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Replying to: madmanmoo (Jan 10, 2009 7:31 am) I still think "the jipster method" (pat. pending) is the best. Roll into the dealership. Immediately hit the showroom. Find a nice clean negotiating table. Open your briefcase. Pull out a laptop with multiples of spreadsheets. Set up financial calculator. Pull out your limburger cheese sandwich (onions optional). Pop open a Red Bull. Wait to be approached by several sales people, who are curious about the smell emanating from the desk. Tell all sales people you want the stripper "one only" that they advertised two months ago. Write first pencil on a greasy notepad...."two crushed Pepsi cans and a two month subscription to Reader's Digest". Wait until the "4 square" sheet is pulled out by the sales person. Spill Red Bull on the 4 square. Tell the sales person to take the offer sheet to the tower. When the counter offer comes back, stare blankly at the sales person, eyes beginning to tear up, mention to him/her that Prozac is a wonder drug that the entire population should have a script for. Then (and only then) mention that there might be a Chevy Citation that you may, or may not, use as a trade. Tell the salesperson you're not in the market until 2011. Leave...go to next dealership. Start the process all over, again. Just funnin' with you Jip........ 
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Replying to: madmanmoo (Jan 10, 2009 7:31 am) LOL. That was priceless. Do you think such a person could enjoy his ride or anything else in his life? 
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My friend related this sales story to me...the pros here can comment. My friend Jim was telling me`about his first and only new car he ever bought, a 1976 Chev Nova. He had numerous problems but the last big one was he had a trunkful of water every time it rained. He complained to his salesman, and the salesman put his arm around him and said, "Jimmy, Jimmy Jimmy, so what's the big problem, if you think about it, how often does it rain." Ever since then he has never bought a new car again, only used ones where he says, "I only pay 10 cents on the dollar for them". Moral: Another potential customer lost forever! Same friend said someone put up a message on the bulletin board at work; The Big 3 decided that since no one was buying their crappy cars any more they had to find another way to get your money 
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Replying to: murphydog (Jan 09, 2009 10:12 pm) MB safety equipment
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This advice for the buyer's market is GREAT! I wish I had known all this info before I bought my car (although I will admit attempting to grind off the moo - I agree with 5c and 18 especially, although as the IROC-Z days taught us all, 18 accomplishes 5c. isell - don't forget about texting while making the deal - it shows the dealer how important you are!  joel - gold is definitely important - look how much these companies will pay you for your old gold jewelry gg - jip is going to increase your dues so that he can get the patent paperwork started in the "jipster method" not to be confused with the "jipst method" already in use today Great stuff, everyone! Richard, did you get all this down? If you combine all this advice, you could probably get that dealer near you to give us all GM's (black) just to stop talking to you! |
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Replying to: driver100 (Jan 10, 2009 10:05 am) I must've read that wrong. |
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Replying to: driver100 (Jan 10, 2009 10:05 am)
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Replying to: madmanmoo (Jan 10, 2009 7:31 am) Let me add a few as well. A: When negotiatiing, never do it sitting down in an office. Sitting down means you lose and the saleperson wins. Negotiate by pacing around the showroom and make the salesperson find you and chase you down with a new offer. B: Do not sign anything. Get the Business Office to print out the full contract, and then take it to your family, your quarterback, your mechanic, and your boss for a review. If available, have your lawyer read over it. You can be sure that the dealer slipped something in there to screw you over. C: Do not leave a deposit once a deal is reached. After all your good word will hold the deal and vehicle in place until you decide that there is no better deal anywhere in a 1000 mile radius. D: Your trade in is always worth "top book". Any repairs such as dings, stains, and mechanical issues cost the dealer pennies to fix, so make sure that nothing is deducted from what these cars are "going for" in the local paper or auto trader. E: E overrules D if you have money left owing on your trade in vehicle. In that case it's worth the same as the amount of your loan, no matter what the amount, or "top book" value, whichever amount is greater. F: No matter what the price of any car is, whether it's $20k, $30k, or $50k, the finance payments should always come out to less than $300/month over 60 months with $0 down. If the dealer says otherwise then they're lying. 
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Replying to: boomchek (Jan 10, 2009 11:44 am) For some reason, he's certain that someone is going to believe these are true. Keep them coming guys. These are great additions!
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Replying to: madmanmoo (Jan 10, 2009 11:47 am)
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