Has anyone else bought a car through TrueCar
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Has anyone else bought a car through TrueCar
So my buddy just bought a 335i Coupe through TrueCar
http://www.truecar.com/index.html?so...hopsmart04ochz
The dealer wanted 48k for it, and at first wasn't willing to negotiate a lower price, until my friend showed up an "upfront price guarantee" from the site for 44,465 and the dealer just sold it to him, no questions asked!
I'm ready to buy a new car, and just wondering if anyone else has used this site to get an upfront price?
This is the one i want:
http://www.truecar.com/index.html?so...hopsmart04ochz
The dealer wanted 48k for it, and at first wasn't willing to negotiate a lower price, until my friend showed up an "upfront price guarantee" from the site for 44,465 and the dealer just sold it to him, no questions asked!
I'm ready to buy a new car, and just wondering if anyone else has used this site to get an upfront price?
This is the one i want:
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So that's the thing though ... TrueCar has these UpFront price guarantees, that are always above the average price being paid by other consumers, and I guess they have pre-negotiated prices where the dealer is supposed to pass on all of the dealer and consumer incentives to the buyer.
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So that's the thing though ... TrueCar has these UpFront price guarantees, that are always above the average price being paid by other consumers, and I guess they have pre-negotiated prices where the dealer is supposed to pass on all of the dealer and consumer incentives to the buyer.
So my buddy just bought a 335i Coupe through TrueCar
http://www.truecar.com/index.html?so...hopsmart04ochz
The dealer wanted 48k for it, and at first wasn't willing to negotiate a lower price, until my friend showed up an "upfront price guarantee" from the site for 44,465 and the dealer just sold it to him, no questions asked!
I'm ready to buy a new car, and just wondering if anyone else has used this site to get an upfront price?
This is the one i want:
http://www.truecar.com/index.html?so...hopsmart04ochz
The dealer wanted 48k for it, and at first wasn't willing to negotiate a lower price, until my friend showed up an "upfront price guarantee" from the site for 44,465 and the dealer just sold it to him, no questions asked!
I'm ready to buy a new car, and just wondering if anyone else has used this site to get an upfront price?
This is the one i want:
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Dont forget, there are many incentives behind the scenes such as loans, kickbacks, quotas, and others contributing to how a dealer marks their cars up. Coming from a family in the car business, believe me when i say they still make their money whether they tell the consumers through websites or not.For example, some dealerships work out deals with the manufacturer that if they meet a certain quota, they will get x off of their next purchase of vehicles. I am not saying that site is wrong, but just not 100% representative. I dont think there is factual data that represents how much dealerships make on a car, otherwise they would be exposing their profits and margins to the public.
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Dont forget, there are many incentives behind the scenes such as loans, kickbacks, quotas, and others contributing to how a dealer marks their cars up. Coming from a family in the car business, believe me when i say they still make their money whether they tell the consumers through websites or not.For example, some dealerships work out deals with the manufacturer that if they meet a certain quota, they will get x off of their next purchase of vehicles. I am not saying that site is wrong, but just not 100% representative. I dont think there is factual data that represents how much dealerships make on a car, otherwise they would be exposing their profits and margins to the public.
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