Detroit News Vehicle of the Year is a Tesla

Re:Detroit News Vehicle of the Year is a Tesla by endymi0n on Thursday December 27, 2018 @06:20PM (#18773542)

While I fully agree on hating the process, I've found the easiest working reply to these tactics by accident:

Simply visit the dealer, get through exactly the model you want, be reasonably interested (but not too much in love), ask for a quote, leave some contact details and leave.

Never answer and come back in about a month with a cheque when they've bidded themselves 20% down without you even saying a word.

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Re:Detroit News Vehicle of the Year is a Tesla by ams6110 on Thursday December 27, 2018 @10:29PM (#18774696)

9 times out of 10 when you ask for the quote, the answer will be "what will it take to put you in this car today" and the haggling starts. They will dance and do tricks to keep you in the showroom. You need to be determined to walk out, and probably get as far as opening the door, to get them to quote a number first.

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Re:Detroit News Vehicle of the Year is a Tesla by r00fus on Thursday December 27, 2018 @08:25PM (#18774175)

This only works if your vehicle isn't niche or if demand is more than supply.

I guess you could just multiply by X dealers and use the same "time is on my side" approach.

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Re:Detroit News Vehicle of the Year is a Tesla by ntsplnkv2 on Thursday December 27, 2018 @10:26PM (#18774688)

Well, yes, that's kind of implied isn't it? If it was in demand then they won't have to negotiate with you as much. Some could even charge more if the demand is high enough.

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