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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We set up a new gmail account, and started with a low-ball price and emailed a dozen dealers saying "We will pay $28,500 OTD for a Toyota Sienna. We know this is a low price. If you are willing to sell at this price, please email me. I will not shop your order around, and I will give you five stars in the post-sales survey. I have emailed a few dealers. If nobody accepts this price, I will email in three days offering a slightly higher price."

Nobody took our super lowball price, but we got a bite on our first escalation ($300), showed up with a check for that amount, and all was good.

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When did you do this? It is super hard to get below MSRP nowadays. [/quote]

We were not this aggressive with the email negotiation but did just buy a Honda CR-V by emailing a lot of dealers to ask their best out-the-door price. Ended up a little below MSRP but had to wait two weeks for it to arrive and drive 45 min to get it. My local dealer was willing to match the price but only if I took a less popular color, which I declined to do. We didn't say we were paying cash until we agreed to the price. It probably helped that we were purchasing in late December when the dealers are under more pressure to meet end of quarter/end of year goals.

Buying used is obviously more challenging because you are talking about an individual car with a unique history. I've only bought used cars through CarMax.[/quote]

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