Buying a car

[daboy]

Need some advice.PS--thanks for previous advice--re Laptop-I purchased a Sony.

ANYWAY

I plan to buy a Lexus IS 350. I own a G35 and time to sell it. I used to just buy GM cars and would have a field day with salesperson re Price. I never paid MSR price on any GM car.

When I bought the G35 there were only a few in Canada..I had to wait 2 months
for the car to arrive from Japan. I paid the full retail...BUT i wanted the car now so I paid up.

QUESTION.. I have heard that at some of the higher end dealers Audi-BMW-Lexus etc that it is very difficult to get the salesperson to budge from the MSR.
Have any of you had this experience or did you have a chance to beat down the price

Thanks
Daboy

 

[sorely]

get an independent lease/brolker to buy it for you. They can buy much closer to actual cost and take a fairly small commission.

 

[daboy]

How do you find a broker???

daboy

 

[sorely]

How do you find a broker???

daboy

Most independent auto lessors , and there are many, will also act as a broker to buy you a car. They will ususally charge $300- $700 depending on the car but should be able to save you $1000-$5000 again depending on the car. Try the Yellow Pages. Also try Google.

 

[james t kirk]

Broker shmoker.

Do the leg work yourself in February when they (the dealers) are all starving.

 

[sorely]

Broker shmoker.

Do the leg work yourself in February when they (the dealers) are all starving.

You still have to go through a sales person who gets a commission on top of a retail price.

The broker buys the car direct from the dealer at just over cost.

By the way Dec. is a good month to buy , with everyone focusing on Xmas and the dealers having yearly sales targets to meet.