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Right on. Thanks for the pointers.
Haggling is pretty much gone now but you still need to make sure you pay the right price. Use sites like truecar and autotrader to find what you want is going for around you. Refuse all the packages and warranty bullshit and you will be fine. You are going to take a bath on buying a high end new car so better to pay for what you want and take care of it than save a few bucks upfront.
Bought a car last may, I looked online, cars.com and autotrader, for months at the specific car I wanted. Blew out the miles to 500, sorted by price. I found the best deals in dfw. It sucks to go that far to get your car, but I saved easily $3k... $8k below sticker price... And I paid exactly what they had it listed for.
I really want to go black this time
Once you go black...
Will I get fucked if I pay cash in full for it rather than ducking around with financing? I’ve always financed but have the money to just pay for a new car or a car with 10k or less miles. What is this fuckery about the Mercedes ans service? Do you have to go to them and pay extra for the servicing? I’m going to drive the Lexus and the Volvo suvs next week to make sure. I’m between the xc40x, UX, or the GLA/GLC. I finally saw the new bronco on the road...it looks weird
I would never buy new. Let someone else eat that depreciation and market adjustment. If you pay cash you’ll get a good deal just have to fill out more paperwork to make sure you’re not a drug dealer or terrorist.
Don't mention anything about cash or financing till after you agreed on a price. If they ask say you're not sure but probably gonna finance. They likely won't give you as good a price if they think you're paying cash.
Correct - every penny they think they will squeeze out of you down the road, the better price you can get. Finance it and pay it off the first month if you want.
good idea. I just don’t wanna really bother with financing. But I guess better to get the better price by financing than upfront cash
The other way you have to hammer out a final price and then go get a cashier's check. Signing the loan paperwork is the easier option and now it's mostly electronic.Temporary credit hit is the only possible downside I can think of.