When Is The Best Time To Buy A Car?

Throughout my years in the car business and almostLast but not least the old buy at the end of the month
daily now that I give free car buying advice and tipsbecause dealers need to meet their quota. Yes on the
through my website. I am asked the question over and30th of the month I am a few cars short I will push to
over again. When is the best time to buy a new car?get them out. Also on the first of the month I want to
Well there are many theories and answers to thisget off to a great start so I will push cars out. On the
question and I am here today going to lie some to rest.15th of the month I am ahead on my forecast and
First the ones that say you should only buy a new carguess what I am pushing to get cars out. My point
in the fall when they need to clear the models out andbeing is as a sales manager or a salesperson yes
there are big incentives on them. This is true as far asquotas are important but your job and living are made
there are big incentives normally on these cars and if aoff of the selling of car. If they are like me they never
dealer has one that has been on the lot for a while hemiss a deal no matter if it is the 1st or the 31st!
is really going to try and move it. Now let us look at theBy now most of you are going this guy is crazy! You
catch 22. So the car you want has a bigger rebate onthinking to yourself well Mr. Know it all when should we
it now and you're going to save an extra $500 tobuy new cars? When is the best time for a deal?
$1000 bucks. Are you really? We all know that theHere is the true answer. The best time for a good
moment you buy a car it depreciates. This is becausedeal on a new car is when you are ready! I love that
it becomes a titled vehicle and therefore becomesdeer in a headlight look I am getting from you now.
used. So you wait all year to buy the car you haveWhat I mean is the best time is any time. By being
been wanting. It is October and you run down to theready I do not mean that you wake up and say today
dealership and jump on in because now the rebate is ais the day, I am ready for my good deal. I mean that
few dollars higher. Your excited because the 08's areyou become a smart consumer. You do your
there to sale and the 09's are hitting the lots. Now stopresearch, you know what invoice is, you know what
right there. When you buy that 08 how old is it? If youthe incentives are, you have an idea if the model
said a year then you are correct. See you're notyou're looking at is popular of if the dealers have plenty
buying the current model year anymore so it will beof them. You have dug in and researched. Gathered all
worth less than the current model year upon titling.your facts and shopped a few dealers. You know
Now consider what that does to your trade value aswhat they're selling for in your area and you know
well.what you should spend. You have financing arranged
Next let us look at the whole time of year aspect.in case the dealer does not have the best. You have
Some people say it is better to buy in the summergotten a extended warranty quote from somewhere
when the dealerships are selling more cars. To that Ielse because you know the dealer is going to try and
ask this question! Does a dealer need to move metalsale you one. Do you see where I am going with this?
when times are rough? Of course they do! For theYou have become a smart and true consumer.
ones that go the opposite and say you get a betterSo quit biting your nails and start researching. Do good
deal when times are slow. I ask the following. If athorough research. Shop a few dealers. Get multiple
dealer is selling fewer cars and making less moneyquotes. Be an all around smart consumer. When you
than when things are good is he going to take a shorthave done all of this I promise you will get a good deal
deal to move a car? Maybe!on a new car!