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HappyWax · 06-08-09, 06:26

I say avoid used car dealers all together.

I used to sell for Ducati & BMW and frankly- I've seen enough to say I will never EVER buy off of a dealer again.

Here is the thing, all the above talk is fine and dandy- but the bottom line is that a dealer will not sell unless they are making money. period. -and you're playing their game on their home turf and there are a million tricks...

Get a loan through a local credit union and find a car that is being sold privately you would be surprised at how much MORE car you can get for your money.

And yes, it's a buyers market for privately sold cars -I just looked at a low mileage 2000 Civic Si -normally these cars sell pretty quick when listed- Apparently, I was the first person to show up and the car was on Autotrader for a month.

The crappy 3 month warranty (or even the 3 year warranty) a dealer will throw in is not worth it. I heard of several 3rd party warranty companies not following through with claims.

A privately owned car with receipts of maintenance work (and or that is still under factory warranty) is your best bet for a decent car.

OR...

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HappyWax Registered User HappyWax is offline Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 218	Re: Haggling with Dealers? I say avoid used car dealers all together. I used to sell for Ducati & BMW and frankly- I've seen enough to say I will never EVER buy off of a dealer again. Here is the thing, all the above talk is fine and dandy- but the bottom line is that a dealer will not sell unless they are making money. period. -and you're playing their game on their home turf and there are a million tricks... Get a loan through a local credit union and find a car that is being sold privately you would be surprised at how much MORE car you can get for your money. And yes, it's a buyers market for privately sold cars -I just looked at a low mileage 2000 Civic Si -normally these cars sell pretty quick when listed- Apparently, I was the first person to show up and the car was on Autotrader for a month. The crappy 3 month warranty (or even the 3 year warranty) a dealer will throw in is not worth it. I heard of several 3rd party warranty companies not following through with claims. A privately owned car with receipts of maintenance work (and or that is still under factory warranty) is your best bet for a decent car. OR...