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Originally Posted by cabmando

And I would have said "I'll stop by on my way home in my new car." A lot of car salesmen don't get people like me. I'm not into games. I'm not giving you a deposit to "show I'm serious" I'm paying cash... yeah... I'm serious. I play by simple rules. Give me your rock bottom best price. If you have the lowest price, you win.

I'm in sales. I get the game. When a customer tells me they've been shopping and can buy the same machine I have for less I ask them "why were we talking then?" Or when a customer tells me the other guy's number I typically give them my advertised price because I'm not getting in a game where the customer is showing the competition my number. Maybe I'm a bit different than most but because I'm in sales I tend to keep things fair. I figure anyone can beat a price if they know what the price is.
I have on several occasions had callers tell me they could buy a machine for significantly less than what I'm asking for my machine. Sometimes the number they throw out is below what i have in my equipment. I'm quick to tell them, you better go buy it, because if I find it you won't get the chance to. NOTHING puts a smile on my face more than having a guy call me a few days after saying he could find one cheaper to check on my machine and it's sold to someone else.

Moral to the story? Don't bull**** the salesman and be fair by not showing the other salesmen the numbers from other dealers. Let them know you're going to buy either from them or the person with the best deal. Sometimes the best deal isn't the lowest dollar purchase. Sometimes it's oil changes and tire rotations. It might be some kind of extended warranty plan thrown in if you're buying used.

Same here. I normally don’t buy new, the last one was a Mazda5 in 2014. Called every dealership within a 300 mile radius that had our exact spec and color, told them that I was a cash buyer interested in stock number Xxxxx and would travel up to 300 miles for the best price. Give me your lowest cash price, and I’ll purchase from the dealer who offers me the best deal. About half waffled and tried to BS and waste my time, so they were out. Best deal by far was from a Mazda dealer in the KC area, so they got the sale. Absolutely the most painless and easy dealership transaction I have ever had, start to finish.