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by skt5 869 days ago
> the rest tried every trick in the book to get me to the dealership before they'd give me a price

would you be able to list those tricks? I'm currently car shopping myself. how did you get them to give you a price without showing up?

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> how did you get them to give you a price without showing up?

Ask. Let them know you're reaching out to other dealers. Be clear about your timeline for buying ("this weekend", "ready to buy today if I can get it at $X", etc) so they know you're not wasting their time. Don't discuss trade-in or financing.

Remember, if you're buying, financing and trading in (selling) at the same place, that's 3 opportunities for them to take advantage of you. So don't actually visit the dealership until you have a price, financing already secured (from someplace else, but stay open to theirs, too) and have an offer for your trade-in ready (Carvana or equivalent, at least), too.