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This is how I buy a truck. Although not tested I am sure it will work for buying a car as well.
The last time I went truck shopping I found the truck I wanted. Then using the internet I did the price comparisons on all the other trucks I liked within a hundred kilometer distance of me. I then sent all those dealers the details on the truck I wanted and asking for their best prices on the truck I liked that they had in stock. Once I had all my information gathered I went into the dealer that had the truck I wanted at 10 am in the morning which left me lots of time to make a deal before any offices closed. I went in with my cell phone full charged, my charger in case I needed it, my print outs of all the other trucks used for comparisons and my lunch.
I introduced myself to the agent that I had talked to on the phone and he took me to his office. He had two desks in his office. One was his office desk and the other became my office. I then told him which truck I wanted and the price I was willing to pay. The truck I wanted had been used that last winter as a plow truck and had 11k on it. It was in pristine shape with every last option possible. It was also a single cab with out an extended cab. It is a favorite of farmers but not of everyone that has a family or tools so they want an extended cab. For that reason the truck had been for sale for a long time. And the timing was right because it was last years model and this years models where out with good deals to be had on them because in only a few weeks a new model year would be out. So it was new but not new on paper
Once I told him the price I wanted to pay he went off to talk to the sales manager and came back 20 minutes or so latter with a price that was not what I told him I would pay. I then laid out all the print outs I had for the other trucks I was interested in and I had the price offer of each highlighted. I told him again the price I was willing to pay. He then took some of those print outs to his sales manager and came back with a bit better price. I then put my feet up and relaxed and started to call the other dealers and let then know where I was and the price I had on the truck I wanted. They of course wanted me to come in and I said if they are close to the price I want to pay and this dealer is not close I will move to their office but for now they can only reach me via phone. This back and forth of them making a offer and my truck guy heading off to see the sales manager went on for several hours. It was then lunch time so I broke out my lunch and offered the guy the extra sandwich I brought for him. lol
After my lunch went back to work with the back and forth. By this time the sales manager is right here in the guys office trying to talk me into a higher price. I told the guy if you cannot meet my price tell me and I will go to the other dealer.
Well the entire process took 6 hours but in the end I got the truck I wanted with a sticker price of 62k marked down because it had 11,000 kilometers on it to 59k for 42k.
The last time I went truck shopping I found the truck I wanted. Then using the internet I did the price comparisons on all the other trucks I liked within a hundred kilometer distance of me. I then sent all those dealers the details on the truck I wanted and asking for their best prices on the truck I liked that they had in stock. Once I had all my information gathered I went into the dealer that had the truck I wanted at 10 am in the morning which left me lots of time to make a deal before any offices closed. I went in with my cell phone full charged, my charger in case I needed it, my print outs of all the other trucks used for comparisons and my lunch.
I introduced myself to the agent that I had talked to on the phone and he took me to his office. He had two desks in his office. One was his office desk and the other became my office. I then told him which truck I wanted and the price I was willing to pay. The truck I wanted had been used that last winter as a plow truck and had 11k on it. It was in pristine shape with every last option possible. It was also a single cab with out an extended cab. It is a favorite of farmers but not of everyone that has a family or tools so they want an extended cab. For that reason the truck had been for sale for a long time. And the timing was right because it was last years model and this years models where out with good deals to be had on them because in only a few weeks a new model year would be out. So it was new but not new on paper
Once I told him the price I wanted to pay he went off to talk to the sales manager and came back 20 minutes or so latter with a price that was not what I told him I would pay. I then laid out all the print outs I had for the other trucks I was interested in and I had the price offer of each highlighted. I told him again the price I was willing to pay. He then took some of those print outs to his sales manager and came back with a bit better price. I then put my feet up and relaxed and started to call the other dealers and let then know where I was and the price I had on the truck I wanted. They of course wanted me to come in and I said if they are close to the price I want to pay and this dealer is not close I will move to their office but for now they can only reach me via phone. This back and forth of them making a offer and my truck guy heading off to see the sales manager went on for several hours. It was then lunch time so I broke out my lunch and offered the guy the extra sandwich I brought for him. lol
After my lunch went back to work with the back and forth. By this time the sales manager is right here in the guys office trying to talk me into a higher price. I told the guy if you cannot meet my price tell me and I will go to the other dealer.
Well the entire process took 6 hours but in the end I got the truck I wanted with a sticker price of 62k marked down because it had 11,000 kilometers on it to 59k for 42k.