| You are now ready to buy that much coveted new | | | | very important measures to follow if you want to get |
| car. You will have learned by now that buying a new | | | | a good deal when buying a new car. If anything you |
| car requires a great deal of research and preparation, | | | | read in the following few lines causes you to step |
| therefore you have spent a good few hours weighing | | | | back and do a little more checking, then I will have |
| up the pros and cons of several models in relation to | | | | done a good job. |
| your needs and budget. | | | | Do ignore the ticket price, this is the manufacturer's |
| Hopefully you now understand that a car unlike a | | | | suggested retail price (MSRP). Just a suggestion from |
| house or precious stones is not an investment, it will | | | | the manufacturer, don't be fooled |
| lose value as soon as you drive it away from the | | | | Do make sure that you know the Invoice Price. This |
| dealer's showroom. It is consequently imperative that | | | | can be easily researched on the web. |
| you get a good deal to balance things out. | | | | Do have quotes from two or three other dealers for |
| Going to an auto dealer to negotiate a car purchase is | | | | the same model, let them know they are in competition |
| viewed by many people as a hateful experience, | | | | with each other and be prepared toleave the sales |
| mainly because they fear being conned. I'm not sure | | | | office at any time if you do not feel comfortable with |
| that "being conned" is exactly the right terminology, but | | | | the way things are going. |
| it is certainly true that if you are not very well prepared | | | | Do have your finance arranged with your own bank |
| when you engage with the dealer's sales team you | | | | before you go the dealer. If the bank is out of the |
| can end up paying a vastly inflated price for your new | | | | question search on-line for the best terms. |
| car. | | | | Do take a check list to the test drive. This will help you |
| Well, now that you have steeled yourself for the cut | | | | in your thinking process afterwards. |
| and thrust of the negotiations, let me give you some | | | | Do Not under any circumstances buy a car on the |
| Dos and Don'ts of the car buying process. These are | | | | same day as the test drive. |