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On Sat, 13 May 2017 11:10:08 -0400, wrote: On Sat, 13 May 2017 08:22:50 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: I didn't think about it but I suspect you are right about these offers. I'll bet they only apply if you finance it through them. Â*It just starts the interest cycle over again. I haven't financed a car purchase in about 25 years. They dealerships don't like cash buyers. I was told that only 8 percent of buyers pay cash for a new car. When I bought my truck in 2008 the salesman tried hard to convince me to finance it through Ford but I told him I wasn't interested. Â*He then tried to get me to finance it, even if I just paid it off in a month or two. Â*They must get some kind of kickback if the vehicle is financed through the financing arm of the manufacturer. These deals are deals because people finance and don't look at the end date. "My payments are almost the same". They don't mention that it is the same for 5 more years. I suppose it is fine if you are consigned to dying with a car payment due. Like you, I have not really financed a car for decades but I did take the finance deal with Ford on my wife's Lincoln. You are right, I got the guy to admit I only had to keep the note for 90 days (by then they have sold the paper). I also had to finance a minimum of ~$10,000 to get a $1000 kick back so that is exactly what I did. I ended up making about $600 after all of the finance charges and that was only about 4 months. It was still worth doing. I wonder how many people read the "Z" form to see what the actual cost of a financed car is. BTW that "zero percent" money comes at a cost too. They will usually knock off 2 grand if you don't take "zero percent" money and there is another kickback for using their financing but you have to waive the cash at them before they offer it up. I usually spring the cash on them at the last minute and see how badly they want to sell the car. === "And after making your best deal possible you still have too make it by the "closer" who is selling the extended warranty, undercoating, pin stripes, mud flaps, vinyl roof, etc. Â*I once made a pretty good deal on a new Camry only to have my wife get sucked into the pin stripe deal for something like $200." Two biggest scams up here are administration fees and etching the window glass with an ID number. |
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On Sat, 13 May 2017 11:34:37 -0400,
wrote: On Sat, 13 May 2017 11:10:08 -0400, wrote: On Sat, 13 May 2017 08:22:50 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: I didn't think about it but I suspect you are right about these offers. I'll bet they only apply if you finance it through them. It just starts the interest cycle over again. I haven't financed a car purchase in about 25 years. They dealerships don't like cash buyers. I was told that only 8 percent of buyers pay cash for a new car. When I bought my truck in 2008 the salesman tried hard to convince me to finance it through Ford but I told him I wasn't interested. He then tried to get me to finance it, even if I just paid it off in a month or two. They must get some kind of kickback if the vehicle is financed through the financing arm of the manufacturer. These deals are deals because people finance and don't look at the end date. "My payments are almost the same". They don't mention that it is the same for 5 more years. I suppose it is fine if you are consigned to dying with a car payment due. Like you, I have not really financed a car for decades but I did take the finance deal with Ford on my wife's Lincoln. You are right, I got the guy to admit I only had to keep the note for 90 days (by then they have sold the paper). I also had to finance a minimum of ~$10,000 to get a $1000 kick back so that is exactly what I did. I ended up making about $600 after all of the finance charges and that was only about 4 months. It was still worth doing. I wonder how many people read the "Z" form to see what the actual cost of a financed car is. BTW that "zero percent" money comes at a cost too. They will usually knock off 2 grand if you don't take "zero percent" money and there is another kickback for using their financing but you have to waive the cash at them before they offer it up. I usually spring the cash on them at the last minute and see how badly they want to sell the car. === And after making your best deal possible you still have too make it by the "closer" who is selling the extended warranty, undercoating, pin stripes, mud flaps, vinyl roof, etc. I once made a pretty good deal on a new Camry only to have my wife get sucked into the pin stripe deal for something like $200. I don't think I have ever bought a "dealer add on". I do understand they are just a cash cow for the dealer. One of my mother's best friends at the IBT was the sales manager at Ourisman Chevy in Maryland and it was fun listening to him explaining the car biz after a few adult beverages. We did get the "Teamster discount" on our cars and it was the best deal in town. I paid about $4k for my 69 Corvette when they were selling all over town at sticker with people on a waiting list. |
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On 5/13/2017 11:34 AM, wrote:
On Sat, 13 May 2017 11:10:08 -0400, wrote: On Sat, 13 May 2017 08:22:50 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: I didn't think about it but I suspect you are right about these offers. I'll bet they only apply if you finance it through them. It just starts the interest cycle over again. I haven't financed a car purchase in about 25 years. They dealerships don't like cash buyers. I was told that only 8 percent of buyers pay cash for a new car. When I bought my truck in 2008 the salesman tried hard to convince me to finance it through Ford but I told him I wasn't interested. He then tried to get me to finance it, even if I just paid it off in a month or two. They must get some kind of kickback if the vehicle is financed through the financing arm of the manufacturer. These deals are deals because people finance and don't look at the end date. "My payments are almost the same". They don't mention that it is the same for 5 more years. I suppose it is fine if you are consigned to dying with a car payment due. Like you, I have not really financed a car for decades but I did take the finance deal with Ford on my wife's Lincoln. You are right, I got the guy to admit I only had to keep the note for 90 days (by then they have sold the paper). I also had to finance a minimum of ~$10,000 to get a $1000 kick back so that is exactly what I did. I ended up making about $600 after all of the finance charges and that was only about 4 months. It was still worth doing. I wonder how many people read the "Z" form to see what the actual cost of a financed car is. BTW that "zero percent" money comes at a cost too. They will usually knock off 2 grand if you don't take "zero percent" money and there is another kickback for using their financing but you have to waive the cash at them before they offer it up. I usually spring the cash on them at the last minute and see how badly they want to sell the car. === And after making your best deal possible you still have too make it by the "closer" who is selling the extended warranty, undercoating, pin stripes, mud flaps, vinyl roof, etc. I once made a pretty good deal on a new Camry only to have my wife get sucked into the pin stripe deal for something like $200. As I've previously mentioned, we've bought several cars from the same dealership over the years including a couple of "company" cars that I had in the business. The owner and some of the people who have worked there for a while know us well. When we went into the financial guy's office to fill out all the paperwork I told him up front that we can save some time because we were not interested in all the extra stuff they try to sell you. He said he had to go through it anyway by policy. So, he did and we declined it all. I asked him how long he has been at the dealership and it turns out it was his first week on the job. So, I said, "In that case, we should be welcoming *you* here. |
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