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Raven91487 OP t1_j0v510l wrote

Reply to comment by Mercurydriver in Dealership help by Raven91487

Seriously. I know what I want. My credit is amazing. I haven’t missed a bill payment on anything pretty much my entire life. I’m as straightforward as it comes with these things. But somehow I’ll still need to spend 8 hours in a dealership. I just want a car I know nobody else has fucked up. My used purchases have not been great.

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mcgeggy t1_j0vb5qa wrote

I don’t know if this is still a thing, but I remember many dealerships would have an “internet” salesperson or dept. The trick is to crunch all the numbers yourself and come up with a reasonable price (car + tax/title/license + reasonable dealership fee). Plus interest rate if financing. Then call the internet sales section at the dealership and offer that “out the door” price/terms. Say you want to leave a deposit right there over the phone and pick up the car when it’s ready, bypassing the sales dept.

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Raven91487 OP t1_j0veczn wrote

I wish I was competent enough to do that. Unfortunately I don’t know jack shit about any of this stuff. I’d have to do a lot of research for that. I guess I could give it a shot and see what I can do. If my trucks tranny wasn’t dying I would prob never but another car again. Shit is just stressful.

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mcgeggy t1_j0vjtx2 wrote

The hardest part would be figuring out a fair loan interest rate in today’s market. But you can see dealer’s inventory on website. Easy enough to calculate tax. Maybe another $750 or so for other fees? Call and say this is the stock # of the car I want (from website), this is my out the door price, I don’t have time to come sit with salesperson. Of course, they may very well just laugh and hang up. I’m not sure what the climate is like dealing with dealers in today’s market. But it all worked perfectly for me when I did it in 2008 for my first (and only) new car purchase… Good luck and just be prepared to walk away if they become unreasonable at the very end of negotiation!

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Linenoise77 t1_j0vbr20 wrote

Part of the problem i feel is not all dealership people are good sales people. You know this when they pull out the 4 square, they are just relying on tactics someone else taught them.

Be up front and honest, don't try and get something past them, and its a whole different experience.

And the second you don't get that vibe from them, walk out the door.

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