Does anyone know how? I do not want to get used like I did when I bought my current car. Any advice, information or advice is greatly appreciated! I am buying a Malibu 2008 (new)

I have to order this Jeep from the factory as I get quiero.Es the negotiating process differently? They told me I have to make the request and gave me the same price as if it were built your site with current incentives. I told him to get if the price is reduced by 10%. They said they can not bargain until the Jeep is done and that has a VIN number. This makes no sense to me. Will I have to pay more and have less purchasing and bargaining power because I am using in the factory so if I bought one out of luck? and why is that? And is there anything I can do to get the best price for them? Appreciate your comments, thank you very much!

Is it true that I could get a better deal (talking about Honda CRV here), and more room to negotiate final sales price if the car is bought at a larger dealership in a bigger city compared to smaller dealership in smaller city? Or is it solely linked to the maker (Honda)? I want to buy a CRV and although Honda doesn’t have too many incentives at the moment, especially on the CRV, should I drive 3 hrs away to a bigger city and get a better deal?
What would you consider a while longer? Another year? 6 months? Until the warranty expires? Right now I am driving about 16K miles a year, so that warranty will expire before I am done with payments. It is not giving me problems now, but I have already replaced the power steering pump (under extended warranty) and the transmission gave me problems at 18 months, another repair under warranty). I do need to replace the tires, and since it’s reaching 60K, the maintenance recommended would be around $500. Another thing to consider.
never mind my last added details. I don’t know why I posted it here! I do see what you’re saying about service.

Im goin car shopping for a Mercedes benz c300 or a bmw 328i and ill be making my decision tommorow. What are some good negotiating tips to get a lower price?

Boy, do I hate dealing with car dealerships. I don’t like to play cards and I get this uneasy feeling when I walk into a car dealership to buy a car or get my car repaired. I feel like a little boy walking into a saloon with a poker game going. Sit down boy, and throw yer cards on the table. They are such crooks. I just don’t see why the set up is such that it is not the same price for every body. You have to negotiate with them. What should take about 15 minutes winds up taking 2-3 hours. Because if you agree to pay whatever price they want out of you, then they try to get even more money out of you. What once was a $15K deal turns into a $20K deal and then Bozo the Clown begins working on ways he can finagle his kids college tuition with my car deal. And the same is true in the garage. Karl Marx with a screw driver. Workers of the world unite around -my wallet. Those brakes are gonna cost ya- yeah how much are the baloney skinned shims from China that cost you fifty cents five years ago gonna cost me today? Then it seems like when I go in to repair one thing, all of a sudden something else mysteriously goes wrong. Like Karl Marx and Groutcho Marx are under the hood trying to tip the scales from my hard working wallet into their greasy, greedy fat-fingered hands.
I am trying to survive this winter with my 2003 Hyundai Accent and just maintain it through the winter and get a 2009 Toyota Corolla in the spring. The warranty on the car has expired.
How do I deal with the dealership mechanics until I am ready to trade in my car? How do I deal with car salesmen when I am ready to trade in my old car for a new one? I don’t know whether to bring a lawyer along or just a thug from a local gang to straight them all out. Maybe if Guido breaks a few fingers, I can get a hundred bucks knocked off my next brake job. Is that the only way to deal with these crooks?

If I make a bigger down payment, what all things can I negotiate?
If I have a good credit history can I leverage that?

Especially with luxury cars like Acura, which are harder to get below or at invoice or near invoice price? And also getting the best price when there is only one dealer in your area and the near dealer are at least 75 miles away. So I don’t have lots of competition in the area to make the dealers get a lower price. I’m interested in the 2006 Acura TL. Are there any sites where you can get some information for free or you have to pay for the best possible ways? Please leave an email and I thank you for your answers and help.

Here’s an article circulating on the internet from today, from CNN Money, about car buying and car negotiating. I think it’s ok, not great. There are a few tips left out: first, arrange your own financing and your own loan in advance, because the dealer’s loan is often deceptive and more expensive even if it seems similar to the one you’ve arranged at your own bank. Second, if the dealer makes any representations about the car, make the dealer write these down on the “due bill” portion of the sales documents, and have the dealer sign the due bill and indicate that the promises made about the car are a part of the car’s warranty. If the dealer refuses to write down the promises, BIG RED FLAG. Third, if you’re buying a used car from a franchise dealer (i. e. a Ford from a Ford dealer, etc. ), have the dealer print out the service records for you so you can review the warranty service records on the car to know if the prior owner or owners had any recurring major problems with the car. Hope these tips prove useful to you. Thanks for reading & here’s the article. NEW YORK (CNNMoney. com) – If the annual model year change-over – and all the sales that go with it – have you in a car shopping mood, don’t be lulled into paying more than you have to. The deep discount you think you’re getting may be nothing more than an illusion. Car dealers can make you think you’re getting a fantastic deal, and buyers tend to hear what they want. Here’s some advice on how to really get the best deal. Don’t: Fall in love with a car Don’t get us wrong here, a new car is a big purchase, so it’s important that you really do love your car. If you want to buy a microwave oven just because Consumer Reports recommends it, go ahead. A car, like a home, should make you happy and that’s something only you can judge. But you wouldn’t marry someone after just reading their Facebook profile. You’d at least want to go out a few times, right? So don’t decide you’ve got to have that cute new SUV you just read about in a magazine. Calm down, catch your breath and wait. Wait until you can drive it. Wait until you can drive some competing models and get a sense of whether it’s really all that terrific. And you may want to wait until the price comes down. Dealers often tack on premiums, charging more than full sticker price for brand new models they know will be in high demand from day one. So rushing to be the first one on the block with the hottest new model can cost you thousands of dollars. And that “first with the hot new thing” thing fades quickly. Then there will just be you and that car. And those car loan payments. Hope you still like it. Don’t: Take that long, long, long, long loan Super long car loans may seem like a painless way to get a new car with low monthly payments. That’s certainly the way the salesman will pitch it to you. But here are two things to remember: First, the bottom line is that you are just, flat out, paying more money. Whether you’re paying it in three years or six years, it’s just more money. (And a big part of that “more money” is more interest, so it’s not even buying you anything. ) Second, it may be painless now, but it won’t be painless if you find yourself trading in that car in a few years. If you haven’t paid off a big chunk of your loan by that time, you could end up “upside down” in your current car. That means you owe more money than the car is worth. The car dealer will be only too happy to help you out with that problem, but that just means adding the money you owe into the loan for that next new car. And guess what? That means another long loan and you’re stuck again. Don’t: Negotiate trade-in and purchase at the same time Buying a car is really a series of transactions. Yet buyers tend to subtract what the dealer is giving them for their trade-in from what they’re paying for their new car. Then they say: “Hey, I’m getting a $42,000 car for $35,000!” Actually, those buyers can’t take all the blame since that’s how the salesman presents it: as if that $7,000 is a gift, and they’re just doing you a favor by taking that old car off your hands. Remember, they’re taking something of real value in exchange for that money. And you have the right to get as much as you can for your old car. Don’t allow the dealer to tell you what it’s worth. You also have the right to pay as little as you can for your new car. But there’s no way you can negotiate both those things effectively if they’re attached because you won’t be able to see the numbers clearly. Negotiate the price of the new car first. Get that number down to something you’re comfortable with. Then negotiate your trade in and get that number as high as you can, or if you still feel like it’s not enough, take the car elsewhere or sell it yourself. Don’t: Negotiate in person For some reason, buyers still feel like they need to negotiate the price of a new car in person at the dealership. In the old days, that was the only way to do it. If you called a car dealer on the phone, they wouldn’t even discuss pricing. These days, most dealerships have salespeople, or even entire departments, that specialize in dealing with customers over the phone and by email. The old days of not talking to customers who weren’t physically in the store are over because a dealer knows that if he doesn’t negotiate a price over the phone, someone else will and he’ll just lose the sale. Negotiating over the phone or via email keeps you in your comfort zone – your home or office – not the dealer’s showroom. While you’re waiting for an answer on your offer, you’re not stuck in an uncomfortable chair with nothing to look at but brochures. Many dealerships now have Web sites where you can even search the vehicle inventory online and request a quote on a specific vehicle. That way you can be sure the vehicle you’re negotiating on really has all the features you want. When the negotiating’s done, ask them to fax you the deal in writing so there will be no surprises when you arrive to get your car. But we’re not recommending you avoid dealerships altogether. Before you get down to numbers, you’ll want to test drive the vehicles and get a walkaround from a knowledgeable salesperson. Just be clear when you go in that you’ll not be purchasing the vehicle that day. You still have some other research you want to do. Don’t: Take a ‘great deal’ on the outgoing model year You may be tempted by a steep discount on an outgoing 2007 model year car, but be careful. Remember that the car will ultimately be worth less at trade in time than a 2008 model year car. That will be much less of an issue if the 2008 model year version is unchanged from 2007. If the 2008 version is all new or substantially changed, though, watch out. Your car will be seen as “old” the minute the new version hits the roads and will take a steep drop in value. In that situation, only a huge discount will make up the loss. Or, if you just like the old version better, the extra cost may be worth it to you. As long you’re aware of what you’re getting into.

I am looking at a 2007 new car with 9,000 miles on it that was used as a rental for the dealership. A track car, they say.

List price was $21,999. I inquired seriously about it and asked about wiggle room, and the salesperson said, “we can let it go for $20,500.”

How should I regard this? Would it be outrageous to counter with something lower than his last offer? If so, how much lower. On edmunds, they have trade-in value at $17,500, private party at $19,000, and retail at $20,500. Would it be ridiculous to counter with $17,500 (probably what they paid) and target $19,000 as a final sale price (which would be perfect for us). Or would they find such an offer insulting.