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Re: (Repost) The ONLY way to buy a car!

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From: Steve Rimar
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.
 
 
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