What you can expect from this new car buying guide

We’ll teach you to be relaxed, positive and patient, not paranoid and confrontational when you buy a car. Our visitors tell me they were informed, relaxed and confident, and got good new car purchase deals after reading this car buying guide. We’ll help you feel positive about car buying, making it easier for the salesman to sell the car, if they are willing to make a fair deal. A successful deal is win-win for both sides. Don’t read only half of this new car buying guide and think you have all the facts. Read all the chapters, 1-7. The people who read all the chapters before they buy a car save the most money on their new car purchase. Miss one valuable chapter on buying new cars, it will cost you THOUSANDS.

DO NOT let Dealer “A” locate your new car from Dealer “B”… Don’t do it!
We get the most complaints about this. We discourage car buyers from letting Dealer A get your new car from Dealer B. Sometimes due to geography and lack of dealer coverage while buying a car, you may have no choice. Some dealers routinely locate new cars for car buyers and make them quite happy. But 99% of the time I hear complaints from buyers about this. The complaint ratio is so close to 100% that we tell you to always avoid this situation. It’s a crap shoot and the house always wins. I suggest you just find out who Dealer B is and go buy a car from them. One dealer told me the best advice if a Dealer A offers to locate a your new car from Dealer B, don’t sign anything until you’ve seen the car, or sign a letter of intent that the contract is not binding until you have seen the car and given your ok. I always hear of games and scams when dealer A has the car shipped from dealer B, because of towing costs, and dealer A loses the holdback to the original Dealer B. All sorts of fees show up. Even worse, the wrong car shows up and you are stuck buying car you don’t want because you put down a deposit! I also get lots of complaints about missing MSRP stickers, which is a felony. You’ll eliminate these issues if you buy a car from the dealer who has the car. Search all the dealer web sites for their inventory. Before you give ANY money, be sure you have a written buyer’s order from them clearly stating what new car you are buying, the VIN#, the color, and all the options, so there is no doubt what you are paying for. If they give you bogus lip service about “not knowing the VIN# yet”, they are lying.

Question: Are You a monthly payment buyer or a trade-in buyer?
If you are either of these, you’ll lose thousands when you buy a car, I guarantee it.

If you get taken when you buy a car, it’s your fault for being ill prepared. You spend a week online for a ski trip, but do no research before you buy a $20,000 car. Using car buying web sites we suggest in this guide, you’ll save thousands.

When is the best time to buy a car? What are secret incentives?

There are two “best times” to buy a car. The end of December is a good time for car buyers to buy a new car. Our $avometer Database shows how well our visitors did buying a car at Christmas. Everyone is out buying XMAS gifts, leaving new car dealer lots void of customers, motivating dealers to cut prices, and break year end sales records. Another good time to buy a car is July to October as new car dealers sell off cars at low prices to clear space for new car models. Secret factory to dealer incentives can be $1000-$6000 in addition to new car consumer rebates! In November, 2003 BMW had a $5000 secret factory to dealer incentive on the 7 series! If they sell you the car at invoice, they earned $5000 more. You should haggle over this incentive, many dealers willingly give up all or part of this incentive, making your cost lower.