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In article <m32l-wb.mzimmers@netcom.com> mzimmers@netcom.com (Michael Zimmers) writes:
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>So how much did you pay for the car?!

We ended up not buying the car, but it was offered for about $300
over dealer cost.  So, including dealer rebate it would have been
between a 2% and 3% markup.  I no longer have the exact numbers.  Of
course, we were refusing to get any of the add-ons they were
offering like carpeted floor mats, underbody coating, etc.

>I can't believe how many people think that I somehow got ripped off
>by giving CB $96 to get dealers to bid for my business, simply because
>dealer cost is relatively easy to come by.  Ya'll are missing the point.
>CB got the dealers to *compete* with one another, by giving the best
>deal they were willing to go for.  The dealer cost is almost irrelevant.

No, I wasn't saying you got ripped off.  I was merely pointing out
the fact that there are OTHER ways to buy a new car for a good
price.  Your subject line says the company you used is the "ONLY"
way to buy a car.  The book I mentioned (and many others) can be
used to get a good deal.  However, it requires time and effort to do
the background research.  People who have some extra time to do the
research and want to save a little money can find the information
themselves.  On the other hand, it is probably much more convenient
and relatively inexpensive for other people to pay the $96 fee.


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Steve Linke
Salk Institute (Gene Expression Lab)
La Jolla, CA
Internet: slinke@sdcc3.ucsd.edu