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Originally Posted by retiredguy123
True. If you need a car, you probably won't get a good deal. It's best to buy a car before you actually need a car, unless you can convince the dealer that you don't need a car. It's easy to deal with the fees, just say no. That is why I set the price, not the dealer. They can take it or leave it. When you do it that way, there are no bogus fees because you don't even discuss them. But, I don't agree that another customer will buy the car. The dealer can always replace the car to sell to another customer.
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If I could afford to get a car before I needed one, I wouldn't waste a moment haggling. I'd pick out the car, tell them "wrap it up, here's the check" and drive on out with it. Time is money. The more time I take in the process of acquiring what I want, the more money I've already spent before ever acquiring it.
I tell them what I'm looking for. I tell them what I have available to spend. They can match me up with a car I want in the budget I set, or they can say they don't have such a thing on their lot. That way no one is wasting anyone's time.