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Old 02-15-2006, 11:29 PM
Ed Miller Ed Miller is offline
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Default Re: Buying a \"certified\" used car

BTW, faxing other dealers with similar vehicles is a good idea. Find every dealer in a 500 mile radius that has a similarish car. Send them a fax saying,

"I'm interested in your such-and-such car, I've found 18 similar ones in the area, and I'll buy the one I get the lowest offer on. Please make an offer by X day."

Then take the three or four lowest offers and fax them a second one. "The lowest offer was X. If you can beat that and get to X-Y, then I'll buy."

Obviously, this works best for new cars, but certified cars are a bit of a commodity also.
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