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by SkyPuncher 2239 days ago
I agree with this.

The only good way to negotiate is to find a similar car at another dealer and work back and forth. Without another dealer willing to sell you a car for a better price, you have no leverage.

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Adding to this, expand the search radius for a dealer by a couple hundred miles/kms. Check their online inventory to find the vehicle that you want, ideally by looking at the window sticker to compare inventory (website data is generally not reliable).

Many car dealers have APIs that will show the digital window sticker by passing a VIN number -- these are usually embedded on their websites and can be easily found.

Then, negotiate over the phone, reducing prices by 1-2k across each dealer with similar inventory to get a great price, below invoice.