how to deal with dealer ? (Newbie)
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how to deal with dealer ? (Newbie need help !!)
Hi everyone !
This is the first time I buy a car and I dont know how to deal with dealer ? and I dont have any experience when buy a used car
? I found a lot G35 in edmunds.com and a lot dealers in there but the price is too expensive ! I just have under $15000 !
EX: 2005 Infiniti G35 Coupe 53,xxx miles - Auto - ***CLEAN TITLE, CLEAN HISTORY REPORT*** Super sharp inside and out. Loaded with dual power/leather seats, sunroof/ moonroof, Infiniti premium sound and much more. Drives great with price $19,988
picture http://edmunds.autotrader.com/fyc/im...9&photoIndex=0
(too expensive)
(how can I deal ?) can I deal under 20% that price or over ?
I need your helps ! thanks alot
PS: I love G35 coupe so much ! that's my dream ! and I dont want to buy a car with accident !
This is the first time I buy a car and I dont know how to deal with dealer ? and I dont have any experience when buy a used car
? I found a lot G35 in edmunds.com and a lot dealers in there but the price is too expensive ! I just have under $15000 !EX: 2005 Infiniti G35 Coupe 53,xxx miles - Auto - ***CLEAN TITLE, CLEAN HISTORY REPORT*** Super sharp inside and out. Loaded with dual power/leather seats, sunroof/ moonroof, Infiniti premium sound and much more. Drives great with price $19,988
picture http://edmunds.autotrader.com/fyc/im...9&photoIndex=0
(too expensive)
(how can I deal ?) can I deal under 20% that price or over ?I need your helps ! thanks alot
PS: I love G35 coupe so much ! that's my dream ! and I dont want to buy a car with accident !
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Vincent,
My first piece of advice is to not get stuck on one particular car. Start with a budgeted amount in mind. Sounds like you have that, once you decide what that amount is stick to it. Then begin your search and be thorough. Check local dealers big and small, your local classifieds/Craigslist, and all of the internet sites you can find. It will help you to also decide what you want in the car. Premium package, sport package, and navigation all will add to the price of the vehicles you are looking at.
Are you looking for a coupe or sedan? The sedans will be a little less expensive and offer more versatility (they're a little faster as well
), but the coupes are sexier in stock form. Remember that the listed price doesn't include tax, title, or license fees that will add on to the total cost of the car. A $14,000 car might have as much as $2000 in additional charges making your purchase price $16,000. Then factor in gas prices, insurance, and maintenance which will eat up more dollars on a monthly basis.
If you have the funds to deal with all of this and find a car that fits your criteria, then it's off to negotiate with the seller. It's best to be firm with them, I have found my best plan of attack is to go in with the total amount I am willing to spend on the car set in my mind. I'll test drive the car and ask the seller if they would let me have it checked out by an impartial mechanic. If I like it I start negotiating and if the dealer will not come down into my price range I'll just say $XXXXX is the most I'm willing to pay for this car including all taxes and fees. Can you do this? If they say no, I'll walk and go look for another car. You'd be surprised how many times they will meet your price though. In negotiation you need to cut through all the BS and get to the bottom line pretty quickly.
Hope this helps and good luck with your search.
My first piece of advice is to not get stuck on one particular car. Start with a budgeted amount in mind. Sounds like you have that, once you decide what that amount is stick to it. Then begin your search and be thorough. Check local dealers big and small, your local classifieds/Craigslist, and all of the internet sites you can find. It will help you to also decide what you want in the car. Premium package, sport package, and navigation all will add to the price of the vehicles you are looking at.
Are you looking for a coupe or sedan? The sedans will be a little less expensive and offer more versatility (they're a little faster as well
), but the coupes are sexier in stock form. Remember that the listed price doesn't include tax, title, or license fees that will add on to the total cost of the car. A $14,000 car might have as much as $2000 in additional charges making your purchase price $16,000. Then factor in gas prices, insurance, and maintenance which will eat up more dollars on a monthly basis.If you have the funds to deal with all of this and find a car that fits your criteria, then it's off to negotiate with the seller. It's best to be firm with them, I have found my best plan of attack is to go in with the total amount I am willing to spend on the car set in my mind. I'll test drive the car and ask the seller if they would let me have it checked out by an impartial mechanic. If I like it I start negotiating and if the dealer will not come down into my price range I'll just say $XXXXX is the most I'm willing to pay for this car including all taxes and fees. Can you do this? If they say no, I'll walk and go look for another car. You'd be surprised how many times they will meet your price though. In negotiation you need to cut through all the BS and get to the bottom line pretty quickly.
Hope this helps and good luck with your search.
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Vincent,
My first piece of advice is to not get stuck on one particular car. Start with a budgeted amount in mind. Sounds like you have that, once you decide what that amount is stick to it. Then begin your search and be thorough. Check local dealers big and small, your local classifieds/Craigslist, and all of the internet sites you can find. It will help you to also decide what you want in the car. Premium package, sport package, and navigation all will add to the price of the vehicles you are looking at.
Are you looking for a coupe or sedan? The sedans will be a little less expensive and offer more versatility (they're a little faster as well), but the coupes are sexier in stock form. Remember that the listed price doesn't include tax, title, or license fees that will add on to the total cost of the car. A $14,000 car might have as much as $2000 in additional charges making your purchase price $16,000. Then factor in gas prices, insurance, and maintenance which will eat up more dollars on a monthly basis.
If you have the funds to deal with all of this and find a car that fits your criteria, then it's off to negotiate with the seller. It's best to be firm with them, I have found my best plan of attack is to go in with the total amount I am willing to spend on the car set in my mind. I'll test drive the car and ask the seller if they would let me have it checked out by an impartial mechanic. If I like it I start negotiating and if the dealer will not come down into my price range I'll just say $XXXXX is the most I'm willing to pay for this car including all taxes and fees. Can you do this? If they say no, I'll walk and go look for another car. You'd be surprised how many times they will meet your price though. In negotiation you need to cut through all the BS and get to the bottom line pretty quickly.
Hope this helps and good luck with your search.
My first piece of advice is to not get stuck on one particular car. Start with a budgeted amount in mind. Sounds like you have that, once you decide what that amount is stick to it. Then begin your search and be thorough. Check local dealers big and small, your local classifieds/Craigslist, and all of the internet sites you can find. It will help you to also decide what you want in the car. Premium package, sport package, and navigation all will add to the price of the vehicles you are looking at.
Are you looking for a coupe or sedan? The sedans will be a little less expensive and offer more versatility (they're a little faster as well
), but the coupes are sexier in stock form. Remember that the listed price doesn't include tax, title, or license fees that will add on to the total cost of the car. A $14,000 car might have as much as $2000 in additional charges making your purchase price $16,000. Then factor in gas prices, insurance, and maintenance which will eat up more dollars on a monthly basis.If you have the funds to deal with all of this and find a car that fits your criteria, then it's off to negotiate with the seller. It's best to be firm with them, I have found my best plan of attack is to go in with the total amount I am willing to spend on the car set in my mind. I'll test drive the car and ask the seller if they would let me have it checked out by an impartial mechanic. If I like it I start negotiating and if the dealer will not come down into my price range I'll just say $XXXXX is the most I'm willing to pay for this car including all taxes and fees. Can you do this? If they say no, I'll walk and go look for another car. You'd be surprised how many times they will meet your price though. In negotiation you need to cut through all the BS and get to the bottom line pretty quickly.
Hope this helps and good luck with your search.
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This would be an ideal Sticky topic for this section. Many G nooblets including myself would like to hear about the experiences and stories from those how have purchased from both dealers and private sales. Based the knowledge of G35 "known issues" around here, I'm sure some people here have some valuable stories of successful negotiations with dealerships and sellers. I assume various strategies have been employed, some more successful than others. It would be great to learn from those experiences.
This would be an ideal Sticky topic for this section. Many G nooblets including myself would like to hear about the experiences and stories from those how have purchased from both dealers and private sales. Based the knowledge of G35 "known issues" around here, I'm sure some people here have some valuable stories of successful negotiations with dealerships and sellers. I assume various strategies have been employed, some more successful than others. It would be great to learn from those experiences.
The advice from Blue Dream is pretty good. I had a set budget when I was looking, and stuck to it, even though my wife had to hold me back from a tastefully modified G that was higher then our budget.
When negotiating, the first rule is to be prepared to walk away. No matter how much you want THAT car, there's plenty others on the road. Initially offer a bit less than you're willing to spend for the particular car, the salesman will almost always "meet you in the middle." If the salesperson is driving a hard bargain and not meeting you're top dollar, then simply tell them, "I'm willing to spend $X for this car, here is my phone number, call me when you're ready to make a deal," and walk out the door.
I looked at 2 cars on a Saturday, made offers on them, left my number because they wouldn't come down enough. One called back that evening, came down close to my offer. The other one called back on Monday as I was driving off the lot with a 3rd car I ended up buying (which was in better shape than both, and cheaper).
The thing about used cars is the dealer's bottom dollar varies from car to car. Different trade-in, different auction prices. They can have 2 of the same car on the lot and the bottom dollar can vary by a few grand. Kinda makes used car buying a little frustration because you can't point to an invoice and know what the dealer cost is, you have to go by research and gut feeling on what a car is worth.
When negotiating, the first rule is to be prepared to walk away. No matter how much you want THAT car, there's plenty others on the road. Initially offer a bit less than you're willing to spend for the particular car, the salesman will almost always "meet you in the middle." If the salesperson is driving a hard bargain and not meeting you're top dollar, then simply tell them, "I'm willing to spend $X for this car, here is my phone number, call me when you're ready to make a deal," and walk out the door.
I looked at 2 cars on a Saturday, made offers on them, left my number because they wouldn't come down enough. One called back that evening, came down close to my offer. The other one called back on Monday as I was driving off the lot with a 3rd car I ended up buying (which was in better shape than both, and cheaper).
The thing about used cars is the dealer's bottom dollar varies from car to car. Different trade-in, different auction prices. They can have 2 of the same car on the lot and the bottom dollar can vary by a few grand. Kinda makes used car buying a little frustration because you can't point to an invoice and know what the dealer cost is, you have to go by research and gut feeling on what a car is worth.
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Make a dealer your friend, it worked for me. I was able to chop $4,500 off the asking price on my G. I saw my G just how I wanted it, and had him check local auction sales and trade in values for similar cars. Sometimes you can check the VIN number to find the last sale price. I told the dealer my price, they said no so I walked out. Two hours later they called me to come in and I drove off a happy new owner.
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