When buying a car,
Do you favor the city/county where you reside, or the city/county where your job is, or just go for the best deal?
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I like to find what i want. If that?s local great. 0 -
I favor the internet! Last 4 vehicles purchased and alot of savings. Thus far no problems. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by asop
I favor the internet! Last 4 vehicles purchased and alot of savings. Thus far no problems.
The dealership I worked at HATED the internet; therefore it is truly the best place to get the best price for the vehicle you want.
Let the dealers beat the snot out of each other for your business. Once you step foot into a dealership you actually lose control through a carefully trained and orchestrated selling program designed to maximize dealer profits and keep you in the ether of buying.
Find exactly what you want. Internet shop for the best deal. ANY dealer can make delivery of your car, including all legal paperwork, taxes, fees and finance.0 -
best deal
I worked with a car salesman about 20 years ago for a short time he had been selling cars 30 years + got tired of it but went back [:D]
told me people use to walk in point and say I want that one + little on trade in = good money
he told me people ( damn them ) started shopping and pitting dealer against dealer for the lowest price got to where there was no to little money left except the trade in ..
I am sure the internet has made it tougher
last new ones we bought internet and calling the dealer(s) amazing what they will do0 -
I quit buying new in 2001 but I buy used off of the internet with a carfax.. never a problem 0 -
Been told to me by more than one new dealer; the only money in the dealership is made on the used car lot and the service bays. New car prices are the same across the dealers and with the fight for sales there isn't much margin left.
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Over the years, I have shopped the entire country for my new vehicles.
When a dealer tried to guilt-trip me into buying from him by telling me I should, "Support local businesses."
I told him, "I prefer to buy local but I'll be damned if I put your kids through college all by myself!"
After a few phone calls to Idaho, Texas, California, Washington and Oregon I purchased a new vehicle in Portland and had it shipped to my home in Alaska. I saved several thousand dollars after paying shipping costs and long distance phone calls.
It is much easier now with the internet (+ I'm in Virginia). Play the dealers against each other until you get your price at the dealership you prefer.
If they try to use phony patriotism to get me to buy their "American-made vehicle" I explain that my loyalties lie first with my family. If a Japanese-made vehicle is a better product and more economical than their semi-American-made car then guess what I will be driving?
Last August I purchased what I believe to be my last new vehicle. After a few weeks of online haggling it appeared I would have fly to Texas to pick up a New Toyota 4Runner.
A local dealer finally got serious and and came down to my offer. My concession was to let him have my trade-in for substantially less than I could have sold it for. But that enabled me to wash my hands of that POS Wrangler and the hassle of fixing it up and selling it, so it was a wash.
Short answer You would be a fool to purchase a vehicle from a dealership because of where they are located when you can spend a few hours online and get a $40,000 vehicle for somewhere between $30,000 - $32,000. (You better believe they check with other dealers to confirm your offers)0 -
I buy used vehicles.
I spent 10 months looking for my new truck on autotrader and c*list.
A guy told me about carguru, and the next day I bought my truck just 28 miles away. Great truck great deal.0 -
Got my last one off the net and probably my next one. 0 -
I live in a rural area. When in town and they say to shop local I say I will and walk out the door.
The internet is local for me. Besides, my neighbor is a ups driver and his kids need to eat too.0 -
I bought my 4Runner of ebay from an out of state seller and I thought what I paid to have it shipped to me would be partially offset by not having to pay sales tax. Shortly after registering I get a bill from the city for several hundred dollars for a "Use" tax that I would have to pay unless I had a receipt showing that I had paid sales tax when I bought it. I had never heard of a Use tax till then so that's also something you might have to consider. 0 -
I buy local because I want a connection with my dealer for service related matters. My previous pick up purchase I bought 30 minutes away and it was a PITA to bring it there for service related stuff. My local dealer is also a large volume dealer so they are pretty competitive on price and tend to give more on trade ins. Every car dealer is going to get theirs, so long as there is meat on the bone for both of us and I feel good about the purchase. I purchased a 2019 F250 on New Years eve. I went in with a goal in mind, was prepared to walk, they knew it and met my terms. I didn't try to stick it to them, I told them what the vehicle was worth to me, what they had to do to make the sale that day and that I wasn't going to do the back an forth routine to the sales manager. When you have excellent credit, a long buying history at that dealer, and a high quality desirable, low mileage trade in it makes it easier to negotiate desirable terms. 0 -
Buying NEW has never been a consideration for me. I know some folks have to have a brand new car, and I sure am glad that those people are around! It makes it possible for me to save about half the costs of new by buying a nice low mileage vehicle a few years old that has had all of the bugs worked out of it![:)][:)]
This is the only way I can afford a car without having to make monthly payments. Even if I had enough cash for a new one, those sticker prices are just too hard to swallow and I'll just hang on to most of my mooola!
I have bought just about every car within the last 20 years from local private sellers.0 -
I haven't had a "NEW" vehicle since 1998 but that one was negotiated at a "local" (within 40 miles) dealer. The one prior to that was bought over the phone from a dealer 120 miles away.
My 2018 purchase was from a "backyard" dealer 15 miles from the Arkansas border and I live 25 miles from Iowa.
Condition, miles, type, and color are bigger influence than location.0 -
On the last car we bought, if was very obvious that the Finance guy was the real salesman!
We made a deal on a used car & then go to the 'back room'. The finance guy says, oh your getting one of 'those' cars. Apparently they'd had a buyer that had overspent at car auctions - they were loosing about $1000 on the car we were buying.
He starts going through his routine on the extended warranty, talking about how it only raises the payment a little. This was my daughters cars, and the way he presented it, she didn't realize it was optional.
I tell him no, we get past that and he opens up & admits his office is where they make their money. He said he had like a 90% success rate with selling the extended warranty - but since I had said NO, he admitted that they were a terrible deal! The dealership wasn't worried about loosing a little on sales price, figuring the finance guy would get it back - and it appeared to usually work for him.0 -
I've only bought one new car and paid cash for it.
I buy used, I don't haggle. I know what a fair price is, if they ask it I buy. If I offer it, it is the only offer they will get from me. I offer, they accept or I walk. This goes for dealers or individuals. With an individual I may do some trading if I have something they want.
I do the same when selling. I offer it at a fair price, I don't haggle. But I will listen to trade offers.
If I am at a dealership I make my offer including all cost except sales tax, registration and other fees collected by the state. No paper work fees, no BS. I make a fair offer, they can accept or decline.0 -
Bought the last two on the manufacturer sites on the net. Neither came from a local dealer, min 135 miles away, hers 60 miles away. The local guys could not touch the price, and said, "there is not one like that in 600 miles, but I have a swell new red one..."
The on-line sales people know they have exactly one shot at your business, so they give you their best price.0 -
Two weeks ago bought a 2019 Toyota Tocoma. I live in the NC, Ga, & SC triangle, so it was easy for me to search several dealerships. I checked them all on the internet and found the best price in Ashville, NC, at Fred Anderson. Best buying experience I have ever had. We settled on a price, they gave me more than I expected on my trade, wrote a check for difference and on my way. 0 -
Two weeks ago bought a 2019 Toyota Tocoma. I live in the NC, Ga, & SC triangle, so it was easy for me to search several dealerships. I checked them all on the internet and found the best price in Ashville, NC, at Fred Anderson. Best buying experience I have ever had. We settled on a price, they gave me more than I expected on my trade, wrote a check for difference and on my way. 0 -
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Two weeks ago bought a 2019 Toyota Tocoma. I live in the NC, Ga, & SC triangle, so it was easy for me to search several dealerships. I checked them all on the internet and found the best price in Ashville, NC, at Fred Anderson. Best buying experience I have ever had. We settled on a price, they gave me more than I expected on my trade, wrote a check for difference and on my way.
I live in the Piedmont of NC. I have bought two Toyotas from Fred Anderson in Raleigh. Got very good deals both times. KX500 talked about the finance guy and extended warranty. That happened to me, on a new Camry. But in my case, buying the warranty actually lowered my payment, and in the end as I never had a claim, they gave me back the $1200 when the time ended.0 -
Dave Ramsey says you can't afford a new vehicle unless you have a net worth of a million dollars.
I recently bought a 4WD Nissan Frontier. It is a 2010, with 40K miles. Always garaged the truck looks brand new.
I paid $16,000.
I could have gotten the truck new from the dealer for $31,000.
Costs you $2 grand just to drive it off the lot. Depreciation.
Tax, tag and title cost more. Depreciation over the next 3 years, about $12,000.
Total extra cost over three years for buying new, is $16,000, same thing I paid for my truck.
Dave has crunched the numbers, if you are a 30 year old couple, and every 3 years you both buy new cars, like all your neighbors have done, by the time the couple is 60 years old, they will have lost about $300,000, compared to if they had bought used all that time.
If you put that in to the stock market, it would come up to about a million bucks the young couple has lost out on.0 -
Would be surprised if I need to buy another vehicle.
The last two we bought were local. Identical used vehicles from two different local new car dealers.
Would not be concerned over whether a new vehicle was local, but I would definitely need to drive and thoroughly look over a used vehicle.0 -
First I do my research on any vehicle I purchase, I usullay have very specific needs.
So I know what I want up front. Then I go to Car Guru and do a search within 100 miles of home for the vehicle I'm looking for.
I will only look at low mile used vehicles. Usually get them off a short term lease or factory executive vehicles, saves thousands of dollars.
Check values on Kelly and Edmunds. Purchase within last two days of the month.
Go into Dealer with cash no BS here is what I will pay right now to leave with vehicle.
Will finance with Dealer if zero interest.0 -
Yes, sw0320! carguru!
I beat the bushes on autotrader, and c*list for 10 months. And I have bought a lot of cars from autotrader. But I couldn't find what I wanted I am picky.
So my neighbor came over one day and said he had just bought a car off of carguru. I thought he was joking, I said "Yeah, we gonna cook some brown organic rice and burn some incense?"
No, he said he wasn't kidding. When he left I was on the computer looking at carguru. Next day I was shelling out $15,700 in cash for my new used truck and it was in Burnsville, just 24 miles away.0 -
I buy used....and I follow the internet to get the best deal I can. 0 -
I shop around but one of our neighbors owns a Ford/Lincoln dealership (well her dad owns it ) so we try hard to buy from them. Last two new Mustangs came from their dealership. 0
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