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Make the dealers compete 2 Years, 9 Months ago Karma: 0  
What I did last time I bought my car was to call all the car dealers and get their best price. I told them that I was going to get bids from all their competitors so they better give me their best price.
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Re:Make the dealers compete 2 Years, 9 Months ago Karma: 1  
That is good advice. However, what can commonly happen when you are getting these competitive prices from the car dealers is that you may be "bubbled". Car salesman are trained that a deal can not be made over the phone. Many times they will say anything to get you into the showroom ( this is called putting the customer on a "Bubble") and once you are at the dealership they will begin using all their sales methods. At the very minimum you will be wasting a lot of time.

I recommend doing all your pricing research before you approach any car dealer about the price.

You can read about car salesman "bubbles" here: hoopdi.com/guide/index.php/Car-Dealer-Secrets/Be-Backs.html
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Re:Make the dealers compete 2 Years, 8 Months ago Karma: 0  
I agree, the story always changes when you show Up at the dealer. One salesman said that my trade in wasn't how I described it over the phone so the difference was going to be $2000 more! At some Point you just get tired of shopping, so ended up buying the car after he discounted it $1000. So actually he got me to pay $1000 more than his phone quote.
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Re:Make the dealers compete 2 Years, 7 Months ago Karma: 0  
Beware of the phone Bubble. I just had a similar experience.
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