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[quote=Anonymous]I'd say to go for a Civic or something in that realm.

Also if you buy a car, I highly highly recommend to do the following. The payoff is a lot bigger when you go for certified cars or you want to lease. Buying a new civic I'd honestly say to go through costco or something.

1- once you know the model you want- go on Autotrader, set the search radius to 2000 miles, and get an idea of prices nationwide. 
2- If buying a certified pre owned car, these usually have more wiggle room versus new. I highly recommend the CPO route. 
3- Look for "the" car you decide is best. Once you find it just email the dealer, and figure out the numbers. Personally I've never "negotiated" in this manner since I've only leased cars this way and the #'s I wanted to get to were already posted online. 
4- On a saturday you can do a one way plane ticket, pick it up, and drive home (assuming you end up buying in NJ/NY )
5- If you are not willing to do the above, still use these cars as leverage to the other dealers here. While they can cite regional differences, this still helps to indicate that you're looking to buy & you're prepared to go buy somewhere else. I've gotten 4 cars out of state now and I've never had an issue.

I go through all this trouble since I have yet to have a positive experience with any dealer around here. Even returning my BMW lease this year was like pulling teeth compared to dealers in PA. I've found NY/NJ dealers to have pretty competitive pricing, reasonable doc fees ($150 vs $700 you'll see around here) and they're a lot easier to deal with. Some states like Illinois cap their doc fees by law, so you don't have to be worried about being nickled and dimed after you buy. [/quote]

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