Anyone have any experience dealing with a car dealership. How can I get a fair price?

Question

How many times do I have to walk out up-set!

What is your best way to negotiate a car deal at a car dealership? Any and all help needed! Do you start negations from the Invoice price or the MSRP?

Answer 1

From my personal experience, I just call each dealership around town and ask for the best price for the model you want. After you get the first quote, go from there and ask the second dealership to beat it. If they can, use that lower quote on the third dealership. Keep doing it until you felt you've reached a deal or can't find anybody willing to go lower. That's how I got my '06 Xterra for $21900 out the door, and my friend's '06 Acura TL for $33600 out the door. Both are at or near invoice price.

Answer 2

I wish you were around last week when I bought my car. One of the things I hate most is "bartering". I always give people their asking price when it comes to buying things from furniture to cars. Even when it's used and advertised as "obo". I WISH people would just ask what they really want, rather than marking it up several hundred dollars so they have room to negotiate. Bugs me to the nth degree. If I was selling something, I'd just ask a fair price. I always feel like I'd be insulting the person if I offer less and I don't have the intestinal fortitude to do it. I could have used your expertise last week. Drat. I paid the asking price on the car I just bought. I LOVE the idea above about taking a percentage of savings. That creates a trust with the buyer that you are truly working to bring the price down. The less money they pay for the car, the more money you earn. If you were just taking a standard "cut", most people might attempt to negotiate on their own.

Answer 3

Best advice don't negotiate. Research the car prices for the cars you want. Set in you mind what you want to pay. Tell the dealer I want the car at this price or not at all. Resist all other offers. Leave if necessary leave him your phone number if he is willing to meet your price. Within a month you will have a new car at a decent price

Answer 4

your best bet is to start your deal with them at the msrp price and go from there, and they should start coming down on it a lot,you don't have to walk out mad ,this wont get you to far with today's salesman,they,ll probably be someone else waiting there to talk to them,have them show you cost on it,and deal off of that,you can get a good deal ,but there is a limit on how low they can actually go ,so you,ll know when you have reached this point just be calm and make them think you have looked at several other lots ,and have had better offers their not going to check this,if you play it right you,ll know when you have reached the best deal you can get from them,they keep saying i have to ask the manager as long as there's give room on the deal,when they stop doing this,your at your limit with them,good luck with it,i hope this help,s.

Answer 5

Ask to deal with the fleet manager and tell him you are a member at Sams, Costco and a AAA member. You'll get the best price the dealeship can offer.

Answer 6

Start from the invoice....be careful, even if you get a good price, they can still screw you on the financing....so get your financing in place at the credit union first.

Answer 7

NEITHER! go to a local bank, & look at their copy of the BLUE-BOOK value. drop the price for what it doesn't have then make them a firm offer, don't give in. don't forget mileage drops value greatly, damage,( int,ext,) also drops it alot.