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Table 5 · 03-20-2017, 09:42 AM

Yeah I do all my communication over email as well. Everything is clearly spelled out for both sides, there are minimal emotions, and there is no pressure to make a decision in the moment.

When I bought my car a few weeks ago, the dealer who I bough from refused to take off the Doc fee...but was flexible elsewhere. In the end, I didn't care how the categorized their numbers, as long as I got the all-in price I wanted.

Btw, while it doesnt apply to new cars, I would recommend getting a PPI done on any used car, even if buying from a name-brand dealer. I did a couple of PPI's before I bought my car and each of them had several $K in items that needed to be done that weren't covered by their AMVIC inspection. Even though each PPI was a couple of hundred bucks, in the long term I saved myself about $3K on the car.

03-20-2017, 09:42 AM	#37
Table 5 Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: NYYC Exp:	Yeah I do all my communication over email as well. Everything is clearly spelled out for both sides, there are minimal emotions, and there is no pressure to make a decision in the moment. When I bought my car a few weeks ago, the dealer who I bough from refused to take off the Doc fee...but was flexible elsewhere. In the end, I didn't care how the categorized their numbers, as long as I got the all-in price I wanted. Btw, while it doesnt apply to new cars, I would recommend getting a PPI done on any used car, even if buying from a name-brand dealer. I did a couple of PPI's before I bought my car and each of them had several $K in items that needed to be done that weren't covered by their AMVIC inspection. Even though each PPI was a couple of hundred bucks, in the long term I saved myself about $3K on the car. Last edited by Table 5; 03-20-2017 at 09:45 AM.