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[geekchick]

If I could shop for and purchase a car completely over the internet and have someone deliver it to my house, I'd be totally happy. At least I've gotten a quote from one of the local dealers for something slightly less than what they claim invoice is, and about $400 less than what Edmunds claimed was their local average. I have requests out to a

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[anmorata]

It's funny that you bring this up. I see that k3llya is on your friends list, so I'll just link you to everything I said about this topic today.

Shopping for cars is not fun. Not at all.

[geekchick]

Yeah, I had just read your comments right around the time I was posting this. =)

[madbodger]

Good choice on the car. Too bad mangosteen isn't local, he skins
car salesmen alive.

[geekchick]

Pretty sure I've never even met mangosteen. =)

[free_of_whip]

Hmm, last time I bought a car, I did it through AAA's car-buying service. I said what kind of car I wanted, and they got quotes from several dealers. I then just went over to the one with the lowest bid, and bought the car. I, too, hate negotiating, and this avoided it. If you're a AAA member, you can check it out here.

[geekchick]

I had forgotten about that, thanks for the reminder. Too bad the closest dealer they offer is in Catonsville. =/

Huh. They also didn't get me a particularly good deal -- $750 over invoice. I got a starting quote for $300 under from someplace closer through Edmunds. I hate negotiating, but if it'll save me close to $1000 I think I'll do it. =)

[brian1789]

I'd be happy with $300 over invoice, typically, plus wholesale on my trade-in. Then I'd negotiate regarding extended warranties and service plans... I paid an extra $1200, for 6-year bumper-to-bumper coverage plus all routine maintenance up to 62K miles, on our new minivan. That has paid for itself twice over, thus far...