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To help with writing an online shopping article in a national magazine, a reporter would like to speak with anyone who bought a new or used car or truck off the internet. The reporter is especially interested in hearing from folks who got great deals. Please respond to jfallon edmunds.com by Thursday, March 24, 2005.
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| Does anyone know how often CarsDirect changes their prices? | |
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I'm deciding whether or not to use CarsDirect to buy a new Sienna CE. I'm getting a slightly lower price (by $300) from CarsDirect than the Edmunds TMV price; based on earlier posts, it seems like the TMV price is usually a little lower. Am I correct in assuming, based on the numbers, that CarsDirect might be a viable buying option in my case, especially since I'm not a skilled haggler? Does anyone tried the Dealer Price Quote from Edmunds? I was hoping to receive quotes via e-mail, but instead I just got the usual dealer-speak, in e-mails and phone messages. I don't know if the experience is different for people in different areas (I'm in northern New Jersey). Thanks!
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Replying to: tygar (Jun 22, 2005 11:06 am) Did you talk to them to see if they actually had the car you wanted with the options you wanted? Just because you can configure the car online at carsdirect.com with certain options and colors, doesn't mean a car exactly like that is readily available.
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Replying to: 307web (Jun 22, 2005 5:32 pm) tygar - if you use carsdirect, please be sure to come back and post how it worked out for you. I've often thought of using them, but I usually just take the quote to a local dealer and show it to them as a bargaining tool (that is, after they balk at my verbal offer - pulling out other quotes is usually a last resort for me). |
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what does your post have to do with cardirect.com??? I also would like to hear the other side of this story....something isnt adding up. I'm not saying you car isnt defective but something is missing here.
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Replying to: audia8q (Jul 08, 2005 12:49 pm) |
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I spent 3 days working with Carsdirect.com and had more problems than I can possibly list. The rep was unprofessional and kept losing our paperwork (licenses and insurance info), he did not return phone calls or give us exact information regarding the vehicle we had chosen. We finally asked to work with a supervisor and it seemed like we were finally getting quality service. After taking our deposit, she told us that we would have to pick up our vehicle 50 miles from our house. I asked why and was told that eventhough there are 10 dealerships within 10 miles of us, Carsdirect.com only worked with the one 50 miles away. We live in a large city so this was surprising. We were prepared to go and pick up the car when she called back to let us know the car had been sold and we were out of luck. This process wasted 3 days and we ended up going to the dealer up the street and getting the same vehicle within 2 hours and at the same price. I wouldn't recommend that anyone use carsdirect.com unless they have a lot of time to waste.
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| Why didn't you go to your "local" dealer first????? | |
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