5 Fantastic Tips On Negotiating A Great Deal On A Car.
The average would be car buyer walks into the dealership at a tremendous dis-advantage. Why? Well the sales person is a professional car seller. This is what they do everyday, every week and every year. How well would you do playing against a professional basketball player? For most of us the answer is not very well. This article will give you some very important tips to help you get a great deal on your car.
When to buy. Knowing when to shop for a car is very important. Purchasing your car at or around CHRISTMAS time is an excellent idea because everybody else is out buying their Christmas presents and not many of them are shopping for cars. This forces dealerships to up their sales strategies.
Sales men are more willing to bargain down to your price to close the deal. July to October is also a good time to shop for a car because that is the time of year the dealerships are trying to get ride of cars to make room for their new inventory.
Shop online. Purchasing a car online is becoming a great way to get a new car. You should wait for good rebates and incentives online and shop around. Print out your information from the best quotes and bring it to the dealers most likely to work with you. Bringing in a lower qoute from another dealer is a great bargaining chip.
Bring a copy of your credit score with you. The dealer shouldn’t know more about your credit than you do. knowing your credit score can help lower your interest rates on your car loan. A scam that the dealers try to pull is to say the deal fell through because your credit score fell through and that you have to respond by paying more. Don’t believe it. Having your credit score right in front of you can help you avoid this common ploy!
The resign scam. Another scam by the dealership salesmen is for them to tell you that they have found you a lower rate, but that they want you to re-sign your loan papers. That is a downright lie. Once they pull up your financing information they have the upper hand if you don’t know the details about your credit information. You can get a copy of your credit information at: http://www.equifax.com for about $15-$20. Hey, it’s better to pay this small fee than to pay thousands later on.
And ,finally, don’t even begin shopping for a new car if you have had a recent bankruptcy because you will be rejected anyway!
As you can see, it really pays to do your home work before you begin shopping for a, great deal on a new car. Armed with these five tips you will have leveled the playing field and increased the chances of you leaving the dealership a satisfied customer.
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