How do I get different dealers to bid against each other?
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Anonymous
| I've heard I can basically haggle for a new car via the internet. We have 4 or 5 Subaru dealers within driving distance, and we want a 2020 Forester. How do I get them to big against each other? |
Anonymous
| find the exact car that you want and request offers on the Subaru website. Most will try to call, just tell them you want to do it via e-mail. Most won't like it, the ones that do, respond with the best offer that you have and ask if they can beat it. Keep in mind, there is only so low that they'll go- you aren't getting a half priced car. We went this route to get our local dealer to match a farther out dealer and it worked. |
Anonymous
| Figure out the price you want to pay (this is very easy now with some research, google is your friend) and then email each of these dealers and ask if they can meet your price. Hopefully one or two will come through. Make sure the dealer has the exact car you want on the lot to get the best price. |
Anonymous
| Email all the dealers with exactly what you want or if they have the model in stock and ask for their best price. Then figure out either the best price or the ones who give you a good price, email back and ask for less. |
Anonymous
Had a friend visit three dealers (not just a call) to meet/greet and tell them what he was looking for, then got all three on conference all and let them fight it out during the 45 min call. Most brilliant idea ever, me thinks! 
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Anonymous
...meant to write "call" above... |
Anonymous
And 100% not true |
Anonymous
Do not ever go to a dealer before you settle on price. Above is just crazy. it will not work. Email a few deals as one of the PPs suggested above. Knowing what you want is extremely important. |
Anonymous
| Complete waste of time. Find your car, do your pricing research online, and go make a deal. Any email offers you get are not going to be competitive. |
Anonymous
You're must be a salesman. |
Anonymous
| Went at the end of the month at the end of the quarter and got a steal. I tried offering it to another dealer and they said it was too good of a deal. |
Anonymous
For a Forester, it makes senses. The MSRP of a Forester is $25k. The average US car sales price was $36k this year. You think dealers are going to fight over a $25k sale? |
Anonymous
| After selecting specs for my car that I was going to have built, I sent my list to multiple dealers to get options. The best price was from a dealership in Catonsville, MD. I live in Alexandria, VA. The dealer delivered the car to me. I was not in a rush so, I did not select options from the lot. Good luck! |
Anonymous
Agree. This used to be good advice. But just like the idea you get a deal with all cash, it’s no longer useful. |
Anonymous
| If you are good in negotiations then you can get much lower offer in person once you are done with the online offers. That;s the way you get the lowest deals and not everyone has the skills to do that. This price are lower than the True car prices and happens all the time. |