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Neither. It simply never comes into my mind to "haggle" a price of a car at a lot. Perhaps a personal "bought it from Joe down the street" type purchase but buying from Hunky Dorey Auto Sales? Never. Theres a sticker, theres a price, I pay it or I choose a different car/dont buy anything.
Far as Im concerned every auto sale and every sale period is "price not negotiable"
Neither. It simply never comes into my mind to "haggle" a price of a car at a lot. Perhaps a personal "bought it from Joe down the street" type purchase but buying from Hunky Dorey Auto Sales? Never. Theres a sticker, theres a price, I pay it or I choose a different car/dont buy anything.
Far as Im concerned every auto sale and every sale period is "price not negotiable"
You're what car salesmen refer to as a "grape".
Do you do that for real estate too?
I honestly wouldn't mind the one price model, just like most anything else we buy. You pay whats advertised. But get rid of all other fees. The only thing they get to tack on is sales tax. If the window says $19,599. You pay that + tax. Period.
But this would have to be across the board across all brands regardless of location.
People want to haggle because they don't want to be outdone by someone else. They don't want to hear down the road that their neighbor/cousin/uncle paid $2,000 less than them. Now they all paid the same, just like a loaf of bread.
People want to haggle because they don't want to be outdone by someone else. They don't want to hear down the road that their neighbor/cousin/uncle paid $2,000 less than them. Now they all paid the same, just like a loaf of bread.
I don't know about everyone else but I haggle because I want to save money.
You can totally show up and pay the asking price plus taxes. You'd be overpaying, but you can do that.
You could also tell them to include tax/tag/title/fees, etc. into that price on the window. At least you'd save that money right there. I don't know of any dealer that wouldn't take that deal every day of the week (unless it was a rare car or something that they can charge over MSRP for).
You can totally show up and pay the asking price plus taxes. You'd be overpaying, but you can do that.
You could also tell them to include tax/tag/title/fees, etc. into that price on the window. At least you'd save that money right there. I don't know of any dealer that wouldn't take that deal every day of the week (unless it was a rare car or something that they can charge over MSRP for).
I'm talking about the industry as a whole. We don't go into a supermarket and start negotiating prices of cereal or tomatoes. We kind of just pay the sticker price.
I understand buying a car is different then your dinner menu but it would simplify things if car mfgs set MAP pricing (minimum advertised price) just like other industries. Bowling balls, digital cameras, etc have MAP pricing with some wiggle room.
They want to be able to use their salesman tricks on you by guilting and pressuring you into decisions. They can't do that online because there aren't any emotions of spur-of-the-moment decisions when you're typing out a letter.
I only deal with dealerships that will tell me what the price is, period (I usually look for a CarSense). I don't want to negotiate, just tell me what the real price is and I'll take it or not.
I'm talking about the industry as a whole. We don't go into a supermarket and start negotiating prices of cereal or tomatoes. We kind of just pay the sticker price.
Believe it or not... some people do... especially on ripe fruit.
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