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Buying Car...Need Help/Advice!!!

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  1. YoungVic YoungVic is offline

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    Apr 29th, 2011 (4/29/2011 9:36pm)

    So a friend is thinking about purchasing the 2011 Nissa Rogue.

    Doing some research on Kelly Blue Book and it says the fair purchase price is $21,570.

    So my question is do you walk in to the dealership and tell them you want to purchase the car for that price? Or do you get it as close as possible to the fair price? Advice will be greatly appreciated.

    Link to car price
    http://www.kbb.com/new-cars/nissan/r...pricing-report

    Any advice at all?
    Edited By: YoungVic Apr 29th, 2011 at 08:57 PM
  2. cchan cchan is online now

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    Apr 29th, 2011 (4/29/2011 9:53pm) in reply to YoungVic

    since you're in chicago.

    shop around.

    go to various dealerships. talk to them. tell them what options you want. if you don't get a price you want. just walk out.

    they're desperate right now. they'll follow you out to your car.
  3. ace bentley ace bentley is offline

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    Apr 29th, 2011 (4/29/2011 10:38pm) in reply to cchan

    Tell them you want the vehicle at invoice and ask to see the invoice before you sign anything.
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    Apr 29th, 2011 (4/29/2011 10:42pm) in reply to ace bentley

    looks like we have a 2011 Plattsburg Award nominee
  5. YoungVic YoungVic is offline

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    Apr 29th, 2011 (4/29/2011 11:46pm) in reply to Basics

    Thanks for the help so far. don't know much about purchasing cars since I never purchased one :(
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    Apr 29th, 2011 (4/29/2011 11:49pm) in reply to YoungVic

  7. monteaz monteaz is offline

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    Apr 30th, 2011 (4/30/2011 1:50am) in reply to norcaljeff

    Invoicing is crap...they get tons of kickbacks. Figure out what you want to put down and what you can aford for payments. Your interest rate means a ton. Shop around, be comfortable with the deal. Take your time. Don't spend more then you can afford.
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    Apr 30th, 2011 (4/30/2011 2:00am) in reply to monteaz

    1st. don't buy a brand new car, go for a used 1-3 years old
    2. if u gonna buy barnd new; u can negotiate that price down a ton. You go in there with the salesman and set the tone; don't let him take you where he wants the price to be.
  9. ace bentley ace bentley is offline

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    Apr 30th, 2011 (4/30/2011 3:07am) in reply to Camz

    I sold cars for a while, both new and used, at a Ford and Lincoln dealer, and my family has always been in the car business. They aren't going to give you any of the hold back (dealer cash to some of you,) or at least we never did. We would sell a vehicle at $100 over invoice and we would show the invoice if you asked. Also, that's $100 over invoice less any rebates the manufacturer has, not the invoice after the rebates are added in. Rebates should be deducted from the price of the invoice (Dealer's cost.) I wouldn't recommend buying new, but if you are buying new, that's what I would do. And don't EVER tell them what you're comfortable with paying each month. That's a sales trick. They will get you in that price range if possible, but they'll extend the loan. Always negotiate the price first, then the trade in, then don't get killed on the back end when they tack on points to your interest rate, sell you an overpriced extended warranty, sell you "etch," etc..
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