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Re:An FBI Hostage Negotiator Buys A Car [audio] by runjake on Sunday December 30, 2012 @10:57PM (#4988317)
I've recommended this procedure to several (a dozen?) people and never encountered this. My steps mention a concise and exact list. If they flub this up, they're pretty damned incompetent.

Also, an interesting aside, there's a limited inventory in any given geographic region, so if you match your desire list up with a given VIN, they're usually quoting you on the same inventory item.

Re:An FBI Hostage Negotiator Buys A Car [audio] by eps on Monday December 31, 2012 @04:31AM (#4988888)
What cars were they getting though?

As others have said, this doesn't work for all cars. For less mainstream / luxur-ish cars, there won't be too many dealerships in 100 mi radius that carry what you want. At best you'd get a response that MSRP is this and that, please come in and we'll talk about discounts.