[sunrise]

I just want to buy a new car. I don't want to have to deal with salesmen who give me the run around. Don't they know they lose business that way? I had this bright idea I would buy a car through the CostCo buying service, where Costco has pre-negotiated the price with the dealer. So the dealer calls me up and I ask him what is the CostCo price? He hems and haws--well, right now the CostCo price is $1200 above the invoice. How does that compare to the price I would get without the Costco service? Hems and haws. Well, right now you would be paying a couple of thousand above the MSRP. Well, that tells me nothing because I don't know how much the MSRP is above the invoice. It is like squeezing water from a stone to try to get him to give me comparable numbers instead of trying to make me compare apples to oranges. Finally, I ask him what the invoice is on the car and he says about $25,500. That is totally BS because I have looked it up earlier and it is about $21,500. If he would just give me some straight answers I would be willing to buy a car from him. I won't be going to see this guy. There are other dealers out there.

I just hope I can find someone who won't give me the runaround. I'm feeling apprehensive now about even going for a test drive. I don't want some slimy guy telling me lies about the prices and trying to pull the wool over my eyes. I feel like a lot of the sales people look slimy. Would it be OK to reject a sales person who walks toward you simply based on appearance alone? I usually don't do that, but I just don't want some guy with his hair slicked back with tons of hair gel.

Sorry, I'm getting irrational. I just want to buy an effing car!

Any tips for how to get some straight answers and avoid all this game playing with the sales people?

[Timgt5]

Hey Sunrise, I can understand your frustration, most people would rather have their teeth pulled than have to go through the car buying process, PM me and I can give you some useful in depth advice on how to handle this stuff (I use to be a car salesman many years ago)

[Junerain]

Can you bring a knowledgeable friend or family member with you as you look at different cars?

[sunrise]

Originally Posted by Junerain

Can you bring a knowledgeable friend or family member with you as you look at different cars?

Junerain, I think I know more about the car I want than my friends or family, since I've been doing a lot of Internet research. They might be able to provide moral support or maybe be "tougher" with the salesperson--I don't know. This is the first time I've bought a new car on my own.

Tim, thanks. I see you have started some other threads with a guide to buying a car, so I will check those out.