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Article #1932Re: (Repost) The ONLY way to buy a car!
From: Steve Rimar
Date: Mon, 06 Jul 1992 16:46
Date: Mon, 06 Jul 1992 16:46
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In article <1992Jul2.225116.3669@riscsm.scripps.edu> mikec@scripps.edu (Mike A Christensen) writes: > >In article <1992Jul2.220439.617@CSD-NewsHost.Stanford.EDU> andy@SAIL.Stanford.EDU (Andy Freeman) writes: >>In article <64zln8n.mzimmers@netcom.com> mzimmers@netcom.com (Michael Zimmers) writes: >>>>In article <2gql2ca.mzimmers@netcom.com> mzimmers@netcom.com (Michael Zimmers) writes: >>>>>I want to pass along what has simply *got* to be the best way to buy >>>>>a new car/truck. It's run by a not-for-profit group known as Consumers' >>>>>Checkbook, and it's called Car Bargains. Here's how it works: >>> >>>I'm still waiting for someone to back up a claim that they can do >>>better (or even as well) as CB with some numbers from a real example... >> >>Since all that CB provides is the "cost" numbers, I'll provide the same >>numbers for $50. Now all we need is two people, one to get the numbers >>from CB and another to get them from me, and send them on their merry >>way to the car dealer. >> >>Of course, someone else who knows about the numbers source I'm using >>will undercut me. I suspect that the low bid will end up being $10 >>for 5 quotes, and even that is a healthy profit. Hmm. Maybe I should >>sell the source info and let others handle retail. > >No, the low bid will be $11 for one car, $20 for two, $27 for 3, $5 for each >additional car. From Consumer Reports. You can even get the quotes by FAX. >Advertised in each issue of CR. > >Mike Christensen The credit union that i belong to will get me the computer printed costs of any car for free. I have used these to bargin with dealers and have been happy with the deals that I received. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * STEVE RIMAR INTERNET: D1SAR@VM1.CC.UAKRON.EDU * * INFORMATION SERVICES BITNET: D1SAR@AKRONVM * * THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON * * AKRON, OHIO 44325 "STATISTICS ARE NO SUBSTITUTE * * FOR JUDGMENT" --HENERY CLAY * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f604a,5f7671ab84b9af31 X-Google-Attributes: gidf604a,public X-Google-Thread: 106ed4,4462a2791a2ef571 X-Google-Attributes: gid106ed4,public X-Google-Thread: f8620,4462a2791a2ef571 X-Google-Attributes: gidf8620,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1992-07-06 05:03:38 PST Newsgroups: ca.general,ba.market.misc,rec.autos Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!malgudi.oar.net!news.uakron.edu!VM1.CC.UAKRON.EDU!D1SAR From: D1SAR@VM1.CC.UAKRON.EDU (Steve Rimar) Subject: Re: (Repost) The ONLY way to buy a car! Message-ID: <1681CB3BC.D1SAR@VM1.CC.UAKRON.EDU> Sender: news@news.uakron.edu Organization: The University of Akron References: <2gql2ca.mzimmers@netcom.com> <1992Jul1.024638.12531@oracle.us.oracle.com> <64zln8n.mzimmers@netcom.com> <1992Jul2.220439.617@CSD-NewsHost.Stanford.EDU> <1992Jul2.225116.3669@riscsm.scripps.edu> Date: Mon, 6 Jul 1992 16:46:33 GMT Lines: 44