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Article #1938Re: (Repost) The ONLY way to buy a car!
From: Michael Zimmers
Date: Wed, 01 Jul 1992 17:59
Date: Wed, 01 Jul 1992 17:59
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In article <1992Jul1.024638.12531@oracle.us.oracle.com> tslee@oracle.UUCP (Terry Lee) 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: >We bought an Acura Legend in a similar way, except I didn't lose $96 bucks. >You can accomplish the same thing by calling up dealerships. I was never >refused access to the fleet sales guy. 1. So how much over dealer invoice did you end up paying? 2. What additional charges, if any, were there? In a related article, someone asserted that they could get a car for ~200 + 3% over cost by bargaining. I'd like to point out that my friend who turned me on to CB got his BMW for the $96 + 2% without the hassle of bargaining. 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... -- Michael Zimmers | Home: 408 996 1984 SoftHelp | Work: 408 996 1965 Software Solutions for Open Systems | Data: 408 996 1974
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