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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Buy a new car NOT a used one. You don't know what kind of problems you will get with a used car.

Go to EDMUNDS.COM and read about how to buy a new car.

I would recommend you write up a list of what you NEED, not want. (Color is a want, excellent safety ratings is a NEED). Edmunds has the links to IIHS and the other one.

Then contact dealers via EMAIL and tell them what you want. Have them do the work and contact you.

I would also get a loan with someone other than the dealership so you don't have to deal with their financing (they can pull all kinds of crap with you there.)

I had dealerships competing against each other for three days before I made a purchase. You can also verify the price is a good one by using Edmunds.com and put in all the bells and whistles. Get their FINAL, out the door price (tax tag title etc all included) via email. Then do the test drive. IF you love the car, then it's a done deal for you.

Don't tell them you're going to trade until you decide to purchase it after the test drive. Look up the kelly blue book of your vehicle and expect a much lower offer. You can negotiate a little with this, but not too much. Be fair and reasonable.

I did this and it was a breeze. Most sales people don't know the vehicles the way a mechanic would, so don't expect them to know much. Some of them don't even know the safety features.

[b]I'm a female and did it all by myself. [/b]Got a much better deal than my DH who purchased a brand new vehicle a year before mine. (He went with their financing and they were playing games with him-not wanting to give him the rate but wanting him to sign the paperwork accepting the loan. WTF? I would have walked out, but he yelled at them and eventually got the rate he would have gotten with a competing bank (we already had the loan preapproved.)[/quote]

Do you also open your own doors, pull out your own chairs, and work outside the home? You renegade. [/quote]

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