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Smart Shopper Purchasing Strategies - Questions & Success Stories
3884 messages, Last post on Apr 08, 2009 at 1:08 PM
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Replying to: joebert (Dec 03, 2008 2:09 pm) Evidently not badly enough, or else they would be sold by now. Seems some dealers are on the pipe when it comes to these lot queens. They prefer to let them rust away rather than take a loss and be done with them. Don't expect them to follow any logic when you show up with a low-ball offer. As far as what is a reasonable offer I suggest you look at what used cars of this type are going for. Add something for the low milage. Make the offer and if they are in fantasy land walk away. |
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Replying to: joebert (Dec 03, 2008 2:09 pm) On the other hand, sometimes good deals are out there. Example, a month or two ago, an Infiniti store in NY was selling its remaining new '07 M45 with stickers in the mid-fifties for about 19 grand off. That's alot of car for mid-thirties. Research extensively so you know the score and then just have a frank discussion with the dealer(s) to see if you can buy at your target price. |
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Replying to: oldfarmer50 (Dec 03, 2008 10:29 am) I will be sure report on how it goes ... we may go down to one car for a while! 
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Replying to: dino001 (Dec 03, 2008 11:19 am) I didn't finance through a bank, but rather Chrysler Financial. |
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| I'm planning to "shop" a little in January and February. Good sense says to wait for the 2010's to appear. The allure of an extreme bargain will nail me, no matter what good sense purports! | |
A reporter from a large national newspaper would like to speak to consumers who have sought to take advantage of the desperate situation car dealers find themselves since their sales have slipped in recent months, and bargained hard or in unusual ways during the last few weeks, whether they were successful at buying a vehicle at a low price or not. The writer is thinking many consumers have been empowered and can now turn the tables on car salesmen. Please respond to ctalati edmunds.com with your daytime contact information by Friday, January 9, 2009.
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Replying to: KarenS (Jan 07, 2009 5:24 am)
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Replying to: KarenS (Jan 07, 2009 5:24 am) Damn were not the Taliban. LOL
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Replying to: kiawah (Jan 07, 2009 10:11 am) Like those "ten best places to retire" articles----- #1 Pebble Beach #2 Villa in Tuscany #3 Manhattan Penthouse Gee, I never would have thought.... Dealers and car buyers remind me a lot of cops and robbers...they have some things in common... 
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Replying to: kiawah (Jan 07, 2009 10:11 am) Do you think it would be easier to find buyers sympathetic to dealers to the extent they are offering to pay sticker plus a 20% hardship adjustment? tidester, host SUVs and Smart Shopper |
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