While you may have had a negative car buying experience before, history doesn’t have to repeat itself. You must learn the necessary skills of negotiation. You don’t simply have to accept the sticker price.
Negotiating helps to save you a lot of money towards your purchase. It is never smart to pay sticker price on a car. These prices are too large on purpose so that dealers have some negotiation room. Use this to your advantage.
Never leave your car with the dealership overnight. Many dealerships will offer you the opportunity to take the car that you are considering home in order to test drive it longer. While this is certainly appealing, it essentially means they are given the opportunity to hold the car you own hostage. This makes it more difficult to walk away from a bad deal, and it is not to your advantage.
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