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

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From: Mike A Christensen
Date: Thu, 02 Jul 1992 22:51
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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
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