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