Originally Posted by SeaJay
Originally Posted by Ignatius
The most typical mindsets of these kinds of people are:
"I am entitled to my demands"
"I am the person who is going to get the 'best deal possible'"
"I am not going to let you 'rip me off'"
Well said!
Folks want to be able to brag that they are too smart to let any old car salesman get the better of them. Then they offer all of their car buying tips to their friends and explaining to them that they were ripped off because they aren't as smart as they are. They will finish off by saying that they got it cheaper than anyone else. Or at least the salesman played the part and let them believe that.
But this is mostly due to he fact that prices are negotiable. Buyers go into thinking every car salesman simply wants to try and screw them over and there are enough tales out there to support this assumption. Why shouldn't a buyer try their best to get the best price if the salesman is going to try and do their best to sell the car for the highest price?
Personally, I think the key is I try and find a salesman who wants to be fair and in kind I want to be fair as well. Again, I don't expect anyone to take a loss on a sale but in 2019 it is not hard to know what a good price is for car. I send an email stating what I'm looking for and what I think is fair as far as price to a couple dealerships. Some will come back with a ridiculous price and some come back within a couple hundred of what I wanted to pay. Sometimes, they come in under what I wanted to pay. Then it comes down to availability of the sales person and the specific vehicle I'm looking for. My last 5 or 6 purchases have been low key, quick and easy. Basically, I just show up to do a walk around on the vehicle and sign papers. I haven't even had to deal with shenanigans in the finances office - I've just taken my 0.9% and signed on the dotted line.
I've had the worst experiences at Toyota and Honda dealerships - literally a showroom full of sharks. No thanks....I just walk. I crossed the 4-Runner off my list just because I can't find a Toyota dealership in the area who doesn't have sale people who are the cliche sales people. Lexus was by far the easiest I've dealt with for a sale.
Originally Posted by Ignatius
The most typical mindsets of these kinds of people are:
"I am entitled to my demands"
"I am the person who is going to get the 'best deal possible'"
"I am not going to let you 'rip me off'"
Well said!
Folks want to be able to brag that they are too smart to let any old car salesman get the better of them. Then they offer all of their car buying tips to their friends and explaining to them that they were ripped off because they aren't as smart as they are. They will finish off by saying that they got it cheaper than anyone else. Or at least the salesman played the part and let them believe that.
But this is mostly due to he fact that prices are negotiable. Buyers go into thinking every car salesman simply wants to try and screw them over and there are enough tales out there to support this assumption. Why shouldn't a buyer try their best to get the best price if the salesman is going to try and do their best to sell the car for the highest price?
Personally, I think the key is I try and find a salesman who wants to be fair and in kind I want to be fair as well. Again, I don't expect anyone to take a loss on a sale but in 2019 it is not hard to know what a good price is for car. I send an email stating what I'm looking for and what I think is fair as far as price to a couple dealerships. Some will come back with a ridiculous price and some come back within a couple hundred of what I wanted to pay. Sometimes, they come in under what I wanted to pay. Then it comes down to availability of the sales person and the specific vehicle I'm looking for. My last 5 or 6 purchases have been low key, quick and easy. Basically, I just show up to do a walk around on the vehicle and sign papers. I haven't even had to deal with shenanigans in the finances office - I've just taken my 0.9% and signed on the dotted line.
I've had the worst experiences at Toyota and Honda dealerships - literally a showroom full of sharks. No thanks....I just walk. I crossed the 4-Runner off my list just because I can't find a Toyota dealership in the area who doesn't have sale people who are the cliche sales people. Lexus was by far the easiest I've dealt with for a sale.
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