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Trying to find a used car for under a certain price.
Found one, as I have several times before.
This dealer response says listed price "plus taxes and fees".
And previously, I have chatted with the online sales person and he says "online price non-negotiable".
But I get annoyed when I hear "fees" outside of saying "gov't" or tags, license title, whatever.
How do you reject junk fees in a market that doesn't give much care because they will just sell it to the next person who wants to finance with them at 5% or more? (I have my own.) This will be very soon from their view I'm sure and I've also seen from 4 months of tracking, deals go quickly. I've read up on many videos and blogs and still can't find the logical introduction into "Well, I'll take that car at this price OTD." So I ask what is your current experiences and advice regarding? thanks
I had a positive experience buying a used vehicle in Summer, 2020.
After doing online research, including posting questions on this site, I decided to buy a used car from a national auto rental company.
The actual experience was fairly stress free. I made an appointment. My salesperson met me in the office and then asked me questions about my needs, budget, and driving habits. He then showed me about a dozen cars and let me test drive as many as I wanted.
Within a few hours, I decided to buy a 2019 car. The salesman gave me its maintenance records, Carfax report, etc. There was a 'no haggle' price policy. And, because I had a loyalty card with this company which I had used for car rentals in the past, I was given a higher than Blue Book trade-in value on my old car.
Buying a car from a rental company might not be for everyone, but based on my experience, I suggest that you consider this option.
Trying to find a used car for under a certain price.
Found one, as I have several times before.
This dealer response says listed price "plus taxes and fees".
And previously, I have chatted with the online sales person and he says "online price non-negotiable".
But I get annoyed when I hear "fees" outside of saying "gov't" or tags, license title, whatever.
How do you reject junk fees in a market that doesn't give much care because they will just sell it to the next person who wants to finance with them at 5% or more? (I have my own.) This will be very soon from their view I'm sure and I've also seen from 4 months of tracking, deals go quickly. I've read up on many videos and blogs and still can't find the logical introduction into "Well, I'll take that car at this price OTD." So I ask what is your current experiences and advice regarding? thanks
I've bought over 20+ cars the last few years. Let me give you these advice. Every dealership has fees. What you need to ask before even looking at any car is what is the total out the door fees? Is it just $500 - 2000? Knowing their fee structure allows you to negotiate.
I saw this car for $13k, the market price is around $11-16k. So they priced it low enough where the extra $2k fee will make it $15k. Then I tell the salesman I only want to pay $13k out the door. Then he'll ultimately come back with something around $14k all said and done.
The other way is simply buy from craigslist or facebook marketplace. No fee.
You don't say what you are looking at, how old and what price. If what they say about used car prices is right, new cars may be even a more attractive option. It was like that even before this summer. A 5 year old Frontier is advertised for $27K. The 2021 brand new Frontier MSRP is $27K! I am sure it's going to be the same for the Tacoma.
I agree with HappyRider above. We recently were looking for a used Tucson and figured the new one was cheaper than a 2019 ex-rental with close to 40K miles on it.
If you are looking for older cars, look on craigslist and filter by cars for sale by owner. It will take some leg work but you might find something worth your money and time.
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Buying used from fleet may be the best option, apart from finding a One-owner / By-owner (only driven on Sundays...)
Depends what you want and if you can get by with a Std Version of that model (fleet spec).
Our local 'Van / car Sharing' operation sells vehicles with minimal mileage (below 50k) for about 50-70% of the NADA. These have pretty light use and regular maint.
Might check into it is such an operation exists in your area.
Read online ad carefully, particularly, all the asterisk stuff. Doe sit mention anything about any fees et al?
If yes, tough life.
If no, take screen shot and take it to the sales guy.
Likely, you will lose. At least, you'll try. With current boom on used cars, they are hard to budge on their profit.
Trying to find a used car for under a certain price.
Found one, as I have several times before.
This dealer response says listed price "plus taxes and fees".
And previously, I have chatted with the online sales person and he says "online price non-negotiable".
But I get annoyed when I hear "fees" outside of saying "gov't" or tags, license title, whatever.
How do you reject junk fees in a market that doesn't give much care because they will just sell it to the next person who wants to finance with them at 5% or more? (I have my own.) This will be very soon from their view I'm sure and I've also seen from 4 months of tracking, deals go quickly. I've read up on many videos and blogs and still can't find the logical introduction into "Well, I'll take that car at this price OTD." So I ask what is your current experiences and advice regarding? thanks
Some fees are just bull****. I just bought a car and the dealership had a $250.00 paperwork processing fee, and a $50 title and registration fee. Those fees are fairly common and reasonable. The dealerships that tack on $750-$1000 fees with no real explanation won't get my business.
They are always trying to cut something extra but if you negotiate a bit it can be settled but they are tend to get more and more from sales.
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