I still have a hard time thinking people are happy having to go to the dealer at all...I know we do it a lot with dishwashers and breakfast cereal and stuff. But ditching the dealer all together cuts out the middle man (no hassle) and save you cash as well (no dealer markup).
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Sept. 16, 2009 10:58 a.m. 4cylndrfury Dork
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Sept. 16, 2009 12:06 p.m. CrackMonkey HalfDork
Datsun1500 wrote:
What I meant was people complained that MINI was overcharging and Saturn was "different"
That's because Saturn had a stated fixed-price policy.
MINI does not - they just happen to be in high demand - when demand tapers, the prices will fall.
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Sept. 16, 2009 1:01 p.m. mistanfo Dork
slefain wrote: I on the other hand am going to try a new tactic. Using a borrowed Manheim account login I have been checking wholesale prices. I already have a broker who is willing to buy whatever car I want from the Manheim site, for a fee. I'm going to find a car I want locally and go look at it. I'm then going to tell the dealer that I'm going to buy the car through Manheim, but maybe we can make a deal. I'll pay the dealer the wholesale price he was asking for on Manheim, plus the fee I was going to pay the broker (half the fee actually, but how will they know). They will be in the spot of selling the car for the wholesale price to a broker, or selling it to me and making a few more bucks. I should still come out ahead even at wholesale "buy it now" pricing. Or they could tell me to pound sand, but it couldn't hurt to try.
Didn't have a login, but a friend's uncle went to the auctions, and would let "friends" tag along. If you saw something you liked (and could pay for), he would bid up to your maximum, and if he won it, it was $200 plus his DMV fees (since the auction house filled in the title with his info).
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Sept. 16, 2009 6:45 p.m. Datsun1500 Dork
CrackMonkey wrote:
That's because Saturn had a stated fixed-price policy.
MINI does not - they just happen to be in high demand - when demand tapers, the prices will fall.
Well it has been 7 years so far... Prices should be falling any day now
