Has anyone had a new car built online?

[Bear_Nenno]

@Mighty_Mouse

If I live to be 100 years old, I’ll never understand why people are afraid to just buy a car at an established target figure of what they feel is fair…heck that’s what’s done on every other purchase consumers make, even a house!!! But with a car they worry about another $100 and then complain that buying a car is so difficult.

Damn. I would have explained that’s exactly how innumerable consumer products are purchased. Then would have sent him a low-ball figure that I “feel is fair” and explained that’s how I bought my last three houses. He can counter or accept the offer, but you’re not going to pay “another $100” when you get there… What brand of car was it?

[Mighty_Mouse]

@Dewey_Finn

Was that last paragraph part of the dealer’s response?

Yes it was.

[Bear_Nenno]

@Mighty_Mouse

I have an exactly the way you described with MSRP of $43610. When you have enough confidence to make an offer over $38000 within the next 72 hrs, we can continue the dialogue.

That was your foot in the door. You could have had it for $38100.

[Mighty_Mouse]

@Bear_Nenno

He can counter or accept the offer, but you’re not going to pay “another $100” when you get there… What brand of car was it?

Volvo.

[Mighty_Mouse]

@Bear_Nenno

Damn. I would have explained that’s exactly how innumerable consumer products are purchased.

I did. He said a car is closer to a house than a bottle of shampoo!

[Mighty_Mouse]

@Mighty_Mouse

Found out a good friend of my wife’s is a “Purchase Partner” at a dealership and ended up buying from that dealership.

I just chatted with this friend and she’s now the Internet Sales Manager. She provides price quotes to online inquiries all day. Either direct inquires like I did or from third party web quote services. Though now above MSRP quotes are the norm, not an FU.

[Nars_Glinley]

I asked for a few of “internet prices” from some Honda dealers. They were all MSRP plus $1500 of dealer add-on scams like nitrogen filled tires etc. One dealer’s website in Wichita Kansas (I’m in Oklahoma) said that if they had to title out of Kansas, they’d add $2000 to the price. That’s just insane.

[Tired_and_Cranky]

Actually just got my new car from Subaru. As I mentioned above, it was originally scheduled for March before being moved to April. I got it on April 1, so it was only a day late compared to its original estimate. I heard nothing about the delivery date from February until I got word on Friday that it was available for pickup. They could have done more to give me updates as the delivery day was getting closer, but in the end, I got it pretty much on schedule. It’s a fun car too.