| Again, keep in mind that car buying should never be a | | | | minutes. A half hour at most. |
| hasty process. It's the second biggest purchase you'll | | | | Car Dealer Tactic #7 |
| ever make, next to your house. You don't have to fall | | | | A dealer may give you a âspecial |
| in love with the first car you see in the car showroom. | | | | dealâ on cheap finance on the pretext that he |
| You might think that the car dealer trusts you implicitly | | | | has reached the âlimitâ as to what he |
| with the new car and by letting you take the car home | | | | can do with the price. He will tell you âthe |
| overnight or to work for a day, the sales person is | | | | normal rate is a%â and then say, |
| trying to get you to âfall in love with the | | | | â...but you can have it for b%â (slightly |
| carâ. Not very underhanded, perhaps, but | | | | less). Unless you are aware of current interest rates, |
| considering the dealer will initiate this in some cases by | | | | you can easily pay too high a rate. To avoid getting |
| asking for a trade-in assessment, you need to | | | | easily conned, compare with the dealers price and |
| recognise that itâs definitely a trick. A trade in | | | | your bank. |
| assessment should take no more than about 10 | | | | |