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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here's what I got last time I did this:

- a handful of unimpressive quotes that matched whatever they had on their website as their best price.
- a bunch of emails telling me to come in to the dealership or call them.
- a bunch of emails that said, "bring us your best offer and we'll beat it!"[/quote]

Just bought a 2020 Toyota Corolla, and tried to use this method.  Mixed results and mostly got the above.

I got two dealers to sort of agree to a price, but they were intentionally vague about the exact terms of the price.  Specifically, I didn't want to finance but their quote was contingent on financing. I was about to close the deal with one of them, and he sent an annoying email to me so at that moment I tried Costco Auto's service. Costco came through with a price of $74 more than the quote I got over email from one dealer who was being annoying. They also give you a coupon for 50% off service/parts/accessories up to $200 in value if you use their service. So if you maximize that coupon,

The Costco experience was incredibe. They have a designated dealership that absolutely honors the price that is quoted, and they don't play games.  Makes the transaction simple.

Now, did I get the lowest possible price? not sure. But I spent a month negotiating over email and got the price to x, and in an hour's worth of work I got x + $74 from Costco.[/quote]

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