Who here knows how to get the best price on a new car?

[aplefka]

YGPM soon.

 

[Gulzakar]

true dat...

GM sucks monkey balls.

 

[housecat]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^ TROLL ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 

[dxkj]

Originally posted by: housecat
I saw a Chevy Cobalt SS in town today and was like 'whoa'. I knew I wanted one to add to my N20 powered Firebird Formula but was wondering if there are any tricks to the trade to getting the best possible price on a new car?

Its a pretty nice car, looks frickin hot on the outside and inside.. nice 18 or 19inch rims on it.. its def the car I want for my daily driver.

Yes there are.

1) Research, research, research. Know the Invoice price, the MSRP, the Invoice of the options, www.edmunds.com

2) Try to find a forum on that particular car and do MORE research about it.

3) Decide if you are stuck on certain options or color. Do searches online and know what cars are at what dealerships and call around to the neareast 10 or 20... Try to get a deal, rebates, worked out over the phone They might say no, we dont do that... but if you press them they will, because they want the sale

4) WAIT TILL THE END OF THE MONTH

5) WAIT TILL THE END OF THE MONTH!!!!. Then salesmen who need to hit quota will be desperate to move cars... find a few who seem to be desperate, and easy to push around and go to town.

6) Dont put up with crap... after you have them down to a low price, and they start pushing you around on extra fees, stand up and walk out.... it might seem like a waste of your time, but 9 out of 10 they will do everything in their power to keep you there...




I actually had the salesman say man, Im glad I dont run into many people like you. I almost walked away from him over a few hundred dollars, and made him drop another 13 in the end because I wanted a set price.... I got my car (Mazda) for 16.7k AFTER TTL, invoice + TTL was like 18 and MSRP with TTL was over 20k. Right now the blue book on my car is about the same as I payed for it brand new a year ago thanks to this. With proper negotiation you can cut out a bit of the devaluation of the car by paying less.

PM if you have any questions

 

[Grunt03]

go to the internet sells dept at the dealership.

 

[b0mbrman]

What is ching-chong-chang?

 

[MikeMike]

Originally posted by: dxkj

Originally posted by: housecat
I saw a Chevy Cobalt SS in town today and was like 'whoa'. I knew I wanted one to add to my N20 powered Firebird Formula but was wondering if there are any tricks to the trade to getting the best possible price on a new car?

Its a pretty nice car, looks frickin hot on the outside and inside.. nice 18 or 19inch rims on it.. its def the car I want for my daily driver.

Yes there are.

1) Research, research, research. Know the Invoice price, the MSRP, the Invoice of the options, www.edmunds.com

2) Try to find a forum on that particular car and do MORE research about it.

3) Decide if you are stuck on certain options or color. Do searches online and know what cars are at what dealerships and call around to the neareast 10 or 20... Try to get a deal, rebates, worked out over the phone They might say no, we dont do that... but if you press them they will, because they want the sale

4) WAIT TILL THE END OF THE MONTH

5) WAIT TILL THE END OF THE MONTH!!!!. Then salesmen who need to hit quota will be desperate to move cars... find a few who seem to be desperate, and easy to push around and go to town.

6) Dont put up with crap... after you have them down to a low price, and they start pushing you around on extra fees, stand up and walk out.... it might seem like a waste of your time, but 9 out of 10 they will do everything in their power to keep you there...




I actually had the salesman say man, Im glad I dont run into many people like you. I almost walked away from him over a few hundred dollars, and made him drop another 13 in the end because I wanted a set price.... I got my car (Mazda) for 16.7k AFTER TTL, invoice + TTL was like 18 and MSRP with TTL was over 20k. Right now the blue book on my car is about the same as I payed for it brand new a year ago thanks to this. With proper negotiation you can cut out a bit of the devaluation of the car by paying less.

PM if you have any questions

end of the month really isnt that true. at a decent dealership most salesmen will have made their quotas well before the end of the month.

and the cobalt is a great car, great reviews all around.

MIKE

 

[housecat]

Originally posted by: dxkj
I got my car (Mazda) for 16.7k AFTER TTL, invoice + TTL was like 18 and MSRP with TTL was over 20k. Right now the blue book on my car is about the same as I payed for it brand new a year ago thanks to this. With proper negotiation you can cut out a bit of the devaluation of the car by paying less.

PM if you have any questions

That sounds like an awesome price. My cousin (whose dad is a bigwig at ford) drives a mazda rx8 (ford owns mazda). nice zippy car. im not a believer in rotary engines myself.

sounds like your car was similar to the cobalt ss. i think sticker price on the cobalt is 23K or something. if i got one for 17K that'd put it down in price with the regular models.