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It's been a decade+ since I bought a car. I'm wondering if it's harder to negotiate the sticker price down for cars made by GM or Ford. I used to do okay in my negotiations, but I'm getting the impression that salespeople are less willing to look eager to sell.

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I have a question about buying a vehicle... [View all]	Ilsa	Feb 2013	OP
Buy a used car with less than 10K miles..	snooper2	Feb 2013	#1
We sort of did that.	nadinbrzezinski	Feb 2013	#2
That's true, but I think hubby	Ilsa	Feb 2013	#19
Hmmm. Wonder why someone would get rid of a car with so few miles? nt	Honeycombe8	Feb 2013	#37
I have a Ford Fusion 2011 , fully loaded	goclark	Feb 2013	#47
So you'll be selling the Fusion? nt	Honeycombe8	Feb 2013	#59
Think so	goclark	Feb 2013	#61
Disagree	high density	Feb 2013	#40
Comparing used vs. new for your circumstances, sometimes new is cheaper in the long run.	Honeycombe8	Feb 2013	#60
Thanks for your post	goclark	Feb 2013	#62
It's the middle of the month.	LeftyMom	Feb 2013	#3
Thanks, that's a great idea! nt	Ilsa	Feb 2013	#20
I had NO luck with the internet. It's a come-on. They do it to get your name & email.	Honeycombe8	Feb 2013	#38
by researching	plcdude	Feb 2013	#4
^This	Blecht	Feb 2013	#6
I agree	high density	Feb 2013	#42
Go to an area with alot of competing dealerships and use different offers and comparisons to get	JaneyVee	Feb 2013	#5
Why not do the on line search.	newfie11	Feb 2013	#7
Those are significant numbers.	Ilsa	Feb 2013	#22
I am sorry to hear that	newfie11	Feb 2013	#30
I am a semi-expert, having recently purchased	SheilaT	Feb 2013	#8
We bought the jeep	nadinbrzezinski	Feb 2013	#11
Oh, yes, I forgot to say that.	SheilaT	Feb 2013	#13
Since the Jeep was used, it came as is	nadinbrzezinski	Feb 2013	#14
Perfect!	SheilaT	Feb 2013	#15
I keep paying full in cash as an option, too.	Ilsa	Feb 2013	#26
What do you say when they ask if you'll be financing? They always do. nt	Honeycombe8	Feb 2013	#39
I plan on going 3-4 times before shaking hands on	Ilsa	Feb 2013	#24
Hubs and I buy ONLY low-mileage cars, 3-4 years old, in the luxury or semi-luxury range. We've	Nay	Feb 2013	#33
Figure out what you want first.	Cary	Feb 2013	#9
I'm not going to	Ilsa	Feb 2013	#25
Offer them the "INVOICE PRICE"	CountAllVotes	Feb 2013	#10
Carmax for used vehicles is pretty good, if you have one near you.	Lars39	Feb 2013	#12
The problem with Carmax and their no negotiation policy,	SheilaT	Feb 2013	#16
Hmm. We just bought two cars from Carmax. Didn't notice that problem.	madinmaryland	Feb 2013	#48
What I found, back when I was buying cars, that I'd go to the Carmax site	SheilaT	Feb 2013	#52
Go through Costco or AAA.	Initech	Feb 2013	#17
Wow! What make/models do they	Ilsa	Feb 2013	#18
The way it works is they have a list of participating dealers.	Initech	Feb 2013	#21
No need to negotiate anymore.	NightOwwl	Feb 2013	#23
I'm using Edmunds to value my trade-in...	Ilsa	Feb 2013	#27
And two more:	A HERETIC I AM	Feb 2013	#29
THANK YOU, EVERYONE!!! THESE RESPONSES HAVE BEEN	Ilsa	Feb 2013	#28
Lots of good advice on this thread	sdfernando	Feb 2013	#31
You'd only buy the car that day if it was zero dollars.	SheilaT	Feb 2013	#53
It's probably mostly a matter of timing	customerserviceguy	Feb 2013	#32
Wow! I'm glad I clicked on this thread...	llmart	Feb 2013	#34
110,000 is not a lot of miles these days	indie9197	Feb 2013	#43
$1,000 on a car sounds like serious work. Once in that range, future repair bills typically	bluestate10	Feb 2013	#45
I paid cash for it when it was new in 2002.	llmart	Feb 2013	#56
If your repair involves something with the engine or drive-train, you may want to consider	bluestate10	Feb 2013	#44
No. The engine is OK.	llmart	Feb 2013	#57
It really depends a lot on the expected life of your car.	LeftyMom	Feb 2013	#46
I ask myself the same thing	kudzu22	Feb 2013	#50
Go used for sure.	Glassunion	Feb 2013	#35
P.S. bring a friend, preferably one who knows about cars.	Glassunion	Feb 2013	#36
I recommend Consumerreports.org for lots of car & car buying info.	Honeycombe8	Feb 2013	#41
All good points	kudzu22	Feb 2013	#49
We played two dealers off each other.	politicat	Feb 2013	#51
Kelly Blue Book reviews on kbb.com	upi402	Feb 2013	#54
Here's another way to think about the actual cost	SheilaT	Feb 2013	#55
My days of buying new cars is long gone - 3 year old cars are the best deal out there	1-Old-Man	Feb 2013	#58