Car buying tips

[Kimbell175113]

I think the guys in EDF would be able to help you best.

[blacklab]

about 10 years ago I was looking for a 2 door 95 tahoe.
I found one at a local chevy dealer. They wanted $25k for the tahoe and offered me $2k on my explorer. With tax and title it came out to around $25k. It was white with a maroon interior, which I really didn't care for and I told them and tried to go away, but they insisted I made an offer. So I offered them $15k plus my explorer.

They bitched and moaned and said make a real offer, so I said $16k. They balked so I asked for my keys. They said they couldn't find them. So I pulled out my phone and started dialing. They asked who I was calling, I said the police to report a stolen vehicle. They were not amused and miraculously found my keys.

They asked me to make another offer so I said 17k. They made me wait for 10 minutes and said ok, they accept. I then said, that's fine, but that price includes tax title and license. They bitched and moaned but finally accepted.

So the moral of the story is

1 wait till the end of the month, preferably at the end of the quarter or year, they are ready to deal.
2 Be prepared to walk away.
3 make ridiculous offers, they might just accept one.
4 After they accept the deal, make them throw something else in, like taxes and title fees, or floormats

[DoubleDealDecker]

Go to Edmunds.com and read their car buying stuff. A couple of
hours there will be worth plenty if you are buying a car.
Also, if you are buying a used car, buy American. U.S. made cars tend to depreciate at twice the rate of Japanese cars which more than compensates for the quality difference. Just check the reliability and price of the particular car you like on Edmunds.