negotiating car via email.....can I ask sales person what their lowest price offer is?

[Anonymous]

How to start?



I am clear that I don't intend to pay the destination charges or processing fee. The car was traded in there.
I can buy a brand new car at the price they are asking. I can guess what they paid at trade in based on research.
Used new car, this year, but titled once very low miles

Do I ask them what their lowest price or do I tell them what I will pay and why? via email of course.

[Anonymous]

Then why don’t you buy a brand new car?

[Anonymous]

There are no rules to this game. You can do whatever you want.

[Anonymous]

I have never been able to get out of paying the processing fee.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Then why don’t you buy a brand new car?

Because I want to pay less for the same car that is like brand new. Makes sense?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How to start?



I am clear that I don't intend to pay the destination charges or processing fee. The car was traded in there.
I can buy a brand new car at the price they are asking. I can guess what they paid at trade in based on research.
Used new car, this year, but titled once very low miles

Do I ask them what their lowest price or do I tell them what I will pay and why? via email of course.

Unlikely they will just tell you their actual lowest price right away. You'll have to go back and forth.

[Anonymous]

Yes. I watched my husband do this. You email a bunch of dealers and ask for lowest price/best deal whatever. Then you just play one dealer off of the other one. One will have the color you want but more $, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes. I watched my husband do this. You email a bunch of dealers and ask for lowest price/best deal whatever. Then you just play one dealer off of the other one. One will have the color you want but more $, etc.

How much does he get off the original price?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes. I watched my husband do this. You email a bunch of dealers and ask for lowest price/best deal whatever. Then you just play one dealer off of the other one. One will have the color you want but more $, etc.

That does not work on used cars as no two are identical.
Everyone will pay the processing fee or the dealer will be sued for discrimination. You can say "I will pax $x including the fee" but it will be a line item on the paperwork
Used cars are very expensive at the moment as there is a shortage of both new and used. Some used are selling for more than they originally sold for as a new car.

[Anonymous]

You can ask, but they're not obligated to tell you (and I wouldn't).

Tell them what your lowest offer is. Tell them why if you think it would actually matter to them ("I can get X car for $$ from another dealer") and not because you think it should matter to them ("You shouldn't charge more than $$$ because...."). And don't get hung up on whether or not you're paying a particular fee. Tell them what you're willing to pay, all inclusive, and if they want to divide that up to include destination fees, then that's their decision.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes. I watched my husband do this. You email a bunch of dealers and ask for lowest price/best deal whatever. Then you just play one dealer off of the other one. One will have the color you want but more $, etc.

That does not work on used cars as no two are identical.
Everyone will pay the processing fee or the dealer will be sued for discrimination. You can say "I will pax $x including the fee" but it will be a line item on the paperwork
Used cars are very expensive at the moment as there is a shortage of both new and used. Some used are selling for more than they originally sold for as a new car.

Nonsense re the discrimination issue, that’s ridiculous and false unless based on forbidden things like race, sex, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Then why don’t you buy a brand new car?

Because I want to pay less for the same car that is like brand new. Makes sense?

It's not the same car, the previous owner decided to not keep it for whatever reasons - could be a melon, who knows. Not worth the risk if you ask me. Sometimes you can find better deals dealing new cars.

- dp

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Then why don’t you buy a brand new car?

Because I want to pay less for the same car that is like brand new. Makes sense?

It's not the same car, the previous owner decided to not keep it for whatever reasons - could be a melon, who knows. Not worth the risk if you ask me. Sometimes you can find better deals dealing new cars.

- dp

Too late now. I am the purchaser of the used 300 mile Mercedes glc in the luxury suv thread. The car is still under 4 year warranty as it’s a 2021 vehicle. Cost less because it was technically used and returned. I pray it’s not a lemon.

For anyone wanting to negotiate a car price I suggest watching YouTube videos. I liked the ones by a former mercedes car salesman. As he says there are no deals on car buying. The dealer isn’t going to sell for less than they want to. And yes, both used and néw cars (used especially) seem to be in demand for some models.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Then why don’t you buy a brand new car?

Because I want to pay less for the same car that is like brand new. Makes sense?

Not in today's market it doesn't. Used car prices are such that there is very little savings from buying a barely driven car versus just buying it new.

[Anonymous]

You can tell them you’re not paying destination charges or processing fees, but they’ll just increase the above-the-line price they’re willing to sell it for to cover those amounts. You won’t get a better deal by refusing to pay them, you’ll just show that you actually have a fairly limited understanding of car purchase negotiations.