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Buying a new car 1774

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I'm not wrong for California, I can't speak for other areas.

Buying a new car 1775
dealer The "actual invoice" is NOT what the dealer pays for the vehicle, that's the whole point. There can be literally thousands of dollars...

It depends on the car. When the dealer has an essentially unlimited supply of a specific model, which is the case except for a very few models, they don't have to save a car for the next guy, they have another one to sell him tomorrow.

You're not going to get a good deal on Prius or an Odyssey, but you can easily get one on a Camry or Accord. I'd be willing to wager that the Camry and Accord have some of the greatest differences between what different people pay for the identical vehicle.

But maybe this is only how it works in California, I have not bought a car outside of California since 1979.

Everyone wants to believe that they got an incredible deal on a car, and some get better deals than others, but it's the dealer that chooses whether or not to agree to the price you offer.

The funniest thing to me is when I hear people swear that they must have gotten a great deal because they paid x amount of dollars over or under invoice. Anytime they reference "invoice" I know that they most likely got taken to the cleaners.

Buying a new car 1776
Jerr Some people take the whole car-buying experience much too personally. The key to successful negotiations is to...




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