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Do you have any tips or strategies for buying a new car from a car dealership?

Asked by jca (36062points) March 6th, 2010

today, one of my friends asked me to accompany him to a car dealer because he was buying a new car. he had shopped around and this dealer gave him the best price. One thing i know to specify is “no dealer stickers” on the car. I told the salesman we did not want to pay the “conveyance fee” of $299, which i think is sometimes called the destination fee. that price was pre-printed on the invoice, and the salesman said he could not waive it. they were trying to charge $170 for registration fee, but my friend got that down to $100.

i am curious how much leeway there is on bargaining the fees down.

what tips or strategies do you have when buying a new car from a dealer?

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