| How often have we wondered if a deal for a car was | | | | has offered a higher price, he is left with no option but |
| mutually beneficial to both the buyer and the seller? | | | | to come to your price level! |
| Sellers are human, after all, and haggling too much | | | | Don't get taken for a ride the next time your finance |
| should not leave him bitter about his indispensable | | | | geek tells you that you were not eligible for a loan! |
| customers. Since in this country, a car is bought many | | | | Giving loans is his bread, and these are tricks to induce |
| times in an average user's lifetime, it is better to equip | | | | you into paying a higher rate. Tell him flatly that you |
| ourselves with some checklists, which leave both the | | | | would look out for another lender, and watch him fall at |
| buyer and the seller happy. | | | | your feet! |
| Some useful tips on buying a car are: | | | | Once a deal is closed, it is closed forever. Don't again |
| Make sure you buy during a time when very few are | | | | get fooled by those who claim that they need you to |
| likely to buy that product. Christmas is a good time for | | | | sign the papers once again after they have given you |
| buying cars. At this festive time, most people would be | | | | what you thought was a good interest rate. This is an |
| preoccupied with other purchases, so a car is least | | | | attempt to fix a higher rate than the original, so look |
| likely to figure in their list of purchases. Not only do you | | | | out. |
| get the best deal, the seller is more than willing to sell | | | | Don't try to exchange a car whose loan has not yet |
| you a product no one else would think of buying. In | | | | been cleared. Dealers usually take their own time to |
| fact, this is the time when most would be looking to | | | | clear the remainder of the loan quickly; this could only |
| dispose of their cars at whatever price they can get, | | | | invite penalties from your bank. |
| for obvious reasons. | | | | Once you have been convinced about your model, |
| Cars depreciate very quickly with time; even if it has | | | | pay an initial amount and ensure you get the car at the |
| not been driven, it is still considered old. So, make sure | | | | stated price, so that in the interim of the time before |
| you go in for these cars at the time the new models | | | | the delivery, prices cannot be jacked up. |
| come on the market. This is typically between July and | | | | Distress selling is the last resort for your old car. Once |
| October, when the dealer is in a state and needs to | | | | you have shown that you badly need to dispose off |
| get rid of the older models. | | | | your old car, you are handing the deal on a platter to |
| With the surfeit of information about cars on the Net, | | | | the buyer. Start looking for a new car even while you |
| surf closely for the best price. Once you have | | | | are aware that there is still some life in it. |
| downloaded a price and presented it to a dealer who | | | | |