Buying a Car Online

[Tuba]

Hello doofrat,

I’ve bought 2 cars through carsdirect.com. You are actually buying them through local participating dealers. Carsdirect is like a broker, the prices they show will take into consideration any rebates offered, and discounts, that sometimes puts the price below invoice. You still need to go get the car at the dealership. The great thing about the internet, is now most dealerships have a internet sales department, and this is the best experience (painless) way I have been buying cars. Also, recently I noticed that carsdirect.com was not the best price. I checked with the Costco method (same thing as carsdirect with participating dealers), and they were $200 below invoice, when carsdirect was a couple hundred below retail.

In closing, it’s safe, it’s easy, and it’s the best way to go if you do not like to play games (haggle, waste time) trying to get to that same price.

Good luck

[SD Transplant]

Try http://www.edmunds.com . The site has plenty of information & a way to get quotes form local dealers. I have purchased 5 cars in the last 3 years from them (for family members & friends). Remember, negotiation is still a factor regardless of the negotiation medium – in person/email. I would NOT pay anything over what Edmunds shows as invoice. Keep in mind the options, TTL, and some possible rebates.

Good luck

[SD Transplant]

Try http://www.edmunds.com . The site has plenty of information & a way to get quotes form local dealers. I have purchased 5 cars in the last 3 years from them (for family members & friends). Remember, negotiation is still a factor regardless of the negotiation medium – in person/email. I would NOT pay anything over what Edmunds shows as invoice. Keep in mind the options, TTL, and some possible rebates.

Good luck

[SD Transplant]

Try http://www.edmunds.com . The site has plenty of information & a way to get quotes form local dealers. I have purchased 5 cars in the last 3 years from them (for family members & friends). Remember, negotiation is still a factor regardless of the negotiation medium – in person/email. I would NOT pay anything over what Edmunds shows as invoice. Keep in mind the options, TTL, and some possible rebates.

Good luck

[SD Transplant]

Try http://www.edmunds.com . The site has plenty of information & a way to get quotes form local dealers. I have purchased 5 cars in the last 3 years from them (for family members & friends). Remember, negotiation is still a factor regardless of the negotiation medium – in person/email. I would NOT pay anything over what Edmunds shows as invoice. Keep in mind the options, TTL, and some possible rebates.

Good luck

[SD Transplant]

Try http://www.edmunds.com . The site has plenty of information & a way to get quotes form local dealers. I have purchased 5 cars in the last 3 years from them (for family members & friends). Remember, negotiation is still a factor regardless of the negotiation medium – in person/email. I would NOT pay anything over what Edmunds shows as invoice. Keep in mind the options, TTL, and some possible rebates.

Good luck

[akbarpunjabi]

The way to get the best price in my opinion was written by FLU here on this thread. Not the quickest or the easiest but I think it will get you the best price.

http://piggington.com/paging_raybyrnes_and_bugs_or_any_other_cc_experts

[akbarpunjabi]

The way to get the best price in my opinion was written by FLU here on this thread. Not the quickest or the easiest but I think it will get you the best price.

http://piggington.com/paging_raybyrnes_and_bugs_or_any_other_cc_experts

[akbarpunjabi]

The way to get the best price in my opinion was written by FLU here on this thread. Not the quickest or the easiest but I think it will get you the best price.

http://piggington.com/paging_raybyrnes_and_bugs_or_any_other_cc_experts

[akbarpunjabi]

The way to get the best price in my opinion was written by FLU here on this thread. Not the quickest or the easiest but I think it will get you the best price.

http://piggington.com/paging_raybyrnes_and_bugs_or_any_other_cc_experts

[akbarpunjabi]

The way to get the best price in my opinion was written by FLU here on this thread. Not the quickest or the easiest but I think it will get you the best price.

http://piggington.com/paging_raybyrnes_and_bugs_or_any_other_cc_experts

[svelte]

There were a lot of good ideas in that thread, you are right akbar.

My only heartburn with the way dealerships are set up now is that I have to work with a salesman to get a test drive, but to get the best price I then have to work the internet sales / fleet sales via email and thereby cut the salesman out of the loop.

I feel a little guilty about that as I’ve then used the salesman’s time but he doesn’t get compensated for it. Anyone know a way around this conundrum?

Maybe I shouldn’t worry about it – I’m not the one who set the system up this way.

ALSO – one pt that other thread hit that really wasn’t emphasized…shop around and have your best financing pre-approved before you buy – quite often the dealership will beat that when you sit down to sign docs (something they wouldn’t do otherwise).

[svelte]

There were a lot of good ideas in that thread, you are right akbar.

My only heartburn with the way dealerships are set up now is that I have to work with a salesman to get a test drive, but to get the best price I then have to work the internet sales / fleet sales via email and thereby cut the salesman out of the loop.

I feel a little guilty about that as I’ve then used the salesman’s time but he doesn’t get compensated for it. Anyone know a way around this conundrum?

Maybe I shouldn’t worry about it – I’m not the one who set the system up this way.

ALSO – one pt that other thread hit that really wasn’t emphasized…shop around and have your best financing pre-approved before you buy – quite often the dealership will beat that when you sit down to sign docs (something they wouldn’t do otherwise).

[svelte]

There were a lot of good ideas in that thread, you are right akbar.

My only heartburn with the way dealerships are set up now is that I have to work with a salesman to get a test drive, but to get the best price I then have to work the internet sales / fleet sales via email and thereby cut the salesman out of the loop.

I feel a little guilty about that as I’ve then used the salesman’s time but he doesn’t get compensated for it. Anyone know a way around this conundrum?

Maybe I shouldn’t worry about it – I’m not the one who set the system up this way.

ALSO – one pt that other thread hit that really wasn’t emphasized…shop around and have your best financing pre-approved before you buy – quite often the dealership will beat that when you sit down to sign docs (something they wouldn’t do otherwise).

[svelte]

There were a lot of good ideas in that thread, you are right akbar.

My only heartburn with the way dealerships are set up now is that I have to work with a salesman to get a test drive, but to get the best price I then have to work the internet sales / fleet sales via email and thereby cut the salesman out of the loop.

I feel a little guilty about that as I’ve then used the salesman’s time but he doesn’t get compensated for it. Anyone know a way around this conundrum?

Maybe I shouldn’t worry about it – I’m not the one who set the system up this way.

ALSO – one pt that other thread hit that really wasn’t emphasized…shop around and have your best financing pre-approved before you buy – quite often the dealership will beat that when you sit down to sign docs (something they wouldn’t do otherwise).

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