Comments on: Women buying a used or new car?

By: Philip

Philip — Mon, 11 May 2009 00:18:03 +0000

Ok heres a little inside scoop- 85% of car buying decisions are made by women. It is the stupid salesman\woman who discounts a woman alone. that being said. cay buying is usually an emotional decition.so get most of the logical stuff out of th way first. Get the edmunds tmv price get email quotes then get your car. more than anything else, get a salesman whith whom you connect and trust. S/He is your best defense against getting taken. I have rarely( I wish I could say never but…) considered gender in how I worked with a customer.

By: nap4gbp

nap4gbp — Thu, 07 May 2009 22:25:22 +0000

first decide what car/suv you want and go to edmunds.com ( free site ) fill in all areas and than you will have the price called tmv ( the price you should pay for the area you live in ) either print it out or write it down and call dealer and ask them what pirce the car/suv would cost via internet sale and they will give it to you and the prices they give and what you have should be very close ( must pay dealer prep which is not added in on this site and that’s app 499.00 more ) otherwise should be app/ 100 to 200.00 differance and if you want it they will ask for you to come down and buy it.
do not deal with a salesperson as they will take advantage of any weak person or a woman so do iternet buying, very easy ans right up front with the price. If they are way off it’s either you didn’t figure the options the car/suv has on it, so I check their web site to scan what they have and the options than go to edmunds and type in all info and get my price.
If all is fine on your end and they are way off, call another dealer, but most of time they are very close.
have bought many and even helped many female friends of mine buy this way and no hassles at all.

By: alfredb1979

alfredb1979 — Wed, 06 May 2009 17:53:29 +0000

Steer around the ads, but plenty of good info I have used before right there.

KNOWLEDGE = your best defense.

By: pete

pete — Tue, 05 May 2009 23:12:48 +0000

There is a lot of things a person can do.
Before going to the dealer do some research on line.
Decide on a brand and a car you like to get. How much driving you do? Some vehicle is cheaper on insurance.
Let take example :http://www.gm.com/vehicles/results.jsp?bodyStyle=12&&seo=goo_|_2009_GM.com_Segment_|_IMG_Car_Segment_|_Car_New_Car_HV_|_new_car
Gm show you the price and payment per month at 13%. You can also request a quote from the dealer near you. If a dealer from a out of town respond with a low quote that you like. Then print it out and take it to the local dealer and ask him to match or beat it.
You can also want to know how much your old car worth you can go to this website;http://web1.intellipriceauto.com/ETRADEINMATRIX/IDENTIFY.ASPX?LCDEALER=3045302&SPANISH=NO&DEALERID=3045302.
When you leave home you will have a fairly good idea what you want and how much you going to pay for it.
You can do the same for a used car.
You can visit many used car lot on line.

By: MaggieBeth14

MaggieBeth14 — Mon, 04 May 2009 03:53:49 +0000

I didn’t have any problems buying my car. It has been 4 years since I bought my car, and I still feel that buying that car was one of the best decisions I have made.

My advice to you is to know what you want, and stick to it. Yes, the sales person might try and pull a fast one on you, but they’ll do that to just about any body. Like I said, just go there knowing exactly what you want, and don’t let them change your mind.

By: You asked!

You asked! — Sun, 03 May 2009 01:38:35 +0000

Your best bet is to at least take a male with you for support (wether it be a dad or brother or uncle or friend) but where this is not possible you should request that you can have an independent mechanical inspection done on the car, and make sure you get it done. This shouldnt be a problem with the car dealer if they are genuine.
By getting this done a mechanic will be able to tell you if there are any major engine problems and if it will end up costing you alot of money.
Word of advice…go for the smaller car yards, the sales people are more genuine than the larger yards