03-04-2010, 06:06 PM
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Originally Posted by kdoske
I really don't understand why everyone thinks a car needs to be purchased locally.
I waited till around the end of the month, I got my approval letter through my credit union, went online, and found every dealer in the country that had the exact car I wanted. I emailed everyone with my approval letter and a copy of dealer invoice pricing for the 370z. I told them if they would sell me the car at dealer invoice I would fly out the next day to purchase the vehicle. About 4 out of the 7 contacted me back within 24 hours. 2 of those went $100.00-$200.00 over invoice and the other 2 were $500-$600 over invoice. I went online and determined which dealer out of the 5 was cheaper to Fly to and drive back from and that's the one I chose.
This saved me $3000+ of what all the local dealers would give me. It also allowed me to skip the whole, "hey would you like an undercoat, top coat, anti theft, blah blah garbage with the sale because I had to get the exact amount of the purchase price over the phone to give to my lender to overnight them the check. I flew out the next and enjoyed my 6 hour drive home in my new Z.
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Exactly what I did. Drove a little, saved a lot and got exactly the car I wanted. Found a dealer in large, highly competitive, metropolitan market who was willing to sell below invoice because he had that car in stock and was anxious to turn it over. On a $30,000/$40,000 business transaction, a few bucks for a plane ticket and a some joyous hours driving your new car home is a small price to pay (no pun intended) for a good deal. Actually, it's creative business practice in our new world of auto shopping! Take advantage of the opportunity if you can.
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