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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I like the dealership model.  I like that you can come in and test drive a car.  Yes, it is a little unpleasant that they want to talk you into buying a car after that but I just tell them that I am not buying the car today, period.  Other than that if you come prepared with your research done and financing lined up, you will be in and out under two hours.  There is relatively little haggling going on these days plus the sales people got more professional.  I don’t hear sales people saying “so you don’t want my kids to eat” in response to you asking to lower the price.  [/quote]

Nobody is suggesting you wouldn't get to test drive the car, but once you had, you'd get a touchscreen with the options you want and then you'd pay for it. None of this "well, let me go see what my manager says" and returning with a big sigh, "I know you wanted it for $38.5k, and we just can't do that, but I told my manager that you were just looking for a good deal, so he said he'd give you the friends and family discount and you can have it for just $675/month on a six-year financing deal!" and no "My associate would like to talk to you about filling your tires with nitrogen—I really don't recommend driving with children in the car unless you do it!"[/quote].

For some people it is more stressful to interact with a touch screen than a human[/quote]

Not really.  Most just want a prenegotiated deal, without all the scamming back and forth.  I helped my 20 something buy a new car (via text, I wasn't local).  They tried to scam him, told him the invoice included shit that shouldn't be on there, that the color he chose was a $495 uncharge (it was a basic color), etc.  Once he told them to remove 3+ items and then they could talk the dealer became reasonable.  They knew the 25 yo was not naive and had someone guiding them.  Ultimately my kid got it for $100 more than I would have, so a good price for a $40K vehicle.  But why not just offer these rates to everyone?  I suppose it's because many are naive/uneducated about the process and over pay.  We use TrueCars/Costco/something like those to get the negotiated rate.  It's a quick process and so nice.  Sure maybe I could get another $100-200 off if I spent an hour going back and forth, but why?  My time is valuable and I dsespise that shit
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