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gatorpower
(70.164.72.27) on 8/11/2010 - 3:56 p.m. says: ( 272 views
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"You broke the first rule of buying a car..." |
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CONTEXT ADDED BY ADMIN: END OF CONTEXT You have to start out by asking yourself, “Is this car worth a full-days work?” This is crucial. Now, ask for a vacation day from work.  Depending on the negotiating process, it may even require more days. What you will need: 1 24-pack of bottled water. 5-6 large bags of crunchy chips. 1 empty milk gallon, washed out, half-filled with salsa. 1 large beach towel. 1 outfit: ugly, flashy, high-contrast, day-glow (if possible). lots of well-researched information. 1 bottle of caffeine pills and drink lots of coffee before you go. 1 friend who will call your cell phone every hour or so. The objective is to take up as much of his time as possible without being rude Get to the lot about 10-15 minutes after it opens and ask to talk to the ‘best’ salesman (but usually finding the newest employee is always great). This does not mean accepting his first answer. Hypothetical conversation: You: Can I talk to the best salesmen here? Him: I think I can do what you need. You: Are you the best? Him: I like to think so. You: I want to buy a car from the best salesmen here. Him: Ok. That's me. You: Good. Because I can't stand talking to losers. It's also good to find out his availability that day. If he's leaving at 1PM, find someone else. Make sure to get him to commit to being there with you all day. You want to drive off the lot with a car TODAY! One of the first questions they ask you is how much you want to spend. Make this number about twice as much as you would reasonable want to spend and you'll want to seem unusually dense to to his effort to raise that amount. For instance... Him: How much do you want to spend today? You: Around $40,000 Him: $40,000 to ..... what? You: $40,000 to buy me an awesome car with your help! The whole purpose is now to stall. Check out as many cars as possible even if you have no interest in them. And remember to use your props. Doing it during a extremely hot day is great. Take out your bottled water, splash it on your face, drink it... and offer to give him one. “Bro, you want a bottled water? They're kind of warm, but you gotta stay hydrated.” When your friend calls, stay on the phone for 10-15 minutes a time. If the dude starts walking away or says he's got to do something, make sure to know where he's going and always only give him 5 minutes to do this. And whenever he wants to excuse yourself, argue with him, but politely. Him: I got to do this one thing, I'll be right back. You: I can follow you. Him: I have to go talk with my bosses about something, it's a meeting, but I promise I'll be right back. You: I am a customer, I'm sure you'll understand. Him: Uhhh.. I'm sorry, I can find you another salesperson. You: I want the best! Him: Look, we're all very good at this You: But only you're the BEST! Him: I promise I'll only be gone 5 minutes When you get into the office, drape the blanket around the chair. Tell him their chairs are too hard. Now you have just claimed this chair for the rest of the day. Ask if you can eat while you talk. Mmmmmm chips and salsa. Dump the salsa out onto a napkin and intentionally (ooops) spill it on the carpet and his desk. Refuse their donuts, coffee...etc.. but be polite about it. “Can I just eat my salsa and chips?” Crunch loudly. With the actual negotiations itself, follow everyone elses advice. Be completely fair to himself and you. Make sure that, by the time, you're starting to talk about pricing, he's already invested most of his day with you. Be smart about what you want, but act really stupid and constantly tell him you do not understand what he's talking about. “Why do I need to pay $500 for a package my uncle can install for, like, half that maybe? What if I agreed to help your mechanics?” “Yeah? I dunno.” --> great response to any question. Come in every day to talk to just him until you get what you want. Be the world's stupidest stalker. Many times, they will cave just to get you off their lot.  For the people who say this doesn't work, you would be surprised. |
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You broke the first rule of buying a car... gatorpower 8/11/2010 - 3:56 p.m. |
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