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<blockquote data-quote="TXRaptor" data-source="post: 1505064" data-attributes="member: 181"><p>I agree with you 100%. He did this to himself, so he needs to own up to the fact he was taken to the cleaners. If he signed everything and it has been more than three days, his options for recourse are pretty much gone. </p><p></p><p>I have bought more than a dozen new vehicles over the years from various dealers without talking to anyone on the phone or stepping foot into the dealer until the day I buy it. If I need to test drive a vehicle first, I stop by a random dealership to get the "do I really want this car" out of the way prior to starting my search. </p><p></p><p>Once I zero in a couple of acceptable options, I do my negotiating over email with each dealers "Internet Department" at the same time. This allows me to compare exact pricing and have everything they promised in writing. It might take a couple of days, to a couple of weeks, but I am never in a hurry. I bring my final email thread to the dealership with the best offer and if there are problems with what was promised, I hand them the emails and say you either honor the deal or I walk. I have never had to walk out without making the deal. When I was buying my Gen 2 in 2018, the dealer called me as I was walking out the door to pick it up to say it had been sold, but they had "another one". I told them no thanks because I felt the shenanigans were starting. Instead, I went to the second dealer on my list and bought it the same day for the promised amount. </p><p></p><p>I tell the finance guy, I am a bottom dollar buyer and all I want is the vehicle, nothing more. They sometimes try to play the add-on games, but quickly realize they are wasting their time, so they get down to business fairly early in the process. I usually spend less than an hour in a dealership from the moment I walk-in, to the time I am driving home. If things go smoothly, I give them top rankings on their surveys, even though I spend as little time as possible with each person along the way. </p><p></p><p>Knowing exactly what you want beforehand and doing your homework with several competing dealers is the only way to get the bottom dollar price on a new vehicle in today's hyper-connected world. I got my 2018 for $1500 under MSRP, when most dealers were still charging AMD prices. By today's standards I got ripped off, but I was able to secure the best deal possible at the time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TXRaptor, post: 1505064, member: 181"] I agree with you 100%. He did this to himself, so he needs to own up to the fact he was taken to the cleaners. If he signed everything and it has been more than three days, his options for recourse are pretty much gone. I have bought more than a dozen new vehicles over the years from various dealers without talking to anyone on the phone or stepping foot into the dealer until the day I buy it. If I need to test drive a vehicle first, I stop by a random dealership to get the "do I really want this car" out of the way prior to starting my search. Once I zero in a couple of acceptable options, I do my negotiating over email with each dealers "Internet Department" at the same time. This allows me to compare exact pricing and have everything they promised in writing. It might take a couple of days, to a couple of weeks, but I am never in a hurry. I bring my final email thread to the dealership with the best offer and if there are problems with what was promised, I hand them the emails and say you either honor the deal or I walk. I have never had to walk out without making the deal. When I was buying my Gen 2 in 2018, the dealer called me as I was walking out the door to pick it up to say it had been sold, but they had "another one". I told them no thanks because I felt the shenanigans were starting. Instead, I went to the second dealer on my list and bought it the same day for the promised amount. I tell the finance guy, I am a bottom dollar buyer and all I want is the vehicle, nothing more. They sometimes try to play the add-on games, but quickly realize they are wasting their time, so they get down to business fairly early in the process. I usually spend less than an hour in a dealership from the moment I walk-in, to the time I am driving home. If things go smoothly, I give them top rankings on their surveys, even though I spend as little time as possible with each person along the way. Knowing exactly what you want beforehand and doing your homework with several competing dealers is the only way to get the bottom dollar price on a new vehicle in today's hyper-connected world. I got my 2018 for $1500 under MSRP, when most dealers were still charging AMD prices. By today's standards I got ripped off, but I was able to secure the best deal possible at the time. [/QUOTE]
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