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Old 02-09-2009, 02:08 AM
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sometimes your best tool against them is walking off. when i bought mine the asking was 13,500. we offered 12. they said they could do 12,500. we walked off. 2 hrs later my phone rang and it was the sales person saying they wold be willing to take a loss to get it off the lot(previous to this i had seen it sitting on the lot for some months now. i said detail the interior and ill come sign today with the down payment.
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Old 02-09-2009, 05:27 AM
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Originally Posted by masterchief1112
sometimes your best tool against them is walking off. when i bought mine the asking was 13,500. we offered 12. they said they could do 12,500. we walked off. 2 hrs later my phone rang and it was the sales person saying they wold be willing to take a loss to get it off the lot(previous to this i had seen it sitting on the lot for some months now. i said detail the interior and ill come sign today with the down payment.

Yes this is a very powerful move.

It shows you are buying with thought and not emotion. If you show emotion they will try to take advantage of it and use it against you.
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Old 02-09-2009, 05:55 AM
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When I bought my HHR I did about 98% of the negotiation via email. Got it to price I would accept and then the only sticking point was over the trade in. Originally were offering about 8k on my 05 Matrix. I wanted 10K. After about 5 "final" best we can do somehow the "best we can do" made it to 10K.

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Originally Posted by Goose
When I bought my HHR I did about 98% of the negotiation via email. Got it to price I would accept and then the only sticking point was over the trade in. Originally were offering about 8k on my 05 Matrix. I wanted 10K. After about 5 "final" best we can do somehow the "best we can do" made it to 10K.

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I found E mail was a lot easier and less pressure. It gives you time to think your next move.

E mail is for sure a advantage for the buyer.
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