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    There was no mention of a blunt force weapon in that article.

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    • #3
      I personally knew a new car salesman who told me a little trick to have a better chance of getting your price you are offering. When the salesman does the "I have to run that price by my manager" thing, give him a $100 bill to take to the manager and tell him you're serious about buying the car and that is a deposit.
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      • #4
        Originally posted by Festy46 View Post
        I personally knew a new car salesman who told me a little trick to have a better chance of getting your price you are offering. When the salesman does the "I have to run that price by my manager" thing, give him a $100 bill to take to the manager and tell him you're serious about buying the car and that is a deposit.
        I see this as losing your psychological leverage to the salesman! They are already serious about selling it; it's just a question of how much of your money they can pry away from you. Giving them a $100 deposit weakens your position.
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        09 Kia Rondo--a Festy on steroids!

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        • #5
          Always wait to buy a new car on the LAST day of the month.Also go on second shift so you can get a young kid who is really hungry for sales.
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          • #6
            Originally posted by nitrofarm View Post
            Always wait to buy a new car on the LAST day of the month.Also go on second shift so you can get a young kid who is really hungry for sales.
            Good ones! :-)
            90 Festy (Larry)--B6M (Matt D. modified B6 head), header, 5-speed, Capri XR2 front brakes, many other little mods
            09 Kia Rondo--a Festy on steroids!

            You can avoid reality, but you can't avoid the consequences of avoiding reality--Ayn Rand

            Disaster preparedness

            Tragedy and Hope.....Infowars.com.....The Drudge Report.....Founding Fathers.info

            Think for yourself.....question all authority.....re-evaluate everything you think you know. Red-pill yourself!

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            • #7
              Originally posted by TominMO View Post
              I see this as losing your psychological leverage to the salesman! They are already serious about selling it; it's just a question of how much of your money they can pry away from you. Giving them a $100 deposit weakens your position.
              You make your highest price offer that you would be willing to pay, and if the salesman comes back and says he can't do it, tell him you're sorry but that's the best you will do and ask for your $100. Then comes the psychological part. He knows if he gives you the $100 back, he has lost the sale and will most likely ask you to wait a minute 'till he checks with his manager again. If he comes back and still says no, I walk out the door. It's sort of like going to an auction. You decide what is the most you will pay for an item, and if it sells for more than that, you stop bidding. You don't let your emotions take over and keep bidding because "you just have to have it no matter what the cost".
              Last edited by Festy46; 03-10-2015, 04:02 PM.
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              • #8
                Well, to each his own. To me, giving them the $100 is ceding control of the process. I would bring a thick book to read to show them I can't be hurried or outwaited. If they say they can't meet the price, I start walking; they'll stop me if they want to make a sale that day.
                90 Festy (Larry)--B6M (Matt D. modified B6 head), header, 5-speed, Capri XR2 front brakes, many other little mods
                09 Kia Rondo--a Festy on steroids!

                You can avoid reality, but you can't avoid the consequences of avoiding reality--Ayn Rand

                Disaster preparedness

                Tragedy and Hope.....Infowars.com.....The Drudge Report.....Founding Fathers.info

                Think for yourself.....question all authority.....re-evaluate everything you think you know. Red-pill yourself!

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                • #9
                  They did stop me just at the door when I walked. They still did not want to make a sale. Just more games. So I kept walking.
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