The last few cars I've bought I found on Craigslist and bought from a private individual. Only way I'll do it from now on. I really see absolutely no value that a dealership brings to the transaction.
why would you ever buy a car on anything but price? if you have to borrow for it swallow your ego and buy something you canafford..... simple.
Same exact facts, opposite conclusion to your line of thinking. (I agree with you, in case it wasn't obvious.)
a rich man can buy a persian rug for thousands of dollars and behappy he did. a poor student cabuy samerug for 50 bucks and be happy with his negotiating skills. the guy who sold the rugs is happybeause hesold teo rugs.
for the record, i dislike how carsare sold as wel...... but in the end, it should beas simple as making your choices wisely.
No, they were ripped off. They walked into a dealer and bought an overpriced car with no haggling.
To make the story even better, the car had illegally tinted windows (driver's windows were tinted past what my state allowed). After getting pulled over and a ticket, they paid out of pocket themselves to get the windows fixed...instead of demanding the dealer does it.
Some people are just horrible with money.
They definitely got ripped off. To be fair, these people are entirely incompetent with money in general. But I imagine there are a good number of individuals that get totally screwed over without realizing it, effectively padding the bottom line of dealers.