands in extra interest don't hurt, am I right?
This post was edited on 11/30/20 at 6:52 pm
Posted on 11/30/20 at 7:04 pm to CFC1905
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Also, 30 dealerships now have your email address. Talk about a spam nightmare.
You think we give them our real email addresses? We use burner addresses and then never check them again after we're done.
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