Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Posting-Version: Notesfiles $Revision: 1.7.0.8 $; site uiucdcsp
Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!uiucdcsp!nowicki
From: nowicki@uiucdcsp.Uiuc.ARPA
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: Automobile Brokers
Message-ID: <4000006@uiucdcsp>
Date: Tue, 13-Aug-85 11:36:00 EDT
Article-I.D.: uiucdcsp.4000006
Posted: Tue Aug 13 11:36:00 1985
Date-Received: Sun, 18-Aug-85 04:31:09 EDT
References: <392@kontron.UUCP>
Lines: 27
Nf-ID: #R:kontron.UUCP:-39200:uiucdcsp:4000006:000:1199
Nf-From: uiucdcsp.Uiuc.ARPA!nowicki    Aug 13 10:36:00 1985


If you go to a dealer and be firm you can get a good deal on a car.  Awhile
back, I bought an 85 T-bird.  I refused to talk to anyone who would not come
down to under 10%.  In fact, I told one salesman that he was insulting me
and I walked out (it was fun to see him chase me into the lot say, "wait let
me see what I can do...").

 I came right out and told another dealer that I got about 9% from someone
else, what can you do for me.  He came back after a discussion with the
sales manager and matched the offer.  I said that you could do better than
that and he did, after I talk to the manager directly.  If you haggled a
price and plan to return later with the cash, have the salesman write down
the agreed price so he doesn't try to add service fees later.

Before you start discussing the price, it pays to know what the dealers cost
is.  It scares them if you know too much about their business.  Remember,
dealers have to pay to keep a car on their lot.  So if you notice that the
car is collecting dust on their lot, thats more ammunition to throw at them
to get one or two more percentage points.

Perseverence pays off, Enjoy..


Tony Nowicki

nowicki@uiuc.arpa
{ihnp4}!uiucdcs!nowicki