[sonnekki]

I had a great experience buying my first car, a new-used car, from Enterprise Car Sales, a branch of the car rental company. We were able to have a good conversation, and I found that they are a "different" kind of car dealer because they have fixed, no haggle prices for all of their cars.

They are, however, still a car dealer as customers are not able to buy the car online, but they are able to pay to ship the car to the nearest Enterprise dealer. Like every other dealer however, there is a surprising amount of paperwork.

It wasn't entirely painless, but it was the closest to a pleasant experience as I was comfortable with. I was not comfortable negotiating how much I lose with a normal dealer.

I wish I could buy a Tesla vehicle now, but I don't have the money to do so, and I don't want to be in debt for a long time.

[magoon]

> I found that they are a "different" kind of car dealer because they have fixed, no haggle prices for all of their cars.

I love this sales tactic -- tell the customer that your sticker prices are set in stone as if it's some sort of benefit.

[TimGebhardt]

But there is a big benefit: you know what the price of the item is. If you don't like it, don't buy it. Think about Apple gear: your gear-head computer friends scoff and say "I'd never pay the Apple tax, they're not worth the extra price".

More transparent pricing is always better for the consumer. It forces the market to price their items more competitively.

Now imagine if everyone got their Apple at a different price based on the mood that the Genius Bar guy was in that morning.

[WiseWeasel]

Seeing how hard I am on rental cars, I would never buy a used rental car.

[MartinCron]

This could go both ways, though, as I would expect that at least the cars are reasonably well serviced.